SAKURA RESTAURANT would like to congratulate Allee Purcell for being named Wakefield Memorial High School Varsity Girls' Soccer Player of the Week. Allee is a sophomore who is in her first year on varsity. Due to a number of injuries to the defensive line of the team, Allee was called on to move from an outside offensive position to a center-defender. While Allee had been serving as the starting left-midfielder, she was chosen to make this move to the back-line for the Wilmington and Melrose games. Her speed, endurance, tackling skills, strong clears, and long balls made her the clear choice. She never demonstrated reluctance to help her team where we needed it most, even though that meant playing a position completely new to her. Being a young player, she continues to accelerate her communication with her teammates around her. In these two most recent games, Allee showed the perseverance necessary to be a defender by never giving up on a play and always racing to win the ball back from her opponent. Her kicks off dead balls are lethal. She was a strong force in the backfield last week, helping her team to better find a groove offensively.

SAKURA RESTAURANT would like to congratulate Allee Purcell for being named Wakefield Memorial High School Varsity Girls’ Soccer Player of the Week. Allee is a sophomore who is in her first year on varsity. Due to a number of injuries to the defensive line of the team, Allee was called on to move from an outside offensive position to a center-defender. While Allee had been serving as the starting left-midfielder, she was chosen to make this move to the back-line for the Wilmington and Melrose games. Her speed, endurance, tackling skills, strong clears, and long balls made her the clear choice. She never demonstrated reluctance to help her team where we needed it most, even though that meant playing a position completely new to her. Being a young player, she continues to accelerate her communication with her teammates around her. In these two most recent games, Allee showed the perseverance necessary to be a defender by never giving up on a play and always racing to win the ball back from her opponent. Her kicks off dead balls are lethal. She was a strong force in the backfield last week, helping her team to better find a groove offensively.

THE SAVINGS BANK would like to congratulate Juan Maysonet for being named Wakefield Memorial High School Varsity Boys' Soccer Player of the Week. A newcomer to Wakefield this year, Juan has made an immediate impact on this team. Used in multiple offensive positions, Juan's ability to create scoring opportunities from the outside midfield, attacking midfield and striker positions have helped this Warrior team compete against all competition. Juan scored a beautiful header that ended up being the winning goal against rival Melrose this past Thursday. On the season, Juan leads the Warriors in points with four goals and four assists.

THE SAVINGS BANK would like to congratulate Juan Maysonet for being named Wakefield Memorial High School Varsity Boys’ Soccer Player of the Week. A newcomer to Wakefield this year, Juan has made an immediate impact on this team. Used in multiple offensive positions, Juan’s ability to create scoring opportunities from the outside midfield, attacking midfield and striker positions have helped this Warrior team compete against all competition. Juan scored a beautiful header that ended up being the winning goal against rival Melrose this past Thursday. On the season, Juan leads the Warriors in points with four goals and four assists.

Published in the September 30, 2015 edition