Holy Cross Athletics Newsstand: August 2012
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Holy Cross ready to light up
2012
August 30, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Holy Cross again will open its season under the lights at Fitton
Field, and just because this is the second time around, it
doesn’t mean the novelty of this nighttime event has worn off
one bit. “Ever since last year’s game, we’ve been
looking forward to this one,” HC senior wide receiver Gerald
Mistretta said. “We can’t wait.” The Crusaders
will host No. 14 New Hampshire at 7:30 tonight. . .
Wildcats face Holy Cross in
opener
August 30, 2012 * By Al Pike * Foster's Daily
Democrat
Justin Mello won't forget the last time the University of New
Hampshire football team played Holy Cross. The sophomore wideout,
who was still struggling for consistent playing time, caught a
Kevin Decker pass in stride along the right sideline and sailed
into the end zone for a touchdown with 1:10 remaining in the fourth
quarter. "It went by real fast," Mello said. . .
Wildcat gridders kick off tonight at Holy
Cross
August 30, 2012 * By Allen Lessels * Manchester Union
Leader
The 2011 season ended abruptly and painfully early last December
in the mountains of Montana, some 2,400 miles from home, when a
deflected conversion kick bounced off an upright and away. Tonight,
the University of New Hampshire football team officially turns the
page. The Wildcats are in Worcester, Mass., to take on Holy Cross
to open the 2012 campaign. . .
Unfinished business for Maliska,
Crusaders
August 26, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Jack Maliska was a freshman and played in only one game during
Holy Cross’ 2009 Patriot League championship season, but it
was a feat he’ll never forget and one the defensive lineman
wants to experience again, especially after coming close the last
two years — and mostly because it’s his last chance.
“Not getting it done, coming within a couple games, a couple
plays, makes you want to work for it,” said Maliska, the
former Murdock High star from Winchendon, who is now a senior. .
.
Wildcat football team set for opener
Thursday night at Holy Cross
August 26, 2012 * By Allen Lessels * Manchester Union
Leader
It starts with a pair of senior linebackers, Matt Evans and Alan
Buzbee, two of the best in the business in the country and the
Colonial Athletic Association. But the University of New Hampshire
football team's defense will be looking for contributions from many
others, too, when it opens the season on Thursday night against
Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., and begins to try and rebound from
a rough 2011 season. . .
One final crusade for Holy Cross'
Bellomo
August 25, 2012 * By Rick Rendell * MetroWest Daily
News
After working hard in the offseason, Holliston’s Matt
Bellomo has gotten himself into shape to make a splash in his swan
song with the Holy Cross football team. The fifth-year redshirt
senior running back spent much of the spring and summer working out
with champion power lifter and strength and conditioning coach
Liane Blyn at her Athletic Based Training facility in Holliston.
Bellomo added about 10 pounds working with Blyn and now carries 209
pounds on his 6-foot frame. He can bench press 310 pounds, squat
410 and power clean 255. . .
Watson's wait may be over at Holy
Cross
August 19, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Kevin Watson arrived at Holy Cross in the summer of 2008 as a
record-setting high school quarterback, but with a neck injury and
in the midst of Dominic Randolph mania. Watson was a bystander his
freshman year. He worked his way up to No. 2 on the depth chart
behind Randolph in 2009. As Ryan Taggart’s backup in 2010,
Watson saw action in seven games, but more injuries cut both of
those seasons short. . .
2012 Patriot League
Preview
August 19, 2012 * By Tim McDonnell * Sports
Network
Holy Cross enters the season eager as any team in the Patriot
League to try to knock off Lehigh at the top of the food chain.
Since its playoff berth in 2009, Holy Cross has been watching the
Mountain Hawks from behind. This season, the Crusaders bring back a
key group of upperclassmen who could very easily contend for a
league title. Three starters need to be replaced on offense,
including dual-threat quarterback Ryan Taggart, who passed for 17
touchdowns and ran for seven. . .
It's elementary: Kevin Watson
returns
August 17, 2012 * By Rich Thompson * Boston
Herald
Quarterback Kevin Watson is healthy in body and spirit, an
essential combination that has eluded the fifth-year senior during
his tenure at Holy Cross. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound gunner from Belle
Mead, N.J., hopes to merge a new beginning with his last hurrah
when Holy Cross opens its season against New Hampshire on Aug. 30
(7:30) at Fitton Field. “Watson hasn’t had the typical
run of it, but fortunately for us and for him he’s been on
the field a lot in the past,” said ninth-year Crusaders coach
Tom Gilmore. . .
Holy Cross Faces Major Decision at
Quarterback
August 16, 2012 * By Joe Parello *
GoLocalWorcester.com
Holy Cross returns an abundance of experience at nearly every
position, but the most important position remains a question mark.
With the opener against New Hampshire just two weeks away, the
Crusaders' starting quarterback positions remains open, but two
leaders have emerged from a pack of five to replace graduated
former starter Ryan Taggart. . .
Swimming for her heart's
desire
August 16, 2012 * By Mike Watkins * USA
Swimming
Having grown up in the YWCA Central Massachusetts swim program,
Patty Flanagan has a special place in her heart for the
organization. She loves it so much that she works there today as
the director of health promotion services. Because of all that the
YWCA has given to her over the years, Flanagan, who has been a
member at Salem Square in Worchester, Mass., since 1973, is doing
something to give back. . .
Crusader hopes second time is a bit
better
August 12, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
In 2010, Steve Zychowski became the first Holy Cross golfer in
more than 35 years to qualify for the U.S. Amateur. When he arrived
at Chambers Bay in Washington, he was caught up immediately in the
excitement and splendor of the prestigious championship. Then he
went out and made two quick birdies. “All of a sudden, I was
like, 'Oh, my goodness, I'm 2 under par in the U.S. Amateur. What
do I do now?' ” Zychowski recalled last week. . .
Ex-HC athlete Keitani Graham Olympic
wrestler
August 5, 2012 * By Joey Goldstein * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
A string of hamstring injuries limited Keitani Graham’s
track and field career at Holy Cross, but nine years after leaving
Worcester behind the former decathlete is an Olympian. He has his
father — and lots of hard work — to thank for that.
Graham, who graduated from HC in 2003, turned in his cleats for a
wrestling singlet in 2006 at the advice of Clark Graham, a former
high school standout. . .
Greco-Roman wrestler Graham soaks in
Olympics
August 5, 2012 * By Dave Reardon * Honolulu
Star-Advertiser
Greco-Roman wrestler Keitani Graham knows it is unlikely he will
leave London with the Federated States of Micronesia's first
Olympic medal. But the native of Kealakekua still sees his
participation as a golden opportunity. "What I want to do is soak
up as much experience as I can and take that back home to the kids
who I work with," Graham said in an email interview from the
Olympic Village. . .
YWCA staffer to participate in 8-mile Boston Light
Swim
August 3, 2012 * By Jay Gearan * Worcester Telegram &
Gazette
Patty Flanagan is an accomplished long-distance
swimmer who held several school records when she competed for the
College of the Holy Cross in the early 1980s. But on Aug. 18, her
swimming challenge will be nothing like those college days in
heated pools and marked lanes. Ms. Flanagan, the YWCA Central
Massachusetts' director of health promotion services, will churn
through the cold waters of Boston Harbor in the annual 8-mile
Boston Light Swim. . .
