Induction Class Of 2011

Katie Toomey was a 1995 graduate of New Bedford High School. During the four years that Katie was enrolled at NBHS, she participated in 12 athletic seasons, cross country for one year, winter track for one, basketball for three, spring track for three, and volleyball for three.

During her freshmen year (1992), Katie was a member of the quartet of runners that captured the 4x800-yard state championship relay. She was chosen a 1992 Standard-Times winter track all-star.

She stopped winter track to concentrate on her best-loved sports, basketball and volleyball. She was a successful basketball player but found real success on the NBHS volleyball team.

Katie played volleyball from 1992 to 1994. In 1993, she was chosen as a second team all-state all-star by the Boston Globe and a first team all-state all-star by the Boston Herald. In 1994, she was selected as a first team volleyball all-state all-star by both the Globe and the Herald. Her outstanding play helped propel the NBHS volleyball team to the 1994 State Championship. She also served as tri-captain on that team.

After graduating from NBHS, Katie matriculated at UMass Lowell where she became the New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Year for volleyball in 1995. She was a first-team all-star for that conference in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Her being chosen the 1998 Player of the Year was a culmination of four outstanding years of play at UMass Lowell. Katie was inducted into the UMass Lowell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

Katie taught at NBHS for five years and coached junior varsity volleyball from 2004-2006. She is currently a production assistant at Comcast Sports Net New England.

Tyhon Pina was a standout football, basketball and volleyball player at NBHS from 1993 through 1995. It would be difficult to single out his best sport since he was an all-conference selection in all three sports.

As a volleyball player, Tyhon set school records in digs and servers. He was an integral part of the 1995 State Championship Volleyball Team.

His basketball teams one-upped the volleyball squad. NBHS was the 1994 and 1995 state champions in basketball with Tyhon contributing much to the team's success.

As a football player, Tyhon was an outstanding wide receiver on the Super Bowl Champions teams of 1993 and 1994. During the 1993 game, Tyhon caught a 55-yard touchdown pass. He also set a school record of most receptions in a game against Zaverian.

After graduating in 1995, Tyhon enrolled at UMass Dartmouth and participated in basketball and football.

He is currently involved with Green Jobs Green Economy and is the Community Mobilization Director of All-Scholastic Athletic Programs (A.S.A.P) for inner city youth.

He is the proud father of Monae, Nia and Tyhon Jr.

Kate (Waskiel) Dyer attended NBHS from 1989 to 1993 and during that time she earned 10 varsity letters by participating in volleyball, basketball, and track.

She lettered three years with the volleyball team from 1990-1992 and during that time she managed to set a match and career NBHS record in digs. She captained the 1992 team, a team that was ranked second in the state, and she was selected as an all Big Three Conference all-star, a Mizuno High School all-star and a Boston Globe all-star.

She lettered three years with the basketball team from 1991-1993 and was selected captain during her junior and senior years. She was chosen a Big Three all-conference all-star in her senior year and a second team MA all-academic all-star.

Kate lettered four years on the girl's track team at NBHS and was chosen captain of the 1993 team. She was a Big Three Conference all-star for her junior and senior years participating in the triple jump event.

She was chosen as the NBHS Athlete of the Year for 1993. Kate was also in the National Honor Society.

After graduating from NBHS, she attended Bridgewater State College from 1993-1997.

She played volleyball at BSC and was selected captain during her last two years. She made the MASCAC All-Star Team and the MASCAC All-Academic Team and was selected Bridgewater State College's Athlete of the Year for 1996.

Kate earned a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and taught four years before starting a family. She is presently a proud wife and mother, of Jordan and Sariah, living in Raynham, MA.

She has volunteered for the MA Special Olympics since 1996, coaching basketball for 11 years. She is also a member of the Bridgewater Raynham Special Education Parents Advisory Council.

Darrell Oliveira graduated from NBHS in 1992. His four years at New Bedford High School were marked by many outstanding achievements, both athletically and academically.

Although he played baseball for one year, in reality Darrell was a two-sport man at NBHS, football and track & field. Darrell was equally accomplished in both sports.

