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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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Sunday’s high school scores and highlights

June 11, 2023 at 8:45 p.m.

BASEBALL Brady Shea went the distance as No. 6 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) handed No. 3 Westford Academy its first loss 10-3 in a Div. 1 quarterfinal. Jack Forgues and...

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Friday’s high school scores and highlights

June 10, 2023 at 12:21 a.m.

ROUNDUP SOFTBALL Brigid Gaffny threw a complete game with nine strikeouts and delivered the game-winning sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift No. 13 North Andover (15-7) to a...

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Thursday’s high school scores and highlights

June 8, 2023 at 9:55 p.m.

BASEBALL Dwayne Burgo and Ryan MacDougall each drove in three runs as No. 2 Taunton (18-4) defeated Springfield Central 8-0 to advance to the Div. 1 quarterfinals. Dan Joyce’s game-winning...

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Cape and Islands Sailing All-Stars

June 7, 2023 at 11:38 a.m.

Cape and Islands Sailing League Awards Ursula Budd Sturgis Abigail Considine Monomoy Abbie Catalano CCA Alex Daigle CCA Nick Kowaleski CCA Honorable Mention Will Correia ORR Ella Caesar ORR Ethan...

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Bay State Conference Rugby All-Stars

June 7, 2023 at 11:14 a.m.

Austin Colantonio, Will MacDonald, Jack Presuti, Brian Rizzo (Braintree); Matt Marmai, Nate Lockwood, Jamie Leslie (Brookline); Danny Treistman, Matt Stockbridge, Jack Dennehy, Griffin White (Milton); Andrew Miskell (Needham); Adam Elin,...

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Tuesday’s high school scores and highlights

June 7, 2023 at 6:09 a.m.

TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS SOFTBALL Paige Butland belted three home runs, and Meredith Morris laced a clutch bases-clearing double in the sixth inning as No. 16 Wakefield (12-9) came back and walked...

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Monday’s high school scores and highlights

June 6, 2023 at 4:55 a.m.

BASEBALL In a Div. 1 first-round contest, Michael Oates cranked a three-run, walk-off homer, lifting fifth-seeded Xaverian (14-7) to a 5-3 win over No. 26 Algonquin. … Chris Costello earned...

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Sunday’s high school scores and highlights

June 5, 2023 at 6:58 a.m.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS BASEBALL Tommy Falasca singled in Jacob Peterson with the winning run in the last of the seventh to give No. 10 St. Mary’s (Lynn) a 3-2 win over...

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Saturday’s high school scores and highlights

June 4, 2023 at 5:46 a.m.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-seeded Needham (23-0) opened defense of its Div. 1 state title with a 3-0 win over Quincy in the first round, extending its winning streak to 69. The...

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Elite 100 to showcase baseball talent

June 3, 2023 at 3:27 p.m.

Sometimes a high school baseball player just needs a chance. A little something extra to get noticed and further their playing career. So longtime coaches Dan Donato and Rick Forestiere...

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