Thursday, February 21, 2013
Abela scored on her second basket of Wednesday's game against Medfield to earn a spot in the 1,000 point club.
Oliver Ames' Caitlyn Abela joined a prestigious club Wednesday night. The senior girls' basketball captain became the latest OA player to join the 1,000 point club. With the accomplishment, her name will be added to a banner in the Nixon Gymnasium at Oliver Ames. The milestone came midway through the second period of the Walpole Tournament Championship game against Medfield, which OA lost 61-55. Abela added 12 more points to finish the game with 16. "I’m really excited," she said. "A lot of the people on the banner are really great players, so it’s really awesome to be a part of that. I wouldn’t be able to do it without my teammates and coaches." Abela was recognized at halftime and presented with balloons. "It was nice with the crowd and …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Led by Caitlyn Abela's 24 points, OA got off to a hot start to the season
The Panthers didn't go down without a fight, but in the end the Oliver Ames girls' basketball team out-muscled, out shot, and out defended Franklin. The defending Davenport Division Champion Tigers won their season opener, 57-48 Friday night over the defending Kelley-Rex Division Champion Panthers at the Nixon Gymnasium in Easton. "The whole thing in a nutshell is we played good defense and we just did such a terrific job off the boards," Oliver Ames coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook said. "That’s what we’ve been talking about all week long is defense, rebounds and free-throws." The Tigers' transition game got them off to a running start, out-battling Franklin to start the game, taking a commanding 14-6 lead after one period, and 30-17 lead at…
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Abela signed a letter of intent to play at the Div. 1 college Monday afternoon.
Oliver Ames girls' basketball standout Caitlyn Abela signed a letter of intent Monday afternoon to play basketball at Div. 1 Sacred Heart University. Abela, who helped lead Oliver Ames to a combined 36-8 record over the last two seasons, saw the Northeast Conference school in Connecticut as the perfect fit. "I really like the basketball team and the coaches and the campus," she said."I want to major in physical therapy and they have a really good program there." She signed the letter of intent with Oliver Ames Athletic Director Bill Matthews, Oliver Ames coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook and her parents, Diann and Mike Abela. Abela will join a program that has seen plenty of success in recent years. Under 23-year coach Ed Swanson, the Pioneers…
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