25th Annual

Sportsmanship

Summit

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Upcoming Programs

For additional information about

MIAA Educational Athletics Programs

please visit www.miaa.net.

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Summit Schedule

8:00 - 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30 am Opening General Session

At the conclusion of this session, adult participants will be asked to exit the Atrium and proceed to the Hall at Patriot Place via the E1 Stadium Exit in the Northeast Lounge.

9:40 - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions

Student and adult attendees have been separated into specific groups for today’s breakout sessions. Please check the name badge that you received at the registration table for your specific team logo.

9:40 - 10:30 am First Student Breakout Session Bruins and Celtics (Atrium) Patriots (South Lounge)

Red Sox (North Lounge)

10:40 - 11:30 am Second Student Breakout Session Patriots and Red Sox (Atrium) Bruins (South Lounge)

Celtics (North Lounge)

9:40 - 11:30 am Adult Breakout Sessions A. Game Culture B. Tour of the Hall at Patriot Place

At the conclusion of this session, participants will return to Gillette Stadium via the E1 Stadium Entrance

and proceed to the Atrium for the next general session.

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Closing General Session

12:45 - 1:30 pm Buffet Lunch Please remain seated until being dismissed by the Gillette Stadium staff to join the buffet lines. Following lunch, attendees are asked to use the E1 Stadium Exit located in the Northeast Lounge.

MIAA Staff and Student Advisory Committee members will be directing attendees to the exit and

distributing Sportsmanship Honor Roll banners and patches to qualifying schools.

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National Anthem

Performed by Sophia Gustafson, Medfield High School Class of 2020

Welcome

Remarks by Phil Vaccaro, MIAA Assistant Director

William N. Gaine, Jr. Sportsmanship Award Presentation

Presented by Rob Pearl, MIAA Sportsmanship Committee Chair/Medway High School Athletic Director

Presented to Lindsey Von Holtz, Mount Greylock Regional High School Director of Athletics

18th Annual Student Sportsmanship Essay/Multimedia Contest Awards Presentation

“How do I model sportsmanship and how will it support my future success in today’s world?”

Presented by Marilyn Slattery, MIAA President/Malden High School House Principal

Literary Runner-Up: Eryn Flynn, Ashland High School

Literary First Place: Jonathan Luders, Lynnfield High School

Multimedia Runner-Up: Chorr-Kin Chin and Maddie Lussier, Franklin High School

Multimedia First Place: Thomas McGaffigan, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

District Athletic Sportsmanship Awards Presentation

Presented by Michael Roy, MSSADA President/Minnechaug Regional High School Athletic Director

District A - Amesbury High School District E - Tantasqua Regional High School

District B - TechBoston Academy District F - Westfield Technical Academy

District C - Abington High School District G - Mount Everett Regional High School

District D - Avon Middle/High School District H - Fontbonne Academy

Sportsmanship Moment of the Year Award Presentation

Presented by Peter Smith, MIAA Associate Director

Presented to Solveig Steeman, Littleton High School

At the conclusion of the Opening General Session, adult participants will be asked to exit the Atrium and

proceed to the Hall at Patriot Place. MIAA Student Advisory Committee members will be waiting in the

back of the Atrium to escort adult attendees from the E1 Stadium Exit in the Northeast Lounge to the

Hall Entrance.

Opening General Session

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Student and adult attendees have been separated into specific groups for today’s breakout sessions.

Please check the name badge that you received at the registration table for your specific team logo and

corresponding sessions.

