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No masking the excitement of Lowell athletes back on the field

MIAA fall sports practiced for the first time Friday, following the new modifications spelled out by the association's COVID-19 Task Force.

MIAA SOCCER COMMITTEE
Soccer now has a 6-foot rule: give officials their space or earn a red card
Concerned with a growing culture of disrespect for game officials, MIAA Soccer Committee approves rule change to address player conduct.

MIAA FOOTBALL COMMITTEE
With high school football pushed to ‘Fall II’, debate continues on ‘out-of-season’ coaching and practices
While a number of districts have voted to prohibit any out-of-season coaching, a few districts are split on the issue.

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

Norton's Destiny McGrath crushes field with 101 homers in A Shot for Life derby
In a 16-minute power display, the rising senior outdistanced Taunton's Hannah Aldrich at Austin Prep

Bishop Feehan’s Zach Stephenson inaugural A Shot For Life Home Run Derby champion
The senior survived a semifinal round tiebreaker, then defeated Pat D’Amico of St. John’s Prep in the final of the fund-raising event for brain cancer research.

Greater Boston League opts to postpone sports to Fall II season
With two of its five member schools, Everett and Revere, located in cities that are designated “red” by the Department of Public Health’s metrics for COVID-19, GBL opts for the MIAA's 'floating season'.

ASFL Home Run Derby features region’s best baseball and softball sluggers
The inaugural A Shot for Life event at Austin Prep on Saturday (baseball) and Sunday (softball) will benefit cancer research.

MIAA releases fall sports modifications, including 7-on-7 play for field hockey
The changes for 2020, approved by the MIAA and its COVID-19 Task Force, also significantly alter soccer, and will pose challenges for players, coaches and officials to adjust.

Patriot League plans for condensed, regional fall schedule

“Our league thought is if we can play the sport now [in the fall], let’s play it. You saw how quickly things shut down in spring," said Thom Holdgate, Duxbury High athletic director

Timeline for approval of 2021 high school state tournament alignments delayed

The committee voted unanimously to delay by one month some key pieces of the current timeline for approval of proposed alignments.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Northeastern Conference shifts all fall sports to MIAA’s Fall II season
Five of the NEC’s 12 schools — Lynn English and Classical, as well as Peabody, Saugus and Winthrop high schools — are located in cities or towns that are designated in “red” by Mass. Department of Public Health metrics for COVID-19.

Pete Wall, legendary Norwood baseball coach, dies at 81

The Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer led the Mustangs from 1969 to 2003, compiling more than 500 career victories.

No Friday night lights or Thanksgiving Day games: What we lose when we lose Mass. high school football
In the cursed year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the MIAA canceled high school football, deemed a high-risk sport, with the hopes of shifting the season to early spring.

No football or state championships in Mass. this fall as four-season plan for high school sports is approved
The MIAA took a big step toward offering as many sports as possible this fall, but nuances for individual schools, especially those that pull from multiple towns, are yet to be determined.

The timeline for the MIAA’s 2020-21 four-season structure
A modified fall season featuring soccer, cross-country, fall gymnastics, field hockey, girls' volleyball, golf, and swimming will start Sept. 18.

With no fall season, high school coaches and players focus on preparing for spring football
The MIAA's modified out-of-season coaching policy will be a key tool in keeping players engaged in potential fall conditioning drills.

New guidelines set for Mass. high school sports: No football in the fall, extra ‘floating’ season
With these guidelines, the MIAA has a road map to proceed with a fall season that has received approval from two state offices.

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High school football classified as high-risk in new Mass. safety guidelines
For football to be played this fall, games would have to eliminate contact by replacing tackling with flags or playing two-hand touch in a seven-on-seven format.

SUMMER BASEBALL
Ashland caps a 20-3 run with inaugural Massachusetts Independent Baseball League title
Derailed in their quest for American Legion glory, manager Jake Obid's motivated squad beat Medfield, 7-1, in championship game.

