Sparked by a sensational 49-point performance by junior guard Angel Price-Espada, the Pope John XXIII High School basketball team blitzed Maynard, 89-57, to capture the Division 4 state championship Saturday at Springfield College. The decisive victory marked the Everett school’s…
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Coach Arinella says Eastie AquaJets Will Rebound from Tough Season
The East Boston High School swim team suffered through a winless season for the first time in their history, yet Head Coach Dave Arinella remains optimistic about the future of his team. He told us, “We knew going into this…
East Boston Savings Bank Hockey Tournament a Success
By Cary Shuman The East Boston High School hockey team fell to Ashland, 5-0, in the championship game of the East Boston Savings Bank/East Boston High School Deep Freeze Tournament on Dec. 27 at Porrazzo Rink. Coach Ken Guittarr’s Jets,…
Sports 12-20-2017
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…
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…