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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.
A SHOT FOR LIFE CHALLENGE

Bridgewater-Raynham’s Shay Bollin on target, nets A Shot for Life Challenge title

The rising junior converted 80.9 percent of her shots in a spirited two-hour competition to edge Ashland's Kayla Madden.
SUMMER BASEBALL

Humbled and focused, Ashland determined to make a title run in inaugural MIBL playoffs

Manager Jake Obid's club closed out a 14-1 regular season with eight straight wins following a midseason postgame chat that addressed complacency.
A SHOT FOR LIFE CHALLENGE

In memory of his grandfather, Belmont’s Mac Annus nets ASFL boys’ title

The Roger Williams-bound sharpshooter outlasted Scituate's Jack Poirier for A Shot for Life Challenge win in Hanover.

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.

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.”

In a summer of uncertainty, South Shore Softball League making a winning pitch
“With [the coronavirus] and everything, we don’t really get to go out much, so this gives us an outlet to do something,” said Maggie Ladd, a member of unbeaten Plymouth 1 U18 team.

In absence of Legion ball, Massachusetts Independent Baseball League has been a big hit

Co-founders Cam Fox and Steve Maze were determined to get U19 players back on the diamond this summer after the cancellation of high school and college seasons.

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

Ryan Puntiri dismissed as Hingham girls’ soccer coach

The 13-year coach has been accused of verbal abuse by a group of players and parents.
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.

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.

MIAA basketball, hockey committees address divisional realignment
Boys’ and girls’ basketball will get one more division each, and four statewide divisions were created for boys’ hockey.

MIAA Board recommends COVID-19 task force

The task force would return to the next board meeting with any concerns regarding the fall 2020 season and beyond.

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.

Education, Interrupted
What might have been on the field of dreams
The coronavirus costs high school baseball stars their chance to impress college coaches.

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.

With governor’s order to keep schools closed, the MIAA spring sports season is effectively over

The MIAA was holding out hope for a resumption of play, but this latest news would rule out that possibility.

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.
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.
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

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
High schools | basketball

How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted college recruiting for high school athletes?

Coronavirus pandemic has forced area high school recruits to take proactive approach.

He was 15 when he first found basketball in the Congo. Five years later, he’s found a home at Lynn English

An offer to come to this country from the Democratic Republic of Congo has opened up a world of opportunity that he intends to take advantage of.
coronavirus | boys' basketball

Don Bosco? Madison Park? Four decades later, the debate continues on a showdown that never hit the court

In the early '80s, budget constraints forced the MIAA to cancel state semifinals and finals. Forty years later, legendary coaches John Grady and Dennis Wilson still talk about the Eastern Mass. D1 title that their two programs had to 'share.'

winter championships

D1 NORTH BOYS' BASKETBALL FINAL

Jack Rodriguez, Lynn English outlast Lowell in overtime for D1 North crown

His nine points in the extra period helped the defending state champion Bulldogs get past the previously unbeaten Red Raiders in a thrilling Division 1 North final.
Lynn English-Lowell D1 North boys’ basketball final lived up to the hype
d1 south boys basketball final

Mansfield blasts Brockton early, rolls to Division 1 South sectional title

Sam Stevens led the way with 29 points as top-seeded Mansfield built a 23-point first-half lead which proved too much for the Boxers to overcome.
D1 south girls basketball final

Fiona Kelly’s late shot helps Bridgewater-Raynham stun Needham for D1 South title

The sophomore hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left as the Trojans rallied past the Rockets and into the Division 1 state semifinals.
High school scores and schedules
d2 north boys basketball final

Beverly makes history, beats Belmont for first D2 North championship

Seniors Jack Crowley (26 points) and Duncan Moreland (25 points) led the way as the Panthers punched their ticket to TD Garden.
d2 south boys basketball final

Stevie Kelly, Whitman-Hanson surge past Scituate for D2 South crown

The senior scored 18 points as the Panthers extended their winning streak to 22 games by knocking off the Sailors.
d2 north girls basketball final

North Reading girls net a first, beating Pentucket for Division 2 North championship

The seventh-seeded Hornets drained four 3-hitters in second half to oust defending Division 2 state champion.
d2 central boys basketball final

Freshman Xoren Livingston carries Wayland boys to D2 Central title with furious fourth quarter

Livingston scored 10 of his game-high 18 points in the final 8 minutes to lead the Warriors to their first sectional title since 1991.
d3 south girls basketball final

