Medford Residents Win Medals at Bay State Games

On July 10th six Medford residents captured the bronze medal at the Bay State Games for the Metro girl’s hockey team. Bridget Flaherty (Arlington Catholic), Maggie Flaherty (St. Mary’s of Lynn), Alexander Keane (Arlington Catholic), Abigail Knight (Arlington Catholic), Ashley Morris (Medford High), and Patricia MacLean (Medford High) helped lead the Metro team to 7-3 victory over the Southeast/Coastal team in the bronze medal game.

The Metro team scored two goals in the first three minutes of the game and never relinquished the lead. Knight led the offensive attack scoring three goals; a goal in each of the three periods. Also, adding goals were Bridget Crane (Arlington Catholic), Laura Shea (Arlington High), Reid Nichols (East Coast Junior Wizards), and Brianna Swanson (Malden High). Swanson also is a member of the Medford High’s girl’s varsity hockey team. In goal, MacLean and Cambridge Rindge and Latin’s Bella Jaffe made many timely saves to minimize the Southeast/ Coastal offense.

The Metro girls hockey roster includes Adrienne Ashe (Cambridge), Kaleigh Conte (Phillips Exeter), Bridget Crane (Arlington Catholic), Bridget Flaherty (Arlington Catholic), Maggie Flaherty (St. Mary’s of Lynn), Shannon Higgins (Somerville), Bella Jaffe (Cambridge), Alexandra Keane (Arlington Catholic), Abigail Knight (Arlington Catholic), Patricia MacLean (Medford), Ashley Morris (Medford), Reid Nichols (East Coast Junior Wizards), Laura Shea (Arlington), Brianna Swanson (Malden) and Grace Toner (Cambridge). The Metro team is coached by Medford High girl’s varsity assistant hockey coach Josh Glionna and Katherine Crane, a goalie at Salem State University.

The Bay State Games took place at the Foxboro Sports Center July 7th-10th.

– Submitted by Josh Glionna