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  • Title IX battle looms in North Reading

    The softball team plays nearly 2½ miles from the high school campus, and players have to provide their own transportation to home games and practices. The baseball team plays adjacent to the high school, and has had access to amenities the softball team lacks: dugouts, locker rooms, and bathrooms. All this was expected to change with construction of a new $122.7 million middle/high school complex, a project that is currently underway in North Reading. But somehow, two fields -- one for baseball, the other for softball -- became two for baseball, which for some people in town, was just too much. The potential for a complaint to be filed over violations of Title IX, the federal law that requires equal treatment of male and female athletes, looms as a last resort if, as one of the organizers of North Reading Citizens for Equality said, school officials do not do the right thing. (   04/25/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Liz Holmes of Foxborough bounces back from running injury

    FOXBOROUGH -- Liz Holmes didn't have a whole lot of fun this winter. After making a splash on the Massachusetts high school running scene as a freshman, quitting soccer last fall in favor of being coached by her mother in cross country and taking the Hockomock League girls' individual title in October, Holmes, a Foxborough High sophomore, seemed primed for another big track season. But that Oct. 28 Hockomock meet -- a 5,000-meter race she won in 18:39.15 -- is also her most recent. She missed the entire indoor track season with a stress reaction in her left femur. "It was tough to handle," said Holmes. "But in the end it just makes you a smarter runner." (   03/31/2013 12:00 AM )

  • It was debatable

    Is ganja coming to a neighborhood near you? As soon as Bay State voters approved medical marijuana in November, cities and towns began pondering if they could restrict dispensaries within their boundaries. Parents, physicians, and coaches debated whether any equipment can help protect against sports head injuries (the short answer: maybe). And communities like Westborough argued over large solar panel projects, trying to balance "go green" enthusiasm with aesthetic concerns.(   12/27/2012 12:00 AM )

  • Franklin's Rachel Porter and Ashland's Sarah Markey starring on ice at Salve Regina

    Salve Regina University senior captain Rachel Porter of Franklin and sophomore winger Sarah Markey of Ashland are 1-2 in scoring for the women's hockey team. Porter, who has battled back from a concussion suffered in last year's playoffs, is closing in on the program's career scoring record. A forward her first 2½ seasons, she has made a seamless transition to the blue line. Markey is a scrappy and skilled player who combines well with Porter on Salve's power play unit.(   12/23/2012 12:00 AM )

  • Sports nonprofit wants to install artificial turf field at Marblehead High School

    A Marblehead nonprofit has raised nearly $300,000 in pledges toward its goal of $1.3 million to install an artificial turf field at Marblehead High School. Steve Maxwell, president of the Marblehead All-Sports Foundation, thinks the time has come to replace the grass at Piper Field. The field was built on ledge and rock over 10 years ago, and has poor drainage. (   12/20/2012 12:00 AM )

  • Six tools to help coaches improve too

    Six tips for youth sports coaches, from "The Power of Double-Goal Coaching(   12/08/2012 4:31 AM )

  • Training camp for coaches

    CHAMPS Boston, a youth-development program launched by the Boston Foundation in 2009, is now midway through a four-year, $2 million funding cycle. The program is responsible for training more than 3,500 coaches working with 75,000 young athletes in the Greater Boston area, addressing such issues as: a winner-take-all mentality that undermines sportsmanship values and alienates many young athletes; parents questioning coaching decisions and harassing game officials; poorly maintained athletic facilities and equipment shortages; and(   12/08/2012 4:30 AM )

  • Sudbury's Jonathan Westling steps forward on defense for Williams' soccer

    This fall as a freshman, Sudbury's Jonathan Westling was converted from midfield to striker on the Williams College men's soccer team. But in the team's NCAA Division 3 quarterfinal showdown at NESCAC champion Amherst, Ephs coach Mike Russo called on Westling to help counter Amherst's potent forward line. He responded with a stellar 110-minute performance as Williams pulled out a shootout win, advancing to Friday's national semifinals. (   11/28/2012 4:36 PM )

