Taking a look at past Bishop Award winners

Nobody is perfect, but the Eagle-Tribune sports staff appears to have gotten it right more often than not when picking the Harold P. "Max" Bishop Award as the top three-sport athletes among the 22 schools in the region.

The Bishop alumni includes a Super Bowl champion, several All-Americans, a two-time national champion, Hall of Famers, several two-sport college all-leaguers, a rare three-sport college athlete, a pair of four-time all-conference selections, a surgeon, a psychotherapist and two pro draft picks.

A pretty fair group, indeed.

2009

Ryan Sifferlen, North Andover: He's attending UMass Amherst but not playing sports.

Jenn Pino, North Andover: The midfielder scored 11 goals for Merrimack's 12-3 lacrosse team.

2008

KB Oshodi, Central Catholic: He's attending Drexel University but not playing sports.

Bree Robinson, Pinkerton: She has 10 career goals in two seasons for the University of Hartford soccer team and was second-team all-conference as a freshman.

2007

Andrew Foote, North Andover: He played football for one year at Springfield, returning one kickoff for 17 yards.

Melissa Lucas, Central Catholic: She led UConn softball in batting as a freshman (.358, 14 runs, 17 RBIs), her only year of college sports. She's now in the Army.

2006

Tommy Beaton, Pentucket: The recent Bates grad was a second-team All-NESCAC selection in baseball (.380, 39 runs, 22 RBIs, 21 steals, team record 57 hits, school record 44 career steals) and football (35 catches, 453 yards). He is now a graduate assistant football coach at Tufts.

Alexis Souhlaris, Pinkerton: Souhlaris, a four-time all-conference softball player at Maine (three times first team), was league MVP as a junior.

2005

*Pat Halligan, Salem: "The Hammer" recently graduated from UNH with a degree in accounting. He didn't play varsity sports.

Ashley Waters, Amesbury: She set six UMaine softball records.

2004

Josh Valerio, Methuen: He played baseball and some basketball at Fisher College. He also has played semi-pro football and professional poker.

*Ashley Waters, Amesbury: She set six UMaine softball records.

2003

Zak DeOssie, North Andover/Phillips: An All-American linebacker at Brown, he was drafted in the fourth round and won a Super Bowl with the N.Y. Giants as a long snapper/reserve linebacker. DeOssie was named to the 2009 Pro Bowl as a "need player."

Jessica Cegarra, Timberlane: The four-time All-NE-10 volleyball player at Bryant holds the school shot put (42-4 1/4) and heptathlon records (3,549), and even played a year of basketball. She is an assistant volleyball coach at Bryant and just completed basic training for the National Guard.

2002

Mike Grella, Pinkerton: He played one year of football at UNH, carrying 17 times for 99 yards. He later played lacrosse for the Wildcats, but they disbanded the program.

Esia Johnson, Lawrence: A three-time track All-American at UMass Lowell, Johnson had personal bests of 12.32 in the 100, 25.46 in the 200, 19-6 3/4 in the long jump and 39-2 1/2 in the triple jump.

2001

Jeff Nicholson, Methuen: He scored 912 points in three seasons of basketball at Babson. He's now director of business development at LeadKarma LLC.

Lisa Tisbert, Andover: A two-time All-New England Division 2 soccer player at Bentley, Tisbert scored a school record 39 goals and equalled the record with 27 assists. She also was a key four-year player in softball. Tisbert works as an applications manager and lives in Tewksbury.

2000

Paul Bianchi, Pentucket: He played a couple years of football as a walk-on at UMass Amherst.

Ashley Harmeling, Phillips: The North Reading native was a soccer/lacrosse All-American at Amherst and also shined in squash. The Harvard business school grad is an analyst at Goldman Sachs.

1999

Niall Murphy, Central Catholic: A three-year starter for Harvard football, Murphy is director of recruiting at MetLife Financial Group of Massachusetts.

Sarah (Broadhead) Baird, Brooks: The North Andover native starred for Brown's 2000 and 2002 rowing national championship teams. She is married and living in Connecticut. Her older sister also won the Bishop Award.

1998

Joe Uliano, Central Catholic: He played football at Holy Cross, where he was slowed by knee injuries.

One season he rushed for 233 yards and the next he played nose guard, making 25 tackles. The former Mitt Romney aide is an attorney.

Meghan Hamilton, Londonderry: She was a two-year captain for UMass Lowell basketball. As a senior she was first-team All-NE-10 and the conference's defensive MVP.

1997

Andy Alsup, Haverhill: He caught 109 passes for 1,350 yards and 10 TDs at Northeastern and won five America East track titles. His personal bests were 47.34 in the 400 and 21.56 in the 200. Alsup's a guidance counselor and assistant track coach at Haverhill High.

Marie (Neibert) Loyacano, Salem: She was a two-year letterman for Drexel basketball. She's an elementary school teacher in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

1996

Hugh Quattlebaum, Phillips: After starring at Amherst, the Andoverite was drafted in the 25th round by the Tigers and played four years in the minors.

He also scored 791 points for the Amherst basketball team.

Quattlebaum, whose brother Gus is assistant director of amateur scouting for the Red Sox, is a screenwriter living in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Samantha Good, Haverhill: She was a two-time captain and a three-time all-conference basketball player at Bowdoin. Good is a psychotherapist in Greater Seattle.

1995

Mike Jean, Pinkerton: Jean was a four-year basketball letterman at St. Anselm. His 337 career assists is 13th in school history.

Dianne Mowatt, Methuen: Mowatt, who didn't play college sports, is living in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

1994

*Todd Harris, Andover/Phillips: A three-year letterman for the Harvard baseball team, Harris taught for several years and received his MBA from UCLA this spring.

Amy (Broadhead) Desharnais, Brooks: She was a three-year starter for Brown soccer and co-captain of the 1997 team. Broadhead, who grew up on the Brooks campus, won the Brown Team Spirit award. She's an executive for Nike in Oregon.

1993

Ethan Philpott, North Andover/Phillips: After being drafted in the third round by the Buffalo Sabres, the winger from North Andover played hockey at Harvard (10 career goals) and in the minors. He's a surgeon in Missouri.

Kerri (Camuso) Lavoie, Salem: She was a first-team All-American in volleyball and softball at Springfield. She set two school volleyball records and eight softball marks. The Springfield Hall of Famer was The Eagle-Tribune Female Athlete of the Year in 1995.

1992

Jason McCue, Andover: The former URI hurdler is a mortgage advisor for The McCue Group and lives in Newburyport.

Sheryl (Aldrich) Metivier, Salem: She was a four-time all-conference (first team three times) softball player at New Haven, where 13 years after graduating she was still the all-time leader in hits (182), doubles (40) and runs (133). The New Haven Hall of Famer is sales manager for the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.

1991

Brett Hammond, Andover: The walk-on linebacker lettered three years at UMass Amherst. Now living in Westford, Hammond is vice president of sales for Horizons Software.

Michelle (Bouldin) Austin, Salem: She's ranked 6th all-time in assists for Duquesne basketball. The mother of 4-year-old twins, Bouldin lives in Manchester, Conn., and is senior vice president of client relations for the Miniter Group.

1990

John Thompson, Andover: He earned a football scholarship to BC, where he only played briefly before leaving school. He's a car salesman in New Hampshire.

Beth Pickles, Methuen: She was the NE-10 basketball Rookie of the Year at Merrimack, where she was a four-year letterman. Pickles is a teacher at the Whittier School in Haverhill and lives in Groveland.

* Denotes was a junior in high school

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