Sheila Tunstall McKenna - Class of 2007

Sheila Tunstall McKenna was a three-sport athlete, playing softball, volleyball and basketball at Fairhaven High School. She captained the basketball team, which won the Narragansett Girls' Basketball League in the 1957-1958 season while also leading the league in scoring with 20.5 points per game. Sheila went on to attend Bridgewater State where she was a Health and Physical Education major and participated in the sports of field hockey, basketball and lacrosse.  After graduating from BSC, Sheila implemented and coached the first girls' varsity teams at Attleboro High School in field hockey, volleyball and spring track.  She also served as a physical education teacher at Attleboro. In 1997, Sheila was inducted into the Fairhaven High School Hall of Fame. Her contributions in the field of physical education have been numerous, and she continues to be active in the field and has done so in excess of 49 years. Sheila has remained very involved in both the BSC and Fairhaven High School Alumni Associations. She was President of the BSC Alumni Association from 1992 to 1994. Sheila, who resides in Attleboro, Mass., with her husband of 39 years, Jack, has been very active in the Senior Games over the last 12 years, competing in basketball and track at the regional and national level.

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Last Modified: November 15, 2007