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Dighton-Rehoboth softball wins state championship in walk-off fashion
AMHERST— All season long, Dighton-Rehoboth coach Katie Holmes has worn a bracelet featuring a word she feels encapsulates her squad perfectly: grit. On Saturday, it showed through when senior center fielder and captain Lucy Latour (3-for-4, RBI) stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh, with junior shortstop Haleigh Kelley (1-for-4, run) on first. With her final swing in a Falcon jersey, she sent a line drive into the right center gap to drive...
Meet Southeastern senior heading to Harvard — His compassion, his dreams, his best advice
EASTON — Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in Easton selects graduating seniors from each of the nine towns the school serves to honor with "senior spotlights." Honorees are chosen based on their high academic and vocational achievement. Their biographies — submitted by Southeastern — include their interests, what...
'It's a legacy, it's a history:' Pro boxer Kevin Walsh returns to Brockton school
BROCKTON – Professional boxer Kevin Walsh was once a fifth-grade student at Raymond Elementary School in Brockton, thinking he’d grow up to be a baseball player. “I grew up with a whole bunch of Brockton kids, athletic kids,” he said to a cafeteria full of fifth graders at Angelo Elementary School on Thursday. “Even though I was small, I was tough in fifth grade.” ...
South Shore Christian Academy holds commencement ceremony
The graduating class of 14 students received their diplomas in a ceremony on the school's athletic field. Adam Vickery, of Braintree, was valedictorian and Isabel Diaz, of Whitman, was salutatorian. "Friends, looking back over the past four years, we have worked hard to be where we are today. We have...
Growth of Weymouth girls rugby will continue after Saturday's state final appearance
MILTON — The Weymouth High girls rugby team has come a long way in recent years. Just a few years ago, the Wildcats were limited to playing 7s as the team didn’t have enough players to field a full team. Fast forward to Saturday, and the Wildcats were...
South Shore high school team advances to state championship following appeal to MIAA
"Upon further review" isn't a phrase you hear often in high school sports, but it applies to the Pembroke girls tennis team. On Thursday morning, the Titans found out that, yes, they could celebrate winning their first-ever state semifinal ... for the second straight day. ...
No. 3 Walpole slips past No. 4 Westfield in D2 softball state championship, 1-0
AMHERST – The Walpole High School softball team’s only loss off the season came against No. 5 Milton, 4-3, on April 10. Milton (18-4) was upset by No. 21 Notre Dame, of Hingham (13-8) in just their second state tournament game, 8-7. Notre Dame fell to Westfield (20-4) in the quarterfinals, 5-1. It should come as no surprise then that the final game was decided by just one run.
Tournament history and more: Vote for the High School Boys Lacrosse Player of the Week
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional's Jayson Kelleher has been voted the High School Boys Lacrosse Player of the Week. The junior received over 11,000 votes to earn the honor. Kelleher starred in an 11-10 overtime win over Marblehead in the Div. 2 Round of 32. He scored the tying goal with 34 seconds left in regulation and netted the winner in OT.
Tentative HEA/School Committee agreements reached
Tentative agreements were reached with educators and paraeducators on Tuesday, June 11, during an executive session of the Hingham Education Association and the Salary & Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee following many months of negotiations. A tentative agreement was also reached with the administrative assistants on May 13. “We...
Abington Heights officials seek variance to install new field lights at high school
Officials in the Abington Heights School District want to give student athletes at Abington Heights High School new lights at their stadium while being respectful to nearby homeowners. District officials are seeking a variance from the South Abington Twp. zoning hearing board to put up four 70-foot and two 60-foot...
Dynasty talk: Weymouth High boys rugby completes three-peat with another state title win
MILTON — A trophy hoisting flanked by team photos, hugs and smiles. It was the picturesque championship celebration scene you'd draw up in your head. But for the Weymouth High boys rugby team, call it a mid-June routine. The Wildcats have done this once or twice before (or, three times now).
Milton Academy seniors put in hours in quest for road trip
The plan to convert a yellow school bus into a RV suitable for a cross country trip was the craziest idea that the group of Milton Academy seniors came up with. So, naturally, they went with it. The five students, including Justin Chen of Milton and Benjamin Siegel of Sharon,...
'We felt unstoppable': Cohasset High girls lacrosse earns state championship
WALPOLE — There's no telling where a journey through the MIAA state tournament might take you. Cohasset High girls lacrosse coach Joe Fitzgerald, however, liked his team's chances from the outset. “I knew the first few practices that there was a chance for us to be really good, but...
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