THE REVERE ADVOCATE – Friday, February 7, 2020 Page 5 Mass. Celebration of Girls & Women in Sports Day MALDEN, REVERE STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED FRANKLIN, Mass. – Elaine “Laney” Clement-Holbrook, girls’ basketball coaching legend, will provide the keynote address at the Massachusetts Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (GWS Day) on Friday, February 7, at the Great Hall at Faneuil Hall in Boston. This event, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to noon, is a formal but fun recognition day for high school female athletes and the adults who support and inspire them. The event is cosponsored by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and New Agenda - Northeast. This morning’s celebration will recognize two honored female athletes from each participating high school, and nine participating schools have included athletes from their Unified Program. In addition to Clement-Holbrook’s keynote address, the event will feature the recognition of the four 2020 recipients of the Massachusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award. The Honorees are Lynn Anderson, Field Hockey Coach, Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Shelburne Falls; Eileen Donahue, Field Hockey Coach, Watertown High School, Watertown; Martha Jamieson, Athletic Director, Silver Lake Regional High School, Kingston; and Theresa Nyhan, Teacher and Coach, Mansfi eld High School, Mansfi eld. Keynote speaker Laney Clement-Holbrook served Oliver Ames High School as a teacher and coach since 1975. She was a teacher of Health, Physical Education, General Science and Biology until she retired in 2011. She was the Freshman Field Hockey Coach from 1975-1982 and the Head Softball Coach from 1975-1982, and, since 1976, she has been the Head Basketball Coach. A coaching legend, Laney is the Commonwealth’s “winningest” girls’ basketball coach – capturing numerous league and state championships. In 2017 she was chosen for the national honor of coaching the East Squad of the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago. Lorelei Marcel, a junior at Lexington High school, will sing the national anthem, and Vicki Caburian, a teacher and coach at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, will read the gubernatorial proclamation announcing that Friday, February 7, 2020, is recognized as Girls and Women in Sports Day in Massachusetts. MIAA is a private, nonprofit association organized by its member schools to govern, coordinate and promote education-based programs for high school students. The student-athletes served in the MIAA’s 380 member schools fi ll over 230,000 team positions in 38 sports. New Agenda - Northeast was formed in 1986 to advance the role of girls and women in sports; the regional organization sponsors a Hall of Fame Luncheon each year to recognize women who have distinguished themselves in sports education and promotion. Malden High School student/athletes honored: Yohanni Costa, wrestling; and Sarah Whitehouse, soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse. Revere High School student/athletes honored: Erika Cheever, cross-country, basketball and outdoor track; and Olivia Winsor, volleyball, swimming and soccer.
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