The Quincy High School Women’s Athletic Hall of Fame recently held the 2023 Induction Ceremony into the QHS Women’s Athletic Hall of Fame at the Tirrell Room in Quincy. Eighteen individual athletes, one coach and two teams garnered entry into the QHS Women’s Athletic Hall of Fame:
1949 Helen Ketola - Basketball and Softball
1970 Regina Pestilli - Basketball and Softball
1970 Patricia Thomas - Basketball and Softball
1973 Catherine Ilacqua - Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey and Track
1973 Margaret Ryan - Gymnastics and Softball
1974 MaryJane Schuerch - Gymnastics
1976 Rosemarie Pestilli - Basketball, Softball and Volleyball
1978 Kathleen Flaherty - Basketball, Spring Track, Softball and Volleyball
1979 Denise Leonard - Basketball, Softball and Volleyball
1979 Paula Lynch - Basketball and Volleyball
1979 Karen Murphy - Basketball, Softball, Spring Track and Volleyball
1980 Laura Riley - Basketball and Softball
1981 Susan McLoughlin - Gymnastics, Track and Volleyball
1982 Darlene Marston - Track
1983 Ellen Deady - Basketball and Volleyball
1985 Terry McLoughlin - Volleyball
1987 Ginny Duggan - Basketball and Volleyball
1987 Lauren Standring - Volleyball
Special Recognition
Peter Gallagher - Spring Track coach
1970 Softball Team - 1st ever season and finished undefeated
2020 Volleyball Team - Undefeated Season
Please check out highlights and pictures on the QHS Women’s Athletic Hall of Fame website at:
https://www.quincypublicschools.com/qhswhof
The Hall of Fame is also taking nominations for their 2024 Induction Ceremony which will be held on March 22, 2024 at the Tirrell Room in Quincy. Please nominate student athletes from the 1980-2000 era. For more information, please email [email protected].