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Winter 2007-08
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The snow has melted and the residents of Eastern Massachusetts have plodded through another long winter. It was a season of new champions (Reading boys' hockey), familiar faces (Barnstable gymnastics, Lowell wrestling) and a host of great individual performers, led by St. Mary's Abby Gauthier. The Globe toasts the athletes who made this winter a little less chilling and a lot more thrilling.
video > air hockey competition
(Globe Staff / Kathleen Johnson)Airin' it out
By now you're familiar with their area code (just add a 0 before those hand signals to get 01867) and you know Reading was the best hockey team in the region. But which team member is best at air hockey? We found out.
video > a game of H-O-R-S-E
(Globe Staff / Kathleen Johnson)Just horsin' around
What happens when you take seven Globe basketball Super Teamers and pit them against one another in a game of H-O-R-S-E? A gender war breaks out and the ladies walk away with bragging rights.
gallery > 200-point scorers
(Globe Staff / Yoon S. Byun)The 200 club
With a combined 13 All-Scholastic appearances and more than 1,100 career points, the sport of girls' hockey may never see a group like this again.
gallery > top winter moments
Ten moments to savor
If you're a fan of high school sports, the winter never seems long enough. Yes, it was long and cold, but fans in places like Reading and Hingham enjoyed every second.
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