Female riders dominated the Opening Day card at Suffolk Downs, combining to win five of the nine races before an enthusiastic crowd of 7,377 on hand to celebrate the start of the 2013 live racing season and honor members of…
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East Boston Knights Back in Action
The smell of summer is here and that can only mean one thing. The East Boston Knights are anxious to get there seasons under way. The Knights have two teams, they play in the Yawkey Baseball League (YBL) and the…
EBHS JV Baseball Shut out English 16-0
With two games left to go in the season, the East Boston High School junior varsity baseball team had a big win against English Monday night at Noyes Park. Eastie pitcher Nikki Lepore threw a complete game shutout during the…
The Ultimate Honor: East Boston Coach Bob Anthony is Inducted in to State Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame
Bob Anthony has been a coach in the East Boston High School hockey program for 17 years, 13 as head coach. And as State Hockey Coaches Association executive secretary Charlie Driscoll told the gathering at the Hall of Fame Dinner,…
Anthony Camiolo to Be Inducted into the Men’s Hockey Suffolk University Athletics Hall of Fame
Former East Boston hockey star Anthony Camiolo will be inducted into the Suffolk University Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 4 during a ceremony at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge. “This is a special and wonderful opportunity for…
Hockey Fundraiser Nets $1,500 for BMC
The East Boston High School hockey team and hockey players from Boston area schools faced off in January at Porrazzo Rink in East Boston in a two-day hockey tournament to raise money for the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Breast Cancer…
2012-2013 EBMHL Champions Lightning Express
The 2012-2013 East Boston Men’s Hockey League Championship series concluded with Lightning Express being crowned the Champions. It was the second game of the best of three series where Lightning Express raised the Championship Cup with a 7-5 victory over…
PPSC Opens Registration for 2013 Youth Program
The East Boston Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) has opened registration for Eastie residents for the 2013 Youth Development Program at the Sailing Center. The program includes sailing, environmental science, leadership training and is part of the Summer Food Service…
Lightning Express Jumps Out To Early Lead in EBMHL Series
With starting goaltender Tony Dandrea sidelined with a groin injury, Milanos s Deli called upon Mario Long to man the pipes in the opening matchup of the best 2 out of 3 EBMHL Championship Seris that kicked off last Tuesday…
Suffolk Downs Featured in ‘Boston Sports Temples’ Exhibition
Suffolk Downs is one of four historic sports venues featured in Boston Public Library’s current “Boston Sports Temples” exhibition, which showcases these beloved venues and their unique roles in the daily lives and hearts of generations of New Englanders. Suffolk…