LOWELL — Every time Newton North boys’ basketball coach Paul Connolly walked into a team meeting this season, he saw the same two people sitting in the middle of the front row. One of them was tall, quiet, and had a red-haired afro. The other,...
An “American Idol” hopeful walked into the audition room with a song she called a “tearjerker.” Instead, it left judges laughing. Sophie Powers, from Canada, performed a song called “STFU.” The lyrics mostly consist of telling different people to “shut the [expletive] up.” “I had...
LOWELL — During the final minutes of the fourth quarter, every player on the court seemed to fall away besides Franklin’s Caden Sullivan and Newton North’s Teagan Swint. Both players are good friends off the court and are arguably two of the best players in...
Not all “American Idol” hopefuls leave with a golden ticket to Hollywood. Kase Tippens, 14, from Oklahoma, performed “Wondering Why” by The Red Clay Strays, which aired Sunday night. “That was beautifully 14,” judge Luke Bryan said after the performance. Judge Carrie Underwood told Tippens...
An “American Idol” hopeful’s mom pushed him to take his singing seriously after signing him up for the show. Brajawn Upshaw, a mail handler from Georgia, said he sings while doing the night shift at the post office. But it wasn’t his passion that brought...
LOWELL – No. 1 Cathedral bested No. 3 South Hadley on Sunday in the Div. IV girls basketball championship for the second year in a row in a 68-37 loss.While South Hadley thrived in causing pressure on the Cathedral offense, the shots were simply just...
An “American Idol” contestant had a dream she was singing a duet with Carrie Underwood during her audition before being sent to Hollywood.During season 23, Landry Champlin‘s dream came true. Champlin sang "Good Girl" by Carrie Underwood as her audition. And Underwood quickly jumped in....
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LOWELL — Malden Catholic’s boys basketball team entered the 2025 MIAA Basketball State Tournament as the No. 1 seed in Division II, poised to secure their fourth consecutive state title. But for Somerset Berkley, that was just a number on paper.The Raiders, seeded No. 6,...