  • Needham's Mac Steeves, G-D's Nate Pomeroy made winning choice on soccer pitch

    Needham High's Mac Steeves and Nate Pomeroy of Groton-Dunstable both play for the FC Greater Boston Bolts, an academy soccer team that falls under the new rule by US Soccer that asks athletes play a 10-month season, starting in September, which would disallow them from competing at the high school level. Pomeroy and Steeves chose to stick with their high school teams and celebrated state championships.. (   11/24/2012 7:29 PM )

  • Carter Ocko outstanding defender on pitch for St. John's Prep

    The decision to transfer from Danvers High to St. John's Prep was not an easy one for Carter Ocko. But the move paid dividends for the senior centerback, who has been named to the Eastern Mass, All-State and All-New England teams, was selected the Catholic Conference Player of the Year and was named to the league's postseason all-star team for the second straight season. (   11/24/2012 7:14 PM )

  • North: Top 10 boys' and girls' soccer teams

    Craig Forde's Top 10 boys' and girls' soccer teams(   11/21/2012 5:41 PM )

  • Groton-Dunstable wins second straight soccer title

    When the Groton-Dunstable boys' soccer team looked up at the (   11/18/2012 6:33 AM )

  • Weston defeats Sutton, 1-0, to win Division 3 state championship in girls' soccer

    The championship ended the same as two years ago, with Weston defeating Sutton, 1-0, for the state title. (   11/18/2012 5:52 AM )

  • Pietra Sweeney stepped forward as outside fullback at Acton-Boxborough

    Pietra Sweeney is bringing back that old-time offensive feel to the term "outside fullback" for the Acton-Boxborough Regional girls' soccer team. Scoring on clinical volleys off set pieces and nailing 25-yard shots is just part of her repertoire, which also includes the defensive ability to limit the best strikers in the state. For a team that made headlines in handing defending state champion Peabody its only two losses of the season, that extra dazzle was more than welcome. (   11/18/2012 12:20 AM )

  • Lucas Rezende-Verge quickly emerged as a keeper for Weymouth High soccer

    In August, Lucas Rezende-Verge had no expectations that he would be starting in goal for the Weymouth High boys' soccer team. But with reigning Bay State Conference co-MVP Scott Greenwood committed to the FC Greater Boston Bolts, Rezende-Verge backstopped the Wildcats to a magnificent 17-2-4 season. (   11/18/2012 12:04 AM )

  • North: Top 10 boys' and girls' soccer teams

    Craig Forde's top 10 boys' and girls' soccer teams from high school programs north of Boston.(   11/18/2012 12:00 AM )

  • North Andover coach Bill Tarbox savors final run on pitch

    After his squad had knocked off defending EMass boys' champion Concord-Carlisle, 3-1, in the Division 2 North sectional final, North Andover soccer coach Bill Tarbox stood on the turf at Manning Field in disbelief watching the players show off their new hardware to their fans across the field. It was quite a final season for the 22-year coach. (   11/18/2012 12:00 AM )

  • West: Players to Watch in 2013, Top 10 boys' and girls' soccer teams

    Five breakout players to watch in 2013 and Top 10 boys' and girls' soccer teams from high school programs west of Bostos.(   11/18/2012 12:00 AM )

  • Medfield girls defeat Belchertown to win Division 2 state title

    For a Medfield girls' soccer team comprised mostly of seniors, Saturday's 3-1 win over Belchertown in the Division 2 state championship was the perfect sendoff.  (   11/17/2012 8:28 PM )

  • Sutton defeats Watertown to win second straight boys soccer title

    All year the Sutton boys' soccer team has leaned on brothers Justin and Kevin Rothermich. On Saturday, the sibling tandem accounted for both goals -- teaming up for the winner -- to help the Sammies to a 2-1 win over Watertown at Foley Stadium and their second straight Division 3 state title.(   11/17/2012 8:14 PM )