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Boys Soccer: The Long Drought is Over!
Abington boys reach the tournament
formance. They play well on the
field and support each other in the
class room,” said McGinness.

By Charlotte Clark
Staff Writer
As we go to press the Abington
boys varsity soccer team has qualified for the state tournament and
has a chance to catch up with Norwell, Carver and Cohasset in the
competitive South Shore League
standings.
We recently had an opportunity to
speak with head coach John McGinness (4th year as varsity coach) about
the success of his team. “I’m very

Boy’s Soccer Seniors

excited and pleased with their per-

McGinness had to replace nine roster spots from last year’s team to fill
out this year’s squad. He worked
with the existing junior varsity team
to pull players up to the varsity
level. Their work has paid off in the
form of the most successful season
of boys soccer since Abington’s last
tournament appearance in 2001.

Cross Country – Hard Working Runners Deserve Recognition
An individual sport with more teamwork than you might think
by Samantha Thompson
Contributor

something to do, but has turned
into something they truly enjoy.
We asked Ferguson what her
favorite part about being on a
team was. "Knowing I will always have someone to cheer me
up when I'm down; knowing
someone will help me out when
I make a mistake, or don't understand something; as corny as it
may sound, the teamwork makes
the dream work. Without my
team, whether it is cross country,
basketball, or track, I wouldn't
be where I am today." Anyone
who has experienced a close-knit

Normally, one sees basketball, football, baseball and soccer making
headlines in the newspapers. There
is rarely a big headline on the front
page for sports like cross country.
Unfortunately, this is because there
is very little coverage for teams like
this. In Abington, our cross country
team has hardworking, talented student-athletes that dedicate their time
to making Abington successful in
athletics. We have a young and dedicated team that is hungry for
victory. “With new additions to
the team and some returning
“In Abington, our cross country
players, the team has done very
well. I see my team going a lot
team has hardworking, talented
further than people would expect
us to,” said junior Molly Fergustudent-athletes that dedicate
son. This cross country team is
confident in their potential, and
their time to making Abington
knows they can go far if they
keep working hard.
Many of the players said they
decided to do cross country because they wanted to stay in
shape for other sports. Others,
like Nick Sideropoulos said, "I've
always loved running, but after having such a successful track season, I
decided to do cross country this year
to get in better shape and hopefully
have an even more successful season
this coming spring."
Cross country is a sport that some
decided to pick up just to have

successful in athletics.”Samantha Thompson
team knows exactly how Molly
feels.

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