Mass Frenzy AAU Girls Basketball

FRENZY NEWS ARCHIVE

15 Frenzy Players Recognized
Fifteen members of the Frenzy family have been honored as members of either the All Western Mass Teams or All Berkshire County Team. We take great pride in the success of all of our players and want to congratulate them for all of their hard work and success.

More Frenzy Players Honored
The honors continue to pour in for our Frenzy players. Jenna Klaes was named the MassLive / Union News Athlete of the Week. You can read the entire story by clicking here.

Also, Katie Eckert was named the Most Outstanding Player at the annual Basketball Hall of Fame Senior All-Star game. She took part in the game with Frenzy teammates Justine King, Katrina Caulfield, Kait Veit, and Jenna Klaes. You can see an interview with Katie and Justine by clicking here.

Great job representing the black and gold of the Frenzy Family!!

Our Frenzy State Champions
Congratulations to Frenzy players Katie "Jeffy" Eckert (pictured middle below), Tara Dooley, Eileen Dooley, and Hadley Cook of Lee High School for winning the Massachusetts Div. III High School Girls Basketball Championship. It is an amazing accomplishment and we are all very proud of you!

Justine King to UMass Lowell
Justine King (Frenzy Class of 2009) has decided to pursue her college basketball career at Div II UMass Lowell. Justine will be receiving a partial scholarship to play for the River Hawks and will study engineering.

Katie Eckert - Tournament MVP
Katie Eckert (Frenzy Class of 2009) of Lee High School was named MVP of the Division III High School Girls Tournament. To read the full story click here.

Jenna Klaes to Wesleyan
Jenna Klaes (Frenzy Class of 2009) will be attending Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She will be playing basketball for the Cardinals in the prestigous NESCAC Conference. We are all very proud of Jenna and wish her the best of luck as she takes the next step in her basketball career.

Justine King - 1,000 points
Justine King (Frenzy Class of 2009) scored her 1,000th career point for Ware High School last night against Commerce. Justine has solidified herself as one of the top players in all of Western Massachusetts this season averaging over 21 points per game and leading Ware to a 9-4 record. Justine is a tremendous young lady and student off the court as well. The whole Frenzy family is very proud of all that she has accomplished.

Justine was also named the Union New Athlete of the Week
(click to see the full story)

Kait Veit Chooses College
Kait Veit (Frenzy Class of 2009) has decided to continue her basketball career at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. Kait will study nursing. We wish Kait the best of luck at the next step in her career.

Alexis Chappell - 1,000 points
All of the people who are a part of the Mass Frenzy family want to offer congratulations to Alexis Chappell (U16) who scored her 1,000 career high school point on Wednesday night against Granby. Alexis is only the second female player in Sabis' history to reach this milestone. Aside from being a great player, she is an equally impressive young woman off the court. We all want to recognize her for this tremendous accomplishment.

GREAT JOB LEXI!

U16 - West Coast Championships

The Mass Frenzy U16 team finished 4th out of 82 teams at the West Coast Championships in San Diego, California a NCAA Certified player evaluation event. The team finished the event with a 5-1 record, its only loss a 5 point loss in the opening game to the North Bay Elite. After the opening loss, the Frenzy went on to win the next 5 games straight with wins over teams from Washington, California, Colorado, and Oregon.

The final game for the fourth place championship was an exciting 55-52 overtime win over Silverado Basketball of California. The Frenzy fought back from a double-digit deficit with under 5 minutes to play to pull out the victory. An impressive way to end the spring/summer season at a high level national tournament.

2010 NE Elite College Showcase
The 2009 Fall AAU season for the Mass Frenzy team's got into full swing at the Northeast Elite College Showcase at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. This event is annually attended by almost every Division II and III college program in the northeast, and this year was no exception.

Facing some of the top teams in the region, the Mass Frenzy teams made a very strong showing with both the U15 and U16 teams finishing with identical 3-1 records.

The U15 team played exceptionally well , with the only loss coming on a buzzer-beating shot by the CT Starters. In game 1 the Frenzy handled the Bay State Magic Elite team 42-35. Scoring was led by Nicole DeMarchena with 10 points. The win was a total team effort with every player contributing to the scoring total.

