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Quincy and North Quincy hockey short on players; AD outlines co-op and eighth-grade waiver options
Summary
Officials told the athletics subcommittee that Quincy High’s boys hockey roster has dropped and North Quincy’s numbers are higher but uneven; the district discussed filing a Patriot League and MIAA co-op application or seeking eighth-grade waivers, parent outreach, and a two-year coop timeline.
Quincy Public Schools’ athletic director Kevin Aloni briefed the Athletics and Wellness Subcommittee on March 12 about a deepening shortage of boys ice-hockey players at Quincy High and the district’s options to preserve interscholastic hockey for both schools.
Aloni said Quincy High had 19 players this season and will lose eight seniors, leaving an estimated 10 returning players. North Quincy had 29 rostered and will lose about 10 seniors, leaving roughly 19 returning players. Aloni told the panel the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Patriot League align teams primarily by enrollment and that North Quincy had previously been granted appeals to play in a lower division; Quincy has been denied similar appeals and therefore competes at a higher division in some sports.
“We have 9 total from the district that would…
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