Sports

Milton girls basketball qualifies for playoffs

from Wicked Local Milton

Meg Corcoran led the way Friday night as the Wildcats (10-10) won their regular-season finale to earn a spot in the Div. 2 South tournament. (Read the full story here.)

GIRLS SOCCER: Braintree beats Milton in opener

from Wicked Local Milton

Robin Chan/Wicked LocalBraintree’s Colleen Hurley tries to hold off Milton’s Chae Diani during Braintree’s 2-1 win over Milton at Braintree on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014.

Caroline Cross’s tiebreaking goal early in the second half Tuesday lifted the Wamps to a 2-1 home win over the Wildcats. (Read the full story here.)

St Agatha’s 6th Gr EMASS CYO Bball Champs!

St. Agatha's 6th grade Basketball team

St. Agatha’s 6th grade Basketball team

St. Agatha’s 6th grade boy’s basketball team. recently defeated St. Mary’s of Winchester 52 to 48 to become the EMASS CYO Champs! They advance to the New England CYO Tournament to be held in Providence, RI on March 29th.
The team is ably coached by Rile Rhodes and Matt Regan. Good luck on the 29th guys!

Run for Red Nation

wildcat_pawMilton High is not hosting its annual Walk-a-Thon this year. In its absence, a senior student, Brendan Hunt, has created the Run for Red Nation. This 5k fun run/walk holds the same purpose of the Walk-a-Thon- to raise money to benefit Milton High School’s sports, clubs, and activities.

Hockey history-maker Willie O’Ree speaks in Milton

from Boston.com – The Names Blog

O’Ree (second from right) — who was the first black player in the National Hockey League — spoke to kids at the Ulin Rink in Milton over the weekend. (Read the full story here.)

Photo for the day 01.30.14

Every once in a while we “lift” a shot from local sports photographer Roy Chambers. He covers MHS sports and he does it very well. This is a recent shot of a Wildcat taking some Norwood players to the hoop. Roy’s photos can be found here and videos here.

photo by Roy Chambers

photo by Roy Chambers

Milton’s Tommy Hedin: Lord of the ring

from Wicked Local Milton

Tommy Hedin, an eighth-grade honors student at St. Agatha’s School in Milton, is headed for the Silver Gloves National Tournament in Independence, Mo., this weekend. (Read the full story here.)