Induction Class Of 2009

Matt Poitras graduated from NBHS in 1993. In the four years that Matt attended New Bedford High, he managed to participate in four athletic programs; Basketball, Baseball, Football and Golf.

He played only one year for the football and golf teams. It was his participation on the baseball and basketball teams that guaranteed his enshrinement to the New Bedford High' School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Matt was a starter on the 1993 State Championship Basketball Team at the small forward position. He also was selected as a co captain on that historic team. His great ail-around play prompted the New Bedford Standard Times to choose him as a member of that newspaper's All Star Team for 1993.

Matt was a two year varsity performer for the NBHS Baseball team; playing the short-stop position. So proficient were his hitting and fielding abilities that he was again chosen as a Standard Times All-Star, this time as a baseball player.

The 1993 baseball team went all the way through the State Tournament and added a State Championship to the legacy of that 1993 school year.

Matt continued his education at Bridgewater State College where he starred for three years as the varsity short-stop. The team went to their Division's World Series in 1996 and 1997 and Matt was chosen as his Conference's Player of the Year in 1997. Also in 1997, Matt was chosen All New England 1st Team at the shortstop position.

Matt is currently living in Acushnet and is the Assistant Baseball Coach at Bridgewater State College.

Matt Weaver was the Johnny Weissmuller of New Bedford High School from 1989 when he started as a Freshman to 1993 when he ended his Senior year. During the course of those 4 years, Matt managed to set school records in the 50 yard freestyle, the 100 yard freestyle, the 200 yard freestyle, the . 500 yard freestyle and 100 yard backstroke. He also helped set school records for all three relay teams. As of today, Matt still holds all of these school records.

So proficient was he as a swimmer that he was chosen Athlete of the Week by the Standard Times on three occasions.

In 1993, Matt was chosen as an All State Swimmer by the Boston Globe. After High School, Matt served for four years in the United States Coast Guard.

He currently lives in New Bedford with his wife Tricia and their two children, Drew and Cameron; and works as a finish carpenter and cabinet installer.

Christine Seguin Greany attended New Bedford High School from 1985 to 1989 and during those four years she was involved with the gymnastics, diving and softball teams.

She was extremely successful in all three sports.

Christine participated in gymnastics for 3 years, and for two of those years, she was part of the team that was the Southeastern Massachusetts Conference Champions. She won the Sportsmanship Award in gymnastics twice, in 1986 and 1987.

Christine was also a huge performer for the Diving Team at NBHS from 1987 to 1989. In her last year of diving competition, she won first place in the South sectional Diving Competition at Northeastern University. She later took fifth place at the All State Meet.

On the softball field, Christine distinguished herself as a tough, all-around player. She was a speedy, hard-hitting outfielder, and in her sophomore and junior years, her team went to the semi-finals in the State championships.

Finally, in 1989, the softball team won the State Championship against a very strong Holy Name of Worcester team. Christine finished second in the league in batting with a .432 batting average. Because of the outstanding year that she had, she was chosen as one of the outfielders on the Standard Times All Star Dream Team.

Christine graduated from Bristol Community College in 1994 with a Degree in Dental Hygiene. She has worked as a Dental Hygienist for Dr. Joseph Mills in North Dartmouth for the past fourteen years. She lives in New Bedford with her husband Stephen and their twelve year old daughter Hannah, who, like her mother, loves softball and swimming.

Timo Silveira graduated from New Bedford High School in 1989, and during her four years at NBHS, she played 1 year for the track team, 1 year for the basketball team, 4 years for the volleyball team and four years for the softball team. It was for the volleyball and softball teams that she distinguished herself as one of the athletic greats from NBHS.

Timo was the captain of the volleyball team in her final year of competition in that sport. The team had a very successful season that year and Timo was selected as a Standard Times All Star. As a softball player, Timo attained her greatest athletic success. As a four year starting catcher in that sport, she helped her team reach the semi-finals of the State championships in 1987 and 1988.