Sarah Dacey has a new home as girls’ soccer coach at Hingham High
The former Framingham High and University of North Carolina star is coming off a successful four-year run as coach at Barry University.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Offered as an eighth-grader, BB&N linebacker Tyler Martin commits to Michigan as a junior

The four-star recruit from Acton credited continued strong interest from Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown and head coach Jim Harbaugh.
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
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Derek Almeida returns home, as football coach at Fairhaven

After a successful six-year run at Falmouth High, he returns to his alma mater, following in the footsteps of his father, Dana.
high school notebook

Methuen golfer Grace McKinnon gets PGA scholarship

She was one of 10 students nationwide to be honored with an $8,000 scholarship.

Executive director of National Federation of High Schools advocates opening of schools

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, the executive director of the national governing body of high school sports, supports children returning to school "assuming there are safeguards in place.”

Barnstable, Hanover high schools to retire mascots depicting Native American imagery

Barnstable will change the school’s Red Raider mascot, while the Hanover School Committee reached a unanimous vote to retire the school’s Indian mascot.
MIAA

Q&A with MIAA president Jeff Granatino

In his first year as president of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, the Marshfield school superintendent has faced a myriad of challenges.
High schools | Football

33 seniors named Jack Grinold National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes

The 45th annual Scholar-Athlete banquet scheduled for May 17 was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

MIAA football committee votes to stick to eight divisions

The vote must still be approved by the MIAA's Tournament Management Committee.

Former Middleboro baseball coach Bill Lawrence dies of cancer at 53

Lawrence, a 1984 Middleboro graduate, coached the Sachems for 21 years and won two state titles.
Coronavirus | MIAA state finals

We are the co-champions, my friends: A special salute to the MIAA basketball and hockey state titleists

The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the state basketball (Saturday) and hockey finals (Sunday). But teams from Arlington to Woburn should be saluted for their championship runs.
High school scores and schedules2019-20 MIAA co-champions for hockey and basketball
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.
High school scores and schedules2019-20 MIAA co-champions for hockey and basketball

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

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Red Sox

Red Sox bring Nick Pivetta and his confounding stuff back to the bigs

Many teams and pitching coaches have wondered how someone with Pivetta’s stuff can have a career 19-30 record and 5.50 ERA.

Tanner Houck has never been afraid to throw new ideas against the wall and see which stick

The 6-foot-5-inch righthander features a funky, cross-body throwing motion from a low three-quarters arm slot that reminds some of Chris Sale.

Cole Hamels one and done for snakebit Braves

Hamels, who signed an $18 million, one-year contract last fall, was scheduled to start the season finale Sunday, putting him position to join the Braves' postseason rotation.

Patriots

It says here that the Patriots upgraded at quarterback with Cam Newton

As great as Tom Brady was, Sunday night showed that Newton is the better choice this season.

Moral victories aren’t for the Patriots, but this loss yielded positive reviews, especially for Cam Newton

Newton generated 444 yards of offense, is getting his receivers involved, and he never gave up.

NFL Week 2: I was wrong about Josh Allen; he is spectacularly average

The Bills quarterback may be having a breakout third season; he has passed for 700 yards and six TDs through two games.

Bruins

How the Lightning evened the Stanley Cup series at one game each, and other observations from Game 2

The Lightning looked like the Lightning, got to Anton Khudobin early, and clamped down in the third period to take a 3-2 win in a highly entertaining Game 2.

Celtics

Gordon Hayward’s return to the court made the Celtics formidable in Game 3

Hayward, whose versatility stabilized the Celtics' offense, proved a critical factor with his return from a right ankle injury in a Game 3 victory over the Heat.

Marcus Smart believes the emotional venting after Game 2 was helpful to the Celtics

The fiery guard said the expression of frustration was the "fuel to get us back on the right track."

Eight thoughts on where the Celtics stand now after their Game 3 win over the Heat

Exploring Brad Stevens' use of his starters, the backup center rotation, and the implications of Gordon Hayward saying he'll stay in the bubble through his child's birth.