WESTFIELD - Carmel Steger, president of the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail met up with local author Robert Madison at the Westfield Technical Academy library last week to present a copy of his book to the school. Madison, who lives in Feeding Hills,...
SOUTHWICK – With the Secret Santa and Angry Elves toy drive in full swing, Southwick Civic Fund President Joe Deedy wasn’t sure the nonprofit could fit another philanthropic project in its schedule, but a generous anonymous donation changed all that.“Let’s do this,” Deedy said Tuesday...
Just like St. John’s Prep, Catholic Memorial lost several ultra talented players from last year’s title contending squad. After landing the No. 3 seed and making it to the quarterfinals of the Division I boys hockey tournament, the Knights enter the 2024-25 season far lighter...
After going 22-3-0, and claiming the Division I state title, the Eagles graduated five conference all-stars including MVP Christian Rosa. In total, Kristian Hanson’s squad lost 11 seniors. With junior Cooper Hosmer opting to transfer to Milton Academy, Prep is without its top eight point...
The Patriots have struggled in a myriad of ways this season on the field, but a three-time Super Bowl champion pinpointed where things are also going wrong. Devin McCourty, appearing on MassLive’s “Eye On Foxborough” podcast, told Karen Guregian that after New England lost David...
After back-to-back Division IA titles in 2018 and 2019, the Eagles have slipped a bit from their perch atop Massachusetts boys hockey. BC High hasn’t been back to the state finals since that 2019 title and has hovered around .500 the last two seasons....
St. John’s Shrewsbury head coach Mike Mead is expecting big things from his senior captains, Anthony Desimone, Daniel Menyalkin, and Dom Reidy.“All of them have played for me for at least three years, Daniel for four,” Mead said. “Hopefully they’ll bring leadership, competitiveness, and experience...
Although the league lost plenty of amazing talent after last season, including 14 of its 21 2024 all-stars, the Catholic Conference will always be full of stellar boys hockey players to watch. Leading the pack in this year’s players to watch list is Xaverian who...
David Spinale’s Xaverian Hawks are hungrier than ever this year.“They know there’s unfinished business,” Spinale said of last season’s boys hockey state semifinal loss to St. John’s Prep. “The seniors this year, as juniors they fell in the semifinals, as sophomores they played in the...
Following a season in which St. John’s Prep won the conference for the first time since 2013, then went on to win the Division I state title, the Catholic Conference is sure to be title contested once more.Although the Eagles are the reigning state champions,...