New Leader:Guittarr begins first season as head coach of the East Boston High School hockey team By Cary Shuman As a hard-hitting 6-foot-2-inch standout defensemen for the Pope John High School hockey team in the 1970s, Kenneth Guittarr led the…
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Ortega Leads Eastie Past Southie, 16-0 in Annual Thanksgiving Football Game
The East Boston High School football team needed to defeat South in its annual holiday tilt to put a winning season in the record books. It was mission accomplished for head coach John Parziale’s determined Jets, who bested Southie, 16-0,…
Sports 11-22-2017
East Boston and South Boston meet again on Thanksgiving Day By John Lynds The 99th clash between these two rivals take place on Thanksgiving morning at 9:30 a.m. at venerable White Stadium. East Boston, led by John Parziale (eighth season)…
Youth Tackle Football Should be Banned
We don’t pretend to be experts in anything, let alone when it comes to the topics of football, brain injuries, and proper parenting. However, just as Bob Dylan wrote, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind…
Sports 08-23-2017
Diamond Dandy Former Eastie resident Paul Sartori enjoying success as manager of the Kingston Night Owls By Cary Shuman Paul Sartori played baseball in the East Boston Little League in the late-1960s and early 1970s. A half century later, Sartori…
Sports 07-26-2017
Blue Jays reign in Senior League Festa twins, C.J. Cassaro spark team to title By Cary Shuman The Blue Jays are the champions of the East Boston Little League Senior League as a result of a potent combination of hitting,…
Sports 06-07-2017
East Boston Jets fall 7-5 in MIAA playoffs After an 18-2 regular season that landed them the No. 4 seed in the 20-team MIAA Division 3 North post-season playoffs, the East Boston Jets ran into a Big Blue buzzsaw and…
Eastie Boys Track Team Wins City Title
By Cary Shuman The East Boston High School boys track team bested 13 other teams to take first place in the Boston City Championships at White Stadium. Coach John Parziale’s Jets scored 124 points to handily outdistance second-place finisher Latin…
East Boston High Baseball Team Wins Strike Out Colon Cancer Tournament Title
Righthander Jake Scanlon surrendered a lead-off single, then slammed the door shut, allowing no more hits while striking out 13 Golden Tornadoes, to lead East Boston to a 3-1 win over Malden to take the Strike Out Colon Cancer Tournament…
East Boston Baseball Clinches State Tournament Berth:Arinella’s Jets Are 9-1 at Midway Point
By Cary Shuman The East Boston High School baseball team has clinched a berth in the MIAA Tournament but first-year coach Jeff Arinella and the surprising Jets are continuing toward other goals after a superb 9-1 start. The tournament-clincher was…