Atrium

“Sportsmanship and Lessons For Your Future”

Presented by: Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose Assisted by MIAA Student Advisory Committee Members:

Karlie Guimond, Smith Academy Richard Darkwa, West Springfield High School

Abigail Obar, Wayland High School Anna Litteer, Advanced Math and Science Academy

9:40-10:30 am Student Groups Bruins and Celtics 10:40-11:30 am Student Groups Patriots and Red Sox

South Lounge

“Game Culture”

Presented by: Brian McCann, Joseph Case High School Principal

Lindsay von Holtz, Mount Greylock Regional High School Director of Athletics Assisted by MIAA Student Advisory Committee Members:

AJ Jaber, King Philip Reg. High School Caitlin Kemp, Leicester High School

Robert Murphy, Danvers High School Bridgette O’Reilly, Archbishop Williams High School

9:40-10:30 am Student Group Patriots

10:40-11:30 am Student Group Bruins

North Lounge

“Game Culture”

Presented by: Bill Burkhead, Monomoy Regional High School Principal

Andy Crisafulli, Joseph Case High School Athletic Director Assisted by MIAA Student Advisory Committee Members:

Sean Oldread, Minnechaug Reg. High School Mikayla Chandler, Old Rochester Reg. High School

Emerson Scott, Fitchburg High School Katherine Taylor, Hampshire Reg. High School

9:40-10:30 am Student Group Red Sox

10:40-11:30 am Student Group Celtics

Student Breakout Sessions

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Proceed to the Hall at Patriot Place

At the conclusion of the Opening General Session, adult participants will be asked to exit the

Atrium and proceed to the Hall at Patriot Place. MIAA Staff and Student Advisory Committee

members will be waiting in the back of the Atrium to escort adult attendees from the E1 Stadium

Exit in the Northeast Lounge to the Hall Entrance. Your assistance in proceeding directly upstairs to

the location of your first session is greatly appreciated to help the program stay on schedule.

A. Auditorium

“Game Culture”

Presented by: Aaron Polansky, Old Colony Regional Voc/Tech High School Superintendent

Barry Haley, MIAA Tournament Director

Assisted by MIAA Student Advisory Committee Members:

Luis Aldarondo Jr. - Fitchburg High School Ava Auclair - Gateway Regional High School

Brendan Kenney - Medway High School Madeline McInnis - Ursuline Academy

Kinsley Rolph - Hopkinton High School

This session will begin at 10:00am

B. Tour of the Hall at Patriot Place The Hall at Patriot Place Presented by Raytheon is dedicated to serving the public through

education and entertainment in an inclusive, user-friendly setting; to honoring and promoting

individuals that have made exceptional contributions to the New England Patriots organization; to

collecting, preserving, interpreting, researching and exhibiting Patriots and New England football

historical information and artifacts and sharing their cultural impact with the public; and to

promoting amateur football, its contributors and its development within the community.

Return to Gillette Stadium

At the conclusion of the Adult Breakout Sessions, all participants are asked to return to the Putnam

Clubhouse East for the start of the 11:45am General Session. MIAA Student Advisory Committee

members will be available to lead the group back to Gillette Stadium. Upon returning to the

stadium, please use the E1 entrance and proceed up the escalator to the Atrium.

Adult Breakout Sessions

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Upon return from the concurrent sessions, students and adults are asked to proceed to the Atrium for

the closing general session and award presentations. Please refrain from occupying the seats in front of

the stage as they are reserved for award winners and guests.

MIAA Ron Burton Community Service Award Presentation

Remarks by Marilyn Slattery, MIAA President/Malden High School House Principal

Presented by Steve Burton, WBZ-TV Sports Reporter

Presented to Matthew Slater, New England Patriots

Keynote Presentation

“DREAMS and Sportsmanship”

Presented by Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose

Buffet Lunch

At the conclusion of the program, a buffet lunch will be served. Attendees are asked to remain

seated until being dismissed by the Gillette Stadium staff to join the buffet lines. Following lunch,

attendees are asked to use the E1 Stadium Exit located in the Northeast Lounge. MIAA Staff and

Student Advisory Committee members will be directing attendees to the exit and distributing

Sportsmanship Honor Roll banners and patches to qualifying schools.

