Rebounds, blocks and game-winning shots. At first glance, it looks like another typical story about "March Madness." But this is different. A local community tried "March Gladness" instead, coming together yesterday to use sports as a vehicle to raise money for social causes at Newton North High School.
Artie Posch is taking things slow. Posch, who hails from Hopedale and was a stalwart baseball player for the Blue Raiders, is now a senior at Brandeis, where he dons the tools of ignorance for the Judges (he plays catcher). He's been good enough to make the UAA's All-Conference team twice, but as good as he was through three years, he's played even better this year.
Sophomore left fielder Mark Lane broke a 2-2 tie with a ninth-inning RBI double, sparking Bentley University to a 6-2 victory over Adelphi University in the first half of a Northeast-10 Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at William J. Bonomo Field.
There is a tendency to panic when a team that is not used to losing suddenly starts tasting defeat one dish after another. For a Bentley University men's basketball senior class that has gone whole regular seasons without a single loss, it wasn't the most pleasant few days. But the few days that followed allowed for a welcomed breather. Coach Jay Lawson stressed appreciating all the team had already accomplished under difficult circumstances. The players took a step back from trying to figure out how they lost three in a row to focusing on why they won 22 of their first 25.
Sophomore catcher Kevin Korwek lined a two-run single to right to give Bentley University a come-from-behind 5-4, 10-inning victory over Saint Anselm College yesterday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference baseball at DeFelice Field.
Bentley University made it three straight wins to start the season with a 23-1 rout of Post last night in non-conference women's lacrosse. Freshman Cori Geiger led all scorers with nine points on three goals and six assists.
While postseason success has become the norm for the Bentley University men's basketball team in recent years, the path to this year's Elite 8 has been anything but routine. After the tragic death of team manager Sean Williams in a car accident in January, the Falcons, and the entire Bentley community, rallied around Williams' memory and reached their third Elite 8 in the past four years.
Amid all the spectacular memories Bentley senior guard Jason Westrol has had in a Falcon uniform, one of the few true regrets happened last year when his team blew an 18-point lead in losing the Division II East Regional final against C.W. Post. Sensing painful history starting to simmer, he singlehandedly made sure it didn't repeat, as he took over in the second half of last night's 81-69 triumph against the University of Philadelphia in the D-II East title game at Stonehill College.
Newton South senior volleyball player Alex O'Hagan bumps a ball during yesterday's first day of spring practice in the South High fieldhouse. Because of the terrible weather conditions, teams were either forced inside or had to cancel the initial workouts. The South volleyball team begins the season at Wayland on April 5.
Roy Dow knew all about the Newton North soccer tradition while growing up in nearby Belmont. Now the Wheaton College alumnus will get his chance to become a part of rebuilding that tradition as he takes over as the school's varsity boys soccer coach.
