Moynihan Lumber Student-Athlete program returns for 34th year
The Moynihan Lumber North Shore Student-Athlete Award, an idea conceived by Gerard
Moynihan to recognize students for their academic and academic achievements, returns for
its 34th year.
Launched in the fall of 1991, the program will again honor a male and female student-
athlete each month throughout the school year. The Moynihan Lumber North Shore Male
and Female Student-Athlete of the Year will be chosen next spring and honored at a
luncheon in June.
Sydney Trout of Pentucket and Tyler Adamo of Lynnfield were the 2024-25 Moynihan
Lumber North Shore Student-Athletes of the Year. Trout is playing lacrosse at Duke
University, while Adamo is playing baseball at Columbia University.
This year’s student-athlete recognition program will be the first since the passing of Gerard
Moynihan in July.
“Gerard’s leadership and advocacy for student-athletes will be sorely missed,” said Paul
Halloran, who has coordinated the program on behalf of Moynihan Lumber since its
inception. “It is great news that Moynihan Lumber has decided to continue this program,
which provides well-deserved recognition to student-athletes throughout the North Shore.”
Moynihan Lumber has been a 39-year supporter of high school sports on the North Shore,
dating back to sponsoring football broadcasts and the popular Saturday Scoreboard Show
on the former WESX.
A sportswriter after he graduated from Holy Cross, Moynihan noticed the extensive
coverage of high school sports by daily newspapers, local radio and cable TV and decided to
start a program to honor athletes who were equally proficient in the classroom.
In 1991 he connected with a few members of the local media and asked if they would be
willing to help him create a vehicle to honor student-athletes, resulting in the Moynihan
Lumber North Shore Student-Athlete of the Month program.
Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to nominate student-athletes monthly. One
male and one female winner are selected by a group of local media members representing
the Salem News, (Lynn) Daily Item, Gloucester Times, Newburyport Daily News and msonewsports.com. The monthly winners are eligible for the male and female Student-
Athlete of the Year Award, which comes with a scholarship.
The future accomplishments of the annual winners serves as the best example of the
success of the program. The list includes: Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt (1992),
Providence College women’s track and field head coach Catarina Rocha (2012 and 2013),
Major League Baseball Senior Vice President of Minor League Operations Peter Woodfork
(1995), New York Marathon champion and three-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan (1999
and 2000), professional hockey player Colin Blackwell (2011) and NCAA All-American
wrestler Tyler Knox (2022).
“Gerard took tremendous pride in the accomplishments of the past honorees,” Halloran
said. “They exemplify what being a true student-athlete means and that is reflected in their
