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Danny Ventura
Dan Ventura has been a staple on the high school football since arriving at the Boston Herald in September of 1990. The High School Sports Editor/Sports Reporter at the Boston Herald, Ventura created the Sweet 16 rankings in 1993, something the Boston Herald continues to run on a weekly basis to this day.
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Preseason Boston Herald EMass Top 25 softball rankings
Here is the preseason Boston Herald EMass Top 25 softball rankings. Please note that rankings do not include any results which have occurred in the first week of the high...
Boston Herald preseason EMass Top 25 baseball rankings
Here is the preseason Boston Herald EMass Top 25 baseball rankings. Please note that rankings do not include any results which have occurred in the first week of the...
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Saturday’s high school roundup/scores: Sandwich defeats Scituate in boys lacrosse OT thriller
Harry Delman tallied the game-winning goal in overtime, while Avery Richardson had three goals and an assist as Sandwich edged Scituate 6-5 in a nonleague boys lacrosse contest. Luke Faletra...
Boston native Jaylen Harrell receives top basketball award
Jaylen Harrell just finished his normal 6 a.m. workout when he noticed his cellphone lit up with a text message. His high school coach Cary Herer was sending Harrell a...
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Jack Grinold Scholar-Athlete Award recipients announced
Twenty-eight senior football players were selected as recipients of the prestigious National Football Foundation Jack Grinold Eastern Mass. Chapter Scholar Athletes Award. They were chosen for their play on the...
Final Boston Herald EMass girls basketball Top 25 rankings
Here are the final EMass Girls Basketball Top 25 rankings 1. Foxboro (24-2) 2. Bishop Feehan (21-4) 3. Bishop Fenwick (17-3) 4. Medfield (23-2) 5. Cathedral (19-5) 6. Norwell...
Old Rochester player suspended from state final for alleged spitting incident
Following an investigation into an allegation that one of Old Rochester's players spit on an opposing player in a state semifinal contest Monday, the school announced the player is no...
Tuesday’s MIAA statewide tournament scoreboard
BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at Taunton Franklin 66, Catholic Memorial 52 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday at UMass-Boston No. 1 Worcester North (22-0) vs. No. 5 Xaverian (17-6), 6:30...
Monday’s MIAA statewide tournament scoreboard
BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at Taunton No. 3 Franklin (24-1) vs. No. 2 Catholic Memorial (19-4), 7:30 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday at UMass-Boston No. 1 Worcester North (22-0)...
Sunday’s MIAA tournament scores and updated schedule
BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 1 SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at Taunton No. 3 Franklin (24-1) vs. No. 2 Catholic Memorial (19-4), 7:30 SEMIFINAL – Wednesday at UMass-Boston No. 1 Worcester North (22-0)...