Sports
Brandon Walsh: 2011 Male Athlete of the Year
Senior Brandon Walsh takes home the award for the second consecutive year.
is simply the best athlete North Andover has seen in a long time.
The entire town has been relying and depending on the right arm of this talented football and baseball player since he emerged as a standout at North Andover High School.
’s year was highlighted by the MIAA Division 2 North Championship of baseball that he helped the Knights achieve.
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At Fraser Field in Lynn, the Knights’ number two starter got the nod against Lynn Classical in North Andover’s biggest game in over five years.
Walsh delivered 11 strikeouts in a ; it was North Andover’s 23rd consecutive win. Throughout the season, Walsh was North Andover’s top catcher and an offensive force.
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Shifting gears to football, the Knights were anchored once again by their senior star who made the Boston Globe’s CAL/NEC All Star Team along with his teammates Nate Hitchcock, John Iannone, Daniel Laorenza, Jon Miller, Stephen O’Grady, and Greg Ryan.
Walsh will leave behind a legacy as one of North Andover’s top athletes of all time. For now, we can only watch him ride off into the sunset with one baseball season left before graduation.
