Blue Devil Athlete Spotlight: Alessandro Conte (Golf)

Alessandro Conte (Junior, Golf)

When current Blue Devil golfer Alessandro Conte was in the seventh grade, his dad took him golfing at the Woods of Westminster, and that’s all it took for Alessandro to fall in love with the game of golf.   

Now a junior, Conte, who has lived in Leominster for the past seven years after living in Worcester before that, is a team captain on coach Daryl Robichaud’s highly competitive squad.

Robichaud said Conte has earned everything he has achieved so far in his Blue Devil career.  

“Alessandro’s greatest strength is that he is a student of the game,” Robichaud said.  “He puts a tremendous amount of work in during the offseason perfecting his craft.”

Conte was also named a captain this year as a junior, something Robichaud said speaks volumes.  

“Elected as a captain after only his sophomore year, he is a consummate teammate who is always willing to mentor younger players both during practices and in matches,” Robichaud said.  

Conte said he likes a lot of things about the sport of golf.

“I love to get out and play on new courses,” Conte said.  “I like to try to beat my best score, it doesn't always happen.  I also like getting out on the course with my friends.  I love the comradery.”  

“I've also been really lucky to have great coaches who not only encourage and value talent, they value the most important things, like quality of character and being a good person and teammate,” Conte added.  

Conte also said he loves that even after high school, he can always play the game he loves.   

“The best thing about golf is that it's a lifelong sport,” Conte said.   “My great-grandfather is 94 and he still plays golf.”

Conte said he plans on attending college after grading from LHS.  

“If I can play sports in college, that would be great, but I know that takes a lot of talent and some luck.”

Conte also plays ice hockey and lacrosse at LHS and when outside of school, he likes to hang out with friends, golf, skate and also likes to cook.  His favorite dish to cook is Chicken Parmesan.   

At LHS, Conte said his favorite class so far is Algebra with Mr. Mooney, who is also the assistant ice hockey coach for the Blue Devils.  

“He's also one of my hockey coaches and he's my favorite teacher because he's nice, he has a great sense of humor, he's a great teacher and coach, and he's a great role model.”