Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Members of the Class of 2024 honored at Senior Banquet

The Senior Banquet was held on Wednesday, May 29th at CHS's Morse Auditorium.  Thanks to the best coaching staff in the state for taking another night away from your families to come honor our Bulldogs. It was a night full of celebration.

111 of 210 graduating seniors received varsity letters in each of their sports. That marks roughly 55% of the class earning letters. 

(Big shout out to Lucas Massih- who served as an Athletic Dept. extern this spring and spearheaded the Varsity Letter project. He was amazing at this!)

Here are some Bulldog Highlights from the 2023-24 school year- led by this amazing class:

Hock Sportsmanship Award- Boys Hockey

Hockomock Davenport Titles- Volleyball, Girls Swimming, Boys Hockey, and Girls Hockey (outright Hock champs)

MIAA State Tournament team qualifiers- Girls Soccer, Football, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Boys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Boys Basketball, Girls Lacrosse and Boys Lacrosse, and Unified Track and Field. 

Deep MIAA Tournament Run-
State Finalists- Girls Volleyball

We also bid farewell to four key members of our Varsity Coaching staff- all have made a huge contribution to CHS Athletics. 

  • Coach Nikki Petrich, Girls Hockey- Coach Nikki joined us two years ago and has led her team to two amazing seasons, collectively amassing a record of 38-7-4 and advancing to a State Final year one and the Elite 8 this year. A great role model- Coach Nikki will be greatly missed. We wish her all the best in her next step in her coaching journey. 

  •  Coach Kelly McGowan, Girls Lacrosse- It’s only been several months since Coach Kelly McGowan was named our head Girls LAX coach, but it feels like she has been at the helm much longer than that. Coach McGowan stepped up to fill a big void left by coach Bradley and did not disappoint. We cannot thank her enough for all she has done for our Girls LAX program this spring. 

  • Coach Stephanie Parker, Cheer- Coach Parker- a beloved CHS teacher- joined our coaching staff as our head Cheer coach back in 2019. Since then, she has shown amazing commitment and dedication to her student athletes and her teams. She navigated coaching an indoor sport during the pandemic and never lost sight of the safety of her kids. She was critical in expanding the program to include a JV team for the first time in many years. Thank you Coach Parker! (Click Here for previously posted blog entry regarding Coach Parker's departure.)

  • Coach Jimmy Choquette, Girls Basketball- Coach Choquette has been a steady, caring, committed, passionate head coach of our girls basketball program for the past 11 years. During that time, he has lead his teams to great successes but most importantly, he has led his teams with great sportsmanship, teamwork, camaraderie and care. I want to personally thank him on behalf of the entire CHS Athletics community, for all he has done for so many Bulldogs over the years. (Click Here for previously posted blog entry regarding Coach Choquette's departure.)

Individual Honors

Hockomock League Scholar Athletes- Dominic Gray and Mercia Kolokithas

Click Here for Blog Entry from last month's Hockomock Scholar Athlete Banquet

Special Recognition- For going 
above and beyond in support of 
CHS student athletes

Scott Herr Strength & Conditioning Award
for excellence in the Herr Center
Olivia McCloskey

Sammy Swardlick Spirit Cup
for exemplifying the spirit of a Bulldog-
Maggie McCready

Track & Field Sportsmanship Cup for 
excellence in track and field-
Luke Darling

Track & Field Sportsmanship Cup- 
for excellence in Track & Field-
Lianna Camille


Paul Callahan Award for Excellence in
Football, Basketball, Baseball and/or Track-
Owen Lane

Jack Horack Award for teamwork, grit, hard
work and determination in CHS athletics-
Ava Gilmore

Jack Horack Award for teamwork, grit, hard
work and determination in CHS athletics-
Anna Lehan

The Bulldog Award- recognizes the student 
athlete who made the most significant impact
to the successes of their teams- 
Brendan Tourgee

The Bulldog Award- recognizes the student 
athlete who made the most significant impact
to the successes of their teams-
Katie Oliver

The Xavier Machuga "X"-Award-
for resilience, perseverance and bravery-
Fatima Sidibay

The Xavier Machuga "X"-Award-
for resilience, perseverance and bravery-
Rauiri Ritson


Captains' Award for exceptional 
leadership of their teams-
Jessica Wright

Captains' Award for exceptional 
leadership of their teams-
Zaza Francoeur