Timo had a gun for an arm and was a tremendous hitter and run producer. In 1989, her senior year was so productive that the team won the State championship, and Timo was selected as an All-State All-Star catcher by both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald.

Timo also won the Sportsmanship Award in 1989 from New Bedford High and she graduated with honors that year.

She enrolled at Bridgewater State College the next year and the honors continued to roll in. She played softball at Bridgewater State for four years and in every one of those years, she was chosen as an ECAC All-Star. She was an NCAA Regional All-American in 1991. In 1993, Timo was selected as the Division III ECAC Player of the Year. In that same year she was selected as the MASCAC Player of the Year in softball.

After graduating from Bridgewater State, Timo played in the Women's New England Baseball League and played for the USA Women's Baseball Team that played other national teams from Japan, Canada, Australia and the Dominican Republic. She later played Professional Women's Baseball for the New Jersey Diamonds.

Currently, Timo is a manager at Olympia Sports and is working with the New Bedford Bay Sox of the NECBL, while she continues to take classes at BCC for Sports Management.

Kippy Andrade was a 1983 graduate of New Bedford High School. While attending NBHS from 1979 to 1983, Kippy excelled for both the track team and the football team.

He ran indoor and outdoor track for 4 years at NBHS, being on the outdoor track team that won State Outdoor Champioships in 1980 and 1983. Kippy was the Captain of the 1983 Team which also came in 2nd in the New England Championships that same year. He was the anchor leg of the State Champion 4x100 meters relay team. He finished in 2nd place in the 100 meter relay team.

He finished 2nd in the 100 meter dash during the New England Championships.

So consistent and proficient in his track events was he, that he was chosen the Standard Times All Scholastic performer in the indoor 50 yard dash and the Outdoor 100 meter dash events for three consecutive years, 1981 - 1983. He was the SMC League champion for those two events from 1981 - 83.

Kippy's speed made him a natural candidate as a running back for the football team. During the 1982 season, his last as a footballer, he is especially remembered for two games that season as his team went 6 - 4. One was against Division I power Quincy High School. Kippy was stopped most of the first half by the stellar Quincy High defensive line. But the second half was a different story.

Kippy rushed for more that 100 yards. With less than two minutes to go, he ran to the right side then cut left for a gain of 60 yards. Then, on the next play, he took a handoff from the quarterback and raced around right end for the score.

He capped his outstanding high school football career with the help of his teammates by rushing for 197 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns as New Bedford buried Durfee during their traditional Thanksgiving Day game. He was chosen the outstanding offensive performer for that game as the Protection Oil Company player of the week, an honor that he had previously won against Quincy.

Kippy played football for one year at the University of Connecticut, then graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a Consumer Manager for the Disability Services Office at the University of Massachusetts.

Kasey began his high school football playing in his sophomore year, after graduating from Normandin Jr. High School, which did not have a football program. At the end of the season he made The Standard Times All Scholastic Football Team, the only sophomore to do so.

In 1974, his Junior year, in the first half of the Thanksgiving Game against rival Durfee, he blocked a punt and pounced on it in the end zone for a touchdown. In the second half, he partially blocked another punt. New Bedford High went on to win the game 12 - 0. He was voted outstanding player of the game. He was selected to the All Southeastern Massachusetts Conference Schoolboy Football Team

The 1975 season found him as Co Captain of the team. Finishing the season, he was selected to the All Southeastern Massachusetts Conference Schoolboy Football Team, the Taunton Gazette All Star Football Team and an All American Football Player to play in the Harry Agganis Bowl.

Kasey started twenty-nine (29) consecutive games in his high school career. Multiple colleges recruited him. Among them were Syracuse, Boston College, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Tulane, U of MA - Amherst, U of RI, U of CT, and numerous other 1A schools.

He accepted the football scholarship offered by the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and looked forward to the 1976 season as a Badger. While at the University of Wisconsin, Kasey was a member of the varsity football team for 4 years, earning his letter 3 years.

