NEW BRITAIN, CONN. – Kansas State’s Jack Quetschenbach and Columbia’s Jimmy Chadwell both had hits but the Westfield Starfires came out on the wrong end of a 4-0 shutout against the New Britain Bees on Wednesday at New Britain Stadium.The Starfires fall to 8-22-1 on...
BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora had lefty masher Rob Refsnyder on his bench. But he decided to stick with rookie Roman Anthony against left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers down 5-4 with two outs and a runner at first base in the seventh inning.Anthony struck...
WESTFIELD – Although the temperatures were cooler than they had been since the previous heat wave, Westfield came out scorching hot in its latest tournament game and it resulted in a championship celebration.Westfield racked up 26 runs and starting pitcher Keegan Welch tossed his first...
BOSTON — Right fielder Roman Anthony accepted blame for letting a ball drop between him and second baseman Marcelo Mayer in shallow right field during Cincinnati’s three-run eighth inning Wednesday.He also took responsibility for rushing a throw to second base.The Red Sox lost 8-4 to...
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My family knew Peter Lappin for a lifetime. Peter worked for my grandfather and father when he was a young man, making extra money delivering groceries. Customers loved Peter. My dad knew he would be successful in public service, in politics, because he could talk...
The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the newspaper’s leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive. Readers are invited to share their opinions by emailing to letters@repub.com.Making a display of people’s perceived failures has...
BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 8-4 loss to the Reds at Fenway Park on Wednesday evening:1) Romy Gonzalez made a costly baserunning mistake in the seventh inning. He hit an RBI double that scraped off the Green Monster and cut Boston’s deficit...
I am writing to express my full support for a proposed bill in the state Senate, S. 335, “An act promoting safe technology use and distraction-free education for youth,” also known as the Study Act. This bill is aimed at restricting phone use in schools...
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