As a defensive lineman, Darrell was chosen the NBHS Sophomore MVP, the NBHS Junior Defensive MVP and the NBHS Senior Defensive MVP. He was an all-conference defensive lineman in his junior and senior years as well as a Standard-Times all-star in both of those years. His football career culminated with being selected the MA Shriners High School All-Star Game Defensive MVP for 1992.

Darrell's track career may have been even more impressive. As a javelin thrower, Darrell began teaming with Dana Farland and Ray Gramlich to win the State Javelin Relays in 1990. Then, as an individual, he became the Massachusetts Javelin State Champion for

1992 and capped an outstanding career by becoming the New England Javelin Champion, also in 1992. For his efforts, he was chosen as a first-team track & field all-star by the Boston Herald.

Academically, Darrell was in the Honor Society as well as being selected to the Student Council and the Student Congress. is

Darrell participated in football and track & field at Princeton University after his NBHS graduation and was just as successful. He was a first team all-Ivy League all-star in his junior and senior years and later was chosen as a first teamer on the Princeton All-Decade team for the 1990's.

Currently, Darrell is a Strategy and Management Consultant for McKinsey & Company in New York City. He lives with his wife Laura and their two sons, Sebastian and Aaron.

Wilfredo Rosario refused to allow a physical ailment to interfere with an outstanding athletic career at NBHS.

Wilfredo played football at NBHS from 1984-87. As a defensive player, he gave a constant high-energy effort every time he suited up. He was a main cog in the defensive backfield of the 1986 team that played Foxboro in the Class A Super Bowl. His football career reached a high point during the 1987 Thanksgiving Day game against Durfee HS.

He was a constant thorn in Durfee's side throughout the game, tackling all runners that dared venture to his side of the field and recording several sacks which totally destroyed Durfee's offensive flow.

New Bedford won 16-0 and because of his heroics, he was named the "Player of the Game" by the New Bedford Standard-Times.

Wilfredo was even better as a track man. He participated in Winter and Spring track from 1986-1988.

He was the type of athlete who could do just about every event a track team had to offer.

In 1987 he had a great indoor and outdoor season. He placed 5th in the Class A indoors 600 yards race, 5th in the outdoors Class A long jump, and 5th in the State Decathlon. He was a junior, and his senior year was full of promise.

But then a little rain clouded up the picture. In his senior year, during the indoor track season, he was diagnosed as having diabetes and he was hospitalized at Joslin Hospital in Boston. He missed most of the indoor season.

When he was discharged from the hospital, he was determined to leave his mark with spring track.

Through hard work and determination, his spring track record was outstanding. He placed 1st in the SMC (league) 300 intermediate hurdles and 1st in the long jump. In the State Class A meet, he was 2nd in both the 300 intermediate hurdles and long jump. He placed 3rd in the All State long jump and 5th in the All State 300 meter hurdles.

His best efforts were in the New England's, where he placed 4th in the Class A 600-yard run and 3rd in the Class A New England long jump. He was named Athlete of the Year at NBHS in 1988.

Wilfredo credits his coach, Steve Gardiner, for inspiring him throughout his athletic career. He presently lives in New Bedford, is a truck driver and is the proud father of two daughters, Tanay Rae and Tempest Rae.

Tony Williams graduated from NBHS in 1980. He was a two-sport athlete, having participated in basketball and baseball. He played four years of varsity in both sports, and he excelled in both of these sports for those four years.

As a basketball center-forward, he averaged 14 plus points per game with a high output of 33 against Bishop Connelly. Tony was a tri-captain of the 1980 NBHS basketball team, who were the South Sectional State Champions. For his efforts, Tony was chosen as a first-team all-star on the Standara-Times, Taunton Gazette, and Fall River Herald squads. The Boston Globe picked him as a second-team all-star.

Tony was just as adept on the baseball diamond as he was on the basketball court. An outfielder and pitcher, he was chosen as an all-star first-teamer for both his junior and senior seasons. A good indicator of his batting power was once seen when he blasted a home run at Stang Field that landed on Route 6. His baseball efforts paid off as he was again chosen as a second-team all-star by the Boston Globe in his senior year, mirroring his basketball accomplishment.

