The Waltham High boys hockey team is headed to the state tournament, already has nine victories, and enjoyed a 10-game unbeaten streak that covered nearly six weeks of the middle of the season. In a 61-second span early in the third, however, the Hawks made sure their final home game of the season would be among the least dramatic games all year.
The Gann Academy girls basketball team had another strong performance last night with a 44-34 victory over Pingree School.
Newton North senior Victoria Mirrer won the Bay State Conference championship in the floor exercise and senior Rani Jacobson was second in the BSC in the all-around as the Tigers came within a half point of capturing the team title at the BSC Championships Saturday in Needham.
The clock wasn't working during the first couple laps of the girls 1,000-meter run in Friday's Dual County meet at the Reggie Lewis Center. Newton South junior Kathy O'Keefe didn't seem to mind.
With just four games left in the regular season and a ticket nearly stamped for one of the top seeds in the upcoming state tournament, the Newton North girls basketball team knows the most important games are on the horizon. So, fortunately for the Tigers, they can put performances like Friday night's behind them.
The Waltham High boys hockey team bounced back from a loss and a tie in its last two games for perhaps its biggest victory of the season Saturday night in a 2-1 triumph over Central Catholic at Veterans Rink. The Hawks improved to 8-3-4 and qualified for the state tournament.
The Newton South boys basketball team pulled out an overtime win over Boston Latin Friday, with the Lions coming from nine points down in the second half for a 66-65 triumph.
Senior Taina Malary grabbed 40 rebounds and blocked 15 shots for the Trinity Catholic girls basketball team in a 43-36 overtime victory over Marian Friday night.
Waltham High athletic trainer Deb Riggott says she's just doing her job. Yet it's precisely how she has done that job in the Waltham schools system for the past 23 years that will be recognized when she is honored at the Massachusetts Celebration of Girls and Women in Sport Day today at Faneuil Hall.
The Newton South girls gymnastics team received its Dual County League championship plaque and league champion T-shirts last night before embarking on their final team meet of the season at Acton-Boxboro High.
