For over 50 years the North Andover Booster Club (NABC) has been delivering quality athletic programs to the youth of our town. Starting in 1950 with 15 players on the first youth baseball team (Pirates) the Booster Club now provides sporting opportunities to over 1300 young men and women in the sports of basketball (girls and boys), football, cheerleading, wrestling, softball (girls), volleyball (girls) and field hockey (girls).

With a primary goal of providing fun and sports for all levels and ages of children in town, the NABC is defined by volunteerism and community spirit. Many hundreds of parents and other citizens have given freely of their time through the years to ensure this goal.

Throughout its 54 year history, the NABC has had eight Presidents. Harold Trombly served as the first President from 1950 to 1952 and was succeeded by Bill McEvoy who had the longest and most influential run as NABC President from 1953 to 1977. Under Bill’s direction and leadership, the Booster Club flourished and expanded from a single baseball team, to a multi-sport organization. In remembering the early years of the Booster Club, Bill credited the men of the North Andover Fire Department for their enthusiasm, creativity and determination to provide our youth with the best opportunity to compete and learn to play the game. “The early Booster Club survived on popcorn sales,” McEvoy stated. “We would have bags of popcorn all over the fire station and Fire Chief Jim Daw would enter the station and exclaim, “Where’s McEvoy!!!”

While under Bill’s leadership the NABC recorded many milestones; in 1954 the baseball program expanded to four teams for in town play (Giants, Pirates, Red Sox, and Indians) and the Carl Thomas first concession stand was built. In 1960, the youth football program was started by Joe Walsh, Ron Fountain, Ted Snell and Bill. Seven years later, the boys basketball program was established under the direction of Bob Adiconis. Bob retired from the Booster Club Board of Directors in 2004 after serving as Basketball Commissioner for over 35 years. In 1972, the cheerleading program began. Joan Heafey was the first cheerleading coach.