Former Nashoba Technical College athletic director David Fusco has passed away at age 61. (Photo provided)
Former Nashoba Technical College athletic director David Fusco passed away last Thursday after a long illness. He was surrounded by his family as he passed away in Burlington.
Known among his high school peers as a fun-loving, mild-mannered giant, Fusco had extensive local ties: When he wasn't coaching and mentoring young athletes, he was a football umpire and softball referee, a position he held for 35 years.
Fusco, 61, of North Billerica. A father, teacher, coach and friend to many, Fusco attended Burlington Public Schools and later played football and basketball at New Hampton School in New Hampshire. He attended Springfield College (Class of 1986), where he also played football.
He was a history teacher in Lynn and Tynboro and was appointed athletic director at Nashoba Technical College in Westford.
Visiting hours will be held Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., Burlington. A funeral service is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Thursday at Sullivan Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew Church, 45 Talbot Ave., Billerica.
Services will conclude with burial at Pine Haven Cemetery in Burlington.
In his memory, the David J. Fusco Memorial Scholarship has been established to ensure that his guiding spirit and dedication to education will inspire future generations.
Hall of Fame Candidates
Tewksbury Memorial High School is seeking candidates for its Hall of Fame in late fall.
As a reminder, eligible athletes must be graduates of at least 10 years of school, and eligible coaches must have 15 years of head coaching experience.
The committee keeps paperwork from previous nominees, so if you have been nominated before you do not need to submit again. If you would like to nominate a player or coach, please fill out the Google form on the TMHS website or TMHS Athletics Twitter page or visit forms.gle/77cb9YMcHGVMT.
The deadline for nominations is August 11th.
Baseball Camp
Speaking of Tewksbury, the TMHS baseball summer camp will be held at Strong Field from July 22-25.
The camp, for players in grades 2-9, will run from 9am-2pm daily. The $100 participation fee includes a camp t-shirt. The camp will be led by the Tewksbury High School baseball coaching staff, led by head coach Matt Feld, who was recently named The Sun's Coach of the Year.
Current and former players will be in charge of instruction.
California Dream
Westford's Maddie Smith will be 3,000 miles from home this week competing in the 75th U.S. Girls Junior Championships, which will feature 156 talented players under the age of 19.
Smith shot 78 in the first round on Monday at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, California. She birdied the first and third holes in her opening round on the challenging 6,347-yard course. As expected, California had the largest field with 30 players.
On Tuesday, Smith shot a 79 to finish with a two-round total of 157.
Smith is the younger sister of two of New England's best young players, Morgan and Molly Smith, whose father, Phil Smith, is an eight-time winner of the Lowell City Golf Tournament.
Farite was decisive.
It's hard to believe with the heatwaves this summer, but the first college hockey games of the 2024-25 season will be played in less than three months.
In that regard, Scott Kaplan, an avid UMS Lowell fan and record-keeper, recently uncovered an interesting fact: the player who has scored the most game-winning goals in UMS Division I history is not a player from Canada or Europe.
It's completely different.
Billerica native Corey Farite led the River Hawks with 13 points in the win. Farite is one of the most underrated players in recent UML history. Farite loved playing in front of his hometown fans and felt comfortable skating at the Tsongas Center.
Farite holds the record for most goals scored (33) and most game-winning goals (6) in the arena's history.
