2019-20 Athletes of the Year
Male Athlete(s) of the Year: Spencer Knight and Alex Newhook
Alex Newhook and Spencer Knight are BC men’s hockey’s yin and yang. Knight, the levelheaded rock in goal, is a calming presence on the ice. Newhook, on the other hand, is a firecracker ready to shoot off at any moment and set his team off with him.
Female Athlete of the Year: Taylor Soule
Taylor Soule’s performance in the Eagles’ March 6 matchup against Duke was quintessential of her sophomore season—athletically spectacular, defensively sound, strong on the boards, and full of clutch free throws. Soule led the Eagles in both scoring and rebounding this season, nearly doubling her freshman tallies with 14.5 points per game and 7.7 boards, and she was named the ACC’s Most Improved Player.
Coach of the Year: Joanna Bernabei-McNamee
This season was the first step in women’s basketball head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee’s years-long plan to push BC into the national spotlight. On the back of a record-breaking season, her underdog squad proved to the basketball world that the Eagles were not to be taken lightly. But Bernabei-McNamee doesn’t care about being labeled an underdog. All that matters to her is her team—her family—and a sheer passion for basketball.
Comeback of the Year: Logan Hutsko
Unfazed by the inherent danger of his sport, Logan Hutsko returned as a key factor in BC men’s hockey’s success this year, demonstrating a remarkable rally—for the second time in his career. Hutsko suffered a concussion in last year’s Hockey East Tournament finals, after enduring a C6 vertebrae fracture in his junior year of high school. This season, Hutsko found himself tied with Newhook for the team lead in goals at 19. His goals per game average, .63, earned himself a spot in the top 10 in goals per game in the NCAA.
Breakout Male Athlete of the Year: Stefan Sigurdarson
Stefan Sigurdarson finished his first campaign on the Heights with a team-leading eight goals, and he tied for the team lead with four assists. He was named to both the ACC Third Team and the ACC All-Freshman Team. As Sigurdarson is originally from Iceland, his European playing experience has elevated the Eagles’ caliber. He played for the Icelandic Under-17 National Team and the Icelandic club Breidablik prior to coming to BC, and he will continue to play for the club during his time away from campus.
Breakout Female Athlete of the Year: Margo Carlin
With a mother who played field hockey in college and an older sister who also took up the sport, field hockey runs in Margo Carlin’s veins—and she’s dominated the turf from her first minute on it. In just her rookie season, she has secured her place in the Eagles’ record books, scoring the fourth-most goals in a single season as well as the fourth-most points by a single player.
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Back in the City of Newton
Newton Covenant Church Hosts Virtual Concert Benefiting Boston Public Schools
With public schools throughout Massachusetts likely closed until next fall, Newton Covenant Church hosted a benefit concert via Zoom on April 9 to raise money for the Boston Resiliency Fund and the Newton COVID-19 Care Fund with music.
Intruders Display ‘Hate-Filled Images and Speech’ in Virtual AP Chinese Class at Newton South High School
A group of intruders infiltrated a Newton South High School Advanced Placement Chinese class conducted on Zoom on Wednesday. The hackers typed racial slurs targeted toward Asian Americans and African Americans, and they also used Zoom’s “share screen” feature to display the slurs. The Newton Police Department was notified and is currently investigating the incident.
Suspended Newton Judge’s Attorney Accuses District Attorney Andrew Lelling of Political Bias
The attorney for suspended Newton District Court Judge Shelley Joseph, who was charged with helping a man escape from ICE, is seeking an investigation into bias against Joseph and sanctuary cities. He has issued a letter accusing District Attorney Andrew Lelling of political bias and the state government of improper leaks to the press. The letter cites an op-ed Lelling wrote in the Boston Herald in February, in which Lelling criticized another Newton judge for setting bail for an Uber driver accused of raping a BC student.
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