Redmen 'Play For The Cure'
The Tewksbury High field hockey team will put on a cancer fundraiser during Monday's game against Chelmsford in honor of late teammate Meghan McCarthy.
Meghan McCarthy of Tewksbury was just 17 years old when she passed away in January after having been diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (brain tumor) her freshman year of high school. According to McCarthy's obituary, the high school senior received her diploma in a semi-private bedside ceremony on Jan. 13. McCarthy did not let her diagnosis keep her from participating in high school sports. She was a member of the school's field hockey, basketball, and track teams. She was named captain of her field hockey squad her senior year. On Monday, the Tewksbury Memorial High field hockey team is hosting a cancer fundraiser called "Play for the Cure" in McCarthy's honor and memory. After her diagnosis, McCarthy became a keynote speaker for…
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