Keogh honored
Former Timberlane Regional star Bella Keogh, now a junior at Merrimack College, has been named MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for last week.
On Thursday, Keogh’s stellar pass set up the Warriors’ lone goal in a season-opening 1-1 tie with the University of Vermont. She followed that up on Sunday by scoring the game-tying goal in a 2-1 in over UMass Lowell.
In 38 games over three seasons with Merrimack, Keogh has scored 14 goals and added 19 assists.
BC offers Alsup
Drew Alsup, who gradated from Central Catholic in the spring, has received an offer from Boston College football, he has reported on “X.”
Alsup, who will next play a postgraduate season at prep school Williston Northampton, was an Eagle-Tribune football All-Star last fall. He caught 30 passes for over 400 yards, added 350 return yards and excelled at defensive back. He was also an Eagle-Tribune All-Star in track, scoring the third best javelin throw in area history (195-9).
Whittle to Rivier
Longtime Salem High girls soccer coach Kendrick Whittle has been hired as the top assistant for the Division 3 Rivier University (Nashua, N.H.) women’s soccer team.
Whittle led the Blue Devils from 2006-24 (118 wins). He was named Eagle-Tribune Coach of the Year in 2008. He’s also coached for club program FC Stars New Hampshire since 2012, and was named the girls director in 2023.
Last year’s Rivier roster featured seven local athletes, including former Salem standouts senior Darcy Wright and freshman Meg O’Callaghan.
Windham looks to ‘Glow Up’
Windham High has entered the T-Mobile “Friday Night 5G Lights” contest, which “gives small towns across the U.S. a chance to win a game-changing football field makeover” for its athletes and fans. The contest includes 450 weekly winners ($5,000), 25 finalists ($25,000) and one champion ($1 million).
To support the Jaguars, share the post by the Windham Athletic Boosters (@Jaguarboosters) on Facebook, Instagram and “X.”
Captains Corner
The high school sports fall preseason is officially underway, and we at The Eagle-Tribune want to honor the area’s high school captains as part of our Captains Corner series. Coaches — or parents or the athletes themselves — who would like their captains featured are welcome to submit a photo to dwillis@eagletribune.com. Photos should have all captains featured and ideally in uniform.
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