North Shore Sports Desk
Sports talk with Dom Nicastro and Nick Curcuru
This week is the North Shore Sports Desk’s annual Cape Ann Savings Bank Student Athlete of the Year show. We interview the six winners from the Cape Ann high schools — Gloucester, Rockport and Manchester Essex — in addition to catching up with Jennifer Orlando, VP of marketing, and Marianne Smith, president, from the Cape Ann Savings Bank.
The Cape Ann Savings Bank sponsors a weekly segment throughout the school year on the North Shore Sports Desk. It collects the winners from each week and selects six of them for the Student Athlete of the Year award and scholarships.
Here is more about our six winners:
GLOUCESTERAndrew Coelho– Set Gloucester soccer’s single-season goals record with 29 while leading the Fishermen to the Northeastern Conference Lynch Division title and a State Tournament win. He was a first team All NEC selection. In the winter he was the NEC 600m champion and an All-State qualifier on the indoor track. On the outdoor track in the spring he was a NEC All-Star for his work in the 400m and frequent point scorer in sprint and jump events.Darcy Muller– Gloucester soccer’s leading scorer with 11 goals on the season en route to a first team All NEC selection. In the winter indoor track season she missed the vast majority of the season with an injury but was still able to secure a NEC All-Star nod and a spot in the Division 4 State Meet. In the spring, outdoor season Muller finished second in the NEC in the 400m then earned a spot in the All-State Meet with a second place finish in the 400m at the Division 4 State meet.ROCKPORTBowen Slingluff– Cape Ann League All-Star golfer for the back-to-back CAL Baker champion Vikings. Slingluff solidified a stacked top of the lineup for Rockport and frequently scored big points in CAL action. In the winter Slingluff led the Vikings in scoring on the basketball court, averaging just under 14 points per game. The senior was a stellar three-point shooter who can also put the ball on the floor and get to the basket.Kylie Schrock– Schrock led Rockport in scoring on the soccer field last fall and led the team to its first-ever State Tournament berth and State Tournament win en route to a CAL All-Star selection. She finished up her high school basketball career with over 1,500 points in leading the Vikings in scoring for the fifth season in a row while averaging over 20 ppg for the second time in her high school career. She was also an All-Star center fielder and key run producer on the softball team, which also made the tournament.MANCHESTER ESSEXA.J. Pallazola– A three sport standout, Pallazola earned two All-League bids and an All-Star bid this school year. He had 17 touchdowns to lead the Hornets on the gridiron and led the team with 47 receptions for 762 yards and 11 receiving to go along with four return touchdowns, two rushing touchdowns and an interception run back. He was an All League point guard for the CAL Baker champion Hornets in the winter who was elite on both ends of the floor. In the spring he battled leadoff and was an All-Star center fielder for the Division 4 State champion baseball team.Emma Fitzgerald– Led Manchester Essex in both points per game and rebounds per game on the basketball court in leading the team to a State Tournament berth. Fitzgerald is a strong post player that can defend in the paint and on the perimeter. In the spring she was the leading goal scorer on the lacrosse team, which won the CAL Baker championship and reached the Division 4 State Finals.
