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Harvard Gains Speedo Sectional Finalist Aliana Marakovic (2025)
Marakovic’s best 200 breast time of 2:13.69 would have ranked 1st in the 2022-2023 season at Harvard and 2nd in the 2023-2024 season. Archive photo via Zach Webster. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
300th Anniversary Vintage Base Ball Tournament
The Mudville Base Ball Club and Celebrate Holliston are delighted to announce the 300th Anniversary Vintage Base Ball Tournament to be held on Saturday, July 13th at Stoddard Park. The tournament features the World Famous Mudville squad, competing with Connecticut’s Lisbon Tunnelmen and Woodstock Hilltoppers, and the Dirigo Vintage Base...
Five Crimson Women’s Rugby U20 Athletes Participate in Transatlantic Quad Series
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –– Harvard women's rugby will have five athletes compete in Cardiff for the first ever Women's U20 Transatlantic Quad Series. Four athletes will represent the United States: Lennox London , Courtney Taylor , and Skylar Jordan , and Neasa McLaughlin (reserve). Ava Ference will join team Canada. London and Jordan are both sophomores who contributed to the success of the 15s season last fall. Ference and Taylor just completed their first full seasons with the Crimson, coming off back-to-back championships in the fall and spring. The USA Women's U20s will start the tour activities with an 11-day camp...
Week #11: Holliston Senior Softball Wrap-Up: (thru 6/30/24)
Dalton Rd edged Johnson North, 6-5 as OF Steve Cotto (3-3, 2B, 3RBI) continued his recent hot streak at the plate and drove in the winning run w his double in the 6th. With only 9, Johnson asked for a courtesy catcher and were denied by Dalton which should make next year’s rematch one to circle on the calendar. Johnson North captain SS Chris King was fired up at the denial and promised payback.
'He was a ball of energy': Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik's former coaches excited for upcoming Paris games
STERLING, Mass. – A big sign in the middle of Sterling Gym honors one of its former regulars, U.S. Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik. Just below it, the next generation hones their craft, wondering if they, too, can make it to the games. "It creates a culture in this gym...
A hometown hero’s welcome for Cannons’ Jeff Trainor
When Jeff Trainor takes the field at Harvard Stadium this weekend for the Boston Cannons’ Homecoming, he won’t just have a hometown crowd. He’ll have an entire cavalry. Immediate and extended family, yearslong friends from home, old teammates from UMass, former coaches and young players Trainor coaches now will all be in attendance to cheer on the pride of Billerica, Mass.
Reading explores proposals to rename athletic facilities after former AD Phil Vaccaro and lacrosse coach Charlie Hardy
It’s not often that you’ll find a bunch of high schoolers sitting in on any government meeting, never mind rushing to get there. So when a large contingent of still perspiring Reading Memorial High School (RMHS) Lacrosse team members sprinted straight from the practice field into a School Committee meeting earlier this spring to support a push to rename the district’s “Turf 2” field after recently retired coach Charlie Hardy, various local officials took notice.
UMass Lowell Field Hockey Player Maggie Dowd Runs Boston Marathon for Herren Project
Lifting, practice, games, and school routine for a Division I student-athlete were not enough for UMass Lowell field hockey rising junior Maggie Dowd. She took on the challenge of training for and running the 128th Boston Marathon alongside her mom to support a cause close to their hearts. Maggie and...
Boxing event remains on schedule for Nov. 9
WINCHESTER - Things continue to progress toward the Saturday, Nov. 9 boxing event scheduled for the town hall auditorium two days before Veterans Day. This event will raise money for many charities including the First Responders Fund. Paul Goodrich, vice-president of the Winchester Sports Foundation, said “things are going great”...
Men’s Swimming and Diving Leads Ivy with 19 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving led the Ivy League with 19 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans for the 2023-24 campaign, the CSCAA announced on Wednesday. The Crimson's total ranked second nationally to Stanford's 21 recipients. Will Grant was Harvard's lone...
