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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...
Two BHS Track and Field Quartets are Champs in State Divisional Relays
Both Bedford High School track teams’ 4×800-meter relay squads are state Division 4 champions. The boys’ quartet of Will Protasowicki, Oren Brosgol, Jonny Garraway, and Carter Rauch won their race in Saturday’s Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Division 4 State Relays. Their time of 8:17.48 broke the 21-year-old BHS record of 8:20.15.
Boston Police Collaborate with Special Olympics for Sensory-Friendly Swim Event in Roxbury
In an effort to foster community and support for individuals with special needs, the Boston Police Department (BPD) teamed up with Special Olympics this Autism Awareness Month, to create a sensory-friendly swimming event at the Kroc Center. The initiative, which took place in Roxbury's District B-2, saw police officers engaging...
World series park celebrates 20th anniversary
Kelan FlynnSAUGUS — World Series Park celebrated its 20th anniversary with a collation, after a game between Saugus High and Lynn English. After the game, Bob Davis, Superintendent of the park, took to the microphone in front of home plate to address the crowd, who had gathered to celebrate the park. “I told the umpires before […] The post World series park celebrates 20th anniversary appeared first on Itemlive.
C.J. Albertson Fastest American at Boston Marathon
April 18, 2024 – The 128th edition of the famed, exciting, and always intriguing Boston Marathon, celebrated on the hilly streets of Boston on Monday, April 15th, had a little for all long-distance enthusiasts to get their teeth into. Nearly 30,000 runners started the race, but it was Sisay...
Roxbury Community College's new softball team is blazing a trail in Boston
Naybelin Mejia is a natural ballplayer. She has a silky smooth swing as she cracks practice hits off a metal bat inside a batting cage at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. “I’ve been playing softball my whole life,” she said. “I don’t know, it’s like if I don’t play softball for some [time] I don’t feel life.”
Brandeis coach retires following players' threats to quit over alleged toxic culture
Carol Simon, the longtime head coach of Brandeis' women's basketball team, has retired after players threatened to quit the team. A spokesperson for Brandeis confirmed Simon's retirement to GBH News on Monday without offering further comment. The students asserted that Simon created a toxic culture, with allegations ranging from use...
Virginia ships off to Boston, in search of pitching depth, which it may have found
You probably don’t think it was anything impressive that Virginia shipped off from Boston having taken two of three from BC, and scored 10 runs total in the three games. The hitting will come around. What Brian O’Connor found in Beantown this weekend – no, not a wooden leg – is the big news here.
ROUNDUP: Eight games in, Prep laxmen stay perfect
Joey BarrettMake it eight games, eight wins for the defending Division 1 champs. The St. John’s Prep laxmen upped their record to 8-0 with a 14-8 road win against Billerica (5-4) Saturday night. Prep coach John Pynchon called it a “breakout” performance from Drew Bossi, who scored four goals and dished out five assists. “Jack Doherty […] The post ROUNDUP: Eight games in, Prep laxmen stay perfect appeared first on Itemlive.
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