Closing General Session

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Student Breakout Sessions

“Sportsmanship and Lessons For Your Future”

Omari Pearson Passion to Purpose

Omari Pearson is quickly becoming a sought-after leader in education-

driven life skills and mentoring. As an author, speaker and consultant,

he seeks to provide a generation with direction to attain their life goals

through education and mentoring. He is the Founder and President of

Passion to Purpose, Inc. an education-driven life-skills and mentoring

company equipping middle school, high school and college students with

the necessary knowledge to empower themselves to be effective and

productive members of society. Omari has served as a consultant and

trainer to the National Federation of State High School Associations

(NFHS) and several state high school’s athletic and activity associations.

In addition, he has served as a speaker for the NFHS National Student

Leadership Summit. Omari was a high school, collegiate and

professional basketball player.

Adult Breakout Sessions

“Game Culture”

This session will be presented by MIAA member school administrators and will address a variety of sportsmanship

topics related to pre-game, in-game and post-game activities.

Aaron Polansky Barry Haley Old Colony Reg. Voc/Tech High School MIAA Tournament Director Superintendent

Presenters

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Presenters

Student Breakout Sessions

“Game Culture”

This session will be presented by MIAA member school administrators and will address a variety of sportsmanship

topics related to pre-game, in-game and post-game activities.

Brian McCann Joseph Case High School

Principal

Lindsey von Holtz Mount Greylock Regional High School

Director of Athletics

Bill Burkhead Monomoy Regional High School

Principal

Andy Crisafulli Joseph Case High School

Athletic Director

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Congratulations to the following schools who were selected by

fellow schools in their districts for exemplifying the highest

ideals of sportsmanship during the 2017-18 school year.

District A District B District C District D

Amesbury

High School

TechBoston

Academy

Abington

High School

Avon

Middle/High School

District E District F District G District H

Tantasqua

Regional High School

Westfield

Technical Academy

Mount Everett

Regional High School

Fontbonne

Academy

District Sportsmanship Awards

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Solveig Steeman Littleton High School

For outstanding displays of sportsmanship during

the 2018 MIAA/Special Olympics Massachusetts

Unified Track and Field Championships

Sportsmanship Moment of the Year

Solveig Steeman has been an athlete on the Littleton

High School Unified Track and Field team for two years.

Solveig has cerebral palsy and has participated in the

100m dash and javelin throw. This past season, she

also participated in the 400m dash and shot put.

During the MIAA/Special Olympics Massachusetts

Unified Track and Field Sectional Championship Meet

at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School on

May 21, Solveig had just competed in the 400m when

she noticed a fellow athlete, Tyler Plotkin of Groton-

Dunstable Regional High School, in need of some

assistance. Solveig immediately went to help.

“There were other athletes getting ready for their event.

They were lined up for running or wheeling,” Solveig

said. “There was an athlete using a wheelchair in the

100m dash. After the gun went off, all of the athletes

started off for the 100m dash. However, the athlete

using a wheelchair was struggling to push himself to the

finish line. As soon as I saw him, I jumped in to help him

get to the finish line.”

One week later, at the MIAA/Special Olympics

Massachusetts Unified Track and Field State

Championship Meet, Solveig helped Tyler again.

Spectators were impressed by her support of a fellow

athlete, but she did not help Tyler for the praise.

“I helped him not to feel good about myself, but I

wanted to show everyone that people with disabilities

can do anything. Yes, people with disability are able to

do things, but in a different way than everyone else. It is

okay because every person has different strengths and

challenges. I believe that people with disabilities can do

anything. Anything is possible when putting your mind

to it. It was a great experience to be able to help him.”

Jeffrey Wayman, MIAA official and starter at the

Sectional Championship Meet felt inspired, calling

Solveig’s actions an “exemplary display of the essence

of sportsmanship.” Explaining what he saw, he added,

“Solveig came to [Tyler’s] aid and helped him focus and

begin wheeling to complete his race. Officials, coaches,

competitors and spectators were all impressed with

Solveig’s efforts to help Tyler roll to his finish. It was a

frequent topic of further discussion during the Meet

and beyond.”

