Assistant regional sports editor for Boston Herald, Lowell Sun and Fitchburg S&E, marathon runner, Springsteen fanatic, Northeastern graduate, proud dad
Tough end to a great season for the Dracut High boys lacrosse team. The top-seeded Middies fell 7-4 to Scituate in the Div. 3 state title game in Worcester. Dracut ends with a sparkling 21-2 record.
More state final heartache for Tyngsboro High softball team. Tigers (21-4) fall 8-2 to Advanced Math & Science Academy in Worcester in Div. 4 title game.
Trevor Drew will not win a third straight Lowell City Golf Tournament title. That's because the Long Meadow member has decided to skip this year's event. The first tourney was held in 1923 and Drew set the scoring mark of 11-under over the three rounds last summer.
For the first time ever, the Dracut High boys lacrosse team has advanced to the Div. 3 state championship game. And it took a mighty comeback to do so. Top-seeded Middies rally past Medfield, 11-7.
Kudos to the Tyngsboro High softball team. The Tigers just blanked Hampshire Regional, 8-0, to advance to the Div. 4 state final again. They've outscored four opponents 33-6 in the state tournament.
Breaking news: Lowell High hires Joe Harris as head varsity football coach. Harris replaces Scott Boyle, the second-winningest coach in program history.
Tewksbury/Methuen blanks Archbishop Williams, 2-0, to capture the Div. 1 girls hockey championship at the TD Garden in Boston. Another shutout by Lydia Barnes, Red Rangers (23-0-2).
Magical Tewksbury boys hockey season ends with tough 2-1 loss to Canton in Div. 2 state title game in Boston. Redmen (22-2-1) yield winning goal with 1:22 left. Both losses came to Canton.
Second-seeded Tewksbury (22-1-1) advances to the Div. 2 state championship game by defeating Westwood, 5-3, at the Chelmsford Forum. What a great season for area hockey teams.
Littleton/Bromfield (23-1-0) will play for Div. 4 boys hockey state title after 5-1 win over Dover-Sherborn. Tigers will face St. Bernard's for the crown.
Defenseman Ryan Kroll is expected to make his UMass Lowell debut tonight vs. Maine. Former captain of Des Moines of the USHL joined the River Hawks earlier this week.
Defenseman Nate Misskey scores two minutes into overtime to lift UMass Lowell to a 4-3 road victory over No. 20 BU. Third straight road win for UML over a ranked opponent.