Austin Preparatory School in Reading will induct five individuals and one team into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Sat., April 5.
This will be the fourth induction ceremony for the school. The event honors athletes from five decades of Austin Prep athletic history, from the school's origins in the 1960s through the 21st Century.
The induction ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at the Wyndham Andover hotel in Andover. Tickets are $50, which includes dinner and a cash bar. To purchase tickets, please click here: https://www.austinprepschool.org/contentpage.aspx?pageid=94304§ionid=331
Find out what's happening in Readingwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The inductees are:
Daniel J. Kelly, Class of 1969
Find out what's happening in Readingwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Inducted for: Football, Men’s Basketball, Baseball
Currently lives: San Diego, Calif.
Formerly lived: Reading, Mass.
Achievements at Austin Prep: Three-time letterman in football, basketball and baseball; two-time Catholic League All-Star in football and baseball. Attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and played baseball.
Michael G. McAuliffe, Class of 1978
Inducted for: Golf
Currently lives: Andover, Mass.
Formerly lived: Bedford, Mass.
Achievements at Austin Prep: Three-time letterman in golf, and two-year
golf captain; two-time Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star; All-Scholastic in
1977; two-time MIAA North Sectional medalist. Attended Dartmouth College and
played golf.
Antone Lauria, Class of 1987
Inducted for: Men’s Soccer, Indoor Track, Baseball
Currently lives: Peabody, Mass.
Formerly lived: Beverly, Mass.
Achievements at Austin Prep: Three-time Catholic Central League all-star in soccer and leading scorer for all three varsity seasons. Attended Daniel Webster College and
played soccer.
Richard F. Callahan, Class of 1989 (posthumous induction)
Inducted for: Football, Baseball
Lived in: Burlington, Mass.
Achievements at Austin Prep: Three-time letterman in football, basketball and
baseball, captain of all three sports in his senior year. Record holder for single season scoring in basketball. Attended Bentley College. He passed away in 1991.
Kimberly M. (MacElhaney) Bruff, Class of 2003
Inducted for: Women’s Ice Hockey
Currently lives: Reading, Mass.
Formerly lived: Andover, Mass.
Achievements at Austin Prep: Four- year letter winner in ice hockey, three-time
All-Scholastic, three-time Catholic Central League All-Star and two-time League
MVP; multiple records holder in goal scoring. Attended the University of Maine Orono and played ice hockey.
1996 Varsity Football Team
There were 43 players on the undefeated Catholic Central Small League Champion team, which lost to Weston in the Division VI Super Bowl. There were eight League First Team All-Stars; records for: most wins in a season, fewest points allowed in a season, most team interceptions in a season.
