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The top 10 Thanksgiving high school football games of the past decade

With the rivalries taking a timeout this season, it's a good chance to look back at some recent classics.
No Thanksgiving Day games? Yes, it's historic

CROSS-COUNTRY
Marblehead’s Loeden Rodrigues closes strong, sets course record in season-ending Mass. State Track Coaches Association Cup
Andrew Cabral (Seekonk) wins D2 boys' race; Sarah Ross of Agawam (D1) and Carmen Luisi of Holliston (D2) are girls' individual winners.

Football
No high school games on Thanksgiving Day? Yes, it’s historic
Due to the pandemic, this will be the first time in more than a century Thanksgiving high school football games will not be played at all in the state.

GIRLS' SOCCER
Francesca Yanchuk, Bishop Feehan kick it into gear, rally for shootout victory
The senior scored twice in regulation, then converted in the shootout as the Shamrocks erased a two-goal deficit to beat Bishop Fenwick for the Catholic Central Cup.

BOYS' SOCCER
Archbishop Williams, Hingham cap unusual fall season with league tournament championships
The Bishops held off Bishop Fenwick to win the Catholic Central Cup, and the Harbormen triumphed over Marshfield for the inaugural Patriot Cup.

SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP
Bishop Feehan girls’ volleyball nets first Catholic Central Cup championship
Senior captain Gianna Detorie led the way with the Shamrocks, who battled for a 25-21, 25-13, 25-18 victory to cap their first season in the league.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Quincy girls’ volleyball makes a smashing return to capture Patriot Cup in five sets
The Presidents dug in defensively to stun Duxbury, fending off two championship points in a 27-25 third set win on the way to a 13-0 season.

FIELD HOCKEY
Practice pays off for Plymouth North field hockey with Patriot Cup title
Junior Emme Jenkins scored the first three goals as the Eagles finished off a 12-1-1 season with a 4-0 victory over Pembroke.

Stan Grossfeld
During the pandemic, a high school athletic director is all work, so others can play
Dave Lezenski, AD of Lowell Public Schools, can't take a day off as he meets the challenge of keeping sports programs going.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
At Quincy, the Presidents’ record of dominance has been unblemished
Quincy went 10-0 during the regular season, didn't lose a set all season, and won its second consecutive Patriot League Fisher Division title.

EMass girls’ volleyball: Hanover’s Hope Barry headlines Players of the Week

GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK
For Bishop Feehan, move to Catholic Central League has been a near-perfect fit
The Shamrocks couldn't defend their 2019 Division 1 state title, but are 11-0 in their first season in the league, outscoring opponents by a combined 73-1.

EMass girls’ soccer: Katelyn Botte of Saint Joseph Prep headlines Players of the Week

FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
Walpole field hockey tries to keep its focus on business as usual
Fourth-year coach Jen Quinn cited senior Molly Weiand and juniors Natalie Griffin, Jessica Tosone, and Caroline Whelan as steadying forces for the 8-0 Porkers.

EMass field hockey: Central Catholic’s Grace Gervais headlines Players of the Week

BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK
For Amesbury, with alumna Madison MacLean at the helm, new culture and attitude is a win-win
Led by the 24-year-old first-year coach, Amesbury snapped a 62-game drought dating to 2016 by capturing its final two games of the 2020 season.

EMass boys’ soccer: Pembroke’s Luke Saia headlines Players of the Week

HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
Lincoln-Sudbury’s Outing Club helps students broaden their horizons
“There’s been a cultural shift away from that type of [outdoors] education, and classrooms without walls. I’d like to see it come back a bit,'' said Dan Lewis, co-leader of Lincoln-Sudbury's Outing Club.

GOLF NOTEBOOK
In trying year, Shawsheen golfers were able to deliver — again
The Rams finished 9-0 to capture their 16th straight Commonwealth Athletic Conference golf title.

EMass cross-country: Holliston’s Carmen Luisi headlines Runners of the Week

CROSS-COUNTRY NOTEBOOK
Competition, even in practice, drives Marblehead’s Loeden Rodrigues
The Marblehead senior had to run on his own when the team didn't practice because of the pandemic.

EMass cross-country: Holliston’s Carmen Luisi headlines Runners of the Week

MIAA sets Dec. 14 start date for winter season, with modifications for basketball and hockey

The Board of Directors approved basketball, hockey, gymnastics, skiing, swimming, while pushing indoor track to Fall II and wrestling to the spring season.
MIAA sports modifications for winter
MIAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MIAA delivers cold reality: There will be no winter tournaments in 2020-21

Individual leagues and districts might be able to conduct postseason events, as a handful of leagues and pods are doing in the Fall I season.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
New high school football playoff proposal would move championship games before Thanksgiving
The plan would end the postseason before the holiday, and eliminate conflict over whether teams should field their full rosters in the rivalry games.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
After bout with COVID-19, Mary Lysko back on the court to lead Cardinal Spellman volleyball
The decisions Lysko made after testing positive may have saved her team's season.

