Brockton
Sports
"Toni Stone" introduces Boston theatergoers to female baseball legend
BOSTON - A new play in Boston hopes to introduce theatergoers to Toni Stone, an important figure in baseball history."We should know her like we know Babe Ruth, like we know, Satchel Paige, like we know Jackie Robinson," said Lydia Diamond.But local playwright and director Diamond knows people don't know Stone the way they know other baseball heroes. Her new piece, now on stage at the Huntington Theater in Boston, looks to change that.Stone, who was Black, was rejected from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which you may know from the movie, "A League of their Own." In 1946,...
Fans' Choice: Who is the Taunton Daily Gazette Baseball Player of the Season?
The high school baseball regular season has come to a close in the Greater Taunton area. Back-to-back Division 1 champions Taunton (18-4, 14-2 Hockomock) once again led the way locally, riding an eight game win streak into the playoffs. Dighton-Rehoboth (13-7, 9-6 South Coast Conference) continued their rise and will host an opening round matchup in the Division 3 tournament.
ROUNDUP: Lomasney and Bettencourt power Peabody past AW
Mark AboyounThe hot bat of Peabody’s Logan Lomasney continued on Monday as the Tanners defeated Archbishop Williams 9-0. Lomasney continued to show her power as she blasted another home run to make it three games in a row where she rounded the bases. The senior went 3-for-4 with three RBI in the win. Fellow senior, Abby […] The post ROUNDUP: Lomasney and Bettencourt power Peabody past AW appeared first on Itemlive.
It's high school tournament time. See where Greater Taunton area teams are seeded.
It's high school tournament time in the Greater Taunton area. The MIAA began releasing tournament seeds Saturday, starting with boys and girls tennis. Boys volleyball brackets are slated to be released Tuesday, while baseball, softball and boys and girls lacrosse brackets will come out Wednesday. Here's a look at where area teams that qualified...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.