Remembering Donnie Higgins
Memorial street hockey tournament held last weekend Last weekend, June 25 and 26, the Friends of Donnie Higgins Committee held their annual memorial street hockey tournament and family fun event behind the DCR Murphy Rink [...]
Celebrating the Fourth of July
On the Fourth of July we celebrate the birth of our nation, a democratic nation dedicated to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. We celebrate the birth of a nation of the people, by [...]
Work Hard. Play Harder.
June 27, 2016 (South Boston, MA) “Red Bull up!” This is not a phrase you would ordinarily hear spoken to excite a group of 11 year old softball players, but Richie Mallard was anything but [...]
Tynan Hoop League Champs
Tynan Magic defeats the Tynan Warriors to win youth hoop league On Friday, June 17, at the Tynan Community Center gymnasium, the Tynan Magic defeated the Tynan Warriors, 18-15, to capture the Under 12 co-ed [...]
Introducing Brayden Buckley
He’s a happy, young boy who keeps busy in school and in the world of sports. His name is Brayden Buckley. Brayden, 7, is the son of Taylor Buckley. His grandparents are Jane and Tim [...]
The South Boston Hall of Fame Scholarship Winners
2016 Scholarship Grant Winners The South Boston Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship Trust Fund board of trustees announced the scholarship grant awardees for 2016, the 22nd year of our successful program. Due to the outstanding [...]
Medicine Wheel at 25
By any measure, reaching 25 years of constant, continuous service to a community is a real milestone, in the best sense of that metaphorical word. Well, South Boston’s Medicine Wheel Productions, which started up in [...]
VSA Festival Celebrates “COOL Ways to Play”
South Boston is known for its celebrations. We call them “Southie times”; they celebrate many, many notable happenings - achievements, community awards, successful fundraising, lives well spent, and so on. On June 9, about 80 [...]
Honorees announced for Open Hearts, Open Homes Gala to benefit the Gavin Foundation Charities
Who: Congressman Stephen Lynch, a long-time supporter of the Gavin Foundation, and the leadership and members of the Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices Local Union 550. Congressman Stephen Lynch will be honored as Man of [...]
SBAA Creates Boathouse Mural
Dan and Dennis, officers and members of the SBAA (South Boston Arts Association), execute a 9-foot by 30-foot mural on the northwest side of the boathouse at the Harry McDonough Sailing Center on Castle Island. [...]