Tuesday's local roundup, results: Northborough, Hudson roll in Legion play
Baseball American Legion Northborough 17, Northbridge 0: Will Mahoney hurled one-hit ball over five innings, Joe Russell was 4 for 4 with a double, three runs and two RBIs, and Zach Meehl (2 for 3) homered, scored three runs and drove in two for host Post 234 (6-8). ...
9 standout U16 defenders and goalies from the Wizards Showcase
BEDFORD, Mass. — One of the biggest events of the offseason calendar is in the rearview. The Wizards Showcase took over the Edge Sports Center this past weekend, featuring 31 teams from New England, the western U.S. and western Canada and some of the best prospects in the U19, U16 and U14 age groups.
WILMINGTON REC REMINDERS: Get Active And Crafty With SNL This Summer
9 – 10:30 a.m. A combination of creativity, athleticism, and boundless energy! This sports and arts class will keep your toddler active and inspired. Every day, children will have the opportunity to be artists or to run, jump, and play while learning new age-appropriate sports skills. REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Register...
Wellesley's Michael Li brings home U14 2024 New England Junior Tennis Championship
Wellesley's Michael Li made three a magic number at the 2024 New England Junior Tennis Championships. He won the boys 14 & under division title as the No. 3 seed Tuesday at Amherst College, beating No. 1 seed Joshua Chen of Lexington in the final. Li was a finalist in 2022 in the boys 12 and under tournament. His victory earned him an automatic spot in the Level 2 Northeast Team Cup at the end of July. Every age group champion will be honored at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, in July.
Men's Lightweight Four Competes in Henley Royal Regatta on Day Three
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, U.K. –– The Harvard men's lightweight four competed in the third day of competition at the Henley Royal Regatta. The four faced Oxford Brooke's 'B' and lost by a total of three boat lengths. The four consisted of Zachary Mecca (stroke), Michael Fairley, David Picard, Ben Weatherwax,...
Shawsheen Tech Adds Third Summer Boys Basketball Clinic After First Two Sell Out; Limited Spots Still Available
BILLERICA, MA — Do you have a son entering Grades 4-9 who enjoys basketball? The Shawsheen Tech is running a Summer Boys Basketball Shooting Summer Clinic from 9am to noon on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, Wednesday, July 31, 2024 and Thursday, August 1, 2024. This instructional clinic will feature...
Women’s Tennis Adds Nagel as Assistant Coach
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis adds RJ Nagel to the coaching staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season, Traci Green , The Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women's Tennis, announced today. Nagel joins the Crimson following a six-year stint as an assistant coach at with the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) men's tennis team. While with the Rams, Nagel helped lift the team to an overall record of 79-31, five conference titles, and five NCAA tournament appearances. Throughout his time at VCU, Nagel coached Charles Bertimon to the NCAA Singles tournament and an A-10 most...
Tennis Courts Under Construction This Summer: Learn Pickleball
The following is an update from Weston Recreation that I will summarize as forget playing tennis this summer in Weston unless you belong to the Wightman or have good friends with courts. Also, be ready for a serious mess over at the high school until November, and I cannot wait to see how that parking lot is going to look for contractors and students come September. Gah!
Meet the region’s three American Legion baseball teams
REGION – Summer baseball is here. American Legion Baseball, which dates back to 1925, brings together almost 50,000 players and over 2,900 teams from across the country. The players range from high school freshmen to 19-year-old rising college sophomores. Teams are sponsored by American Legion posts, and, depending on the location, may be able to draw players from several neighboring communities to create a roster.
Pentucket Regional Schools Name New District Athletic Director
Student-athletes in the Pentucket Regional School District will find a new athletic director at the helm when the new school year begins. Jonathan Amico, formerly assistant AD in Wilmington, will lead Pentucket’s athletics programs, said Superintendent Justin Bartholomew. He held the assistant athletic director post for three years in Wilmington, and was the high school’s boys basketball coach. He also created and coached a Unified Basketball team.
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