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Spectacular: Thursday's MetroWest and Milford-area Fantastic Five high school athletes
Thursday's MetroWest and Milford-area Fantastic Five turned into more of a Spectacular Seven. That's what happens when so many elite performances occur on the same day. Without further ado,...
Milestones and OT winners: Vote for the High School Girls Lacrosse Player of the Week
Algonquin Regional's Bella Roman and Grace Chiota have been voted the High School Girls Lacrosse Players of the Week. The duo combined to receive over 12,000 votes. Roman scored 9 goals, including the winner with 46 seconds remaining in a 15-14 win over Hopkinton. Chiota had 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists). In an 11-10 win over North Middlesex, Chiota had 6 goals and 2 assists. She scored the winning goal and notched her 100th career point. Roman chipped in 4 goals and 2 assists.
Plenty of potent scorers highlight the picks: Cast your vote for the Hometeam Boys' Lacrosse Player of the Week
There were plenty of great performances on the lacrosse fields last week, and Tommy Cassell found some of the best for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Boys' Lacrosse Player of the Week. Congratulations to Shepherd Hill's Giovanni Tracey for taking the top spot in last week's poll...
At two-day Saratoga regatta, girls bring back bling
The girls varsity crews of the Bromfield Acton-Boxborough rowing team brought some medals back from the Saratoga Invitational regatta in New York April 27 and 28. Both boys and girls turned in strong finishes at the two-day competition. High winds caused multiple problems, including the cancellation of some races as well as a domino-effect fender bender that scratched the boys’ new racing shell on its maiden voyage.
Miles for Mom: Boston Marathon debut
Longtime Westwood resident Jessica Hajjar just recently ran her first Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15th, alongside her younger brother Matt. This sister-brother duo ran in honor of their late mother who tragically passed away in November 2023 after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is an incredibly underfunded and...
High school lacrosse: These teams have made strides to start the season
Entering this week, St. John’s lacrosse sat at 5-5, winner of two in row after defeating cross-town rival Shrewsbury, 15-2, on Saturday. Pioneer coach Justin O’Leary said he has a veteran team all pulling in the same direction. “The one thing that I like about our team is the camaraderie and how they all...
‘I Knew What I Signed Up For’: Elite Harvard Athletes Navigate a Delicate Balancing Act
The Murr Center holds the Harvard Athletics's administrative offices, as well as squash and tennis facilities. Student-athletes at Harvard who compete on the national or international level pointed to the balancing act between athletics and academics. By Timothy R. O'Meara. When K. Graham Blanks ’25 — the current record-holder for...
Bromfield varsity lacrosse adjusts its priorities in challenging season
It’s been a rough few weeks for the girls varsity lacrosse team as its 2024 season gets underway. At the bottom of their league with a 0-6 record, the loss Friday, April 26, against Nashoba Regional High School reminded the young team to focus on team-building and improvement, rather than on winning games.
'I couldn't pass it up.' Former Framingham High softball teammates coaching Flyers together
FRAMINGHAM – A fire drill was hardly an interruption for Kaitlyn Seeto’s instruction. The first-year Framingham High softball coach used the time to do some learning for herself. Figuring out problems is nothing new for the math teacher. While students were outside during the drill, Seeto noticed that...
Sports Roundup: May 3, 2024
Six sports are available to Bromfield’s student athletes this season: baseball, girls lacrosse, boys and girls track and field, and boys and girls tennis. Bromfield boys and girls may also join the Bromfield Acton-Boxborough rowing team, the interscholastic rowing program of the nonprofit Bare Hill Pond Rowing Association. The...
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