Athletics Honor Society

No statistics or win-loss records could adequately capture who Steve Carey was as a coach—his deep belief in and respect for students made Steve beloved among student-athletes, fellow coaches, and colleagues. He joined the staff of Pingree School in 1990 as the Director of Admission. After two years in Admission, Steve began to explore new roles, taking on a teaching position in the history department, and coaching lacrosse and basketball. Steve continued his athletics career for two decades, during which he coached varsity girls basketball, varsity boys basketball, and guided the boys to two EIL Championships. Steve’s guiding personal philosophy captures him perfectly: “Children should be seen, heard, and believed. I’m in the camp of encouragement—give them a glimpse of who they might become.” Anyone fortunate to have been in Steve’s presence felt as though they were cared for and that they mattered. His unmatched respect for kids has left an indelible mark on generations of Pingree students.

Sarah Carpenter excelled on Pingree’s varsity ice hockey team and was the first woman to score 100 points in Pingree School history. Sarah captained the team during her senior year and earned EIL All-Star, League MVP, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors in both 1996 and 1997. She went on to play ice hockey at Middlebury College, earning second-team All-ECAC and second-team All-American honors. During her tenure, Middlebury twice won the ECAC championship and the first-ever Division III collegiate women’s ice hockey national championships (AWCHA). With Sarah’s leadership as captain her senior year, the team won a second national championship and she twice earned All-Tournament team honors. Middlebury honored her with the Deborah Parton ’76 Memorial Award, an annual award recognizing an athlete who best exemplifies spirit and dedication to athletics at Middlebury. Sarah later returned to Pingree as a Spanish teacher and led Pingree’s varsity girls ice hockey team as head coach for nine years, securing the 2013 EIL championship and earning EIL Coach of the Year four times.

While Keith Cooper excelled in soccer, ice hockey, and baseball during his Pingree career, baseball was his true calling. Keith captained both the varsity boys hockey and baseball teams and earned several baseball accolades during his high school athletics career: EIL All-Star in 1999, 2000, and 2001; League MVP in 2001; and Boston Globe All-Scholastic in 2001. Keith went on to play baseball at Wheaton College, starting all four years and serving as a captain in 2005. He earned several accolades in college, including First Team All-Conference in 2003, 2004, and 2005; Conference Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005; NEIBA All-New England Second Team in 2004 and 2005; ECAC All-New England Second Team in 2004; NEIBA All-Star Game at Fenway Park in 2005; and Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award. Keith was inducted into the North Shore Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2019.

Wherever he suited up for a game, Pat Lawson was sure to make his mark as a dominant three-sport athlete in soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. Pat earned numerous accolades during his time at Pingree, including soccer EIL All-Star and League MVP in 1986; basketball EIL All-Star and All-Tournament Team in 1986 and 1987; and lacrosse North-South All-Star. Pat went on to play four years of lacrosse at Union College, serving as team captain and earning a Capital District All-Star ranking. More recently, Pat earned a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a fourth-degree black belt in Shaolin American Kenpo, and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2017 when he was also named Shaolin American Kenpo Martial Artist of the Year.

As longtime Director of Athletics, Alan’s impact on Pingree is immeasurable. Alan literally built many of Pingree’s athletics fields, spending weeks in the summer heat with a handful of colleagues and students by his side laying the sod piece-by-piece. During his tenure, Alan nearly tripled the size of Pingree’s athletics program, both by fielding more teams and increasing the variety of sports offered. Alan’s leadership also reached beyond Pingree as one of the founders of the girls Eastern Independent League and served as EIL president and NEPSAC District 3 president. In addition to his impactful career as Director of Athletics, Alan also coached many Pingree teams to hundreds of wins, including multiple EIL titles in girls varsity basketball and girls varsity soccer. Alan also coached boys varsity lacrosse for 32 years, coaching seven high school All-Americans and four college All-Americans. Under Alan’s leadership, Pingree boys varsity lacrosse was the best in New England 12 times, with Alan twice named US Lacrosse Eastern New England Coach of the Year and once named Eastern New England Man of the Year.

Regardless of the season, Julie could be found leading the way for Pingree athletics, captaining varsity field hockey, girls varsity basketball, and girls varsity lacrosse. During her time at Pingree, Julie earned several accolades, including 1984 AISGA Field Hockey All-Star and 1986 AISGA Lacrosse All-Star, along with lacrosse Most Valuable Player her junior year and the Athletics Department Award her senior year. Julie went on to play varsity field hockey and varsity lacrosse at Harvard, earning the distinction of two time Ivy League Champion in lacrosse, All-Ivy Honorable Mention, and Ivy League Player of the Week. Julie was also a leading scorer on the Harvard Lacrosse 1990 NCAA Division I National Championship team and 1989 National Championship finalist team. In addition to her work as a physician, Julie founded and serves as the director of Scoop Lacrosse Hamilton, an introductory lacrosse program for girls PK through Grade 2. Julie coaches the Hamilton-Wenham town and select lacrosse teams, and Brookwood School’s varsity lacrosse team.