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Photo gallery: CCHS Boys in the pink at Kicks for Cancer

At left, the student section waves their cell phone flashlights during the Acton-Carlisle vs. Lincoln Sudbury boys’ soccer game, the highly anticipated final match of the annual Kicks for Cancer fundraiser at Acton-Carlisle High School. Kicks for Cancer started in 2007 with one soccer game to honor the life of Lois Wells, the mother of Acton-Carlisle soccer alums Steve Wells and Dan Wells, who died of ovarian cancer in 2007. Steve Wells, now a special education teacher at Acton-Carlisle, has seen the annual late September event grow into an all-day tournament with some of the region’s top boys’ and girls’

Students rush to greet Acton-Carlisle soccer player Douglas Fortier after the 4-0 Kicks for Cancer win over Lincoln-Sudbury at Acton-Carlisle High School, Saturday, September 23, 2023. Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Acton-Carlisle’s Jamo Velez, right, scored a pair of goals in the Patriots 4-0 Kicks for Cancer win over Lincoln-Sudbury at Acton-Carlisle High School.

At left, the student section waves their cell phone flashlights during the Acton-Carlisle vs. Lincoln Sudbury boys’ soccer game, the highly anticipated final match of the annual Kicks for Cancer fundraiser at Acton-Carlisle High School. Kicks for Cancer started in 2007 with one soccer game to honor the life of Lois Wells, the mother of Acton-Carlisle soccer alums Steve Wells and Dan Wells, who died of ovarian cancer in 2007. Steve Wells, now a special education teacher at Acton-Carlisle, has seen the annual late September event grow into an all-day tournament with some of the region’s top boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. At right, pink smoke emanates from the Acton-Carlisle student section after Jamo Velez’ first goal against Lincoln-Sudbury. The Patriots would go on to win 4-0.

Acton-Carlisle’s Harry Lefebvre, left, and teammate Sean Trudeau go for a header during the final Kicks for Cancer match at Acton-Carlisle High School. CC won 4-0.

The Patriots soccer team huddles before taking on Lincoln-Sudbury in a Kicks for Cancer match at Acton-Carlisle High School.. Players competed wearing pink jersey’s with the name of a loved one who has battled cancer. Pink smoke filled the air when a goal was scored.

Lots of pink in the stands at Kicks for Cancer, including Acton-Carlisle senior Jesse Stewart, who added pink body paint.
Acton-Carlisle fans surge to greet the starters towards the end of the Patriots’ 4-0 Kicks for Cancer win over Lincoln-Sudbury at Acton-Carlisle High School.

The Acton-Carlisle boys’ soccer team, one of the top-ranked teams in eastern Massachusetts, stands for the national anthem before a highly anticipated match against Lincoln-Sudury to conclude the annual Kicks for Cancer fundraiser at Acton-Carlisle High School. Volleyball, football, field hockey and ultimate frisbee games were also played, all raising funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s ovarian cancer research.

A raucous Patriots student section, all clad in pink in support of the Kicks for Cancer fundraiser, cheer on the boys’s soccer team during a match against Lincoln-Sudbury at Acton-Carlisle High School. The event’s marquee matches between Acton-Carlisle boys’ and girls’ soccer teams against rival Lincoln-Sudbury drew the biggest crowds. The Patriots swept, with the girls winning 1-0 and the boys 4-0.

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