N.E.A.A. Flag Football Season Finale
The North End Athletic Association concluded it’s NFL Flag Football season this past Friday night. Over 250 parents, players, coaches and spectators filled Puopolo Park for the season finale.
N.E.A.A. Commissioner Brian Trojan did another great job this season with help from the N.E.A.A.’s John Romano jr and Brian’s wife Kathleen Krieger. The N.E.A.A. would also like to thank New England Patriots Alumnus Tully Banta-Cain for attending the season finale and talking with players and coaches prior to the games this week. Special thanks also to Soleil Desai for singing the National Anthem.
The Silver League Super Bowl was won by the Vikings, the Rose Bowl was won by the Commanders and the Citrus Bowl was won by the Raiders.
In the Gold League, the Super Bowl was won by the Cardinals, while the Rose Bowl was won by the Bengals.
This year close to 100 children participated in the program over 8 weeks, including a Combine in week 1, 6 regular season games and then the Bowl games to wrap up the season.
The N.E.A.A. and Commissioner Trojan would also like to thank who volunteered throughout the season as referees and other duties as needed.
We look forward to another great Fall season in 2026.
N.E.A.A. Baseball seeking Coach for 2026 Season, 15 & Under Travel Team
The North End Athletic Association is looking for a volunteer coach for our 15 & under travel baseball team. The program runs from May to mid-August and participates in the Lou Tompkins Allstar baseball League. Games are held 3 times a week on Monday through Thursdays. We are looking for someone with prior coaching experience at this level or above, good fundamental baseball knowledge, preferably having played some college baseball and shares the goals of the N.E.A.A. of sportsmanship, mentorship and teaching skills to the youth of our neighborhood. This will be part of an expanded program this year with a 13U team as well. All coaches must pass a CORI check done by the N.E.A.A.’s CORI Coordinator. If you are interested please contact N.E.A.A. Baseball Coordinator John Romano at (617) 750-9749 or email: [email protected].
N.E.A.A. Fall Soccer, Girls Field Hockey, Flag Football Wrap up
The North End Athletic Association ‘s fall line-up of sports programs just concluded their seasons. It was an amazing year once again with over 330 participants in the three sports. Puopolo Park was buzzing with activity 6 days a week with practices, games and scrimmages. Each program is growing in leaps and bounds and parents continue to rave about the quality of the program and the tone and message the N.E.A.A.’s program provides to the youth of the North End community and beyond. While the bulk of the players are from the North End, we have children from Chinatown, West End, Seaport, Charlestown, East Boston, Winthrop, the Leather District and even beyond that!
“It is amazing to see how much fun everyone is having, from the players and coaches to the parents and grandparents who support the players every week” stated N.E.A.A. Sports Coordinator John Romano, Sr.
The N.E.A.A. programs are run by all volunteer coaches, commissioners and co-ordinators.
Soccer is run by Commissioner John Romano, Sr. along with coordinators Andrew Lamb, Dhiren Thakkar, Sean Drummy, Renato Inacio, Mary O’Neill and super IT coordinator Diane Szulc. Thanks also goes to Jack Jamroz who volunteered to referee many soccer games each week.
Flag Football is run by Commissioner Brian Trojan with amazing help from his wife Kathleen Trojan and assisted by the N.E.A.A.’s Assistant Sports Coordinator John Romano, jr. It is important for me to note that several coaches of this program are from the Boston Police Area A-1 Community Service group, BCYF Nazzaro Center and North End CARES. We are truly grateful for this partnership!
Field Hockey is run by Leslie Horn Wallace and Leah Ferullo.
The N.E.A.A. is truly grateful for all of our sponsors: Tomasone Club, McGovern Auto Group, Knights of Columbus Ausonia Council #1513, Seven Hills Pasta, St. Lucy Feast Society, The L Club, The A Team, North End CARES, Espresso Love, Boston Bottle, Casa dell’ Agnello, DePasquale ventures, Richard’s MotorCars, Boston Falcons, North End Food Tour, Soma Yoga, Casa Amici, Black Dog Real Estate Group. We certainly appreciate a small grant from the Mayor’s Let’s Play Boston Youth Grant. We would also like to thank Rocco’s Cucina and Bar for making pizza affordable for all our programs – Thanks Rocco!
We are also grateful for all the volunteer coaches:
Soccer: Andrew Lamb, Renato Inacio, Sean Drummy, Kat Fitzsimmons, Tom Ryan, Nate Crampton, Parke MacDowell, Cate Cheevers, Adam Devos, Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Charlie Szeniawski, Paul Bruno, Brennan Fiore, Anthony DiMari, Javier Matos, Anya Potter, Steen Antonsen, Valentina Bernal, Andrew Miller, Alison Holman, Jose Truzman, Lisa White, Alex White, Marc Driscoll, TJ McManus, Kurt Rona, Sarah Duncan, Eyad, Mayani, Thomas Schiavone, Vahab Vadha, Richard Mugherini, Gilbert Herrera, Kyle Nicholson, Michael D’Elia, Kellen Dorchan, Bach Ngo, Jeff Wharton, Lexi Shetty, David Connolly, Adam Bremberger.
Flag Football: Ben Looker, Kurt Ronan, Andrew Urquhart, Jace Peoples, Tom Arias-Singmaster, Jamie Burne, Brian Hess, Sean Hayes,David Paolisso, Sean Drummy, Alex Hampton, TJ McManus,Ryan, McGuire, Mark McGuire, Matt Tuel, Johnny Ching, Michael Mustacchio, Jared Acevedo, Sean Wallace, Iggy Gomez, Santiago Gomez, John Pregmon.
Girls Field Hockey: Leah Ferullo, Emily Horn, Christine Murray, Payton Doan, Gabby Vaccaro, Courtney White, Hannah Curtis, Maggie Blundi, Samantha Attar, and Leslie Wallus. The season was a huge success due to all of the participants, volunteers and parents who pitched in each week to ensure that the children of the North End and surrounding communities had a fun-filled experience every week. Each practice and game was a family affair for the whole community. We are looking forward to the spring for baseball and lacrosse.