He also commended Solveig’s character and the

example she set for others. “Solveig’s commitment to

competing and her compassion toward fellow athletes

are noteworthy traits that deserve special mention.

Solveig’s family, school and our entire sport can be

proud of her efforts that showed the character toward

which every athlete should aspire,” he said. “Witnessing

her actions has helped deepen my belief in the values

of athletics and why I participate as a Track and Field

Official… it was good for my soul and I’m sure it had a

similar effect on others at the events.”

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William N. Gaine, Jr. was appointed Assistant

Executive Director of the Massachusetts

Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) in October

1979. During his career of over 30 years with the

MIAA, Bill has assumed major responsibilities and

leadership in the areas of student eligibility and

health/safety of the student-athlete through his role

as liaison with the MIAA Wellness Advisory and Sports

Medicine Committees, the Massachusetts Medical

Society and the Department of Public Health. In July

2013, Mr. Gaine was appointed Executive Director of

the MIAA and Massachusetts Secondary School

Administrators’ Association.

Sportsmanship is a specific area where Mr. Gaine

dedicated his career. Some of his most significant

contributions were developed through his role as

liaison for the MIAA Sportsmanship Committee. He

worked diligently to uphold the ideals of ethics,

integrity, fair play and respect in interscholastic

athletics. Through his leadership, the MIAA developed

numerous policies, programs, resources and methods

of recognition that establish a healthy and positive

environment for interscholastic athletic competition

and promote the importance of respect for self,

teammates, coaches, officials, opponents and the

game itself. Statewide programmatic initiatives to

which Mr. Gaine has been an architect and catalyst

include Coaches’ Education, Student-Athlete

Citizenship programs, New England Student

Leadership Conferences, along with Leadership

programs for High School Captains and Community

Service. In 2012, these initiatives became identified

as the “Pillars” of education based athletics and were

organized into the curriculum of Educational Athletics.

That same year at Mr. Gaine’s creation and

recommendation a state-wide standing committee on

educational athletics was approved by the MIAA Board

of Directors.

In honor of his career-long dedication to the promotion

of sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics, the MIAA

Sportsmanship Committee established an award in

Bill Gaine’s name and made a surprise presentation

to him as the first award recipient during the 15th

Annual MIAA Sportsmanship Summit in 2008.

William N. Gaine, Jr. Sportsmanship Award

History of the

MIAA William N. Gaine, Jr.

Sportsmanship Award

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Lindsey von Holtz is in her 11th year as Athletic Director at

Mount Greylock Regional School. She received a

bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science

from Mount Holyoke College and a master’s degree in

Athletic Administration from Springfield College. Lindsey

began teaching Mathematics in Keene, NH and coached

Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Swim and Freshman Soccer prior

to moving to Massachusetts. Lindsey split time between

the classroom and as Athletic Director for five years at

Mount Greylock. She then transitioned to her current

position as Director of Athletics and Co-Curricular

Activities. Lindsey has served as the Varsity Girls Lacrosse

Coach since program inception in 2012 and recently

became the Assistant Coach for Unified Basketball.

Lindsey’s MIAA involvement includes serving on the Board

of Directors (2014–present), Girls Lacrosse Committee

(2013–present, Chair 2017, 2018), Boys Lacrosse

Committee (2013-present), Sportsmanship Committee

(2010-2017, Secretary 2015, 2016, 2017), Cross

Country/Track Committee (2008-2013), and she recently

began serving on the Volleyball and Finance/Personnel

Committees. Lindsey was a facilitator during the first three

years of the New England Student Leadership Conference

and she attended the MIAA Leadership Training Institute

in 2017. Lindsey was a presenter at the MIAA

Sportsmanship Summit in 2014 and at the MIAA Annual

Meeting in 2017.

