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Somerset Berkley's Cameron Kelly soars for a layup during a freshman game with visiting Fairhaven on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Lexington's Simon Tandeih takes flight at the Middlesex League Championships on Feb. 3, 2025, at New Balance Track in Brighton. Tandeih cleared 22 feet 7 inches to set a meet record and qualify for the New Balance Nationals.
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Concord-Carlisle senior Quinn Colleran smiles after he dropped his defender on a drive during a 52-48 win over visiting Weston on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Senior Daniella White celebrates with her Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading teammates after she scored during a 3-0 win over Gloucester on Feb. 8, 2025, at McVann-O'Keefe Skating Rink in Peabody.
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Nantucket senior Donte Brimm lines up a free throw during a 73-40 win against visiting Cape Cod Academy on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Winchester's Daniel Killian (right) edges Reading's Ryan Pulpi at the finish to win the boys' 300 in record fashion at the Middlesex League Championships on Feb. 3, 2025, at the New Balance Track in Brighton. Killian, who set a meet record of 34.37 seconds, and Pulpi (34.38) both qualified for New Balance Nationals.
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Keefe Tech's Nychelle Jaramillo shoots a free throw during a 37-21 victory over visiting Parker Charter on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Coby Malionek honors the flag before Beverly played host to Winthrop at Raymond J. Bourque Arena on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Maeve Fitzgerald of Amherst Regional goes for a 3-pointer during a 39-27 loss to visiting Holyoke on Feb. 5, 2025.
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Senior Jayden Rivera closes on Minnechaug's Miles Fergus during Northampton's 68-46 home win on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Quabbin sophomore Jacoby Dilling drives through traffic during a 52-49 loss to visiting Leicester on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Dover-Sherborn's Jazmin Hancock looks for help during a 75-21 loss to visiting Medfield on Feb. 7, 2025.
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For his player introduction, Lynnfield senior Chris Fleming (22) poses with his teammates and twin brother Alex (10), while junior Matt Tracy takes the selfie on Feb. 5, 2025.
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The Hampshire Regional starting five (and its fans) are loose before the Senior Night game with Smith Academy on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Medway senior Victoria Bullard gets a warm embrace from her grandfather during Senior Night festivities before a 63-32 win over visiting Bellingham on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Concord-Carlisle senior Ben Ohanian waves to the camera after scoring a bar-down, breakaway goal during a 7-1 win over Newton South at The Edge Sports Center in Bedford on Feb. 8, 2025.
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North Middlesex coach Stephen Trundle tries to lead his team to a tying goal during a timeout with 30 seconds left in what would be a 3-2 loss to Nashoba on Feb. 5, 2025, at Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg.
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Concord-Carlisle seniors get together before their Senior Night game, a 7-1 win over Newton South, at The Edge Sports Center in Bedford on Feb. 8, 2025. From left: Jack Pesce, Sindri Salazar, Oli Erston, Henry Sullivan, Jason Swaim, Stoddard Healy, Chris Sim, Trevor Baily, and Ben Ohanian.
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Somerset Berkley captain Adam Bastis warms up prior to an 8-0 win over Apponequet/Old Colony at Driscoll Arena in Fall River on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Sophomore Olivia Raposa skates to the puck during Stoneham/Wilmington's 2-1 loss to Bishop Fenwick on Feb. 5, 2025, at Stoneham Arena.
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Sophomore Olivia Raposa takes a shot during a 7-1 win by Stoneham-Wilmington over Wakefield on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Lexington's Owen Kuder (right) and Gabriel Ostrower sprint the last lap of the boys' 1-mile race at the Middlesex League Championships at the Track at New Balance on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Belmont's Dana Lehr grins as she begins the 12th lap of the girls' 2-mile race at the Middlesex League Championships at the Track at New Balance on Feb. 3, 2025. Lehr won the race in a time of 10 minutes 56 seconds, breaking the meet record by 13 seconds.
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The Melrose girls' 4x400 meter relay team of (left to right) Cadence L'Heureux, Emma Drago, Nora McCormack, and Ella Yorkey pose after placing fourth at the Middlesex League Championships on Feb. 4, 2025, at the New Balance Track in Brighton.
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The Melrose boys' 4x400 meter relay team of (clockwise from top left) Adam Caldwell, Matt Sarnoski, Daniel Teittinen, and Jonah Tully pose after finishing third in the Middlesex League Championships on Feb. 3, 2025, at the New Balance Track in Brighton.
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Senior Shirley Whitmore glides over to her parents during Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading's Senior Night on Feb. 8 at McVann-O'Keefe Skating Rink.
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Senior captain Bradie Arnold skates toward her parents during Beverly's Senior Night festivities at Raymond J. Bourque Arena before a 5-3 win over Newburyport on Feb. 8, 2025.
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Medway senior Katie Anderson poses with her family during Senior Night festivities before a 63-32 win over visiting Bellingham on Feb. 7, 2025.
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The Newburyport boys' basketball team huddled up before a 74-51 win over visiting Manchester Essex, which was the Clippers' 13th straight victory, on Feb. 3, 2025.
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The bench for the Westwood girls' basketball team erupts after a clutch 3-pointer during a 40-39 win over visiting Holliston on Feb. 4, 2025.
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Hampshire Regional varsity coach Dylan Rickles talks to his team during a timeout in their game against Athol on Feb. 4, 2025.
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Medfield's Izzy Kittredge (33) and Tess Baacke (left) apply pressure during a 75-21 win at Dover-Sherborn on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Quabbin sophomore Jacoby Dilling drives through traffic during a 52-49 loss to visiting Leicester on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Quabbin freshman Brady Patchen drives against Luke Soden (21) during visiting Leicester's 52-49 win on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Somerset Berkley's Brendan McDonald handles the ball during a 74-44 victory over visiting Fairhaven on Feb. 4, 2025.
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Senior captain Franck Moron stands with coach Joe Gore after becoming the seventh player in Shawsheen Valley Technical High School history to score 1,000 career points. Franck reached the mark during a 42-41 overtime win over visiting Greater Lawrence Tech on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Lynnfield senior Kelan Cardinal hands off his flowers during Senior Night festivities on Feb. 5, 2025.
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Northampton's Anna Oravec lines up to take a foul shot during a 55-30 win over visiting West Springfield on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Jack Loughrey works against Tre Bowman of Amherst Regional during South Hadley's 60-49 road victory on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Nantucket freshman Burke Lombardi takes a shot during a 73-40 win against visiting Cape Cod Academy on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Medway freshman Alessandra Cautilli shoots during a 63-32 win over visiting Bellingham on Feb. 7, 2025.
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Quabbin senior Quinn Geary follows his jump shot during a 52-49 loss to visiting Leicester on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Braylon Jarrett lets fly a jumper under the watchful eyes of the Hampshire Regional bench and its fans during a 44-40 loss to Smith Academy on Feb. 7, 2025.
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