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At 26, Ex-Holbrook High star restarts his hoops career at Quincy College
QUINCY -- Even though it's been a while, Kyree LaPlanche vividly remembers the feeling of getting buckets in a crowded gym with fans cheering him on. It was a much more subdued atmosphere at South West Middle School on Wednesday night, Nov. 4. No applause reverberating off the walls here, just the squeak of sneakers on the hardwood, occasionally drowned out by head coach Jamall Griffin barking orders at his Quincy College men's basketball team. Still, the relative quiet was music to LaPlanche's ears. The former Holbrook High star has spent four years away from basketball, but now, at the ripe old age of 26, he's eagerly using up his one season of junior-college eligibility. "Man, it's so fun being out here and being able to compete with these guys," LaPlanche, a 5-foot-9 guard, said during a break in what was shaping up as a three-hour Granite practice on the eve of the 2026-27 season opener. "Just being able to have this opportunity means a lot to me. I don't take any of these moments for granted, especially going through the journey that I've been on. It's been a lot. I'm really grateful to be out here." LaPlanche graduated from
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MA Mother Questions Emergency Response at Son’s Football Game
SAUGUS — On Sept. 25, Saugus Middle High School junior and starting quarterback Eli Fialho suffered a life-threatening injury; now, his mother, Christina Stanley, is questioning how the situation was handled. Eli was injured during a game, and according to his mother, medical personnel did not assess him immediately,...
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Milton Rains on Harbormen’s Playoff Hopes
Wildcats score twice in the fourth quarter to beat Hingham, 28-12 With every rain cloud that pops up, you can find a silver lining. Hingham High football’s time in the Division 3 state tournament ended Friday night in the middle of a monsoon at Milton High, with a 28-12 loss to the No. 8-seeded Wildcats.
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Boston mom says son with Type 1 diabetes may lose place at Catholic school amid nursing shortage
A Boston mom is fighting for her type 1 diabetic son after she was told he may no longer be able to attend his Catholic elementary school because the school no longer has the staff needed to help care for him.
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BC’s Prison Education Program Launches Work-Study Program For Incarcerated Graduates
Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP) recently launched a six-month pilot program offering paid remote internships for incarcerated graduates in collaboration with the Alliance for Higher Education in Prisons and the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. “This is not only a first for our program, this is a first for the...
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HHS Sports Roundup: Boys soccer falls in penalty shootout
The Hopkinton High School boys soccer team’s impressive season came to an end Monday with a heartbreaking loss to visiting Brookline in a Division 1 state tournament game that went to an extended penalty shootout. After a 1-1 tie through regulation and overtime, 21st-seeded Brookline scored on all seven...