At the local level, Lindsey serves as the Berkshire County

Athletic Directors Association Treasurer and Record

Keeper. She was chair of the Berkshire County

Sportsmanship Committee for three years. Lindsey was

key to organizing the 1st Annual Berkshire County

Leadership Summit in 2012 and has planned and

presented at the county event for the past six years. The

event aims to bring together students from across the

county to teach and discuss how students can lead their

teams and schools. This event summarizes the

educational athletics values that Lindsey aims to bring to

Mount Greylock, Berkshire County and the MIAA.

In addition to Lindsey’s service at the state and local

levels, she has received numerous awards and

recognitions. Lindsey was named MSSADA District G

Athletic Director of the Year in 2014. She was the

recipient of the MSSADA District G Presidents Award of

Merit (2016), the MSSADA District G Ted Damko Award

(2012) and was the District G Rich Lewis Award Nominee

(2018). This past spring, Lindsey was named the

Berkshire All Stars Coach of the Year in the sport of

lacrosse, after she and the Mount Greylock Girls Team had

their 100th win and became the first Division II school

from Western Massachusetts to become Central/Western

Mass Finalists. Mount Greylock has been honored with the

District G Sportsmanship Award four times (2011, 2012,

2015, 2016) while Lindsey has been Athletic Director.

Lindsey met her husband Shannon while working at

Mount Greylock. Lindsey and Shannon live in Clarksburg,

MA with his two children (one a current Mountie and one a

recent graduate) and their three cats.

Award Recipient

Lindsey von Holtz Mount Greylock Regional School

For distinguished leadership in the

promotion of sportsmanship throughout

interscholastic athletics

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Ron Burton, community philanthropist and former

professional football player, passed away in 2003, but

his legacy lives on in New England and beyond. He

used his football legacy to help deliver his message of

hope, determination and optimism, emphasizing that

love, strong family values and hard work can

overcome any obstacle.

Mr. Burton hailed from Springfield, Ohio. At the time

he graduated from high school, he was considered the

finest football player in the state and had offers from

47 colleges. He chose Northwestern University and

went on to become one of the greatest players in

school history, eventually being inducted into the

National Football Foundation’s College Hall of Fame.

He was selected by the Boston Patriots as a first

round draft pick in 1960 and played with the team

until his retirement in 1966.

Throughout his years with the Patriots, and the

subsequent years he spent in broadcasting and

insurance, community service was a constant thread

running through Mr. Burton’s life. He served on many

civic boards and charities and was widely recognized

for his service and philanthropy. He established the

Ron Burton Training Center in Hubbardston,

Massachusetts, with the mission to “build within youth

from low income communities, racial harmony,

leadership, self determination, respect and love for

others through a program of spiritual, educational and

physical fitness training in a wholesome, caring

environment.”

In 2003, the MIAA instituted a Community Service

Award in Ron Burton’s name and the first recipient

was his son, Steve Burton.

Ron Burton Community Service Award

History of the

MIAA Ron Burton

Community Service Award

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Matthew Slater played college football at UCLA and was

drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of

the 2008 NFL Draft. He quickly became a team leader

and in 2011 he was elected as a team captain and

selected to his first Pro Bowl. Now, in his 11th season

in the NFL, he is an eight-time team captain, been

named to seven straight Pro Bowls and is a two-time

Associated Press All Pro. Among his career

accomplishments, Matthew has played wide receiver,

safety and a major role on special teams. He led the

Patriots in special teams tackles for five seasons.

What makes Matthew truly special is that his

commitment to excellence on the field is matched by

his dedication to giving back to children and families

across New England. Since he arrived in New England,

he has consistently been one of the most active players

in the community and in 2013, the Patriots presented

him with their Ron Burton Community Service Award for

his commitment to volunteerism. In 2016, he received

the NFL’s Bart Starr Award, which is given to one player

each year that best exemplifies outstanding character

and leadership in the home, on the field and in the

community.