Rockland shocks Archbishop Williams, grabbing Div. 3 South hoop title from seven-time defending champs

Rockland held the Archies without a first-quarter point, and used defense to end their long championship reign.
High school scores and schedules
New England Wrestling Championships

Melrose senior Hunter Adrian wins his third New England wrestling title

Melrose senior wraps up decorated career with third New England wrestling title
MIAA DIV. 3 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Melrose’s Sean Herbert, Hunter Adrian make it four state titles each

Larry Tremblay’s Red Raiders claimed three titles on their way to a team championship, with seniors Herbert and Adrian staying dominant.
MIAA ALL-STATE GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

Concord-Carlisle wins school’s first indoor championship

The Patriots didn’t win a single event, or compete in the last one, but they did just enough to claim the overall victory.
d4 indoor track

Monique Malcolm sparks Nauset girls to first D4 crown; Weston boys earn repeat title

Malcolm won the 55m and 300 and anchored the Nauset’s runner-up 4x400 relay; Weston boys egded Northampton, 46-42.
D5 track and field championships

Austin Prep girls, Amesbury boys claim first D5 track titles

Lauren Sablone powered Austin Prep to crown, while Francisco Laracuente sparked Amesbury.
D1 boys' swimming & diving championship

St. John’s Prep swim team rules the pool for fifth consecutive state title

Under first-year head coach Jeff Fiore, the Eagles won the fifth straight swim title and 14th in the last 15 years.
D1 girls' swimming & diving championships

Michaela Martin guides Westford Academy girls’ swim team to fifth consecutive D1 state title

The junior hit the water four times, including in two individual events, and emerged a winner four times for the Grey Ghosts.
D2 girls' swimming & diving championships

Duxbury girls’ swim team makes a splash in winning third D2 title in four years

With a huge boost from their divers, the Dragons scored 239 points to win in a tight battle over Cohasset (198), Wayland (180) and Weston (169).
D2 boys' swimming & diving championships

Wayland runs away with fourth consecutive Div. 2 state swim title

The Warriors cemented their program as a powerhouse by capturing first place overall with 343 points, well ahead of Nantucket (212) and Belchertown (198).

fall 2019-20 all-scholastics
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.

MIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Here are the results of the fall high school state championships
Longmeadow (D1), Winchester (D2), Belchertown (D3), and Bromfield (D4) captured boys’ soccer titles, while Bishop Feehan (D1), Holliston (D2), South Hadley (D3), and Millbury (D4) ruled the girls’ field.

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

It’s always something: J.D. Martinez is the latest struggling ballplayer with an excuse

Players can’t review their in-game at-bats on video this season, and this has Martinez out of sorts.

How can the Red Sox rebuild to a championship-caliber club? It starts by looking beyond 2020

An expanded playoff format may provide false hope for a club that is roster deficient, but the Aug. 31st trade deadline will provide clarity for the future.

Andrew Benintendi still batting leadoff, but perhaps not for long

The left fielder's 2-for-29, 12-strikeout start has Ron Roenicke thinking of potential replacements while hoping Benintendi can find a way out of his struggles.

Patriots

Cam Newton embracing the challenge of replacing Tom Brady

"Nobody knows how excited I am just to be a part of this organization," Newton told the New England media Friday.

Tom Brady is practicing like the Tom Brady of old in Tampa

He's trying very hard to get to know his new teammates, but also seems to be sending a message to Foxborough.

The opt-out deadline has passed. Here’s a projection of the Patriots’ 2020 roster

Things change fast, especially considering that New England has approximately $35 million in salary cap space.

Bruins

Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci ’unfit to participate’ in Friday’s Bruins practice

However, coach Bruce Cassidy expects the pair to be available to skate Saturday, and then play in Sunday's game vs. the Capitals

Ranking the pro sports commissioners, from best to worst

Of the four commissioners, one stands out as the most competent.

NHL targeting Dec. 1 for start of 2020-21 season

The Stanley Cup Final will be completed by Oct. 2 under the league's plans, essentially the same date the 2019-20 season began.

Celtics

Surprising Nets rout Kings, clinch spot in playoffs

Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen had big nights as Brooklyn improved to 3-2 in the bubble.

This Raptors team seems to be on a mission. What can the Celtics do to stop them?

Toronto, which has been the best team in the bubble, is playing like a club out to prove that last year's title wasn't a one-man effort.

Ranking the pro sports commissioners, from best to worst

Of the four commissioners, one stands out as the most competent.