[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 52 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E666-E667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY FOOTBALL AND GIRLS 
                             VARSITY SOCCER

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 15, 1999

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of the Boys Varsity 
Football team and the Girls Varsity Soccer team of Cathedral High 
School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their two teams demonstrated 
superb athletic excellence and great character in the fall season of 
1998. Their exploits bring pride and joy to the City of Springfield and 
the many alumni of Cathedral High School. Their accomplishments deserve 
our recognition.
  The Cathedral High School Football team has a long and proud 
tradition. Undefeated seasons can be traced back to the 1930's. The 
Cathedral Football legacy includes the first Notre Dame player to win 
the Heisman Trophy, Angelo Bertelli. Mr. Bertelli was a member of 
Cathedral's 1939 undefeated squad. Another legendary graduate is Nick 
Buoniconti, a co-captain at Notre Dame and member of the back-to-back 
Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins of 1973-74. Mr. Buoniconti was a 
member of the 1955 undefeated Cathedral Panthers.
  The Cathedral Football team of 1998 capped an 11-0 season with the 
Western-Central Massachusetts Super Bowl Championship. Third year Head 
Coach Matt Ballard, and Assistants Tom Sheehan, Stefan Davis, and Greg 
Gebo, led a senior-laden squad back to the heights first reached by the 
likes of Bertelli and Buoniconti. Although the 1998 team was led by 
upperclassmen, Coach Ballard is looking forward to the return of 27 of 
his Champions next year.

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  The members of the 1998 Super Bowl Champion Cathedral High School 
Football team are: Seniors: Michael Buoniconti, Timothy Dean, Phillip 
Gervais, Bartholomew ``B.J.'' Lawlor, Anthony Luvera, Christian 
McCollum, Christopher McDonald, Timothy McDaid, William Ostiguy, Bryan 
Picard, Michael Rivard, Jeffrey Santiago, Samuel Scott, Justin 
Simmions, Shawn Torres, and William Torres; Juniors: Vincente 
Buoniconti, Brett Cook, Sean Cox, Richard Cummings, Daniel Keyes, 
Jonathon Koldys, Derick Lamoureux, Taren Latta, Michael Martin, Brendan 
McDonald, John Piascik, and Matthew Yvon; Sophomores: George Bahlke, 
Michael Britt, Joseph Camerota, Shaun Carpenter, Michael Christman, 
Benjamin Dagenais, Matthew Gendron, Brandon Jones, Joseph Luvera, 
Timothy Manning, Jonathon Miller, Michael Ojunga, Devon Robinson, 
Steven Snow, and Liam Walsh.
  The accomplishments of the Cathedral High School Girls Soccer team 
are no less impressive. For the third straight year, the team was led 
by Head Coach Larry Kelly and Assistant Coach Laura Wray. Over these 
three years, the Panthers have amassed a record of 49-4-7 and three 
straight Western Massachusetts Championships.
  The 1998 team finished the season 21-2, ranker #12 in the nation, and 
became Massachusetts State Co-Champions with the #1 team in the nation, 
Winchester High School. The Panthers scored 115 goals, while letting in 
only 10. The girls were named a High School Academic All-America Team 
and Senior Mary McVeigh was named All-America, and Gatorade Player of 
the Year for Massachusetts. Although the 1998 squad was led by an 
extremely skillful group of seniors, Coach Kelly expects his tenacious 
underclasswomen to be ready for the challenges of 1999.
  The members of the 1998 Massachusetts State Co-Champion Cathedral 
Girls Soccer team are: Seniors: Kathryn Crisostomo, Lauren Downey, 
Casey Fitzgerald, Alison, LaMontagne, Christine LaValley, Cindy Lilly, 
Mary McVeigh, Melanie Mucha, Maura Neal, and Melissa Rowe; Juniors: 
Jamie Athas, Carissa Caulfield, Cathrine Kirwan-Avila, Katie Leydon, 
Kelly Quinn, Kady Robbins, Vanessa Saundars, Annie Tudryn; Sophomores: 
Jessica Bain, Kara Downey, Cristin Goodwin, Michelle Jette, Toni 
Pantuosco, Nicole Scibelli, Crystal Stanton, and Jenn Woytowicz; and 
first year student Shannon Donnelly.

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