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7 years

Mother of God, this guy on the @weatherchannel reporting from Miami is seriously taking his life in his hands right now.

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4 years

Board votes 19-0 in favor of starting the season on May 4 and ending on June 27. That's one week later than the original June 20 end date.

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1 year

Wow. Stunning news to come out of Brockton as Jermaine Wiggins has been named the new head football coach at Brockton. In a press release from the school, Wiggins will be introduced to student-athletes during a media availability at Marciano Stadium on Friday, April 14.

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6 years

Thanks to everyone for their kind words and support. I don’t plan on going anywhere and we will continue to do our best to provide the best possible HS coverage we can. #BostonHeraldStrong 👊

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1 year

This past weekend, 17 football teams entered the non-playoff bracket with winless records and 10 emerged victorious. I'll bet those games were not meaningless to those 10 schools and the young men who participated.

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4 years

The word hero is often overused in society. Pete Frates is a true hero. RIP to the Frates family.

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6 years

Just learned that Brockton coaching legend Armond Colombo passed away early this morning. He is as responsible as anyone for putting Massachusetts football on the map in the 1980s'. Condolences to the Colombo family during this time

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7 years

I am not sure Steve Smith was kidding when he threatened to whoop Michael Irvin's ass for making fun of his pants.

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6 years

Thrilled and stunned to be honored by the National Football Foundation with an award named for legendary Ed Schluntz.

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2 years

From Everett to Defensive Player of the Game in the National Championship contest. Nice run by former Boston Herald All-Scholastic @LewisCine

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4 years

Bring Brady back and give him some NFL receivers and tight ends

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3 years

Happy start of the high school football season

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@BostonHeraldHS

6 years

Jimmy G has as many wins in his last three starts with SF as Colin Kaepernick had in his last 19 with SF.

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

MIAA Board of Directors vote for an April 27 start date with the hopes of completing the championships by June 20 (June 21 in the event of rain).

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1 year

Coaches, officials fed up with out-of-control parents

Coaches, officials fed up with out-of-control parents

In 30 years as a high school official and several more as the commissioner for more than six football leagues, Joe Cacciatore had never seen an incident in which a referee was assaulted. Until this…

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@BostonHeraldHS

3 years

Five years ago, the Boston Herald suffered a major loss with the passing of Bruce Lerch. He is still missed by one and all to this day.

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4 years

As someone who has hammered the @MIAA033 as much as any media member over the past 30 years, hard to find fault in what they are doing in a trying time.

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3 years

Full state tournament vote: 14-7 yes

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3 years

Happy New Year to all. 2020 sucked personally for a variety of reasons but having twitter friends like you made it better. Here’s to 2021 for all of us.

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

An open letter to the MIAA Board of Director from girls lacrosse players throughout the state

A group of senior girls lacrosse players have united in hopes of salvaging their season. They have drafted a letter to the MIAA Board of Directors, which is scheduled to meet on Monday. The gist of…

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 years

Malden Catholic School for Girls has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Bill Belichick Foundation for its girls lacrosse program. One of 5 schools to secure the grant, MCs will receive sticks and goggles for 24 field players and one set of goalie equipment for the spring year.

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5 months

Tewksbury has hired Matt Feld as the school's new head baseball coach. Feld has an extensive baseball background as well as a length writing career for the Boston Herald. One piece of advice: report your scores! Congrats @mattyfeld612

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2 years

Major props to the schools with the ability to livestream events (especially the free ones).

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@BostonHeraldHS

3 years

Sad to have learned that Oliver Ames boys basketball coach Don Byron passed away. As good a coach as he was, Donnie was twice the guy off the court. Condolences to his family.

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@BostonHeraldHS

1 year

Lowell has a Thanksgiving Day opponent. According to Lowell AD Dave Lezenski, the Red Raiders will be hosting Winnacunnet on Thanksgiving at 10 am. @LowellSun Great work by Lezenski to pull it off

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2 years

Hell of a run Betty White. We should all be blessed to live 99 years the way she did. RIP.

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 months

Xaverian QB Henry Hasselbeck has been named Gatorade Player of the Year for Massachusetts.

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 years

RIP John Havlicek, all-time great Celtic. Sad moment

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@BostonHeraldHS

2 years

Norwood sources are telling me that Kristen McDonnell is going to move over from the boys job to take the vacant girls position at Norwood High. To say she did a great job coaching the boys (a state final appearance last year) would be an understatement.

