Sunday, February 14, 2010
All-Star Wrap Up
What's not to like about All-Star games? The Middlesex League held theirs today at Stoneham, hosted by Stoneham High School and Middlesex League Basketball Commissioner Mike Lahiff.
The Watertown A.D. didn't have any league championship trophies to hand out, as this year Melrose, Reading, and Stoneham will each take one home. Actually, somebody did get a trophy, as Belmont's Jenna DiSalvio won the three-point shooting contest with eight. Melrose's Amanda Peters (if I counted correctly) finished in a tie for second place.
As for the All-Star game itself, it had one limitation, that Reading was playing Gloucester today, so nobody from Reading could participate.
I like All-Star games for many reasons.
The Watertown A.D. didn't have any league championship trophies to hand out, as this year Melrose, Reading, and Stoneham will each take one home. Actually, somebody did get a trophy, as Belmont's Jenna DiSalvio won the three-point shooting contest with eight. Melrose's Amanda Peters (if I counted correctly) finished in a tie for second place.
As for the All-Star game itself, it had one limitation, that Reading was playing Gloucester today, so nobody from Reading could participate.
I like All-Star games for many reasons.
- It's a 'feel good' event where lots of players get recognized.
- The players get to meet and interact with other players.
- There's not a lot of defense; ergo, there's plenty of scoring.
- The best players get to put on a show, especially with less defense.
- Players play very unselfishly which usually improves the quality of play.
- The fans root for everyone and don't worry about the officiating
All of the Melrose players participating in the game, Hannah Brickley, Colleen Hanscom, and Annemarie Wiesen represented themselves and their team well.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 8:30 PM 
