DeJesus making a splash
Former Andover High track star Jason DeJesus is making a major impact in his freshman season for UMass Amherst.
In early May, DeJesus ran the sixth fasted 100-meter time in Minutemen history with a 10.62 at the Atlantic-10 Championship. He was also a member of the 4×100 relay team that ran the seventh fastest time in UMass history (41.26) at the UMass Ken O’Brien Qualifier.
Methuen hires two coaches
Methuen High has announced the hiring of Caitlin Connolly as its new varsity field hockey coach, and Orazio Finocchiaro as varsity girls soccer coach.
Connolly brings more than 15 years of coaching experience, including the last two years as a volunteer coach for the Rangers. She had coaching stops at Bryant University and Daniel Webster College before spending 12 years as head coach of Lasell University, winning the conference championship twice and making a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
Finocchiaro, a Methuen High alum, will now officially lead the Rangers on the pitch after serving as interim head coach last year, leading the team to the state tournament. “Roz” has over 20 years of experience as a player and coach. He began his coaching career in Methuen Youth Soccer before becoming joining the Methuen High staff in 2016. From 2016-20 he was Methuen’s JV coach, then spent three years as the assistant varsity coach.
Silva stays with Andover
There will be a very familiar face on Jay Fielding‘s Andover High football coaching staff, with the news that Matt Silva will return as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Silva has coached QBs at Andover since 2016, while also serving as offensive coordinator from 2017-2021. Prior to that, he set 12 records as a star at Framingham State.
Former Andover defensive coordinator and current Billerica head coach Shawn Theriault has hired Indians legend and 2009 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year Nick Laspada as his team’s QB coach.
One Final Thought
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