Boen will take over as Brockton basketball coach
For 23 years, Brockton basketball coach Bob Boen took pride in developing the junior varsity boys' teams. Next season, he will get his chance to lead the program.
Boen has been selected as the varsity boys' basketball coach at Brockton and will replace Victor Ortiz, who retired this year.
Boen said he always wanted to be a varsity coach, and his experience will help with the transition.
"I was very happy to be the junior varsity coach because developing the players always made me feel good," Boen said.
Boen will be the seventh varsity coach in the program's history. He graduated from Brockton in 1971 and played two years on the basketball team. He gave up basketball to pursue track in his junior and senior years, but he still loved basketball.
Boen has been involved with the Brockton program for so long that he is familiar with most of the players when they reach high school. Last season, Brockton compiled a 16-6 record and lost in the second round of the state tournament to Boston College High School , the eventual state champion.
"We have a good group of kids coming back, and they're not just good players; they're real nice kids," he said.
Boen, a teacher at the Whitman School in Brockton, is not only responsible for basketball. For the last 35 years, he has also coached 6- and 7-year-old Little Leaguers.
Harasimowicz wins
top academic honors
Duxbury football player Kyle Harasimowicz is one of 22 in the state to be honored for academic achievement by the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College of Fame.
Harasimowicz was a starter at tight end and defensive end the last three years at Duxbury. He was a Patriot League all-star selection last season as Duxbury compiled a 6-5 record.
During the league's all -star meeting, Duxbury coach Dave Maimaron said an opposing coach noted that Harasimowicz was so dominating "he could shut down one side of the defense."
Harasimowicz will play at Harvard University this fall.
Kovach is UMass
Rookie of the Week
University of Massachusetts at Boston sophomore Peter Kovach earned the Little East Conference Rookie of the Week honor in lacrosse for the third time this season.
Kovach, of Cohasset, collected two goals, three assists, and three ground balls in two games from April 16 through 22.
He has played in UMass Boston's first 10 games and in that span has collected 19 assists and 32 points. His 1.9 assists per game ranks fifth in the conference.
Mullen, Bryant clinch 4th title
Bryant University senior Lauren Mullen of Braintree won her fifth singles match to help the Bulldogs clinch their fourth consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Tournament tennis championship last week.
Mullen defeated Saint Michael's Megan Conway, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, to give Bryant a 5-3 defeat of No. 1 seeded Saint Michael's. Bryant also defeated No. 2 Bentley.
Bryant advances to play in the NCAA Tournament, with the first and second round scheduled for May 3-5.
Stevenson leads in lacrosse
Connecticut College sophomore Jesse Stevenson of Marshfield is leading the men's lacrosse team with 19 goals and 27 points in its first 12 games. The college has won three of its last four games, after starting the season with an eight-game losing streak. Stevenson scored twice in the Camels' 11-4 victory against Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday. He also added three goals in a 10-9 Colby College win April 21.
Monique Walker can be reached at mwalker@ globe.com. 