WAKEFIELD — Independence Day celebrations are about memories.
Those memories are even better if you win a prize from the West Side Social Club’s 4th of July Committee.
Here are the winners of the various 2025 parades, races and contests from Friday’s West Side events on and around the Common.
PET PARADE
Most Beautiful
First Place: Inneke Rice O’Connell, 3, Labradoodle, Reading
Second Place: Violette Vaud, 15, Coco the Cooklier, Stoneham
Third Place: Lucia Gonzales, Poodle, Wakefield
Most Unusual
First Place: Morgan Stowell, 13, Guinea Pig, Wakefield
Second Place: Sophia Falaca-Morella, 3, Honey Bell the Lab, Saugus
Third Place: Jasmine Flores, 14, White Bichon, Reading
Best Decorated
First Place: Clara Leslie, 6, English Lab-Izzy. Wakefield
Second Place: Leo Everly Byrnes, 8, Rocky, Reading
Third Place: Katie Antonucci, Pomerania named Almond, Wakefield
FISHING DERBY
Ages 1-5
First Place: Ben Curran
Second Place: Charlotte S
Third Place: Jack K
Ages 6-10
First Place: Rocco D
Second Place: Jaxson T
Third Place: Musashi D
Ages 11-15
First Place: Sam M
Second Place: Brayden L
Third Place: Tommy G
TRICYCLE, CART & SCOOTER PARADE
Most Creative
First Place: Hope and Will Abbondanzio, 6 and 3 years old, Fred’s Franks, Wakefield
Second Place: Charlie Pond, 2, Jaws, Newton
Third Place: Madelyn and Ryan Corthell, ages 10 and 8, Whitehouse, Wakefield
Best Decorated
First Place: Charlie & Georgie Fiore and Frankie Bak, ages 2, 10 months and 2, Boston Tea Party, Wakefield
Second Place: Brion and Ruaadh O’Connor, 2 and 3 years old, Best of Wakefield Theme, Sligo, Ireland
Third Place: Patrick Doucette, 5, USS Constitution, North Andover
Best Theme
First Place: Siena Meyers, 7, Constitution, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Second Place: Arielle and Aurora Murray, ages 6 and 2, We the People, Wakefield
Third Place: Connor and Cam Sletterink, ages 4 and 2, Rainbow Road Super Mario Bros
BICYCLE
Most Creative
First Place: Gianna Ananateros, 10, Garden, Wells, Maine
Second Place: Jovanie Oren, 8, Zoo, Wells, Maine
Third Place: Logan Olsen, 10, Constitution, Melrose
Best Decorated
First Place: Maeve Stowell, 11, First Lady of Freedom, Wakefield
Second Place: Dominic Bernier, 8, Building Freedom, North Reading
Third Place: Brooks Buckley, 4, Spider-Man, Wakefield
Best Theme
First Place: Hallie Demerchant, 10, Constitution
Second Place: Hannah Lightbody, 8, Betsy Ross
Third Place: Hudson Buer, 7, Constitution
DOLL CARRIAGE
Most Creative
First Place: Brianna Gallup, 6, Nutcracker, Wakefield
Second Place: McKenna Barbetto, 2, Freedom, Wakefield
Third Place: Victoria Bishop, 5, Constitution, Wakefield
Best Decorated
First Place: Mallory Ballard, 11, Baby Gnome, Exeter, NH
Second Place: Orla Yost, 6, 250th Military Birthday, Wakefield
Third Place: Charli Camus, 3, RWB, Woburn
Best Theme
First Place: Lilly Silver, 6, Seeds for Freedom, Wakefield
Second Place: Alana Hunt, 4, Declaration, Wakefield
Third Place: Francesco Guerrero, 4, Declaration
KEN GILES MEMORIAL AWARD
BEST PRESENTATION OF THEME
Siena Meyers, 7, Constitution, Berkeley Heights, NJ
RACES
Diaper Derby
First Place: Remi Halsey, 11 mos., Wakefield
Second Place: Georgia Fiore, 10 mos., Wakefield
Third Place: Leo Rose, 10 mos., Wakefield
Toddler Girls
First Place: Paige Correia, Wilmington
Second Place: Rooney Sullivan, Wakefield
Third Place: Charlie Fiore of Wakefield and Micah Lincoln Caira, Reading
Toddler Boys
First Place: Casey Doneghey, Stoneham
Second Place: Oliver Murray, Melrose
Third Place: Rocco Albanese, Andover
Girls 3-4 years old
First Place: Ana Griffith, Wakefield
Second Place: Alana Hunt, Wakefield
Third Place: Sophie Barber, Lynn
Boys 3-4 years old
First Place: Callum Murray, Melrose
Second Place: Noah Cataldo, Arvada, CO
Third Place: Cairo Ojougboh, Wakefield
Boys 5-6 years old
First Place: Colton Russo, Dracut
Second Place: Jameson Bibo, Wakefield
Third Place: Jake O’Dea, Wakefield
Girls 5-6 years old
First Place: Lydia Morris, Wakefield
Second Place: Emma MacDonald, Wakefield
Third Place: Lilah Cataldo, Arvada, CO
Girls 7-8 years old
First Place: Adalynn Ciaramicoli, Wakefield
Second Place: Stella Cazeau, Wakefield
Third Place: Cecelia Smallwood, Reading
Boys 7-8 years old
First Place: JJ Cornetta, Wakefield
Second Place: Nick Meuse, Wakefield
Third Place: Ethan Hunt, Wakefield
Boys 9-10 years old
First Place: Beckett Williams, Newport Beach, California
Second Place: Beau Sittig, Wakefield
Third Place: Dylan Hunt, Wakefield
Girls 9-10 years old
First Place: Skylar Dalby, Wakefield
Second Place: Alexis Iosua, Reading
Third Place: Amara Ojougboh, Wakefield
Girls 11-12 years old
First Place: Brooklyn Williams, Newport Beach, California
Second Place: Lily Mathisen, Wakefield
Third Place: Elle Ward, Wakefield
Boys 11-12 years old
First Place: Jack Beckett, Greenfield
Second Place, Trevor MacIntosh, Wakefield
Third Place: Bryce Iosua, Reading
Moms
First Place: Lily Guirther, Wakefield
Second Place: Brittany Kelleher, Wilmington
Third Place: Julia Francavilla, Beverly
Dads
First Place: Matt Correia, Wilmington
Second Place: John Lincoln, Reading
Third Place: Jared Bouthiller, Worcester
Canoe race
First Place: Steve and Angelina Nardone, Wakefield
Second Place: Devan and Shane Hupprich, Wakefield
Third Place: Ruthanne Larsen Brown and Christine Larsen Hylan, Wakefield
Kayak race
First Place: Mary and Scott Hanley, Wakefield
Second Place: Andrew Russell, Wakefield
Third Place: Melissa Eusden, Wakefield
Paddle board race
First Place: Grayson Keely
Second Place: Caroline Keely