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Little League/Softball dedicates Opening Day first pitch in memory of Saugus woman who died of cancer; first time softball and baseball march together in parade route
The Saugus Little League honored the late Janeen Miranda – the wife of a coach and the mother of one of the players – during Saturday’s Opening Day ceremonies outside of the Elks Lodge along Main Street. It’s also the first time that softball and baseball marched together in a parade route from the former Oaklandvale School to the mound. Diamonds Diva Head Coach Joe Miranda’s wife, Janeen, passed away on Jan. 23 after a long, courageous battle with colorectal cancer. Her family members threw out the first pitch and caught the ball.
Malden High Baseball Coach reaches 400-win milestone
Winningest high school coach in city history is one of only 40 statewide, ever, with 400 HS baseball coaching victories. Freshman Ryan Bowdridge spun a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts to lead the Malden High School baseball team to a 10-0 shutout win over visiting Everett on Wednesday at Pine Banks Park in Malden. The Greater Boston League victory was the 400th in the career of Malden Head Coach Steve Freker.
Capital Region father-son team run Boston Marathon
Shaun and Shamus Evans have never shied away from a challenge. Despite having cerebral palsy and using a wheelchair, Shamus continues to defy the odds with his fathers support. “In his 18 years whatever Shamus has wanted to try to accomplish, whatever he’s wanted to participate in, we try to...
Report: Brandeis women's basketball coach retires after players threaten to quit
The longtime head coach of Brandeis University's women's basketball team, Carol Simon, is retiring, according to the Boston Globe. This comes after 11 players wrote a letter asking her to resign or facing the prospect of them refusing to play for her. The Globe says the school announced that “Head...
McCann Tech Comes Back to Edge Mount Everett
SHEFFIELD, Mass. – Brady Vallieres hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth to give the McCann Tech baseball team its first lead in a 4-3, come-from-behind win over Mount Everett on Wednesday. Ty Barrett led off the sixth by drawing a walk. He moved up on...
Prep lax can’t shake Xaverian, but still gets the win
Steve KrauseDANVERS — It seems as if no matter when St. John’s Prep and Xaverian play, in any sport, it’s never an easy game for either team. That was the case again Thursday. The boys lacrosse game began as if the 7-0 Eagles would run the Hawks right off Glatz Field. But by the time the […] The post Prep lax can’t shake Xaverian, but still gets the win appeared first on Itemlive.
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