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Sports Profile Featuring Anthony Melchionda

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Play from 0:03[0:03] ..." It's sports programs. Sports reporters got him an -- Gionta is a senior went Thayer Academy in Braintree. Five feet 11175 pounds and nothing is an all league all scholastic quarterback and"...

Play from 0:35[0:35] ..." Anthony -- football player a baseball player it's a type one diabetic. Diagnosed at the age of six."...

Play from 1:17[1:17] ..." halfway through the game stay on top of things but it's be devastating effect until low amount on I have not having not played. Just like a cellphone not even. I have a little catheter was it's been served with a needle and then -- move the -- capita state and it goes on my hip. All"...

Play from 1:36[1:36] ..." Anthony no Gionta -- all scholastic all ISL is a model for those learning to cope with type one -- beat us when the jostling"...

Play from 2:11[2:11] ..." Player all scholastic football player baseball player and penalty on their bulletin Boston College in the fall on a full baseball scholarship. I'm Tom Cody WBZ radio"...

Play from 0:03[0:03]" It's sports programs. Sports reporters got him an -- Gionta is a senior went Thayer Academy in Braintree. Five feet 11175 pounds and nothing is an all league all scholastic quarterback and shortstop. Baseball is Anthony's game."

Play from 0:20[0:20]" Well basically it's just been my a lot of below my life -- it's on the kid I don't know why the sport but I I don't know images from a bar on the back out all the time my true love I guess I always solid on the nationally us I like to critique my feel the moment and."

Play from 0:35[0:35]" Anthony -- football player a baseball player it's a type one diabetic. Diagnosed at the age of six."

Play from 0:42[0:42]" When I was first diagnosed my mother told me that I would respond to LA because those on the insulin now I would tell us stuff glacier I've never known I was like to feel normal. I mean I felt good I felt that I that I wasn't feeling sick anymore but it was still a challenge because those different light stuff whether my cancer I was encouraged me and you know it was it was easy they said that anything's going to be all right."

Play from 1:03[1:03]" When not competing Anthony wears an insulin pump when he competing Anthony removes the -- Never once has diet beat us affected Anthony -- on this play on the field. The insulin -- is never in play."

Play from 1:16[1:16]" I check halfway through the game stay on top of things but it's be devastating effect until low amount on I have not having not played. Just like a cellphone not even. I have a little catheter was it's been served with a needle and then -- move the -- capita state and it goes on my hip. All -- backside but -- every 23 days."

Play from 1:36[1:36]" Anthony no Gionta -- all scholastic all ISL is a model for those learning to cope with type one -- beat us when the jostling clinic calls. Anthony meets with those diagnosed type one."

Play from 1:49[1:49]" A little bit of fear the fact that it was so you with me because memo was -- and so. The only thing that young kid and so what you did and these kids move their parents have no idea whether -- and so it's skid overall yeah I just effect of a doubt that the so long it's just easy for me it's soccer well and you know boost up -- you can you can do it is there's nothing like it's obvious. I -- Altoona."

Play from 2:11[2:11]" Player all scholastic football player baseball player and penalty on their bulletin Boston College in the fall on a full baseball scholarship. I'm Tom Cody WBZ radio sports if you. Lastly who should be"

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[1:36]..." Anthony no Gionta -- all scholastic all ISL is a model for those learning to cope with type one -- beat us when the jostling clinic calls. Anthony meets with those diagnosed type one. "...

[0:03]..." It's sports programs. Sports reporters got him an -- Gionta is a senior went Thayer Academy in Braintree. Five feet 11175 pounds and nothing is an all league all scholastic quarterback and shortstop. Baseball is Anthony's game. "...

[0:35]..." Anthony -- football player a baseball player it's a type one diabetic. Diagnosed at the age of six. "...

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[1:35]..." And we're back here live in -- policy in high school as we -- grief counselors. We're here all day long the school superintendent says. The cause of this untimely death is under investigation he also adds it'll take a long time for everyone here to get over this if they ever do. -- Hollister and Jim Smith WBZ news. Jim thanks and grief counselors will also be available at the high school tomorrow. "...

[0:00]..." Other news now high school football player from Halston has died on the field sixteen year old line and Joey Lara C collapsed after he was hit during a full contact scrimmage in late the last night. WBZ's Jim Smith is live in Halston now on Jim this is one of those things that as a friend or family member you just cannot be ready for. Boy I tell you can what a tragedy here in Hollister and just imagine. Healthy sixteen year old boy a junior here at policy and high school. He takes the football field for scrimmage last night and suddenly his young life is cut short. "...

[0:35]..." A steady rain fell -- policy in high school a community coming to grips with the sudden death of one of their own. Sixteen year old Joey and harassing a junior on Hollis fins football team died suddenly last night after a scrimmage in lake -- His family says he was struck in the chest during the scrimmage said he felt dizzy and passed out. He was rushed to the hospital but his lungs were filled with fluid and he later died. Grief counselors have been at the high school all day long and -- fellow athletes are devastated including one friend on the soccer team network. "...

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[0:03]..." Holliston superintendent Bradford Jackson says grief counselors are at the high school this weekend to help students deal with the unexpected death of football player Joey -- the sixteen year old lineman was apparently "...

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