On March 14, the EBYBL season came to a screeching halt due to the corona virus. That Saturday the 12 and under division was set to play their semifinal games. The 76ers lead by Sonny Sarro, Juan Torres, and John…
Category: Sports
Eastie girl goes to Junior Olympics National Championships
By: Lisa MacGeorge Competing in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships is a wonderful accomplishment for anyone. However, what is truly amazing is that Sara Blanco, a fifth-grader at the Samuel Adams School, just started…
A Giant Among the Jets: All-Scholastic Tyrone Figueroa Is New Boys Basketball Head Coach
Tyrone Figueroa excelled as an athlete, so much so that his accomplishments would cover an entire page in the East Boston High School record books. An All-Scholastic running back who starred for two Super Bowl teams, a standout for two…
Boston Police Team Up With FMC for Free Hockey Clinic
Over the summer District A-7 Community Officer Gary Marino had a plan to start bringing hockey back to its past glory in East Boston. Marino, who grew up playing hockey in the neighborhood’s youth leagues, said there are plenty of…
Softball Dynasty : East Boston Waves Roll to 18-Under Mass. Championship
In what has become a common occurrence each summer, the East Boston Waves travel softball team finished another year winning the 18-Under Massachusetts championship. The team’s fourth title in the last five years, this one was the result of the…
Jets Open Season on Friday
Practice began on Friday, August 16 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 tenth season with a record of 52-43. Last…
Residents in Jimmy Fund Walk
Three residents from East Boston will walk one of the four designated distances along the historic Boston Marathon® course this September in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai, which raises the most money of any single day…
East Boston High School Football Schedule
F 09/06 Lowell Catholic (H) F 09/13 Cathedral (H) F 09/20 English F 09/27 Roxbury Prep Charter F 10/04 O’Bryant (H) F 10/11 Brighton F 10/25 Latin Academy (H) F 11/01 Play-off game F 11/08 Play-off game F 11/15 Play-off…
YMCA’s Safety Around Water Program a Summer Success
For years the East Boston YMCA was the only Greater Boston YMCA site without a pool. That all changed last year when the East Boston Y joined forces with the Mario Umana Academy to bring the Umana’s underutilized pool back…
East Boston Little League Is in Full Swing
The East Boston Little League is enjoying a banner 2019 season under the direction of President Chuckie Cassaro and the board of directors. While a rainy spring has resulted in the postponement of some games, the league has caught up…