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@BostonHeraldHS

2 years

Never forget. We certainly will not my good friend.

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@BostonHeraldHS

6 years

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS IN MASSACHUSETTS King Philip (25) Mashpee (20) Everett (19) Dennis-Yarmouth (16) Melrose (16) St. John's (15) Millis (12) Lawrence Academy (9)

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@BostonHeraldHS

2 years

Cardinal Spellman football coach Kahn Chace has stepped down from his coaching duties effectively immediately, citing parental harassment. Too bad as Kahn is well respected in the coaching community and was working hard at rebuilding a struggling program.

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 months

Meant nothing to Henry, right? Another clear failure by Tony to grasp at straws. Happy Thanksgiving.

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5 months

@BostonHeraldHS Another clear failure of the MIAA to make the conference championships mean absolutely nothing.

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 months

Does not look "meaningless" to me. Thanksgiving will always be a special day.

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5 months

Luke Bell kicks a 30-yard field goal as time runs out! X beats prep, 23-21, in a classic.

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@BostonHeraldHS

2 years

Motion on the table to recommend to the Board of Directors that the players on the court and the refs do not have to wear a mask. Vote is 15-3 in favor of forwarding their recommendation to the Board and ther director.

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5 years

As someone who attended a small Catholic school which no longer exists, I truly feel badly for the folks at Pope John (Everett) who did everything possible to keep the doors open.

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5 years

Two Mass kids in the first 14 picks

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

Merry Christmas to everyone.

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3 years

Good news on the basketball front: The Sports Medicine Committee accepted the hoop modifications. The next step is the Covid Task Force tomorrow.

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 years

Medway AD Jeff Parcells questioning the MIAA Board in regards to tournament revenues. Said he lost money hosting a tournament game and wondered why MIAA gets money when they dont provide help. Said revenue sharing is not the proper word.

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 years

Thanks to everyone for following us throughout the high school year. Special thanks to @gdudek10 @T_Mulherin @Kyle_Prudhomme @Brian_Fabry @JoeReardon65 @mattyfeld612 @BobAlbright1 @tom_fargo @BConn63 @mrossetti617 @KatCornetta @KBarrucci @BrianRoachJr @DaveJPollard for their work

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2 years

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all

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4 years

Kristen McDonnell officially takes over as Norwood boys hop coach

Kristen McDonnell officially takes over as Norwood boys hoop coach

NORWOOD – Kristen McDonnell got in front of her team and quickly got the attention of her players. The gathered group of teenagers listened intently to everything she had to say, as McDonnell laid …

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7 years

Happy High School Football Day.

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

Xaverian reinstates Gerry Lambert as head baseball coach

Gerry Lambert was reinstated as Xaverian baseball coach after being suspended for the bulk of the 2019 season following an altercation with a player. He expressed his gratitude to the school for gi…

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Danny Ventura

@BostonHeraldHS

6 years

Top 10 high school football games on the opening weekend 1. Everett at Xaverian 2. Catholic Memorial at St. John's (Shrewsbury) 3. Mansfield at BC High 4. Springfield Central at Lincoln-Sudbury 5. Duxbury at Bridgewater-Raynham (cont.)

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@BostonHeraldHS

2 years

NEPSAC BOWLS Milton Academy (8-0) at Loomis Chaffee (8-1) Deerfield Academy (8-1) at Brunswick (7-2) BB&N (7-1) at Avon Old Farms (6-2) Choate (6-2) at Lawrence Academy (6-2) Tilton (6-2) vs St. George's (6-2) - Fri. Nov. 19 6pm Rivers (6-2) at Dexter Southfield (7-1)

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

Kudos to the Eastern Mass Lacrosse Coaches Association which announced the first annual Senior Classic Lacrosse Tournament. The 2020 Senior Classic will be held on Sunday July 20 and Monday July 21.

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4 years

Pickle ball getting some interest as a future MIAA sport.

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4 years

MIAA to meet Tuesday on plans for fall competition

With just over a month until the scheduled start of the fall season, the MIAA Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday to discuss options while awaiting word from the Massachusetts state government …

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5 years

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

How big is this: former Lincoln-Sudbury assistant baseball coach Matt Blake is going to be named pitching coach of the New York Yankees. From Adam Ravenelle to Luis Severino. Congrats Matt.

