Southie Stars win tournament for second consecutive year
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Sunday, April 17, at the South Shore Sports Complex in Pembroke, the Southie Stars defeated the GT Elite, 63-37, to win the 2016 under 12 HoopRootz Gold Rush tournament title. It was the second consecutive year that the local squad brought home the championship trophy. In the opening game of the tournament on Saturday at the [...]
Boys youth lacrosse season opens at Moakley Park
By KEVIN DEVLIN Last Sunday, the Boston Youth Lacrosse Association boys’ teams opened their season at Moakley Park. The seventh and eighth grade boys’ team defeated their foe from Braintree, 4-2. The fifth and sixth grade boys’ team defeated Braintree, 5-4, while the third and fourth grade boys’ team battled Braintree to a 3-3 tie. The first and second grade [...]
DeLeo receives ‘Leadership in Recovery’ award
By RICK WINTERSON A remarkable cast of characters assembled at the Cronin Group’s headquarters for a double-barreled event on the Waterfront last Thursday evening. It was remarkable because of the extremely positive roles they all play in recovery from drug abuse and addiction. The four leading players were Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robert DeLeo, the recipient of the [...]
Sr. Maryadele to be honored with service award
Please plan to be at John Hancock Financial’s striking fourth floor atrium (601 Congress St. in South Boston’s Seaport District) on Thursday, April 28, 5 to 8:30 p.m. The occasion: the 34th Laboure Spring Reception. Sr. Maryadele Robinson and her three decades devoted to Laboure will be recognized with the 2016 Jack Shaughnessy Service Award. It’ll be an evening of [...]
Perry School Shark Shout Out: Perry School Rocks fundraiser
A big shout out to all the organizers, donors and attendees to the very successful Perry School Rocks fundraiser at the Seapoint on Saturday night. Thomas Park blew the roof off with their soulful ballads, edgy rock and timeless oldies while the more than 200 party-goers boogied the night away. Stuffed baskets overflowing with everything from sports collectibles to fine [...]
South Boston has dozens of entrants in the 2016 Boston Marathon
Thousands of people will line up in Hopkinton Monday morning for this year’s Boston Marathon. The competitive and historic race attracts runners from across the globe – as well as locals who have the advantage of training on the course. This year, 64 of the 30,000 Boston Marathon runners call South Boston home. The marathon entrants from this section of [...]