Doiron of Plainville earns Academic All-America honors SPRINGFIELD - Whether on the field or off, David Doiron takes his work very seriously. (Page T8, 351 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Dec 18, 2008

WAYLAND - After the Westwood baseball team captured the MIAA Division 3 state title over Frontier in Lowell, the boys headed over to the girls' lacrosse Division 1 state final to see if the Wolverines could duplicate the feat. (Page C17, 500 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Jun 15, 2008

Winchester hangs tough, beats Norwell After three years of frustration, the Winchester girls' lacrosse team is celebrating today. Actually, the celebration started last night, when the Sachems edged Norwell, 9-8, to capture their first Division 2 state championship. (Page D14, 492 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Jun 11, 2008

The Saga continues for Lincoln-Sudbury. After winning their first Central sectional title in school history, the Warriors kept rolling by beating West champion Chicopee Comprehensive, 25-10, 25-15, and 25-22, in the boys' volleyball state semifinal yesterday at Blackstone Valley High. (Page C7, 518 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Jun 5, 2008

Revenge was clearly the motivation for the Lincoln-Sudbury boys' volleyball team in yesterday's matchup with Natick, which beat L-S in last year's Division 1 Central final. (Page E8, 1143 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: May 30, 2008

In a battle of Bay State Conference powers, third-ranked Framingham dominated No. 7 Needham on draw control to take a 14-8 victory yesterday in girls' lacrosse at Framingham. (Page C12, 527 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: May 15, 2008

It's a Duxbury double In two highly anticipated lacrosse matchups in Duxbury yesterday, the girls' and boys' Green Dragon squads defended their turf, shutting down competition from near and far. (Page C17, 575 words)By: Amanda Bruno and Maggie Cassidy|Date: May 11, 2008

In the end, St. Mary’s of Lynn was perfect. Late in the second period last night, Abby Gauthier knew she had to pick up her struggling team, and the senior forward sparked the Spartans by scoring her only goal of the game to give St. Mary’s a 3-1 edge. It was the third of seven unanswered goals for the Spartans ... (Page D7, 516 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Mar 12, 2008

The Bishops seem to have an affinity for comebacks. After falling behind by 10 points yesterday in the first half against Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop Williams made an impressive turnaround, taking the Division 3 South title, 60-45, in front of a noisy morning crowd at UMass-Boston. (Page D16, 564 words)By: Ben Swasey and Amanda Bruno|Date: Mar 9, 2008

Four down, one to go. It seems like no team can stop St. Mary's, which thumped Arlington, 7-1, last night in an MIAA Division 1 girls' hockey semifinal at Salem State. (Page E11, 410 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Mar 7, 2008

The Avon boys' basketball team never goes into a panic mode - no matter how high the pressure gets or how far it falls behind. The third-seeded Panthers worked their magic again last night, staging a fourth-quarter rally to beat No. 8 Hull, 76-71, in a Division 4 South semifinal in Brockton. (Page D7, 533 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Mar 4, 2008

Abby Gauthier's hockey sense and quick speed were on display last night in Watertown. The St. Mary's standout scored and added four assists to lead the Spartans to a 7-3 win over Boston Latin in the Division 1 girls' quarterfinals. (Page C16, 312 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Mar 2, 2008

St. John's Prep proved that it doesn't matter how many first-place finishes you take, it's how many points a team can collect. (Page D8, 368 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Feb 25, 2008

With a 21-0 record and a Catholic Central League title in hand, the St. Mary's girls' hockey team earned the top seed and a first-round bye in the MIAA Division 1 tournament when pairings were announced yesterday. (Page C14, 531 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Feb 24, 2008

Siobhan Elvin kept her team in the game. Anne Marie Elvin won it. Anne Marie Elvin scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway with 36.9 seconds left, and her sister Siobhan stopped 40 shots as No. 5 Boston Latin beat No. 9 Acton-Boxboro, 3-1, in a Dual County League game last night at Valley Sports Rink in Concord. (Page E13, 496 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Feb 3, 2008

Catholic Memorial didn't know exactly what to expect from the Academy of Holy Angels hockey team, which flew in from Minnesota. The only things the Knights knew about the team in royal blue and gold were that the Stars are the reigning Minnesota state champions and they have produced first- and second-round NHL draft picks. Those facts are useful, but ... (Page D11, 627 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Jan 20, 2008

When Catholic Memorial and Hingham entered sold-out Pilgrim Arena last night, each team had a zero in its loss column. (Page E15, 589 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Jan 6, 2008

Warriors have depth to succeed North champion Andover is gone, having moved up to challenge the heavyweights of Division 1. That opens the door for other contenders, starting with Lynnfield , which lost to Andover, 7-1, in the sectional final. (Page D8, 533 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Dec 18, 2007

For the first time in school history, the Curry College Colonels have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division 3 tournament. They rolled over Empire 8 champion Hartwick, 42-21, last week, and now the New England Football Conference champions are prepping for tomorrow's game against another Empire 8 foe, St. John Fisher. (Page D11, 507 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Nov 23, 2007

The Canton boys' soccer team, seeded No. 12, wasn't fazed going up against top seed and undefeated Medfield in last night's Division 2 South semifinal at Brockton. (Page D15, 433 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Nov 9, 2007

Last year Catholic Memorial beat BC High in boys' soccer for the first time in a quarter century. This season, CM's next dragon to slay was No. 8 St. John's Prep. After being blanked by the Eagles in the EMass final, 2-0, a year ago and another 2-0 blanking last month, the Knights turned it around against their Catholic Conference ... (Page E14, 403 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Oct 26, 2007

Central Catholic's Ashley Evangelista isn't your typical soccer player. She posted 20 goals and 13 assists as a sophomore, making her an EMass All-Star, All-State, and Merrimack Valley Player of the Year.By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Oct 19, 2007

Last week, it tied No. 2 Lexington. Last night, the unranked Belmont boys' soccer team hung on in rainy conditions in the final two minutes to beat No. 8 Woburn, 3-2. (Page F11, 418 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Oct 12, 2007

In a battle of the Bishops yesterday in the Eastern Athletic Conference, Feehan beat Stang in a 3-2 roller coaster boys' soccer game. (Page E11, 390 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Oct 5, 2007

Since its start in 2002, the North Reading field hockey program has been trying to build a high-caliber team. The girls won only one game in 2003, a 1-0 decision over Lynnfield, but couldn't get any more wins - until four years later. (Page D15, 362 words)By: Amanda Bruno|Date: Sep 28, 2007