ROUNDUP BOYS SOCCER Boston Internationals dream of winning a Division 5 state boys soccer championship ended Saturday morning. The top-seeded team in the Div. 5 tournament, Boston International was forced to forfeit Wednesdays 3-2 overtime victory over Tech Boston due to using an ineligible player. In a statement from the MIAA, it was determined that […]

MARION Tabor Academy had yet to taste victory in a NEPSAC bowl game since 2016, but when you line up in the backfield with the dynamic duo of Hugo Djeumeni and Peter Bourque good things come to Seawolves who wait. Djeumeni and Bourque combined for all seven touchdowns for Tabor Academy (8-1) in […]

WORCESTER Four straight matchups between the Walpole and Andover field hockey teams in the Div. 1 state final has taken its place in MIAA history as one of its most notable rivalries in the sport. Consider it even now, too. With a 2-0 win over the fourth-seeded Golden Warriors in yet another battle for […]

BILLERICA Senior Ally Bonoldi finished with seven kills, including the match-clinching point, as second-seeded Medfield won its first volleyball championship since 2010 with a 3-0 sweep of Weston in the Div. 3 final at Billerica Memorial High School. They wanted to rewrite history, said Medfield coach Arthur Felicio. They wanted to flip the switch. They ...

DEVENS For most of the last four years, Westford Academys Jack Graffeo had been running in the shadow of current Stanford harrier and former teammate Paul Bergeron. On Saturday, however, Graffeo finally had his moment. The senior hung with a talented pack for the first portion of the Div. 1 state championship before he […]

WORCESTER Theres a long lore of different field hockey dynasties across the state, but only Watertown had ever won four straight state titles in MIAA history entering this year. Not anymore. Behind Julianna Casuccis hat trick on the biggest stage and its typical brand of well-rounded defense, top-seeded Uxbridge (21-2) secured a rare four-peat […]

CHESTNUT HILL Michael Seward Jr. rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning score with a minute to go, to lead St. Paul’s to a 23-20 win over BB&N in the John Papas NEPSAC Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium on the campus of Boston College. The game featured a pair […]

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BELMONT Junior quarterback Ris Little threw for a pair of touchdowns, while Luis Kuehberger added a receiving and rushing touchdown as Belmont Hill (6-3) defeated Worcester Academy 38-7 to win the NEPSAC Bob Souza Bowl title. Ris has just been the guy this year, said Belmont Hill coach Anthony Fucillo. At times when weve been […]

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reaffirmed her decision to seek reelection in 2025 this week, saying that she plans to formally announce after her baby is born in January, as two potential challengers are still weighing whether to jump into the race.

A march against abortion rights that started outside of a Planned Parenthood in Boston and drew counter protesters clad in clown gear ended Saturday with nine people arrested for disorderly conduct, according to a spokesperson for the Boston Police Department.

BILLERICA It took 16 lead changes and 14 ties in the fourth set, but No. 1 Westborough won a third straight Div. 2 state volleyball title Saturday. No. 2 Oliver Ames gave the Rangers a fight, but several kills from senior captain Georgia Tyrrell and a final ace from senior Teeghan Patch lifted Westborough […]

BILLERICA Thanks to a couple of timely runs, Ipswich, led by first-year head coach Brian Reed, did more than enough to earn its fourth straight Div. 4 state title. An 8-1 run to end the third set and a 13-5 run to win the fourth set lifted No. 2 Ipswich to a perfect season […]

Decades in the making, a bill passed by the U.S. House would repeal two federal policies that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people, according to reports from the Congressional Research Service.

WORCESTER A two-goal first quarter launched Somerset Berkley to a 2-1 victory over Norwood in the Division 2 girls field hockey state championship. The game avenged a 2023 state semi-final loss to Norwood by the same score. Somerset Berkley head coach Jen Crook said that result motivated her squad. These kids wanted it all […]

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DEVENS A year ago, Needhams Greta Hammer was outside the ropes watching the MIAA Meet of Champions. On Saturday at Willard Park, the junior put on a virtuoso performance. After hanging with the pack early in the 5,000-meter race, Hammer turned on the jets midway through to earn a convincing win over a talented […]

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WORCESTER A strong defensive performance helped Watertown to a 2-0 victory over Sandwich in the Div. 3 field hockey state championship. It was Watertowns fourth consecutive title and the 22nd in program history. Both teams entered the game unbeaten; the Raiders win extended its streak to 97. Very proud of my coaches, very proud […]

Brayden Schenn scored the overtime winner to lift the Blues over the Bruins, 3-2.

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Welcome back, Christian Barmore. The Patriots defensive tackle is being activated off of the non-football illness list.

Bruins call up Georgii Merkulov, Riley Tufte while Johnny Beecher will sit against the Blues.

The Patriots are waiving a recent second-round pick.