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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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Dracut High Dedicates Courtyard in Honor of Local Revolutionary War Veterans
DRACUT — In commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, the Dracut School Committee and Dracut High School (DHS) recently dedicated the DHS Courtyard in honor of local soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War. On Thursday, Oct. 29, state legislators, School Committee members, faculty...
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VOTE: Enterprise Brockton-area High School Football Player of the Week
Middleboro's Ryan Tullish is the Enterprise Brockton-area High School Football Player of the Week . Tullish ran for three scores as the Sachems took down Rockland 36-29 in the regular season finale. He received 80.1% of the poll to earn the honor. Here are the candidates from MIAA state tournament first round action and other non-playoff games. The poll The candidates Jack Reilly, Abington Reilly threw four touchdown passes as the Green Wave rolled to a 46-28 win over Wilmington in the first round of the Div. 6 state tournament. Cam Knudsen, Bridgewater-Raynham Knudsen had a 40-yard punt return touchdown in a 48-7 win over Waltham in the first round of the Div. 2 state tournament. Kayveon Burke, Brockton Burke tallied over 100 yards of offense and a touchdown in a 58-18 loss to St. John's Shrewsbury in the first round of the Div. 1 state tournament. Marvelous Pleasant, Rockland Pleasant ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries and had an interception to lead the Bulldogs to a 41-0 win over South Hadley in the Div. 7 first round. Jayden Dorevil, Southeastern Dorevil ran for a touchdown and added a sack on defense to lead the Hawks
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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...