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KP Football Captain Excels
Community Spirit on Display By Patrick Coleman Wrentham Day returned last month and once again it brought out the Town’s spirit of community. It was a day to celebrate annual traditions and perhaps start a new one. Locals braved the heat and humidity to visit the vendors and clubs filling the Town Common. Folks were on hand to run and cheer during the 30th Wrentham Wroad Wrace. Children of all ages waited patiently for the Original Congregational Church to strike 1 o’clock to share in a giant banana split. The Common was filled with smiles and laughs as the Wrentham Lions, Police and Fire Departments participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge which quickly turned into a town spray park. Across the street, people filled The Old Fiske Museum to view a special exhibit organized by a Wrentham Boy Scout featuring the work of homeless from Boston. Wrentham Day also served as the introduction to the Town’s new superintendent of Public Schools and his family, while people’s thoughts were filled with the memory of a beloved mother and town bus driver. The Wrentham Wroad Wrace was the centerpiece of the morning and
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By KEN HAMWEY Staff Sports Writer Chris Winbourne has all the attributes to be one of King Philip’s all-time best captains in football. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound two-way tackle is a team player, he’s eager to please, he’s willing to learn and he leads by example. Besides possessing high-caliber character traits, the Wrentham native is a dynamic force for the Warriors because he’s athletic, skilled and talented on both sides of the ball.
115 runners signed up for the 30th running of the 5K race. Wrentham Recreation Director Jeff Plympton was pleased with the numbers and said it was one of the best years for pre-registration. “Anything over 100 is good,” he says. The new Wrentham Public Schools superintendent Allan Cameron took the occasion of the race to introduce himself to the town. He ran wearing a shirt with Superintendent Allan Cameron written across the back. His family was on hand and his son even ran the race too. On the job since July, Cameron says he feels great about
“Chris is highly-respected,’’ said KP’s coach, Brain Lee. “When captains were chosen for this year, Chris got 64 out of 65 votes. His leadership is fantastic. As a tackle, he’s got good pursuit, excellent lateral movement and a motor that never stops. He’s also tough, quick and athletic.’’
his new position and the town. He was enjoying the day and said it was a good example of the town’s strong community feeling. “Wrentham Day is just another example of why Wrentham is a great place to live and work,” he says. He appreciated the Town Common’s trees which provided a nice break from the sun after his run joking that some seemed old enough to be planted by King Philip.
Another plus for any leader is being able to handle adversity and Winbourne dealt with misfortune in a positive way last November when KP faced Duxbury. Winbourne suffered a dislocated and fractured ankle, an injury that Lee called “gruesome.’’ Winbourne missed the Thanksgiving Day game against Franklin and the playoff matchup against Natick. “It took 5½ months, which involved three weeks in a wheelchair and six weeks on crutches,’’ Wilbourne said. “I missed the indoor track season but was ready for the outdoor season. The injury made me realize that any game could be my last. I got very good treat-
The race was won by Mark Capparella with a time of 18:56 and
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