NORTH SHORE – For their outstanding work in the classroom and in their respective athletic fields, Beverly football star Hugh Calice and North Reading soccer standout Katerina Hassapis have been selected as the Moynihan Lumber Student-Athletes of the Month for November.
Katerina Hassapis with Bill Newell
Hassapis had a stellar fall season as the senior keeper led North Reading to a berth in the Division 3 North Finals, where it fell to Newburyport.
Hassapis was named the Cape Ann League Kinney Division Player of the Year for a second season in a row and recorded 15 shutouts on the season. 
“It was an amazing season,” Hassapis said. “We have a great group of girls and everyone was on top of their game all season long.”
The CAL Player of the Year established herself as one of the state’s top keepers over the past two seasons, and she has only been playing the position since her sophomore year in high school
As a freshman, Hassapis was a varsity striker with deadly speed and athleticism. But during her club season, her team’s starting keeper sustained an injury which left a hole at the position. Hassapis stepped in and excelled in the role, and while she entered her sophomore season at North Reading with plans to play striker again, she stepped in at keeper during a practice and her coach immediately named her the starter.
“I stepped in for only a few games during the club season to help the team,” Hassapis said. “It ended up working well. I had to do a lot of training to catch up technically but I caught on pretty quickly. During my sophomore season my coach wanted me to play striker again but I talked him into letting me play keeper one practice and I have stayed there ever since.”
Hassapis, who is also a shooting guard on the Hornet’s basketball team, is also a standout student who plans on attending Bentley University next fall, where she will be playing soccer.
Her senior year has her taking a challenging course load featuring advanced placement psychology, advanced placement civics and government and advanced placement calculus. She also sports an impressive 3.8 grade point average.
