Nazareth has seen many fantastic players throughout the years, but this quarter’s star athlete has drive, determination, and a heart unlike no other. This athlete is none other than three-sport varsity starter Timoney Lampugh! Timoney, commonly known as Tim or T-$, plays soccer, basketball, and softball for Nazareth, and completely dominates wherever and whenever she plays. When she is not in full “beast-mode” ready to play, you can probably find her roaming the halls (without shoes, of course), singing musicals, or talking to her favorite teachers, especially Mr. Soko, Ms. Donnelly, and Mr. Turner. Prior to this year, she only played two sports for Naz. However, after a fun encounter with Nazareth’s Athletic Director, Mr. Bradley, this star athlete found her way back into a sport she thought she was long retired from.

Last winter, Tim was in Mr. Bradley’s office before a basketball practice, overhearing him trying to recruit girls for the soccer team. In the effort to support him, she began to say how much she enjoyed playing CYO soccer for Resurrection of Our Lord Grade School. When she informed him about her experience, Timoney claims “Bradley whipped his head around faster than when someone says there’s curly fries in the cafeteria.” At that moment, the A.D. knew he had found his next soccer star. Being the natural athlete she is, Tim quickly picked up this sport again and earned herself a spot as the starting varsity goalie. With 49 saves and even the opportunity to score on senior night, she greatly contributed to the team’s success.

Timoney’s senior year continued on the basketball court as the starting power-forward and co-captain of the team. Although the record was not as strong as she hoped, the season was a blast! With the Pandas being very undersized in the Academy League, Tim found one way to make-up for it—taking charges. Due to restrictions with the pandemic, the team only had the chance to play 12 games. However, in that short season, Tim still had the ability to have 11 charges. Every game, she sacrificed herself and always put the team first. She is the definition of a good teammate.

The last few months of Timoney’s senior year will be spent as a catcher on the softball field. Nazareth is currently the defending Catholic Academies League and District 1 champions, so she hopes to continue their previous success and have another winning season. Unfortunately, the Pandas were not able to defend this title last year due to the pandemic. This was especially disappointing for Timoney, as softball is her favorite sport. Although she is excited for this fresh season with the new talent, she was upset she did not have a final game with the previous seniors. She claims, “the seniors of the past were big influences for me, so I hope I can make the same impact on the underclassman.” Timoney is a fantastic leader and a great role model to many of the underclassmen. However, she probably has the most impact on her younger sister. Cate, Timoney’s sister, is a freshman at Nazareth who had the amazing opportunity to play all three sports with her. Cate claims that sports “brought us closer” and she is “so grateful to have this opportunity before Timoney goes off to college next year.” Although Tim is unsure where she is going to school next year, she has great plans to major in Biochemistry. She will certainly miss the “Dear NA”, but is excited to see what the future holds. Wherever Timoney may go, she will certainly bring her well-known passion and charisma along with her. Nazareth wishes Timoney for best of luck in this next chapter of her life and can’t wait to see what she does next!

This article originally appeared in the March 2021 edition of The Nazareth, Volume XCIII, No. 3.