Ben Groleau Class: Junior Age: 17 High School: Framingham High Sport: Track Events: Mile, 800 meter, two-mile Year first started competing: Freshman Career highlight: A 4:30 mile outdoors in the state divisional meet last year as a sophomore. Outstanding performance: Sixth place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.03 in the Emerging Elite race during the New Balance Nationals in New York City, March 11. Ben Groleau credits his dad, Rick, with getting him interested in cross country and that interest has blossomed to where Groleau is considered one of the top middle distance runners in the …

Anthony Morales Class: Junior Age: 16 High School: Keefe Tech Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Year first started competing: Freshman Career highlight: Beating Worcester Tech to win the Colonial Athletic League title. Favorite athlete: Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics. Anthony Morales may not score the most points or pull down the most rebounds for his Keefe Tech team, but much of the Broncos’ success this year can be attributed to the wiry, lightening quick guard. Keefe Tech, with a 20-2 record, is third ranked in the Division 3 Central group during this year’s state tournament and has easily …

Gil Sa Class: Junior Age: 17 High School: Framingham High Sport: Wrestling Weight class: 130-pound Year first started competing: Freshman Career highlight: Winning Division 1 state title two weeks ago. Favorite athlete: Ed Ruth, Penn State freshman wrestler; as a middle school football player Sa admired Walter Payton. Gil Sa didn’t have a burning desire to be a wrestler when he was young. It took a bit of serendipity to get him interested in the sport and a great deal of hard work for him to become a state Division 1 champion and the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class in all of Massachusetts…

Ken Seitz Class: Junior Age: 16 High School: Marian High Sport: Basketball Position: Shooting guard Year first started competing: Freshman Career highlight: Scoring a three-pointer in the final 10 seconds in last year’s state tournament to advance Marian to the next round. Favorite athlete: Ray Allen (Celtics): “He’s a great all-around person, both on the court and what he does off the court.” At 6-3 Kenny Seitz has a height advantage on most of the defensive players he encounters on the basketball floor. As a shooting guard he is able to get into position and pop up jumpers at an 11-points …

Andrew Lewis Class: Junior Age: 17 High School: Plays for Marian High; a student at Keefe Tech Sport: Hockey Position: Left wing Year first started competing: Freshman; began competitive hockey at age 5. Career highlight: Lead his team to the state tournament last year and scored a goal and an assist in the team’s first game win.   Andrew Lewis has to do a quick identity switch every day during hockey season. He morphs from being a student at Keefe Tech to a left winger for Marian High. But the change doesn’t limit him or take away from his game. In fact, Lewis is one of five Keefe tech …

Jamie Petrakis Class: Junior Age: 16 High School: Framingham High Sport: Gymnastics Events: Vault, Floor Year first started competing: Freshman Career highlight: Meet against Norwood, Jan. 31. Petrakis had an exceptional floor routine and the team won its third consecutive meet, while scoring the most points of the season. Favorite all-time athlete: Gymnast Paul Hamm, three time Olympic medalist and David Ortiz, “Hey, I’m from Massachusetts, so I’m a Red Sox fan.”   Petrakis was instrumental in bringing three victories to Framingham to close out the Flyers’ regular season with a 3-6 record. …