Two Watertown Athletes Honored During Mass. Celebration of Girls in Sports Day

Two Watertown High School students joined hundreds of other female athletes at Faneuil Hall on Friday to be a part of the Massachusetts Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports Day. 

Alyssa Carlson, who plays field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse, and Brenna McDonald, a soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse player, were chosen to attend the annual event, which this year has a theme of "Girls in Sports: An Investment in the Future."

Carlson and McDonald received a certificate during the morning's celebration, as did two girls from each participating high school. 

Amy Latimer, TD Garden President, presented the keynote speech at the event co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the New Agenda: Northeast.

In addition to Latimer's keynote address, the event will also honor: 

• Three 2013 recipients of the Massachusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award: Mary Burke, Lacrosse Coach, Medway High School; Tara Morano, Athletic Trainer and Physical Education Educator, Middleborough High School, and Ann Simons, Field Hockey Coach, Longmeadow High School.
• Three GWS Essay Award winners: Bryn Miller, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, first place; Addie Egan, Westborough High School, second place, and Sarah Lagan, Natick High School, third place; Sylvie Rose Stoloff, Boston Latin School, and Emma Caviness, Nashoba Regional High School, both Honorable Mention.

National Girls and Women in Sport Day (NGWSD) began in 1987 as a day to remember Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and her work to assure equality for women's sports, according to a release from the MIAA. Hyman died of Marfan's Syndrome in 1986. 

For a list of athletes attending this special event, please go to: http://www.miaa.net/gen/miaa_generated_bin/documents/basic_module/AthleteListingforPressRelease.pdf