On Saturday, June 23rd, the North End Athletic Association hosted its annual Youth Major League All-Star game at Langone Park / Campochiaro Field in Boston’s North End. Players from the Cardinals and Cubs, coached by Dan Shea, battled players from the Tigers and Indians, coached by Al Vilar. The game was dedicated to the memory of Johnny Paolo. Family members took part in the opening ceremonies, including daughter Linda LoPriore and grandson Vincent LoPriore. Vincent also threw out the first pitch of the All-Star game.
The teams were named after two recently retired coaching legends; Paul Luongo and Jack Cronin. Below are the team rosters.
Team Luongo:
Richard Pagliuca – Tigers
Fortunato D’Ampolo – Tigers
Kyle Bernardini – Tigers
Domenic DiCenso – Tigers
Evan Frechette – Tigers
Edward Ardolino – Tigers
Alex Dellatto – Tigers
Philip DiBlasi – Tigers
Zach Taieb – Indians
Nick Shea – Indians
Jase Cherchi – Indians
Vincent Coppola – Indians
Isabella Vilar – Indians
Brianna Woods – Indians
Calvin Szulc – Indians
Team Cronin:
Colman Shea – Cubs
Francis Shea – Cubs
Marcos Soto – Cubs
Michael Troiano – Cubs
Lawrence Chan – Cubs
Isabella Del Peschio – Cubs
Brianna Campochiaro – Cubs
JC Pezzuto – Cards
Owen Locke – Cards
Oliver Franklin – Cards
Francesco Santaniello – Cards
Francesca Rubin – Cards
Nolan Ward – Cards
Jarod Rapoza – Cards
Serina D’Amico – Cards
The 2012 NEAA All-Star game sponsors included Robert Dello Russo, Lavanderia, The Musto Family, DJ Sal Bartolo, Locale, Frank Iudiciani and anonymous donors.
Photos by Matt Conti.
