SPRINGFIELD — After losing late leads in the 2021 and 2022 tournaments to higher-seeded opponents, only to lose in walk-off fashion, this year the Reading High baseball team, the No. 26 seed, flipped the script by scoring two late runs to upset seventh-seeded Pope Francis, 2-1, on Monday aft…
BOXFORD — It was a long wait for too brief a stay for the Woburn High baseball team in the MIAA Div. 2 state tournament. The 11th-seeded Chieftans of Masconomet got a two-hit shutout from Jake Shirley in a 2-0 victory over the 22nd-seeded Tanners, in the Round of 32, Monday at the baseball f…
READING — If the Reading High girls' lacrosse team were to achieve its goal of reaching the Final Four of the MIAA Div. 1 state tournament, it may have to contend with some familiar foes along the way.
LEXINGTON — After nearly wilting in the 92-degree heat in the second half, the Woburn High girls' lacrosse team scored six times in the final 10 minutes to pull away to a 16-9 triumph over Mansfield, in the preliminary round of the MIAA Div. 1 state tournament, Thursday at Lincoln Park Field 2.
READING — Guided by a pair of solid victories at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, the No. 16 seeded Reading High girls’ tennis team battled to a 3-2 win over No. 17 Burlington in Wednesday’s Round of 32 action in the Division 2 state tournament at the Birch Meadow Courts.
BURLINGTON — The Woburn High softball team pulled out its biggest win yet beating Burlington, 2-1, in a highly-anticipated game Tuesday afternoon at Marvin Field.
ARLINGTON — The battle of two of the best in Middlesex League softball lived up to the hype as Woburn and Arlington played for first place in the Middlesex League Liberty Division.
READING — On Sunday afternoon the two division leaders (Liberty and Freedom) in the Middlesex League matched up in a game that has been postponed on two prior occasions.
WOBURN — The Woburn High baseball team ended any drama of whether it would qualify for the Division 2 state tournament with an 11-2 victory over Medford, in a non-league game, Saturday morning at Carroll Field.
WOBURN — It is a hotly-contested race for first place in Middlesex League Liberty Division, and the Reading High baseball team turned in league-best kind of performance in a 3-0 whitewashing of Woburn, Friday afternoon at Carroll Field.
WOBURN — For the second game in a row, the Woburn High baseball team avenged a loss to a Middlesex League Liberty Division opponent from the first half of the season.
WOBURN — Just before April vacation, one of Woburn High’s newest teams played its first game.
WILMINGTON — The streaky Woburn High baseball team made it four to the good in its latest run with a 4-0 shutout of Wilmington, Friday afternoon at Scanlon Field.
SUDBURY — The Reading High boys' lacrosse team had one of their biggest regular season conquests ever, and did it in remarkable fashion Monday night on the campus of Lincoln-Sudbury.
WOBURN — In one of their biggest wins of the season so far, the Woburn High softball team showed why it remains a major threat in the Middlesex League.
READING — On Monday afternoon two teams sitting atop of the Middlesex League Liberty Division met up and it was Winchester that was able to make a case as the team to beat as it handled Reading, 5-1, in a game that felt closer than the final score.
ARLINGTON — The Woburn High baseball team enjoyed its two-day stay at Spy Pond Field.
READING — On Thursday, April 13, the newest team at Reading High played its first game.
WINCHESTER — The Winchester High baseball team last won the Middlesex League title in 2008 so a 7-0 start to the season, including three wins over Middlesex League Liberty Division rivals, has got the Red & Black thinking title.
READING — On Wednesday morning Reading won its fourth straight game defeating Liberty Division foe Lexington, 7-1, behind another strong pitching performance, a double-digit hitting attack, and its best all-around played game of the season.
WOBURN — The Woburn High softball hung on to win a tight one against a gritty Winchester squad.
READING — In a key early season Liberty Division match-up Reading took advantage of a few late Woburn misplays for a come-from-behind 4-3 win on Wednesday at Morton Field at Moscariello Ballpark.
WOBURN — In a much anticipated game with two of the top teams in the Middlesex League, it certainly didn’t disappoint.
WOBURN — The Woburn High softball team may be young again, but don’t count it out as the Tanners will be right in the mix as always in the Middlesex League.
WOBURN — The Woburn High baseball team had a good season last year going 13-7 in the regular season to make the tournament.
READING — The Rockets enter the 2023 baseball season with their most experienced team in head coach Dave Blanchard’s 10-year tenure (the 2020 season was cancelled).
READING — After a season in 2022 that saw the Reading High softball team win the Middlesex League Liberty Division, the team is hoping for more of the same in 2023.
NEWTON — Woburn High girls' basketball coach Steve Sullivan had it right when he said of the Final 4, following Friday night's win over Winchester: "At this point in the season, every team is good, it's just a matter of who plays better."
LOWELL — It came down to the wire but in the end it was a heartbreaking loss for the Reading High boys hockey team.
WOBURN — One step beyond.
WOBURN — The Woburn High girls' basketball team outscored Lincoln-Sudbury, 15-2, in the fourth quarter, turning a concerning six-point lead into a cozy, 47-28 victory, in the Round of 16 of the MIAA Division 1 state tournament, Tuesday night at Torrice Gymnasium.
FRAMINGHAM — Sometimes, when a team is trying to make a potentially historic tournament run, it has to overcome some psychological obstacles along the way.
RANDOLPH — Sometimes all you need is one goal and that is exactly what the Reading boys hockey team did to advance to the Final 4.
NORTH ANDOVER — The Reading High girls basketball team simply ran into a very good team that had an exceptional player.
WOBURN — The state tournament got off to a smooth start for the Woburn High girls' basketball team, as the third seed took down 30th seed Peabody, 75-62, in the Round of 32 of the MIAA Division 1 state tourney, Friday night at Torrice Gymnasium.
CANTON — The Reading High boys hockey team pulled off the ultimate upset shutting out one of the top seeds in Hingham.
BOSTON — The Winchester High boys' basketball team pulled off a stunning upset of No. 1 seeded Catholic Memorial on Friday night at Ronnie Perry Gym.
LEXINGTON — In a game that won't soon be forgotten by those in attendance, the Reading High girls' basketball team was able to get its revenge on Lexington, while also advancing to the next round of the Div. 1 state tournament after a 65-63, overtime victory Thursday night at Lord Gym.
NEWTON — The result was not altogether unexpected but it didn’t totally get away from the Reading High boys basketball team until the fourth quarter when it did indeed turn into a rout.
READING — Every so often a team gets to play one of its league rivals three times with the third usually coming in a win or go home scenario in the tournament.
ARLINGTON — Wow, this certainly had the feel of March.
READING —The definition of a successful season in high school sports is to go to the tournament, and win at least one game. The Reading High girls' basketball team, the 24th seed in the MIAA Div. 1 state tournament, reached that goal, Monday night, with a 61-13 victory over 41st seed Malden,…
WOBURN — What an incredible weekend for the Woburn High girls’ basketball team at the IAABO 27 Comcast Tournament at Torrice Gym.
WOBURN — This was an unusual game, in the middle of the day, but it had the perfect ending for the Woburn High boys’ hockey team.
SHARON — The Reading High boys basketball team got a pair of competitive games against unknown south shore opponents and came away with a split.
WOBURN — Despite a gallant effort from underdog Reading, the Woburn High girls’ basketball team completed its second consecutive, perfect Middlesex League season with a 59-45 triumph, in a makeup game, last night, at Torrice Gym.
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