Family remains first as Chris Moriarty is stepping aside as St. John s offensive coordinator
Former Burncoat coach has played major role in Pioneers success over past 11 seasons
Chris Moriarty stepped down as the Burncoat High football coach 13 years ago for family reasons.
After a year away from the game, one during which Moriarty and his wife, Jillian, welcomed their first child, he returned to the sidelines as the offensive coordinator at St. John’s in 2009.
Now, following 11 successful seasons with the Pioneers, Moriarty again has made a decision that is best for his family at the expense of football. So he’s assisting with the transition process this shortened spring season before fully relinquishing his duties as the OC and associate head coach.
Former Shrewsbury star Delaney Couture returns to action at Providence
Forward helps Friars to victory after long layoff with knee injury
Telegram & Gazette
Former Shrewsbury High hockey standout Delaney Couture returned to action Feb. 5 for No. 10 Providence after being sidelined for about seven weeks with a knee injury.
In the Friars’ 5-4 win over New Hampshire on Feb. 6, Couture assisted on the winning goal at 14:13 of the third period.
Couture, who finished her illustrious career at Shrewsbury with 186 goals and 86 assists and recorded the most points and most hat tricks of any player (female or male) in Colonials history, tore the medial patellofemoral ligament in her right knee and also sustained a minor sprain of her medial collateral ligament during practice the day before PC’s semester-ended series with Maine in mid-December.