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The Will McDonough Writing Contest, named in honor of the legendary Boston Globe sportswriter, takes place every year.
In 2022, over 1,000 students from across New England participated in the contest. The winners are chosen by Globe Sports Editors. The contest is open to all students in grades 4 through 12.
To see all the photo’s from the 2022 Will McDonough Writing Contest Award Ceremony, visit The Sports Museum’s Facebook page. Photo Credits: Steve Babineau
Congratulations to the 2022 winners and honorable mentions. We read many great essays this year and look forward to The 2023 Will McDonough Writing Contest!
The judges this year were: Chad Finn, Nicole Yang, Julian Benbow, Bob Hohler, Tara Sullivan, Jon Couture, Alex Speier, Sarah Pepin, Matt Pepin.
Grade 4
1st Place: Victoria Mitchell – Nathan Hale Elementary School
2nd Place: Avani Khasgiwale – Lynch Elementary School (Winchester, MA)
Honorable Mention: Nauli Sianturi – South Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Dylan Wade – Countryside Elementary School (Newton, MA)
Honorable Mention: Blake Mederiros – Hill Roberts Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Esi Kutsoato – Nathan Hale Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Jayden Rodriguez – Nathan Hale Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Julia Gothii – Nathan Hale Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Brynn Abejuela-Chin – Nathan Hale Elementary School
Grade 5
1st Place: Lillian Singh – Tenacre Country Day School
2nd Place: Emma Beswick – Tenacre Country Day School
Honorable Mention: Mathilde Lucibello – Saint Agatha School
Honorable Mention: Norah Zaffini – Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Delia Joyce – Downey Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Cecelia Stuto – Goodyear Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Terra Peters – Betsey B. Winslow Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Kaden Mendes – James Tansey Elementary School
Honorable Mention: Lily O’Toole – Tenacre Country Day School
Honorable Mention: Jack Zarnatsky – Tenacre Country Day School
Grade 6
1st Place: Curran Healy – Walter S Parker Middle School
2nd Place: London Stith-Nichols – Walter S Parker Middle School
Honorable Mention: Madelyn Sahady – Saint Agatha School
Honorable Mention: Ishana Khurana – Hopkinton Middle School
Honorable Mention: Ciara Epps – St. Theresa of the Child Jesus School
Honorable Mention: Bridget Hegarty – Saint Agatha School
Honorable Mention: Ashley Ahlert – Walter S Parker Middle School
Honorable Mention: Abigail Gauther – Joseph Case Jr. High School
Honorable Mention: Maggie Putnam – Walter S Parker Middle School
Honorable Mention: Riley Tetlow – Joseph Case Jr. High School
Grade 7
1st Place: Virginia Choe – The Winsor School
2nd Place: Grace Tweedie – Berkley Middle School
Honorable Mention: Danny Cullinan – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Jack DeJordy – Rupert A Nock Middle School
Honorable Mention: Luke Palen – Rupert A Nock Middle School
Honorable Mention: Aneesa Maity – Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School
Honorable Mention: Aidan Schofield – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Charlie Huff – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Max Brown – Central Tree Middle School
Honorable Mention: Sarah Veith – Central Tree Middle School
Honorable Mention: Eliza Pratt – Central Tree Middle School
Grade 8
1st Place: Oliver Henke – Atrium School
2nd Place: Owen Sinclair – Parker Middle School (Reading, MA)
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Pekrul – Ipswich Middle School
Honorable Mention: Reuben Stovell – Saint Agatha School
Honorable Mention: Clara Victor – Saint Agatha School
Honorable Mention: Kirsten Cole – Ipswich Middle School
Honorable Mention: Lily Cummins – Ipswich Middle School
Honorable Mention: Abigail Sirois – Ipswich Middle School
Honorable Mention: McKenzie Hills – Ipswich Middle School
Honorable Mention: Karen Li – Saint Agatha School
Grade 9
1st Place: Alexandria Johnson – Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
2nd Place: Isaac Sydnor – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Luke Greif – Wakefield Memorial High School
Honorable Mention: Joey Giragos – Cambridge School of Weston
Honorable Mention: Celia Lewis – Bishop Fenwick High School
Honorable Mention: Rudolph DeMeo – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Victoria Dicker – Watertown High School
Honorable Mention: Jill Slotnick – Andover High School
Honorable Mention: Preston Daley – Cathedral High School
Honorable Mention: Adam Whitney – Boston Latin High School
Grade 10
1st Place: Christopher Boensel – Catholic Memorial
2nd Place: Alexander Kryukov – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Jiahuai Kang – Littleton High School
Honorable Mention: Gabriel Austin – Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Honorable Mention: Brendan Jolley – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Michael Clinton – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Declan Scamby – Catholic Memorial
Honorable Mention: Jadon Wang – Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
Honorable Mention: Kallie Ramistella – Littleton High School
Honorable Mention: Samuel Gonser – Catholic Memorial
Grade 11
1st Place: Mollie Nelson – North Quincy High School
2nd Place: Henry Geysen – Attleboro High School
Honorable Mention: Claire Choi – Brookline High School
Honorable Mention: Chris Carr – Hingham High School
Honorable Mention: Dominique Dang – North Quincy High School
Honorable Mention: Rosemary Piantedosi – Waltham High School
Grade 12
1st Place: Baeden Blackburn – South Hadley High School
2nd Place: Ben Kahn – Marblehead High School
Honorable Mention: Tyler Chamberlain – Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School
Honorable Mention: Emma Dowd – Woburn Memorial High School
Honorable Mention: Olivia Ren – The Bromfield School
Honorable Mention: Kara O’Shea – Hamilton Wenham Regional School District
Honorable Mention: Liam Crampton – North Quincy High School
Honorable Mention: Julia Viveiros – Somerset Berkley Regional High School
Honorable Mention: Claire Romano – Somerset Berkley Regional High School
Honorable Mention: Elena Cabral – Somerset Berkley Regional High School
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