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We are thrilled to announce that we have donated our 1,000,000th dollar specifically to the MGH Cancer Center. While we have supported a variety of initiatives at different times in ASFL’s history, this marks the first time that over $1,000,000 has been accumulated to support a…
Congratulations to
#ASFL
Athlete TJ Power (
@TJPower14
) on being named Player of the Year in the NEPSAC Class AA! TJ and Worcester Academy recently repeated as NEPSAC AA Champions
#ASFLFamily
We are very excited to share that a study that was partially funded by A Shot For Life was published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Bryan Choi and Dr. William Curry at Massachusetts General Hospital published the results of a phase 1 clinical trial of a…
Thank you to the
@PatsFoundation
for your continued support of
#ASFL
Football. See you at the 2024 ASFL Bowl on April 21st at
@StSebsNeedham
, Pat Patriot! Thank you for helping us fund innovative and critical cancer research trials at
@MGHCancerCenter
!
#ASFL
Thank you to the Boston Herald for coming out to the 11th annual
#ASFLChallenge
yesterday! Not only did we hand off the title as The Best Shooter in Massachusetts to two great players and people, but we also raised $50,000 for the MGH Cancer Center
@BostonHeraldHS
@BConn63
#ASFL
…
Congratulations to
#ASFL
Athlete Ryan Puglisi (
@RyanPuglisi5
) on being named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut! Ryan was a founding member of the ASFL Football program last spring. Ryan is widely regarded as one of the best high school Quarterbacks in the country and…
It was great to connect with Dr. Curry and Dr. Choi this evening to learn the next steps of what ASFL’s funding will impact in cancer research! We are very proud to support such a dedicated, innovative, and world renown team at the
@MGHCancerCenter
💙
12 years ago today A Shot For Life was born when Mike Slonina became the first and currently only person in basketball history to ever shoot for 24 hours straight from all over the floor, he shot 73.2% which is recognized in multiple World Record databases, the event garnered…
We can now confirm that yesterday
#ASFL
shooter James McGowan (
@jmcgowan_11
) shot 46% WITH HIS LEFT HAND (shooting hand was in a cast), over the 2 hours of the
#ASFLChallenge
Thank you to Alex Cora (
@ac13alex
) of the Boston Red Sox for this video for our
#ASFL
Baseball and Softball players as they prepare to compete and raise impactful funds for cancer research! 💙⚾️🥎
#ASFL
We are happy to announce the 2021 Rhode Island
#ASFLChallenge
! We are excited to welcome many great people and players from a new state into the
#ASFLFamily
, starting with
@KolekTyler
who will be the first from RI and ambassador to the organization! Hosted by
@DragonsofSG
Aug 14!
We really appreciate the Boston Herald for coming out to the ASFL Softball Home Run Derby and Pitchers Challenge! Our athletes came together to raise $90,000 for cancer research at MGH this weekend and we appreciate you shining a light on all of their hard work!
Home Run Derby:…
We so deeply appreciate the Red Sox Foundation for becoming the official jersey sponsor of the ASFL Baseball and Softball departments. The jerseys have come in, and the excitement is immediately ratcheted up to the way it was when we first established this. Your support goes a…
We will have a lot of individual pictures, stories, and news articles in the coming days. In the meantime, we are so excited to announce that for the second consecutive year the
#ASFL
Challenge has set a new fundraising record!
Congratulations to
#ASFL
alum Brandon Twitty (
@Twit3_
) on scoring his 1,000th point today for Stonehill!! Brandon was also a 1,000 point scorer in high school
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, St. John’s Prep’s Carson Browne (
@CarsonBrowne2
)! Carson will participate in the inaugural A Shot For Life Bowl and he will fundraise for cancer research
#ASFL
We’re very excited to announce our new partnership with Causeway! Our jersey will hang on the wall full time and all 21+ members of the
#ASFL
community are invited on 8/3! If you are 21 or over and have ever put on an ASFL jersey, your name +2 is on the list!
Congratulations to John Gates (
@jgatesy6
) who was this year’s highest fundraiser for the ASFL Challenge at $6,200!! John wins
@RedSox
tickets to a game later this month
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations to
#ASFL
Athlete Grace Oliver (
@ggraceoliver13
) on being named the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year! Grace holds a variety of Division 1 scholarship offers
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations and welcome to
#ASFL
, Chelmsford’s Braydon Gray (
@gray_braydon
)! Braydon will compete in the first annual
#ASFL
Pitchers Challenge on 9/3 at Austin Prep and he will raise money for cancer research!
#ASFLFamily
We are excited to begin the next chapter of A Shot For Life. The first annual ASFL Baseball and Softball Home Run Derby will be in the Fall of 2020. See below for the official ASFL statement announcing a new Department of our organization
#ASFL
Our two highest fundraisers, Bruce Higgins and Andrew Beauchesne, make the final shots of the
#ASFLGauntletMakesCounter
! 24,000 shots made for cancer research and over $100,000 raised for the
@MGHCancerCenter
!
