Name: Jen Casavant Graduating Class: 2014 Team: Assabet Valley Girls Varsity Softball Casavant has this to say about the sport, "I love how intense it can be and how things can change in the matter of a second." Stats: For the spring season, Casavant had a batting average of .581. What’s next: She is spending the summer playing softball with Acton-Boxborough Lightning 18U and preparing for volleyball in the fall. Highlight: Casavant recalls going 3 for 4 (hits for times up at bat) when playing against Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School this past season. "It is always …

Name: Vanessa Pascal Graduating Class: 2012 Team: Marlborough High School Varsity Softball and Marlborough High School Varsity Volleyball Pascal has played softball for Marlborough Girls Softball and for Marlborough High School since she was 13, beginning the sport with a year of t-ball and five years of baseball under her belt. Softball is not the only sport that has caught Pascal's attention. “I started volleyball as an eighth grader at Marlborough High. I also played basketball for them from eighth through 10th grades.”         In 2010, Pascal began softball tournament play. In August 2011…

Name: Taylor Fearing Graduating Class: 2012 Team: Marlborough Girls Varsity Outdoor Track Fearing began doing track when the program had just started. She was in middle school at the time. “I was drawn to the throwing events partly because my dad was a thrower in high school and college,” said Fearing, “so I threw the discus and shot put. I'm pretty sure I still have the middle school discus record!” "Unlike many other team sports offered in high school, track allows you to directly compare your performances and progress from meet to meet," Fearing said, "While track is still very much a team…

Name: Alexa Fearing Graduating Class: 2012 Team: Marlborough Girls Varsity Indoor and Girls Varsity Outdoor Track "My favorite thing about track is the individual aspect of the sport," said Fearing, "Being able to take full accountability for how well you perform is so much different from other sports. In track, the athlete has total control over how well they do. I enjoy knowing that the hard work that I put in will be directly reflected in my performance." Fearing joined the Marlborough High track program when she was in eighth grade. She is also a member of the 2011 Division 2 Girls …

Editor's Note: Marisa Giglio was nominated as Athlete of the Week for her performance on and off the field. Her nominator wrote to us: "Marisa Giglio, 2012, is 10th in batting in MidWach B softball at Marlborough High. She is a leader in RBIs as well. This week (last week) she was a Boston Globe High Five recipient. She is also a stand-out field hockey player and plays ice hockey. She is a two-sport team captain and a leader in school as well. ... She volunteers and is an overall well-rounded girl." Name/School: Marisa Giglio, Marlborough High, Class of 2012 Teams/positions: Field hockey (…

Name: Anna McCabe Graduating Class: 2013 Team: Marlborough Girls Varsity Outdoor Track "The thing I love most about track is the competitiveness," said McCabe, "When workouts get hard and I feel tired, I think about the races coming up and how each time I run, I have the chance to beat other really good athletes and personal records." Stats: "The 4x100 [meter] relay team that I was a part of holds the school record at 51.35 seconds," McCabe explained, "My personal bests are 15'7" in long jump, 33'8" in triple jump, 13.0 seconds in the 100 meter [dash], 26.7 seconds in the 200 meter and 61.2 …

Name: Yuuki Sato Graduating Class: 2012 Team: Marlborough Boys Varsity Tennis Sato said that his mother used to make him play tennis when he was younger and he started competing in the sport in 2008 when he was an eighth grader. “Other than the fact that my serves never go in, I deeply enjoy playing tennis,” Sato shared. When asked what he loved most about the sport, he said, “If I had to pick something, definitely, (it would be) the joy of ripping a winner shot down the alley. Feels way too good.” Stats: Sato remains undefeated with a 7-0 record in third singles. The team’s record is 5-2. …

Name: Evan Merk Graduating Class: 2012 Team: Marlborough Varsity Wrestling  Merk started wrestling in third grade, then stopped around sixth grade to pursue winter sports such as skiing. He returned to wrestling in the folk style used by most high schools in the eighth grade. When asked what he loved most about the sport, he was clear. "I guess it would be the fact that it is an individual sport, but you have the support of a team behind you as well. When you go out there it's just you, but you have the whole team around you, and they support you and you can support them." Stats: He is …

Name: Samantha Kahn Graduating Class: Class of 2012 Team: Marlborough Panthers Girls Varsity Basketball and Soccer Teams  Position: Kahn is the point guard of the basketball team and plays forward on the soccer field. She is the captain of both teams.  When asked what she enjoyed most about the sports she plays, Kahn said, "I love the competitiveness and the speed of the game play." Stats: In the Panthers last basketball match-up, Kahn scored 15 points, made six assists and had four steals. They won 53-27 over St. Peter Marian High School. Highlight: "Probably a big highlight for me was …