2010-2011 Boys State Gymnastics Tournament

The Red Devils competed in the MIAA State Tournament last Friday where they came in third, missing second by 1.5 points. Their over all performance was very intense which was a credit to the senior class.
The boy’s team had a great showing in the individual portion of the competition by winning medals in several events:
Dion Santiago placed 4th on floor.
Tyler Baczewski placed 6th on pommel horse.
Joe Hanafin placed 5th on high bar, 4th on parallel bars, and tied for 6th with James Walsh on the vault.
Cory Pease placed 3rd on rings and Ryan Shea placed 6th on rings.

Red Devils Boys Take Home 21 Medals

The boy’s finished their season hosting the Coaches Invitational and taking home 21 medals including a 1st place on rings by Cory Pease and 1st on floor by Dion Santiago.
Senior team mate Ryan Shea joined Pease on the podium with a 2nd finish on rings, with Eric Duran and Derek Ostlund following in 3rd and 4th.
The red devils stood in the top 3 spots with Dion 1st, Joe Hanafin 2nd and Doug Johnson finishing 3rd on floor.
Three more medals were won on pommel horse when Tyler Baczewski took 2nd place, Josh Rosenberg took 5th and Peter DeBarros took 6th.
Evan Burt took 3rd on parallel bars while Tyler and Joe picked up their second medals of the night with 4th and 5th place finishes.
The high bar podium was crowed with red devils as, Pat Gallivan, Mike Brown, Alex Pearsons and Joe Sateriale took the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place awards.
The same was true when the vaulting medals were awarded to James “Walshie” Walsh, Doug Johnson, Kyle Stanley and Ryan Shea in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place.

This year BHS Red Devils team of 30 came in second in the Eastern Mass. League and Captain Tyler Baczewski was named Eastern Mass Senior Gymnast of the year. This year’s team graduates eleven gymnasts.

Red Devil of the Week Ending February 12, 2011

February 12, 2011

Cara DiPerna

Girls Gymnastics

In the league meet Cara DiPerna scored a 9.3 on balance beam, and in state individuals she had another great performance with no falls on the balance beam. Cara is a dedicated, determined, and hard-working young lady. She has been an asset to the team for the past four years.

Video From BHS-Stoneham Boys Hockey

As always, thanks to Mr. McRae for the great video!

Boys Hockey vs. Stoneham reported by Jaime Gweshe

The Red Devils lit up the scoreboard and are now within two points of reaching the MIAA State Tournament with after Monday night’s effort against the Stoneham Spartans.


Burlington’s Kyle Crowley scored 45 seconds into the first period giving the Devils the early lead. Crowley followed up his first goal with another one fourteen minutes later to give Burlington a 2-0 lead heading into the intermission.

It was captain Chris Irwin who put the Spartans in a 3-0 deficit with his goal at 1:45 in the second period. Irwin would score his second goal of the night at 13:03. Kyle Crowley got a hat trick with his third goal of the night with less than a minuet left in the second period.

The third period was another strong fifteen minutes for the Devils. At 6:16 Irwin sent a few more hats down to the ice with his third goal of the night to put the Devils at a solid 6-0 lead. Burlington’s attempt to shut out Stoneham was stopped when Dalton Cox scored on a newly put in Nick DeSimone at 10:55. Burlington didn’t waste much time to respond to Stoneham’s attempt to inspire a tally when Joe Moran scored a minuet later. PJ Vigneau scored shortly after Moran for his second point of the night, his first coming from an assist on Moran’s goal in his previous shift. Captain Shane Matthews netted in a shot that finalized a solid 9-1 win for the Devils.

Burlington faces Winchester Wednesday night looking to gain those needed two points to qualify for the state tournament. “Every game from now on is must win for us,” said senior Kyle Crowley who had a hat trick in the game, “we have to focus on two points every night. Every time we step in the rink its two points. That’s all we want.”

Pictures From Our Girls Gymnastics Team At The Winchester and League Meets

Girls Gymnastics Standings

Congratulations to the following members of the girl’s gymnastics team:

Haley Vercollone (BARS)
Cara DiPerna (BEAM)
Alyssa Mitchell (BEAM)
Casey Landry (FLOOR)

They have qualified for the state individual tournament,which will take place this Sunday at 10:30am at Algonquin High School.

Also, Congratulations to the following girl’s who have received awards from the  Middlesex League for their outstanding performances this season!

Alyssa Mitchell 1st All-Star (BEAM)
Cara DiPerna 2nd All-Star (BEAM)
Haley Vercollone 2nd All-Star (BARS)
Casey Landry Honorable Mention (BEAM)
Amber Speck Honorable Mention  (VAULT)

Wrestling Sectional Duals Results

Burlington went 0-3 at the sectional duals.


They finish the 2011 season with a 1-27 record.

Here are the individual results.

 Burlington 22 Whittier Tech 36

103 Steve Giampapa B  WBF 1:01 Tyler Tannian

112 Josh Diaz W WBF 1:25 Andy Hubbard

119 Travis Yell W Forfeit

125 Tyler Bard W Forfeit

130 Edgar Centeritcki W Forfeit

135 Mark Welsch B  Forfeit

140 Munish Gandevia B  WBF 1:23

145 Shane Surette W WBF 1:10 Dave Swiniarkski

152 no contest

160 Luke Nigro B  10-0 Jack Morton

171 Nick Predki W WBF 3:37 John Dube

189 no contest

215 no contest

285 no contest

Burlington 9 Beverly 39

112 Steve Giampapa Burl 11-6 Connor Sullivan

119 Antwan Tran Bev WBF 1:12 Andy Hubbard

125 Nick Pariano Bev Forfeit

130 Brian Foley Bev Forfeit

135 Yan Aguedlo Bev 11-7 Mark Welsch

140 Steve Wilbur Bev WBF 4:45 Munish Gandevia

145 Kris Stefani Bev WBF 1:15 Dave Swiniarkski

152 Luke Nigro Burl WBF 3:34 Blake Sullivan

160 no contest

171 Noah Convincer Bev WBF 2:31 John Dube

189 no contest

215 no contest

285 no contest

103 no contest


Burlington 15 Salem 23

135 Joey Dinh S WBF :30 Mark Welsch

140 Kyle Hardy S WBF 1:15 Munish Gandevia

145 Josh Lausier S WBF 1:38 Dave Swiniarkski

152 Luke Nigro B 8-0 Jake Theriault

160 no contest

171 John Dube B WBF :52 Jon Lausier

189 no contest

215 no contest

285 no contest

103 Steve Giampapa B WBTF 19-4 5:30 Trinaned Raji

112 Robert Duong S WBTF 15-0 3:00 Andy Hubbard

119 no contest

125 no contest

130 no contest

Girls Gymnastics end their regular season

The Girl’s Gymnastics team finished their regular season on Thursday with a win over Woburn 125.55 to 120.55.  The girl’s took second in the Middlesex League meet on Saturday.  The team is ranked second in the league, and according to boston.com the girl’s are in thirteenth place out of the thirty-five teams in the North.