He was named the defensive player of the game against Northwestern University in 1978.

Kasey currently lives in New Bedford with his 13 year old daughter, Madison and is the Operations Manager at the Maritime Terminals International.

From 1958 to 1961, Bob Lyonnais was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest athlete at NBHS. Although he participated in 4 sports, his fame came from his participation in football and baseball.

Bob was a three year starter on the NBHS baseball team. The speedy outfielder was selected as an All Bristol County performer in 1959 and 1961 when he batted 351 and 500 respectively. He was injured for most of the 1960 season.

Bob's football career was equally outstanding. He started and lettered for 3 years, from 1958 to 1960. He was the leading pass receiver on the 1958 team. He was a starting halfback for the undefeated 1959-60 team that went 7-0-1, and was a huge part of the

42 - 0 annihilation of Durfee that year as he carried the ball 19 times for 277 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He was selected All-Bristol County in 1959 and 1960. He was selected the Touchdown Club's Most Outstanding Athlete for 1959 and 1960, and he was chosen by The Sporting News as a member of its 1959 All American Football Team.

Bob garnered many awards for his athletic prowess. He won the James P. Murphy Memorial Club Award, the Edward "Dutchy" Karl Memorial Award for Scholarship and Athletics (he was in the National Honor Society), the Touchdown Club Scholarship and the Thomas W. Eck Football College Scholarship.

Bob played Freshman baseball at

UMass Amherst then injured his knee 3 times which ended his collegiate career.

Bob graduated from UMass in 1965 and taught in the New Bedford School System for 26 years, retiring in 1998. Now in retirement, Bob and his wife Dianne spend half of the year in Florida and the other half in Fairhaven. They are the parents of a daughter Suzanne Sumner, a teacher at NB Voke, and a son, Commander Robert W. Lyonnais, a member of the U.S. Navy SEALS.

Steve Gardiner began his track career at a distinct disadvantage by having to attend an insignificant public high school in Fall River, MA. He overcame this hardship by enrolling at UMass Dartmouth, where his track prowess came through to such a degree that he was enshrined in that college's Hall of Fame in 2003, a mere 30 years after he graduated.

Steve was hired as a Assistant Track and Winter Track Coach in 1976 and served in that capacity from 1976 - 77. It was during this period that NBHS captured their 1st All State Outdoor Track Championship with Dick Ponte the team's Head Coach. In 1978, Steve was selected to be the Head Cross Country Coach, a position he held from 1978 to 2007. In 1979, Steve was also given the Boys Outdoor Track Head Coaching job. Under his tutelage, NBHS won All State, Outdoor Track Championships in 1980, 1983, 1993, 1995 and 2002. In 1982, the Outdoor Track Team won the Class A Championship. No All-State Title was contested that year. He was also the Girls Outdoor Head Coach from 1984 to 1986, the Boys and Girls Indoor Head Coach from 1978 to 1986, the Boys and Girls Indoor Head Coach from 1978 to 1993 and the Assistant Indoor Coach from 1994 to 2007.

During his coaching tenure at NBHS, Steve was selected the Boston Globe Track Coach of the Year in 1980, 1983 and 1993. He was chosen to be on the Runner's World All Star Coaching Team in 1984. In 1997, Steve was selected as the Section I National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Section I includes New England, New York and New Jersey. He was a finalist for the National Coach of the Year award after that 1997 season.

Numerous other championships such as the Team Indoor Relay Championships (1980, 81, 82, 83) and Outdoor Relay Team Championships (1987, 1995) made it inevitable that the MA State Track Coaches would enshrine Steve into their Hall of Fame, which occurred in 2000. NBHS is the only Boys Team to win an All State Outdoor Track Championship in each of the last four decades.

During Steve Gardiner's tenure, there have been over 100 individuals from his track teams 10 win Class A, State and/or New England Titles. Currently Steve is the Head Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach. Not bad for a kid from Fall River.