Among his many contributions to the community,

Matthew is the United Way representative on the New

England Patriots and is working with organizations in

the greater Boston area to recruit one million

volunteers as part of the Patriots Celebrate

Volunteerism Campaign.

In the fall of 2016, Matthew hosted a fundraiser to

benefit Hurricane Matthew victims in which over

$60,000 was raised for Samaritan’s Purse to assist

with relief efforts in the Carolinas and Haiti.

Matthew has also been active in various children’s

ministries programs at his hometown church and he

hopes to pursue seminary study in his post-football

career.

Award Recipient

Matthew Slater New England Patriots

For demonstrated leadership in

service and respect for others

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Congratulations to the following schools for completing the 2017-18 school year without

any student-athletes or coaches disqualified from an interscholastic athletic contest.

Abby Kelley Foster Reg Charter School Cathedral High School (Boston) High School of Commerce

Academy at Penguin Hall Catholic Memorial School Holliston High School

Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsboro) Chelmsford High School Holy Name Central Catholic High School

Acton-Boxboro Regional High School Chelsea High School Holyoke High School

Advanced Math & Science Acad. Charter Chicopee Comprehensive High School Hopkinton High School

Agawam High School Claremont Academy Hull High School

Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Community Academy of Science and Health Immaculate Heart of Mary School

Andover High School Concord-Carlisle High School Innovation Academy Charter School

Another Course to College Cristo Rey Boston Ipswich High School

Apponequet Regional High School David Prouty High School John J Duggan Academy

Archbishop Williams High School Dedham High School Joseph Case High School

Arlington Catholic High School Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School Keefe Technical High School

Arlington High School Doherty Memorial High School King Philip Regional High School

Assabet Valley Reg. Tech. High School Dorchester Academy Lee Middle/High School

Athol High School Douglas High School Lenox Memorial Middle/High School

Atlantis Charter School Duxbury High School Lexington High School

Auburn High School Essex Technical High School Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

Austin Preparatory School Fairhaven High School Littleton High School

Baystate Academy Charter Public Falmouth Academy Lyon Pilot Middle/High School

Belchertown High School Falmouth High School Mahar Regional School

Bethany Christian Academy Fellowship Christian Academy Maimonides School

Bishop Connolly High School Fenway High School Malden Catholic High School

Bishop Feehan High School Fontbonne Academy Manchester Essex Regional High School

Bishop Stang High School Foxborough High School Marshfield High School

Blue Hills Reg. Technical School Franklin County Technical School Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School

Boston Community Leadership Academy Franklin High School McCann Technical High School

Boston English High School Gardner High School McKinley South End Academy

Boston Latin Academy Gateway Regional High School Medfield High School

Bristol-Plymouth Reg. Voc/Tech. High School Gloucester High School Medway High School

Britsh International School of Boston Grafton High School Middleboro High School

Calvary Chapel Academy Granby Jr./Sr. High School Millbury Memorial Jr./Sr. High School

Canton High School Greater Lawrence Technical High School Millis High School

Cardinal Spellman High School Green Academy Mohawk Trail Regional High School

Sportsmanship Honor Roll

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Congratulations to the following schools for completing the 2017-18 school year without

any student-athletes or coaches disqualified from an interscholastic athletic contest.

Montachusett Regional Voc./Tech. High School Presentation of Mary Academy University Park Campus

Monument Mountain Regional High School Putnam Voc/Tech High School Upper Cape Cod Regional Voc./Tech. School

Mount Alvernia High School Quaboag Regional Middle/High School Urban Science Academy

Mount Everett Regional High School Quincy Upper School Ursuline Academy

Murdock High School Renaissance School Wachusett Regional High School

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Rising Tide Charter School Wakefield Memorial High School

