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Meghan Macera of Westminster is top student-athlete for fall season


Meghan Macera of Westminster is top student-athlete for fall season


By Steve Jones


December 18, 2011 | 11:31 p.m.


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The final year of high school provides an opportunity for seniors to enjoy a last go-round of good times with friends and a chance to reflect on accomplishments.


For Meghan Macera, reflection will have to wait. She's too busy right now.


But when she does take time to look back at her four years at Westminster High, Macera will have plenty of highlights to remember.


If she wasn't busy designing the cover of the school's yearbook or performing myriad community service activities, the Westminster senior was scoring overtime goals to win consecutive state championships for the Owls' field hockey team.


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