#ASFL
shooter Kayla Madden (
@KaylaMadden101
) admirably has volunteered to shoot early to accommodate all 17 of our girls shooters participating in tonight’s
#ASFLChallenge
. Thank you Kayla for so unselfishly stepping up and embodying what the
#ASFLFamily
program stands for 💙
“A Shot For Life is becoming a movement”. If you are a part of our community this video from Dr. Curry (
@WTCNeuroscience
) is for you. Dr. Curry’s lab at
@MGHCancerCenter
is the recipient of
#ASFL
funding and we are excited to make an even bigger impact in 2021 and beyond
#ASFL
Thank you so much to the
@Celtics
and
@CelticsLucky18
for coming by at the end of the
#ASFLGauntlet
! Lucky put on a SHOW. We can’t say enough how much we appreciate the best dunker in the world helping us close out our basketball marathon. Over $250,000 for cancer research was…
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, Avon Old Farms’ Ryan Puglisi (
@RyanPuglisi5
)! Ryan will participate in the inaugural A Shot For Life Bowl and he will fundraise for cancer research
#ASFL
#ASFL
shooter Kayla Madden (
@KaylaMadden101
) has been out all season recovering from ACL surgery. This is the very FIRST possession of her senior season
#ASFLFamily
13 years ago today A Shot For Life was born when Mike Slonina became the first and currently only person in basketball history to shoot for 24 hours straight from all over the floor, he shot 73.2% which is recognized in multiple World Record databases, the event garnered national…
As we close out
#ASFL
Baseball and Softball for 2022, we want to express our most heartfelt thank you to
@AustinPrep
for hosting us once again this year. Your support helps us battle cancer research and from our staff, to our players, to our volunteers - Thank You!
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, Xaverian’s Anthony Busa (
@anthony_busa
)! Anthony will participate in the inaugural A Shot For Life Bowl and he will fundraise for cancer research
#ASFL
2020 was a year that changed our organization forever. To ANYONE that has supported us, from the bottom of our hearts thank you so much.
#ASFL
is making the transition into what it was always designed to be and we love every one of you that is in this community 💙
#ASFL
athlete Nick Yanchuk (
@NicholasYanchuk
) of Bishop Feehan put himself in the line of fire to raise money for cancer research at MGH. Very creative Nick and thank you for your hard work and dedication! Nick was selected for our inaugural ASFL football roster and will compete…
Every athlete in this video has committed significant time to helping someone that will likely never be able to say thank you. Special players and special people 💙🏀
#ASFLASG
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, Brookline’s Margo Mattes (
@MargoMattes
)! Margo will raise money for cancer research and she will compete to be named The Best Shooter in Massachusetts
#ASFL
Congratulations and welcome to
#ASFL
, Taunton’s Sam Lincoln (
@SamLincoln2024
)! Sam will compete in first annual
#ASFL
Pitcher’s Challenge on 9/4 at Austin Prep and she will raise money for cancer research!
#ASFLFamily
For the last 10 years the best shooters and players in Massachusetts have been competing in the
#ASFLChallenge
. 100+ D1 alums, hundreds of college alums, and several professional alums. After 10 years of established and storied tradition, it’s time for Roman numerals -
#ASFLX
Congratulations to Rivers’ Nina Minicozzi on being the Co-Champion of the
#ASFLChallenge
! Due to immovable conflict, Nina shot before the event day of the
#ASFLChallenge
, she shot in a private gym and her score was sealed. She shot 79.4%, establishing herself as a Co-Champion 🏆
Congratulations to
#ASFL
shooter Mia Mancini (
@2Mia_mancini
) on joining the $1,000 point club! Mia is averaging over 15 PPG in her first season at New Hampton
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations to
#ASFL
shooter Megan Olbrys (
@MeganOlbrys
) on being named MVP of the TVL - Large! This is Megan’s third consecutive league MVP. A 1,000 point scorer for Norwood, she will play at Villanova in the fall
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations and welcome to
#ASFL
, Central Catholic’s Frankie Melendez (
@Frankiemel27
)! Frankie will compete in the inaugural
#ASFL
Pitchers Challenge on 9/3 at Austin Prep and he will raise money for cancer research!
#ASFLFamily
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, Lincoln-Sudbury’s Jake Haarde (
@HaardeJake
)! Jake will compete in the inaugural A Shot For Life Bowl and he will fundraise for cancer research
#ASFL
First-year Veronica Burton comes from a Wildcat lineage but is writing her own legacy as Northwestern's starting point guard.
Get to know
@veronicaab22
⬇️
#B1GCats
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#LockedN
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, Milton Academy’s CJ Cox (
@CJCox_2
)! CJ will participate in the ASFL All-Star Game, he will compete to be named the Best Shooter in Massachusetts in the ASFL Challenge, and he will fundraise for cancer research
#ASFL
ASFL Baseball and Softball is coming up next weekend! See you at Austin Prep as the best hitters and pitchers in Massachusetts compete while raising money for cancer research!
#ASFL
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ASFLFamily
, Duxbury’s Matt Festa (
@MattFesta2
)! Matt will participate in the inaugural A Shot For Life Bowl and he will fundraise for cancer research
#ASFL