Game 2 was a heartbreaking loss at the buzzer to the CT Starters. The final shot was a prayer thrown in off a deflected pass, but the team played great despite the loss. Nicole DeMarchena once again led scoring with 11 points followed closely by Kristen Ferola with 9 points. Tara Dooley and Kristin Calvo ran the point exceptionally well against a very tough defensive team

The third game had the team playing the always tough Albany Capitals team. Despite early foul trouble the 15's put on a dominant performance against the perennial powerhouse with a 70-45 win. Kristen Ferola led all scorers with 23 points. New team member Alexis Chappell chipped in 12 points, and Sarah Whitestone and Lauren Halla both added 10 points.

In the tournament finale the Frenzy (with only 6 players) faced the Exeter Hawks who were coming off a 4th place finish at the DII AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL. After falling behind 16-10, the team ran off on a 24-2 run to end the 1st half and cruised to an impressive 63-36 win. Scoring was evenly divided with Ferola (16 points), Chappell (12 points), Whitestone (12 points), and Dooloey (10 points) all in double-figures.

The U16 team had just as impressive a weekend. In game 1 the team easily handled the Exodus Providence team 59-44. Kait Veit led all scorers with 13 points. Justine King chipped in 10 points as well.

Game 2 had the Frenzy facing the NH Rivals. The Frenzy dominated the entire game on the way to a 57-32 win. Katie Eckert led all scorers with 14 points, and Mariah Lesure added 9 points. Catie Brighenti and Kiley Cleveland from Athol both had solid games for the Frenzy.

In the third game the Frenzy faced our old rivals the Mass Premier (Bliss) team. The U16's played great defense on the way to a convincing 51=30 win. Eckert & Veit once again led the way with 15 and 14 points respectively. Jenna Klaes, Abeni Davies, and Katrina Caulfield all made solid contributions on both ends of the floor in the win.

In the tournament final the Frenzy faced the CT Premier who boast a point guard who is ranked by ESPN as the 37th best prospect in the country. Jenna Klaes did an outstanding job defending her, holding her to only 9 points for the game. However, a second half shooting drought caused the Frenzy to fall 49-39.

The tournament was a great success for both teams and will lead well into our two remaining fall events.

Class of 2009
Frenzy College Commitments

Shannon Supczak of Palmer has decided to play basketball next fall for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Cassy Sicard of Northampton will be playing basketball next fall for Holyoke Community College.

MacKenzie Doyle of Agawam has decided to play basketball at Westfield State College next fall. We are very proud of everything she has accomplished.

A nice newspaper article about Frenzy alum Taylor Desanty who will continuing her basketball career at Colby-Sawyer next fall.
Click here to read the story.

Frenzy alum Jamy Ferris has decided to play basketball next fall at Nichols College in Dudley, MA.

2009 Bay State Games

The High School division gold medal was won by the west team coached by 2009 Frenzy coaches Dave Proulx and Michelle Fernandes. Frenzy players Jenna Klaes, Katie Eckert, Justine King, Mariah Lesure, Tara Dooley, Kristen Ferola, and McKenzie Doyle all were key players on the championship team.

In the 5/6th grade division the Mass Frenzy squad coached by Frank Keimig and Bob Schattgen brought home the bronze medal. In the 7th/8th grade division the team coached by Walter Lesure played well despite finishing out of medal contention.

Overall it was a great weekend for our organization at the games.

Frenzy High School Player News

We want to congratulate our three players who reached the 1,000 point mark this high school season. Taylor Desanty (Drury) was the first player to reach the 1,000 point mark. She has since gone on to eclipse her high school's all-time scoring record as she has led her team into the upcoming MIAA tournament.

Mary Kovacevic (Mahar) reached the milestone shortly after Taylor in a game on February 12th while also leading her team to a victory over the previously undefeated Mohawk Trail High School.

And finally, Catie Brighenti (Athol) reached the scoring plateau in a victory against Easthampton on February 16th. Catie reached this remarkable level in just her junior season.

The Frenzy family is so proud of these three players and all they have accomplished in there careers.

Tournament Recaps - November, 2008

Tournament Recaps - October 11 & 12, 2008