Player of the Year
Lily MacKenzie
Wilmington/Stoneham
A natural goal scorer, MacKenzie finished the season with 34 goals and eight assists, giving her career totals of 86 goals and 36 assists for 122 points. That point total puts her first among Wilmington players and second all-time in the history of the co-op program, which also draws players from Stoneham and North Reading. She scored 34 of the team’s 58 goals this season. A two-time Sun All-Star, MacKenzie helped lead the team to three straight state tournament berths, including an 11-9-1 mark this season. She is also a member of the WHS softball team.
Giovanna Gulinello
Billerica/Chelmsford
A Billerica junior, Gulinello led the co-op team in scoring with 14 goals and 16 assists, giving her 68 career points. She was named the team’s MVP and to the MVC/DCL Division 1 All-Conference team. Gulinello helped Billerica/Chelmsford qualify for the state tournament, losing in the first round in a 1-0 double-overtime thriller to Belmont. Gulinello is also a member of the Billerica soccer and lacrosse programs.
Kat Schille
Tewksbury/Methuen
Also a two-time Sun All-Star in field hockey, Schille helped lead the Red Rangers to a 15-5-2 overall record, including a first-round state tournament win over Wellesley. A talented goal scorer, she finished the season with 13 goals, nine assists and 22 points and finished her career with 30 goals, 16 assists and 46 points. Named the MVP of the team, Schille is also among the top of her class academically and the senior has listed UMass as her top choice for college.
Lyla Chapman
Tewksbury/Methuen
Just a freshman, Chapman has made a big impact on the ice hockey and soccer teams. This winter, the puck-moving defenseman helped lead the Red Rangers to a 15-win season, including advancing to the second round of the state tournament. She was a big part of the team’s power play and was always on the ice for penalty kills. She finished the season with one goal and 14 assists, which comes after her debut season as an eighth-grader when she had three goals and four assists, giving her 22 points in two years.
Kailey Hannon
Westford Academy/Littleton
A two-time Sun All-Star, Hannon finished the season with 13 goals and nine assists, helping the co-op team upset Winthrop in the first round of the state tournament before losing to Malden Catholic. Last year she finished with 22 goals and 10 assists. A team captain, a two-year MVC/DCL All-Conference selection and a three-time league all-star, Hannon is also a member of the Littleton High field hockey and lacrosse teams. Academically, she is on the Principal’s List, is a High Honor Roll student and a member of the National Society of High School Scholars.
Maddie Sainato
Wilmington/Stoneham
A two-time Sun All-Star and only area goalie to make this year’s team, Sainato was instrumental in leading the co-op team to an 11-9-1 overall record and three straight state tournament appearances. She posted two shutouts on the season and gave up two goals or less in 10 games, including terrific performances against Woburn, Reading and Arlington. Sainato, who comes from five generations of athletes at WHS, has also spent time playing softball, lacrosse and softball.
Second team
Billerica/Chelmsford: Kara Gambale, fr., forward. Shawsheen/Bedford: Violet Lorusso, fr., forward; Rebecca Sobol, fr., forward. Tewksbury/Methuen: Sammy Ryan, fr., forward; Lydia Barnes, fr., goalie; Emma Ryan, sr., defense; Emma Giordano, sr., forward. Westford Academy/Littleton: Kiera Tucker, soph., goalie; Lauren Alonardo, sr., defense. Wilmington/Stoneham: Paige Fuller, sr., forward; Ashley Mercier, sr., defense.
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