A standout on the ice for much of life, Coach Sheary was a two-time All-Star while at Cushing Academy, where she also lettered in field hockey and softball. At the University of New Hampshire, where she later earned a degree in sociology, Sheary was a three year starter for the Wildcats and served as assistant captain her senior year. She went on to receive the 2011 Colleen Coyle Award, given to the team’s top defenseman. After college, Sheary returned to Cushing to serve as head girls’ ice hockey coach and assistant athletic director, a position she held for five years. She moved on to coach at the collegiate level, serving as assistant coach for the women’s ice hockey teams at Dartmouth College and Boston College.