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Barker commits to Stanford
BB&N tight end Blake Barker verbally committed to Stanford Friday.
EMass baseball Tuesday
The school baseball season may have come to end Saturday with the crowning of the state champions, but for the state's best players, there's more ahead.
The Globe's Bob Hohler investigates the sad state of athletics at Boston's public schools in an eye-opening, seven-part series.
Dan Shaughnessy
(Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff)Fractured fairy tale
Auburn senior Chris Halliday threw the final pitch of his high school career to seal a state title victory. Then came the obligatory pig-pile. State champion. Broken leg. The whole episode took less than 60 seconds.
spring 2009 all-scholastics
(Matthew J. Lee / Globe Staff)Stars of the spring
Spring can be the most challenging season for a high school athlete. How do you stay focused on your
game and keep thoughts of the beach, pool parties, and lazy summer days out of your mind? Today the Globe toasts those athletes who survived spring fever to become All-Scholastics.
scholar-athlete awards
Stars shine at Scholar-Athlete Awards
The Boston Globe today honored the best and brightest of the school year at its Scholar-Athlete Award ceremony.
softball > lexington 2, gardner 0
Repeat effort
When facing Lexington ace Kiki Saveriano, there's little room for miscues. Gardner made two in the first inning and they proved costly.
- Ashland 3, Hudson 0 Ashland rides D'Argento's no-hitter
- St. Mary's 8, Monty Tech 5 Satisfying finish for Spartans
- video Game highlights | gallery Softball photos
baseball > BC High 11, SJS 2
Eagles soar to repeat
BC High erupted for eight runs in the first inning and eliminated the suspense by cruising to a second consecutive Division 1 state title.
- Auburn 2, PN 1 Auburn gets better of Blue Eagles
- Abington 10, WB 5 Green Wave go the distance
- gallery State baseball championship photos
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duxbury 13, sjp 12
Duxbury squeezes by Prep
Duxbury earned its sixth straight state title and got payback against a St. John's Prep team that ended its in-state win streak at 99 games.
- Walpole 17, St. John's (S) 8 Fast start for Rebels
- scituate 7, d-s 6 (OT) Crowley, Scituate repeat
Westwood 11, Longmeadow 10
Rally for repeat
The Westwood girls earned their second consecutive Division 1 state title by rallying from a big deficit to top Longmeadow.
- norwell 15, na 6 Clippers ride wave to state title
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- west New teams at top reflect lacrosse's local gains
- north Taylor a fierce competitor for North Andover
- south South rises during state lacrosse tournament
- westwood 15, framingham 6 Wolverines take fast lane
- friday's roundup Duxbury slips past BC High
tennis > state finals
O'Neil leads EMass sweep
After taking her junior year off from high school tennis, Lynnfield's Sarah O'Neil certainly made her senior year one to remember.
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- north Double the pleasure for Sachems tennis
- monday's roundup Wellesley gets a split
- tennis roundup C-C, H-W wear tennis crowns
- tennis roundup Winchester doubles up Hingham
- saturday's roundup Wellesley doubles up hardware
- north Salmela conquers fear to find talent
track & field > new englands
Twice as nice for Thomas
After being shutout at last week's All-State outdoor meet, BC High's Corey Thomas reversed his fortune with two wins at New Englands.
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- north Andover's Cronin aims to jump higher
- all-state girls Mansfield runs off with title
- all-state boys Strong finish vaults Andover to title
- division 1 A day for domination
- division 2 Central Catholic can't be caught
- division 3 Ganley, Wellesle reach record heights
- division 4 Lanois shatters mile record
volleyball > l-s 3, sjp 0
L-S gets revenge
St. John's Prep wanted a repeat. Lincoln-Sudbury wanted vindication. The Warriors got what they wanted, sweeping the defending champs.
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- monday's roundup L-S finishes off Natick
- sjp 3, chicopee comp 1 Eagles looking to repeat
- l-s 3, newton south 2 L-S rallies for title
- wednesday's roundup Newton South aces Brookline
- tuesday's roundup Lutz, Prep come through
MIAA girls' golf championship
Frankian stays the course
Bedford's Kelly Sullivan (left) and the rest of the field were no match for Watertown eighth-grader Stephanie Frankian at Woodland Golf Club.
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football
(Stan Grossfeld / Globe Staff)Island impact
When Vito Capizzo was offered the Nantucket head football coaching job, the Sicily native thought it was for Nantasket. His fiancee thought the island was in the sunny Caribbean.
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- obituary Roy Norden, 83,longtime football coach
- west notebook Brookline hoopsters heading for Brown
- South 27, North 6 South stars rise | Game preview
- south notebook Canton's Lyons to add a spark
- west Arlington, Wilmington to Middlesex League