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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Mass. teen killed in crash was an 'undefeated' athlete, giving and kind to others
Maisey O'Donnell, one of three Concord-Carlisle High School seniors who died in a crash in Florida, was remembered as a gifted athlete, an honors student and led by example, her family said in her obituary. At around 9:28 p.m. on April 21, James McIntosh, Hannah Wasserman, O'Donnell and a third teenage girl were in an SUV driving west on Route 98 in Walton County, near Panama City Beach, Florida, when they were struck by a tractor-trailer trying to make a U-turn in a paved median, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report obtained by MassLive. The SUV crossed the median and the highway's eastbound side before stopping along the woodline, police said. Wasserman and McIntosh died, while O'Donnell later died at the hospital, Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Superintendent Dr. Laurie Hunter said in a statement obtained by WCVB-TV. The third teenage girl was last reported in critical condition. Born Catherine Mason O'Donnell on Oct. 16, 2006, in Nashville, Tennessee, she was raised in Concord, her family wrote. As a student, she was a two-time Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I State Diving champion, 'undefeated in her junior and senior seasons,' her family continued. 'She was the three-time North Sectionals Champion and Dual County League Champion and a four-year varsity letter winner,' her obituary read. 'In club diving, as a four-year member of Boston Area Diving, she earned [Amateur Athletic Union] All-American honors her junior year and competed at USA Diving Nationals and Red, White, and Blue Nationals.' O'Donnell was an honors student and a member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Commended Scholar, her family wrote. She planned to attend Williams College and 'was eagerly looking forward to diving for the Ephs.' 'Maisey was beautiful, inside and out,' her family wrote. 'She was humble, ethical, and highly intelligent. She could perform under pressure and rise to the occasion. She was a tremendous friend, sister, and daughter. She was giving and kind, especially with the many younger divers in the diving community.' With other divers, she led by example and celebrated others, her family wrote. O'Donnell was a fan of Taylor Swift, loved Crumbl cookies 'and her daily iced coffee,' the obituary read. 'She made sure her hair was done, regardless of how little she had slept,' her family wrote. 'She was a self-described optimist.' O'Donnell is survived by her parents, Elizabeth O'Donnell and Christoph O'Donnell; her sister Emery 'Emmy' C. O'Donnell; her great-grandfather Thomas L.P. O'Donnell Sr. of Hingham; her grandparents R. Keating Hagmann and Ann R. Hagmann of Cos Cob, Connecticut; her aunts Caroline R. Hagmann of Stamford, Connecticut and Anna C. O'Donnell and her husband Bulent Ceylon of Bangkok, Thailand; her uncle Tilman J. O'Donnell and his wife Melinda Kinnaman of Stockholm, Sweden; and her four cousins. Visitation hours for family and friends will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford St. The funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at St. Bernard's Church at Holy Family Parish, 12 Monument Square. James McIntosh, Mass. teen killed in Florida crash, was independent, creative Hannah Wasserman, Mass. teen killed in Florida crash, loved history and dance New Bedford man killed in I-195 crash loved to play music, 'lit up every room'
Boston Globe
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
After sting of second place, Masconomet gymnastics vaults back to the top, capturing fifth state championship since 2019
The Chieftans ensured they liked their result Saturday, jumping out to the lead on their first rotation, uneven bars. They never relented, winning their fifth state title since 2019 with a team score of 149.05, 2 points ahead of runner-up Newton North at the state championships held at Algonquin Regional High School. Sarah Aldrich finished third in the all-around for the Chieftains, who used their deep roster of high-level club gymnasts to compete in every event. Even senior Fallon Eberhardt, suffering from a leg injury that took her out of her club season and last weekend's North Sectionals, competed. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Masconomet's Sarah Aldrich scores a 9.5 on floor exercise. — Kat Cornetta (@KatCornetta) Advertisement They dominated floor exercise with the highest team showing (37.475). Every apparatus showcased their perfect lines, straight legs, and pointed toes. Masconomet finished the day on vault, with Janey Young up last. She had suffered a bloody nose prior to the rotation, and wasn't able to warm up. Vetzev checked in with her on the runway before her turn. 'The plan was to land one on our feet,' said Vetzev, 'and then go for the next one, and try and make it perfect.' Young did just that, scoring a 9.65 to secure the Chieftains' victory. Janey Young scores a 9.65 on vault for — Kat Cornetta (@KatCornetta) Last week, Newton North's balance beam rotation marred their South Sectional performance, dropping the top-ranked Tigers to second. Coach Cassie Ford said her team would spend the week before Saturday's championships fixing those mistakes. It paid off in their second-place finish, with two gymnasts finishing in the top 10 of the all-around: seventh-place Sofia Dukakis and ninth-place Molly Haughton. 'They went into this week practicing like there was no tomorrow,' said Ford. 'They put in everything they had. We did so many beam routines. They just worked so hard.' Janey Young is enveloped by her teammates after her title-clinching performance on the vault. Erin Clark/Globe Staff/Erin Clark A battle emerged between Danvers/Lynnfield and South Sectional champion Mansfield for third place. Danvers/Lynnfield had the best vault rotation of the day with a 37.65, and placed two gymnasts in the top four of the all-around, but Mansfield used their best performance of the season, with no major mistakes, to edge the Falcons by a mere 0.075 for third. Advertisement Sophie Moore and Bridget Boni led the Hornets with all-around scores in the high 35s. In the all-around, Central Catholic's Zinnia Hopkinson was the all-around winner. Erin Clark/Globe Staff/Erin Clark Kat Cornetta can be reached at
