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Quincy athletics director reports rising participation, multiple Patriot League and state tournament appearances
Summary
Quincy Public Schools athletic director Kevin Aloni told the subcommittee that participation has climbed this school year and both Quincy High and North Quincy High recorded multiple Patriot League honors and state-tournament qualifications across fall and winter sports.
Kevin Aloni, Quincy Public Schools’ athletic director, told the Athletics and Wellness Subcommittee on March 12 that districtwide participation in high school sports has increased this school year and that teams at both Quincy High and North Quincy High posted season highlights across fall and winter sports.
Aloni said the district’s unique participant count — a student counted once regardless of how many sports they play — is “roughly over 780 student athletes” for the 2024–25 school year. He reported about 260 participants at Quincy High in fall sports, roughly 293 at North Quincy for fall, about 84 Quincy High winter participants and about 250 at North Quincy for winter, with a total of 10 programs qualifying for state tournaments across both schools.
The participation numbers came with a catalog of team accomplishments. Quincy High fall highlights included a girls volleyball Fisher Division title and a Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic selection for Destiny Francis. Quincy football qualified for the state tournament as the 16 seed. Quincy High winter teams produced a number of Patriot League All-Stars and qualifiers for the MIAA championships in indoor track events.
North Quincy’s fall and winter seasons drew similar praise: the North Quincy girls cross country team went undefeated in Fisher Division meets and produced division MVP Maddie McGillicuddy, who also advanced to the Meet of Champions and later placed highly at New England championships in indoor track. The North Quincy girls basketball team reached the MIAA Division 2 Final Four, and the program’s run to the semifinal received recognition from Aloni as “a very impressive run.” North Quincy also placed multiple athletes on Patriot League All-Star lists and earned sportsmanship awards in several programs.
Aloni named individual milestones: North Quincy’s Kobe Nguyen and Quincy’s Alyssa Hopps each eclipsed 1,000 career points; several coaches reached career win milestones; and multiple athletes earned MVP or All-Scholastic honors from the region’s papers and the Patriot League.
The district’s spring season was scheduled to open March 17 with a roster of typical spring offerings. Aloni said sign-ups were still being finalized and that the district would “assess the numbers within the first couple of days” to determine whether teams would field multiple levels or single teams in programs that combine Quincy and North Quincy participants.
Why it matters: The district’s participation gains and repeated postseason qualifications indicate growth in student engagement and program competitiveness, but Aloni and committee members also discussed continuing concerns — including competitive balance between the two high schools and the need for continued recruitment to maintain and grow rosters.
Looking ahead, Aloni told the committee he will continue to monitor spring sign-ups, coordinate with the Parks Department on field readiness and report back on program-level participation trends.
