Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Three town residents carry momentum from basketball season into spring campaign.
After helping the Coyle-Cassidy High girls’ track team to a second-place finish in the Eastern Athletic Conference during the dual-meet season, three town residents all put forth excellent performances as the Warriors placed second during the EAC Championship Meet this past Saturday at Bishop Feehan High in Attleboro. Senior captains Brenna Gonsalves and Kelsey Dermody and junior Courtney Preston have all been important contributors to the success of Coyle-Cassidy during the outdoor track campaign this spring. All three were also key performers as the Warrior basketball team reached the MIAA Division 3 state semifinals this past winter. Gonsalves has been a standout in several events this season, including the high jump and the long jump …
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Town resident helps guide her team to one of the best seasons in Coyle girls’ history.
Though she has moved on to spring track, which will be followed by graduation and then college, the 2010-11 season of the Coyle-Cassidy girls’ basketball team will be one that town resident Brenna Gonsalves won’t soon forget. As a senior captain and three-guard, Gonsalves helped lead the Warriors to one of the best seasons in the program’s history as they reached the Division 3 state semifinals. The list of accomplishments by Gonsalves and Coyle-Cassidy from this past season is quite impressive. The Warriors set a school record for victories during the regular season and also tied the school record for wins in a full season. Gonsalves and Coyle advanced deeper in the postseason than any team since the state championship squad of 1987, …
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Town resident adds another accolade to impressive list from this season.
Brenna Gonsalves culminated a brilliant career with the Coyle-Cassidy High girls’ basketball team by being selected as the female recipient of the 22nd Annual Dave Cowens Achievement Award, which is given to the top senior girls’ basketball player in Southeastern Massachusetts. Gonsalves was chosen out of a field of 19 players, which included area standouts Molly Brown of Dartmouth, Alyssa Roach of New Bedford and Lauren Perra of Taunton. At a ceremony at Greater New Bedford Voke, Gonsalves received a plaque in recognition of her contributions on and off the court along with being presented the Cowens Award. “I was a little surprised I won it,” Gonsalves said. “There were a lot of good nominees. I was hoping I would have a shot and it …
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Town residents help Warriors win 69 games and sectional title during stay in Taunton.
Town residents Brenna Gonsalves and Kelsey Dermody will leave a legacy with the Coyle-Cassidy High girls’ basketball team that will be hard to replicate. Gonsalves, a senior captain and three-guard, completed her outstanding career in a Warrior uniform as the all-time leading scorer at the school with 1,615 career points. As you would expect, she played her best basketball of the season during the Division 3 Tournament, totaling 115 points in five contests for an average of 23 per game. Gonsalves, a starter from her very first day in the program, finished the season with 490 points, breaking her own single-season scoring record of 486 that she set last winter. Gonsalves averaged 19.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game this season. When asked…
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Town resident to compete in event to benefit Greater New Bedford Boys and Girls Club.
The basketball season is not quite over yet for Norton resident Brenna Gonsalves. The senior captain and three-guard from the Coyle-Cassidy High girls’ basketball team will join teammate Tricia Quinn and some of the top players from Southeastern Massachusetts for the 19th annual Boys and Girls Club Basketball Challenge, which will take place on Friday night at The Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford. The night will feature three games and is for a great cause as the annual event supports the programs and services offered by the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford, which serves over 1,000 youngsters in that area. All proceeds from the night will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford. The girls’ high school all…
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Warriors rally from nine-point deficit with 30-point fourth-quarter explosion.
In a season filled with accolades, record-setting performances and heart-stopping moments, town resident Brenna Gonsalves was not quite ready yet for her career with the Coyle-Cassidy High girls’ basketball team to come to an end. With her team facing elimination from the postseason, the senior captain and three-guard scored 14 of her team’s impressive total of 30 points as Coyle turned a nine-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter into a seven-point victory and the Division 3 South Sectional championship against rival Archbishop Williams on Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of UMass-Boston. The victory was the 12th straight for the third-seeded Warriors and improved their record to 22-2. The win over …
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Town resident becomes school’s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday night.
On a night filled with nerves, emotion and excitement, town resident and basketball standout Brenna Gonsalves became the all-time leading scorer at Coyle-Cassidy during a 51-32 victory over Bishop Stang in an Eastern Athletic Conference game on Tuesday night in Taunton. Gonsalves, a senior captain and three-guard for the Warriors, entered the game needing just 12 points to break the all-time scoring record at the school, held by 1996 graduate Eric Ferris, who scored 1,397 points during a stellar career with the Warriors. Gonsalves scored a game-high 18 points against the Spartans on Tuesday night, improving her new school record total to 1,404 career points. “I’m happy for her,” said Ferris, prior to the start of the game. “It is a great …
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Town resident one of 14 Eastern Mass. girls nominated for contest.
Town resident Brenna Gonsalves, a senior captain and standout with the Coyle-Cassidy High girls’ basketball team, has been nominated for the 2011 McDonald’s High School Girls’ Basketball All-American Game. Earlier this week, McDonald’s announced its nationwide list of prep seniors who have been nominated for this year’s game. There were close to 1,000 female student-athletes from around the country nominated for the contest, including 14 standout girls from Eastern Massachusetts. Nominees were submitted by members of the McDonald’s All-American Selection Committee as well as state representatives who closely follow prep basketball in each player’s respective area. The large list of prospective selections will be cut down to the 24 girls …
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