Tony presently works for the New Bedford School Department as a custodian. He lives in New Bedford with his wife Joan. They are the parents of Steven, Scott, and Kara.

For the first three years of the decade of the 1960s, Wendy Miranda was an integral part of New Bedford High School's basketball team.

Wendy was a three-year starter, and during those three years, the team hit the peak, sank to the valley, then hit the peak again, but Wendy's performances never varied, always top-flight consistency.

In 1960-61, Wendy, as a sophomore and in his first year at NBHS, was given the starting point guard position by Coach Stan Grabiec and it proved to be a masterful decision as Wendy helped lead that team to the Class A Tech Tourney Championship.

1. 62 was a down year for NBHS cagers. They lose a majority of the championship squad from the prior year and were enveloped in a rebuilding year. Wendy's presence as a captain and team leader helped the newcomers slowly gel and although they experienced a losing season, they showed signs that better days were coming.
2. 63 saw the NBHS basketball team bounce back from the depths to become a winning team again. Wendy was chosen captain again and Coach Roger Lemenager's faith in Wendy's leadership paid off as Wendy constantly scored in double figures as he ran an impeccable floor game, directing his team from the back court.
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NBHS carried a 12-4 record into the 1963 Tech Tourney and came away with a 77-58 victory. They played Rindge Tech in the quarterfinals only to lose a heart breaker 52-50 to the eventual tournament champions. Wendy's play during the season and the Tech Tourney netted him a place on Boston's all-Scholastic Basketball Team.

After graduating from NBHS in 1963, Wendy played basketball at Gannon College and later served three years in the U.S. Army with one year being stationed in Pleiku, Vietnam.

Wendy later became an outstanding official (referee) in Division I and I! collegiate volleyball and in 1985 was chosen Referee of the Year for New England volleyball.

Wendy is the father of two daughters, Tiffany and Wen-dee, and has two grandchildren, Nyet and Nyani.

Steve DeRossi was a 1964 graduate of New Bedford High School, but his induction into the NBHS All Sports Hall of Fame comes as the result of an outstanding coaching career. His 24 seasons as the head coach of the boy's volleyball program began when the program was first established in 1986. Over that span, the volleyball program amassed inconceivable statistics.

Coach DeRossi left behind an incredible legacy of 23 straight winning seasons. Under his leadership, New Bedford High is the only team in the state's history to have qualified for every boy's volleyball state tournament held since they began in 1989. He directed the Whalers to 11 South Sectional Championships and eight State Championships. His overall record with the program is 444 wins and only 67 losses, with an astonishing 868 winning percentage.

His teams compiled six undefeated seasons, and seven other seasons finishing with only 1 or 2 losses. During one stretch in the 1990's, his teams compiled a 92-match win streak before losing a five-set match in the state finals only to go on another 55-match win streak. During a seven-plus season period, the Whalers won 147 matches and only lost once.

During his coaching career, DeRossi was honored as the Massachusetts Coach of the Year

(1994) and was also selected as the Mizuno High School Massachusetts All-Stars Coach. On three occasions (1987, 1995, and 1997) he and his teams were honored in the national magazine Volleyball. Coach DeRossi has also had three original volleyball drills published by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. In addition, in 1998 his article "Creating Effective and Efficient Practice Sessions" was published in both the AVCA's official journal Coaching Volleyball, and USA Volleyball's newsletter USA Sideline.

Steve spent 39 years as a teacher, assistant principa,principall and principal at Keith Junior High/Middle School in New Bedford and was also assigned as the principal of the Secondary Summer School for 17 summers. Steve retired from his school administration position in June 2006 but continued to coach the boy's volleyball team until retiring after the 2010 season.

Coach DeRossi presently lives in Dartmouth with his wife Cathy, has three grown children, Scott, Gina, and Kim (all former NBHS student-athletes) and three grandchildren, Noah, Sofia and Evie.

Steve likes to spend his time traveling and with family, but continues to feed his passion for volleyball and coaching serving as the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at UMass Dartmouth.