Hall of Famers

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School recently inducted it first Sports Hall of Fame class along with the school's 1979-1980 Mayflower League Champion Women's Volleyball Team and recognized the school's original superintendent and director, John Oliveira, with the first annual Outstanding Service Award. The inaugural 2008 Hall of Fame class featured student-athletes who played during Old Colony's formative years. The players were among the first at the school to win championships, make all-star teams and receive local, state and national recognition and included:
* Robert Gadbois, who graduated from Old Colony in 1980, was a seven-time letterman collecting three letters in soccer, two in basketball and two more in baseball;
* Betty-Jo Thomson Labossiere of the class of 1981 who was a three-year letterman in volleyball in addition to being a four-year player on the women's basketball and softball teams;
* Stephen J. Lombard Jr., a four-year letterman for the Cougar Varsity Football Team in addition to earning a letter in basketball and two more in track and field;
* Edward "Eddie" Fernandes, a three-sport letterman earning the honor twice in football, once in track and field and twice more in basketball; and
* Cheryl Camacho Disbella, who graduated from Old Colony in 1983. During her time as a Cougar she earned nine sports letters including four in volleyball, three in basketball and two in softball.
(Photos courtesy of Joyce Lombard.)

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