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5 years

Butt out, Beacon Hill ... let the boys play football

Butt out, Beacon Hill … let the boys play football

Tuesday was the true Patriot’s Day on Beacon Hill this year, when dozens of red-blooded American parents and coaches rallied together to sound that most patriotic of cries: “Leave us the hell alone…

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@BostonHeraldHS

3 years

Such a horrible day for HS wrestling as legendary Shawsheen coach Mark Donovan lost his battle with cancer. RIP Dunny

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@BostonHeraldHS

7 years

High School Insider: Coaches caught in parent trap

Ventura: Overbearing parents were too much for ex-Braintree coach

The $64,000 question one needs to pose to high school coaches today is: Why in the world are you doing this?The recent news that Braintree girls basketball coach Kristen McDonnell walked away from …

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5 years

Family battle in the KC-Indy game. Mike Borgonzi is the director of football operations for the Chiefs while brother David is the linebackers coach for the Colts. Both are from Everett and were Herald All-Scholastics.

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4 years

Congrats to Kalel Mullings of Milton Academy, who was named 2019-20 Gatorade Massachusetts Football Player of the Year. Mullings is the first Gatorade Massachusetts Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Milton Academy.

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5 years

Boston Herald high school hockey writer Jim Clark to receive a major award from the state hockey coaches association

Boston Herald’s Jim Clark to receive major award from Massachusetts hockey coaches

The Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association (MSHCA) announced that Boston Herald high school hockey guru Jim Clark is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Stewart Award for his vas…

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5 years

Bad enough that Everett loses. Even worse is the fact that Central’s game-winning kicker came from the son of the chief of Everett police

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 months

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. For all the kids playing today, make it a memorable one.

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@BostonHeraldHS

5 years

26 years later, the story still remains a classic read: Callahan: High school seniors have last chance to shine on football field

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3 years

Hearing that former Boston Latin standout pitcher Packy Naughton has been called up by the LA Angels.

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@BostonHeraldHS

7 years

Thanks to everything who followed us this past season. We greatly appreciate the support

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@BostonHeraldHS

4 years

@TonyMassarotti They’ve also won six Super Bowns since they acquired Belichick. There isn’t a team in the league that wouldn’t trade off the loss of those picks and a few million for Super Bowl titles.

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2 years

Congrats to Central Catholic QB Ayden Pereira on being named Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Massachusetts. A three-time Herald All-Scholastic, Pereira threw for 2,823 yards and 34 touchdowns, while rushing for 790 yards and 14 scores. @CCRaider_sports

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5 years

Congrats to Braintree girls hoop Kristen McDonnell on her 200th win tonight. It didn't take her long to get there, very impressive run.

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@BostonHeraldHS

3 years

Senator Barry Finegold met with members of the Duxbury football team and shared some thoughts

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6 years

BREAKING: John DiBiaso steps down as Everett coach

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4 years

Can’t argue with the Governor’s decision.

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1 year

Sad news to report as legendary former Catholic Memorial football coach and athletic director Jim O’Connor passed away last night. One of the true gentlemen in this world and he will be truly missed. RIP

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1 year

Big news coming out of the MVC as Central Catholic's Chuck Adamopoulos announces his retirement as head football coach @CCRaider_sports

End of an era at Central Catholic as Chuck Adamopoulos announces retirement as head football coach

Chuck Adamopoulos has been coaching on a year-to-year basis for the past few seasons.

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2 years

BC High President Grace Cotter Regan announced a $2.5M gift from alumnus John V. Murphy ’67, P’98 to build a new stadium and athletic facilities on the campus. Construction of Murphy Family Stadium is scheduled to begin in June 2022.

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2 years

Norwood's Kristen McDonnell, Walpole's Jenna Galster make MIAA history on sidelines of boys basketball game

Norwood’s Kristen McDonnell, Walpole’s Jenna Galster make MIAA history on sidelines of boys...

WALPOLE — In recent years, it has become more and more common to see women taking on lead coaching roles across the MIAA’s boys basketball landscape. What we hadn’t seen, however, were games in whi…

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4 years

Never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country on this day or any day for that matter.

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@BostonHeraldHS

7 years

Horrible news. Son of former Holliston hockey coach Ed Mantenuto.

