Practice began on Friday, August 20 at Sartori Stadium and continued all last week as the East Boston High School football team gets ready for the new season. John Parziale begins his twelfth season with a record of 63-50. Last…
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Jeffries Point Roller Cup Rocks and Rolls
Hot, humid weather? The threat of Hurricane Henri? Changing circumstances that disrupted the schedule right to the last minute? None of it was enough to stop the determined enthusiasm of the 14 Roller Hockey teams that that rocked and rolled…
Local NHL Draft Pick hits the ice in Eastie
On Saturday August 7, officers assigned to the District A-7 Community Service Office in Eastie, hosted an on-ice hockey drill program at the Porrazzo Skating Rink at the beach. The young skaters took to the ice where they were welcomed…
Upcoming East Boston Pop Warner Season Cancelled
While the COVID 19 pandemic has had significant impacts on the economy, small businesses, restaurants and education, the impacts have also trickled down to youth sports. Last summer baseball seasons were shortened, girls softball was cancelled, but this year things…
Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament starts April 20
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2021 Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament in partnership with the Boston Bruins Foundation during the April public school vacation week. The Tournament will begin April 20…
East Boston Little League on Schedule for its Start to the 2021 Season
East Boston Little League, under the direction of President Chucky Cassaro and his long-time friend and colleague, local dentist Dr. Robert Gilbride, somehow guided baseball players through two separate seasons during the coronavirus last year. After a delayed return in…
Fall Baseball a Success in East Boston: Cassaro Says New League Will Return in 2021
More than 125 baseball players competed in the East Boston Little League Fall League and League President Chuckie Cassaro couldn’t be happier with the inaugural season. East Boston Little League had started its regular season late due to COVID-19. When…
Rami Laribi Set School Record at the State Championship
Lost in the Covid 19 pandemic was the elite performance of East Boston High School’s Rami Laribi at the State Swim Championship last winter. Before school was closed and the state went into lockdown Laribi, now an EBHS senior, set…
Three Eastie Students Named Red Sox Scholars
Three East Boston students were recently named as Red Sox Scholars by the Red Sox Foundation. Eastie residents Faviola Rodriguez from Mario Umana Academy, Juan Santana also from Mario Umana Academy and Sofia Taborda from John D. O’Bryant School, all…
Blue Jays Take Home EBLL Senior Division Title
The East Boston Little League concluded its 2020 summer season last week with its Senior Division playoffs, as the Blue Jays took home the championship with a win over the Mets in the deciding game of their best-of-three series. …