Somber setting for Needham's victory over Wellesley
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Senior Chris Sheehan ran for three touchdowns and a career-high 114 yards as Needham scored 13 straight points to take a 28-21 victory against Wellesley in the state's oldest Thanksgiving Day rivalry.
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Through four innings of yesterday's MIAA Division 2 North final at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Belmont had stranded seven runners and trailed Masconomet, 1-0. The Marauders admitted they were getting nervous.
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Guard Renee Montgomery was in tears and Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma was somber despite the Huskies' easy win.
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Home owners yesterday were warned of a dramatic slump in values. Student Ula Heywood could have been forgiven for underestimating how tough a Duke of Edinburgh expedition can be.
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With a playoff berth and a share of the Cape Ann Large title secured, the No. 9 Masconomet boys' soccer team had an opportunity to rest a few players in its final regular-season game. As a testament to the program's depth, those who played for the Chieftains yesterday excelled in a 4-0 victory over Waltham.
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Marcus Stout scored 23 points and Fordham ended an eight-game losing streak against George Washington with a 66-53 victory last night in New York.
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Jessica Adair scored 14 points to lead four George Washington players in double figures and the 14th-ranked Colonials beat Massachusetts, 69-45, last night in Amherst.
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Less than three minutes from a confidence-building win, Northeastern was left to lament a loss that made its climb in the Colonial Athletic Conference even tougher.
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The England camp will no doubt feel depressed that their splendid season should have ended on a dispiriting note with their narrow defeat by the West Indies at The Oval.
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There is joy and elation, and there is emotional torture and bitter disappointment in this torrid relationship that changes with the seasons in New England.
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Defeat can leave a bitter taste -- especially when it comes in the last game of the season. After losing last season's Foster-Hinman championship game, 33-18, to Brunswick, on the heels of a perfect ISL season, Middlesex was left to ponder that sour taste over the course of a long offseason.
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WORCESTER -- When the final whistle blew in Marshfield's 1-0 loss to Nashoba Regional in the MIAA Division 1 state championship game at Worcester State yesterday, it signaled the end of not just the game, but also an era.
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It was a cold, drizzly night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The high school football playoff game featured Marshfield of the Atlantic Coast League against Weymouth of the Bay State League. And the best player on the field was Marshfield's cocaptain, Wendell Chipman.
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A sense of melancholy hung over Safeco Field last night as heavy as the air of a Texas summer. Friday was the night for celebration.
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Down four runs with only three outs left, Curacao manager Vernon Isabella thought his team's run for a championship was over. That was until Jonathan Schoop led an unlikely rally.
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Andover wanted to make a strong impression last night against Haverhill. It didn't wait long.
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BELMONT -- It was rapidly getting dark in Belmont and with no lights for the field and no visible moon, something had to give. Trailing, 13-8, at the half, Belmont Hill put the pieces together and pulled out a 36-25 Independent School League win over Buckingham Browne &amp; Nichols yesterday.