Word: ippolito
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...Ippolito agrees with Morris's assessment of the problems which plagued her prior to this season. "It took me until this year to learn how to control my emotions," she says. "It's just that the sport and the team have always been so important...
Although she won her first varsity letter last fall as the goalie for the field hockey team. Ippolito says that softball is her favorite sport. "I really love it--I swear I could talk about it for hours...
...much as Ippolito enjoys athletics, she still manages to devote time to several other activities. Working through the Big Sister program at the Philips Brooks House, she spends a few hours every week with Laurie Rodriguez, a 12-year-old North Cambridge resident. "I think it's healthy to get away from this place every now and then so you can stay in touch with reality...
Sophomore pitcher Nancy Boutilier feels that Ippolito's ability to "stay in touch with reality" makes her an ideal captain. "Betty is one of the few people at this school who has the proper perspective on things," she says. "So whatever the situation requires to motivate the team. Betty can provide it. Maybe that's why she's such a great leader...
...Actually, we aren't her roommates," Nevin, whom Ippolito persuaded to become the official softball team scorer this spring, says. "We are the Betty Ippolito Answering Service. She gets more phone calls than you could ever imagine...