The EBMHL’s second season began with Urban Sun Tanning rolling over the competition, but with 3 weeks remaining, have suffered 6 consecutive losses giving way to the East Boston Yacht Club who have stormed through the league to take first place thanks to…
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Horseman’s Association Rejects Simulcast Bid
-By John Lynds [email protected] It’s no secret around here that Suffolk Downs Racetrack in East Boston has seen better days. The finically strappedthoroughbred racetrack has been bleeding money each year holding out hope that a casino gaming bill will be…
Sports 01-26-2011
Basketball team coasts past Wareham The East Boston High School boys basketball team has improved to 4-3 on the season with a 79-53 over Wareham Saturday. Senior Walter Lewis had a game high 18 points to lead the Jets. This…
Harborside Community Center Swimming Team is Making Waves
Swim Coach Diana Vergara recently started up a swim team at the Harborside Community Center consisting of 10 swimmers ranging in ages from 7-17 years old. The name of the team is Harborside Swim Team. “On February 4, 2011 we…
YMCA Revamps Fitness Center
By John Lynds [email protected] It’s safe to say that the new East Boston YMCA on Bremen Street has exceeded everyone’s expectations and now, five years after it first opened its doors, the staff and community are looking forward to even…
Hockey Players Raise More Than $2,000 For Breast Cancer Research
–By John Lynds The East Boston High School hockey team and hockey players from Boston area schools faced off last week at Porrazzo Rink in East Boston in a two-day hockey tournament to raise money for the Boston Medical Center…
Comets Brought Down to Earth
Week 10 is in the books and the hockey, once again, was nothing short of spectacular. In Game 1 of the evening at Porazzo Rink on East Boston’s Constitution Beach, we saw The Comets, who notched their first win of…
BCYF Swim League seeks youth participants
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF,) the City of Boston’s largest youth and human service agency, is currently enrolling youth participants in a citywide competitive swimming league. The annual league is for boys and girls ages 6-17. Participants must…
Jets score a victory over Southie, finish an impressive season at 7-3, 4-1 in BCL action
The East Boson High School football team completed its first season under head coach John Parziale in impressive fashion, besting South Boston 28-6 in the annual Thanksgiving game. Mark Robinson led the Jets’ potent ground game with two touchdowns and…
The Comets have arrived
It was a fantastic night of hockey in week 8 of the EBMHL. Not only did the Comets break through for their first win, but the league leading Urban Sun Tanning was shot down and brought back to earth. Game…