Pete Blackburn

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7 years

Former Maine hockey player Michael Mantenuto, who played Jack O’Callahan in MIRACLE, reportedly found dead this week

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4 years

Recoomendation is to start fall season on 9/18. Vote is 24-0 in favor

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@BostonHeraldHS

3 years

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Stay safe and enjoy the day with your loved ones.

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2 years

Respect? You were ranked in the top three in the Herald all year. Stop embarrasing yourself with the contrived narrative.

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7 years

Draymond just successfully auditioned for the US Olympic diving team

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4 years

If May 4 is the firm reopen date, all you are getting from spring season is a shortened regular season with no tournament. Even that is now a best case scenario if all goes well.

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3 years

Merry Christmas to everyone. Enjoy the day and stay safe

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2 years

A Thanksgiving staple makes its return. Gerry Callahan: Seniors make final memory in Thanksgiving football games – Boston Herald ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Gerry Callahan: Seniors make final memory in Thanksgiving football games

Gerry Callahan: Seniors make final memory in Thanksgiving football games

Editor’s note: Gerry Callahan’s Thanksgiving football column was first published in 1992. It’s a Herald tradition to publish it again every year in advance of the holiday games. S…

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4 years

MIAA Board of Directors agree to extend spring season until June 27

Hope springs eternal and that’s precisely what the MIAA Board of Directors gave to its student/athletes Monday afternoon.

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2 years

Taina Mair of Brooks School is the 2021-22 Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Mair is the first Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Brooks School. @AthleticsBrooks

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3 years

My first Thanksgiving without covering football since 1987. Here's looking back at some of my fondest memories of this special day.

Danny Ventura: No Thanksgiving Day football, but 33 years of highlights

For the first time since 1987, your humble scribe will not be heading out to cover a football game on Thanksgiving. The coronavirus pandemic shut down football, effectively wiping Thanksgiving Day …

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6 years

Belichick needs to have more than just a coach’s decision in regards to Malcolm Butler. Game changer

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1 year

Legislation may be filed making it a felony to strike a sports official

The recent incident at Cohasset High School where an Excel boys basketball player punched an official during the game received statewide attention. Bill Boutilier hopes the incident will serve as a…

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4 years

No more needs to be said

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2 years

With wins by St. Peter’s and St. Mary’s tonight, will the never Catholics shift their attention from the MIAA to the NCAA? Sorry JK, had to take it. Lol

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8 years

@blerch27 was what everyone in the business should want to be - a reporter who put kids, coaches and schools first. It was never about him

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1 year

Gatorade today announced AJ Dybantsa of St. Sebastian's School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Dybantsa is the first Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from St. Sebastian's School. @stsebsbball

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9 months

Big news coming out of the MIAA as Bishop Fenwick has been ruled ineligible to participate in postseason play across the board in 2023-24 due to a rules violation.

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5 years

Sad news to come out of Woburn as former football coaching legend Rocky Nelson passed away early this morning. A great man who will be missed by all.

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5 years

Video of Wilmington’s Olivia Almeida knocking down the game-winning trey.

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3 years

MIAA Sports Medicine Committee voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the latest EEA guidelines effective May 18. This recommendation was forwarded to MIAA President Jeffrey Granatino, Exec. Director Bill Gaine and Task Force Chairs Thom Holdgate and Dr. Keith Crowley.

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5 years

According to CM football coach John DiBiaso, LB Owen McGowan has verbally committed to Boston College

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6 months

Coach. How many times have you reported your scores and highlights to the Herald? That might explain the silence.

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@BostonHeraldHS The kid nobody is talking about… James Curry just ran for 157 yards and 3 TDs in Braintree’s 28-20 win over Brockton. He missed all but 3 games as a SO to an elbow injury…. Needs major surgery after the season… Has rushed for 196 carries, 1250 yards, and 17 TDs… 6.4 YPC

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3 years

Starting winter previews with D1 and D2 boys hoop

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4 years

Congrats to Watertown boys hoop coach Steve Harrington on his 400th win tonight.

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1 year

Update: Congrats to Charlie Stevenson, Spanky Demanche, Bob Almeida, Dan Buron, Jamie Lamoreaux and Mike Kuchieski on being the latest class of HS coaches inducted into state HS football Hall of Fame.

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