Nantucket High School Rockland High School Walpole High School

Narragansett Regional High School Rockport High School Waltham High School

Natick High School Sabis International Charter School Ware Jr./Sr. High School

New Mission High School Sacred Heart High School Wareham High School

Newton North High School Saint Bernard’s Central Catholic High School Wellesley High School

Nipmuc Regional High School Saint John’s High School West Boylston Middle/High School

Norfolk County Agricultural High School Saint Mary High School (Westfield) West Bridgewater Middle/Senior High School

North Andover High School Salem High School Westborough High School

North Brookfield Jr./Sr. High School Saugus High School Weston High School

North Quincy High School Scituate High School Westport High School

North Reading High School Sizer School Weymouth High School

Northbridge High School Smith Academy Whitinsville Christian School

Norwood Sr. High School Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Whitman-Hanson Regional High School

Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) Snowden International School Worcester North High School

Notre Dame Academy (Worcester) South Lancaster Academy Worcester Technical High School

Notre Dame High School Cristo Rey HS South Shore Christian Academy

Old Colony Regional Voc./Tech. High School Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical School

Old Rochester Regional High School Southwick Regional High School

Oxford High School Sparhawk Upper School

Palmer High School Stoughton High School

Pathfinder Regional Voc/Tech High School Tahanto Regional Middle/High School

Pembroke High School Tantasqua Regional High School

Pentucket Regional High School TechBoston Academy

Pioneer Valley Regional School Tri-County Regional Voc/Tech High School

Pittsfield High School Trinity Christian Acadamy

Plymouth North High School Trivium School

Plymouth South High School Tyngsborough High School

Sportsmanship Honor Roll

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MIAA Sportsmanship Moment of the Year Award

2014: Derek Herber, North Attleborough High School

2015: Football Team, Mount Greylock Regional School

2016: Softball Team, Monomoy Regional High School

Abbey D’Agostino, United States Olympian, Masconomet Regional High School

2017: Grace Christensen, Molly Goldberg and Amanda Hanley, Belmont High School

MIAA William N. Gaine, Jr. Sportsmanship Award

2008: William N. Gaine, Jr., MIAA Deputy Director

2009: James Peters, Monson High School Principal

2010: Tom Lamb, Natick High School Athletic Director and Head Football Coach

2011: Ruth Lynch, Pembroke High School Principal

2012: Phil Vaccaro, Reading Memorial High School Athletic Director

2013: William McGuirk, Tewksbury HS/Groton-Dunstable HS/Westford Academy Principal

2014: Daniel Shine, Arlington Catholic High School Athletic Director

2015: Kim DoCouto, Somerset-Berkley Regional High School Assistant Principal

2016: Brian Cogswell, Lenox Memorial Middle/High School Assistant Principal

2017: Brian McCann, Joseph Case High School Principal

MIAA Ron Burton Community Service Award

2003: Steve Burton, WBZ-TV Boston

2004: Andre Tippett, New England Patriots

2005: Paul Stewart, NHL Referee

2006: Doug Flutie, Professional Football Player/Sports Analyst

2007: JoJo White, Boston Celtics

2008: Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University Women’s Basketball Coach/Westwood HS

2009: Jackie MacMullan, Sportswriter/Columnist

2010: David McGillivray, BAA Boston Marathon Race Director/DMSE Sports, Inc. President

2011: Thomas “Satch” Sanders, Boston Celtics/Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

2012: Kristine Lilly, United States Women’s Soccer National Team/United States Olympian

2013: Joe Andruzzi, New England Patriot/Joe Andruzzi Foundation

2014: Michael Lynch, WCVB-TV Channel 5 Sports Anchor

2015: Taylor Twellman, Former New England Revolution Player/ESPN Soccer Analyst

2016: Pete Frates, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Founder/Former Boston College Baseball Player

2017: Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots

Sportsmanship Award History

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Special thanks to the following organizations

for making today’s event possible:

Sponsors

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SPORTSMANSHIP

COACHES’ EDUCATION

LEADERSHIP

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