EMass girls’ volleyball: Dartmouth's Ava Crane highlights Players of the Week

HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
Bay State Conference makes a splash with remote swim meets
Due to coronavirus restrictions, BSC teams such as Wellesley and Newton North have held its swim meets virtually this fall.

GOLF NOTEBOOK
The impact of Bryson DeChambeau has hit fast at the junior level
“Golf courses are getting longer. It’s 100 percent becoming a long-hitter’s game,” said Lincoln-Sudbury's Weston Jones, the reigning Division 1 state champion.

EMass golf: St. Mary's Aidan Emmerich headlines Players of the Week
2019-20 BOSTON GLOBE SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Franklin High teams up to raise another Dalton Division 1 trophy

The Panthers excelled in the 2019-20 campaign to edge out Natick and Needham for the honor.
Final 2019-20 Globe Scholastic standings
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

Dana Hall’s Kate Bossert forges own path, will play soccer at Vermont

The senior from Needham is the daughter of Suzanne and Ellen Bossert, who also were Division 1 athletes - on the basketball court - in the 1980s.
High school scoreboard

Addressing rule allowing boys to attack/block at the net against girls, MIAA volleyball proposes more co-op opportunities
Quincy girls' coach Jacqui Niosi and MIAA rules interpreter Carole Burke co-authored a proposal centered around gender and participation.

Tuesday's school roundup: Ryan Keyes, Wellesley golf ace first test in season-opening win
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Bridgewater-Raynham star Shay Bollin commits to Duke basketball and coach Kara Lawson

A two-time Globe Super Teamer, the 6-foot-3 forward had fielded over 40 D1 offers by the end of her sophomore year.
2020 GLOBE FOUNDATION / PHELPS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

‘It still motivates me.' A closer look at the impact of the Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athlete award

Almost 400 student-athletes have been recognized, with Phelps contributing a half-million dollars to the program.
Meet the 2020 Globe/Phelps Scholar-AthletesScholar-Athlete Award winners from 1987 to present

With an eye on reviving Thanksgiving football, MIAA Football Committee reviews new playoff proposal

Milton coach Steve Dembowski presented plan of a 10-game regular-season followed by a statewide playoffs after Thanksgiving.
Timeline for MIAA's 2020-21 four-season structureMIAA Basketball Committee awaits EEA guidance before formulating winter planCoaches and players focus on preparing for a spring season

Meet the Globe’s 2019-20 winter All-Scholastics
The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in nine winter sports.

10 moments to remember from the fall season

The Globe’s final high school Top 20s for winter season
The COVID-19 outbreak and the MIAA's decision to cancel the state championship games made choosing the winter Top 20s a hard task.

Boys' basketball Top 20Girls' basketball Top 20Boys' hockey Top 20Girls' hockey Top 20

Meet the fall 2019 All-Scholastics
The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in six fall sports.

10 moments to remember from the fall seasonMeet the players of the year

THE GLOBE’S FINAL FALL TOP 20S
Here are the final Globe Top 20 rankings for the fall sports
Needham (boys’ soccer), Bishop Feehan (girls’ soccer), Somerset Berkley (field hockey), Needham (girls’ volleyball) sit atop their sports.

Results for the high school Super Bowls
Eight teams were crowned state champions over two days at Gillette Stadium.

Photos from the Super Bowls

coronavirus | miaa co-champions
A look back at the history of co-championships (and a near-miss) in MIAA sports
Canceling championship games because of a virus is unprecedented, but sharing state titles is not.

2019-20 MIAA co-champions for hockey and basketball

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No surprises as no non-tenders for Red Sox at deadline

Matt Barnes, Kevin Plawecki, Ryan Brasier, and Austin Brice all came to terms on contracts for 2021, with Rafael Devers's salary still to be determined.

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Jason Varitek is all-in in his new role with Red Sox

The longtime Boston catcher has a new full-time role under Alex Cora, and is looking to become a manager down the line.

Patriots

Cam Newton pops up on Patriots’ injury report

The veteran quarterback is dealing with an abdominal problem but didn't appear hampered in Wednesday's practice.

Thoughts on the unpredictable Patriots and their narrow margin for winning football games

Quarterback Cam Newton — for all his inconsistency — showed again he is the player they have to look to at the end.

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The Buccaneers are 7-5 but they have lost three of four (all at home) and could be in danger of missing the postseason.

Bruins

Liam ‘Fist Bump Kid’ Fitzgerald cherishing new jersey, special friendship with Torey Krug

Crushed when his favorite Bruins player signed with St. Louis, Fitzgerald soon got a care package from the departed defenseman, and now has a new favorite shirt.

Celtics

Kemba Walker was tired of playing in pain, and just wants to feel ‘100% comfortable’

The Celtics guard received a stem-cell injection in his knee in October and is expected to resume on-court activities this month.

Danny Ainge on Celtics’ offseason moves: I anticipated Gordon Hayward might leave

Ainge also said that Kemba Walker, who underwent a stem-cell injection last month on his knee, spoke with specialists who recommended the treatment.

What to know about veteran Jeff Teague, the newest Celtic

Teague joins the Celtics from Atlanta, where he backed up star point guard Trae Young.