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Boston Globe
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- Sport
- Boston Globe
The culmination for Concord-Carlisle girls' lacrosse: history, and a Division 1 title to cherish
The Patriots' 8-6 victory over Westford Academy on Thursday at Babson College was the culmination of a steady climb toward high school lacrosse supremacy. For players like Denver-bound senior Karleigh Mutch, who elected to stay and play for their hometown, it was a milestone that felt like destiny. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'This is literally what I've dreamed of since stepping foot at Concord-Carlisle High School,' Mutch said. 'It's everything I could have imagined and more. I said to my coach, this is literally why I played here. This is why I went to public school.' Advertisement Sophomore Lindsay Cain paced the No. 1 Patriots (23-2) with three goals, and Mutch and sophomore Scarlett Mirak added two apiece. Alissa Bono anchored a strong defensive effort, and freshman goalie Mamie Kosicki fared admirably in the spotlight. 'It's amazing,' said Concord-Carlisle coach Erin Cash. 'It's better than the vision. It's better because I get to see all these guys and hear all these guys, that it's meant so much to them throughout the years.' Advertisement Ohio State-bound standout senior Kassidy Carmichael led the No. 6 Ghosts (19-4) with three goals, and sophomore Mia Cullen tallied two. The teams were tied, 4-4, at halftime, then Concord-Carlisle built a 7-5 edge through three. Westford, fresh off thrilling comebacks against No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury and No. 2 Wellesley, cut it to 8-6 on a Cullen goal with 1:47 left. 'This team has heart,' said Westford coach Julie Olivier. 'I couldn't be more proud of them. I said this experience will serve you well in life. It's a game right now. You'll remember this in life.' It felt like maybe, for a fleeting second, another comeback could be on the horizon. But Concord-Carlisle forced a critical turnover and Mutch ran out the clock, chucking the ball in the air. For a program that continued to inch closer and closer year by year, this was the final step. 'This is just such a magical moment,' Bono said. 'It feels so great to win it, especially as a senior. I'm so proud of our team.' Westford's Kassidy Carmichael (19) and Concord-Carlisle's Karleigh Mutch (22) chase a loose ball in the championship game. Barry Chin/Globe Staff With unbridled joy and tears, Concord-Carlisle celebrated its banner night. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Concord-Carlisle's Karleigh Mutch (22) carried the state championship trophy to the faithful. Barry Chin/Globe Staff A proud Westford coach Julie Olivier (right) told her players, "this experience will serve you well in life. It's a game right now. You'll remember this in life.' Barry Chin/Globe Staff Trevor Hass can be reached at
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
For the first time in 35 years, Concord-Carlisle girls' lacrosse will play for a Division 1 girls' lacrosse title
Concord-Carslisle's Karleigh Mutch was pumped after scoring one of her four goals. Winslow Townson for The Boston Globe Denver-bound senior Karleigh Mutch added four goals and Teagan Morrissey netted two for the top-seeded Patriots (22-2), who are one win from the first state title in team history. It happened to be Mirak's night, but the beauty of the Concord-Carlisle roster is that it can be anyone in a given game. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Junior Madelyn Callahan paced the No. 4 Lions (18-5) with two goals, and Merrimack-bound senior Jill Martin was sharp, but the Patriots simply had too much firepower. 'There's no ego anywhere on this team,' said Concord-Carlisle coach Erin Cash. 'They all just want to be successful. They want each other to be successful. They want the program to be successful. They're willing to do whatever they need to do in order for that to happen.' Concord-Carslisle defenders Lindsay Cain (10), Scarlett Mirak (6), and Karleigh Mutch (22) knock the ball away from Chelmsford's Jill Martin. Winslow Townson for The Boston Globe The Patriots won each of the first two quarters by a 5-2 score, taking a commanding 10-4 edge into the break. Concord-Carlisle, which has won 14 straight, leaned on a heavy dose of Mirak and Mutch. Related : Advertisement Mirak got just about wherever she wanted, consistently slithering past the Lions and delivering in one fluid swoop. Morrissey and Alissa Bono orchestrated a strong defensive effort for the Patriots, who played the game on their terms. 'They don't ever let up,' Cash said. 'They don't let up on the field. They don't let up at practice. They always want to know they can get better. They're really good at taking feedback.' Related : It was another successful year for the Lions, who advanced to their first semifinal since 2021 before running into a buzzsaw. 'Nobody expected us to get here,' said Chelmsford coach Ashley Rokas. 'Making it to the Final Four is phenomenal for our program.' Concord-Carslisle's Scarlett Mirak (right) was fired up after scoring one of her game-high five goals. Winslow Townson for The Boston G Concord-Carslisle coach Erin Cash calls out to her players during their Division 1 semifinal win over Chelmsford. Winslow Townson for The Boston Globe Jill Martin scored for Chelmsford. Winslow Townson for The Boston Globe Concord-Carslisle's Scarlett Mirak used lessons learned playing with her three older sisters to help the Patriots reach their first Division 1 semifinal since 1990. Winslow Townson for The Boston Globe Trevor Hass can be reached at
Miami Herald
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
The two worrisome patterns that continued early in Dolphins free agency. What the record shows
Like Frank Sinatra, Chris Grier is going to do things his way, consequences be damned. During the first week of free agency, the Dolphins general manager found good bargains with James Daniels and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and two safeties who have played well when healthy. He hasn't overpaid for anyone except maybe No. 2 quarterback Zach Wilson, who will pocket at least $6 million. But on two fronts, Grier continued a risky pattern that has marked his stewardship of the franchise, often to his team's detriment. Front No. 1: As usual, the Dolphins added several players with significant injury histories, including one (safety Ifeatu Melikonwu) who has been on injured reserve five times in four seasons. That has been a constant of the Grier regime, and one he downplayed when asked directly about it in January. Front No. 2: In two cases, the Dolphins again ignored performance red flags that would be obvious to most anyone with Internet access or a subscription to a metrics website. There's a common theme linking those two trends: the Dolphins' pollyannaish view that things will be different once players arrive here. (Narrator: They often aren't.) The continuing embracing of players either coming off major injuries - or with a history of maladies - remains among the most perplexing proclivities of this regime. Now let's be clear: Injuries are common in football; it's difficult to find players who haven't missed time. And credit Grier for replacing an often-injured linebacker (Anthony Walker Jr.) with a younger, healthier one (K.J. Britt). But the Dolphins generally sign too many players who have missed too much time. New safety Melikonwu was productive when he played but missed time with a thigh injury as a rookie in 2021; missed seven games with ankle injury in 2022; sustained a broken hand in 2023 but played a full season and was limited to three games last season because of an ankle injury and then a finger injury. The other new safety, Ashtyn Davis, has missed time with a groin injury, foot surgery, hamstring problem and a concussion. So that's 47 games missed over seven combined seasons with the two new safeties — 31 for Melikonwu and 16 for Davis. New guard James Daniels was a very good signing at his dollar figure (three years, $24 million, none guaranteed after this season) but is coming off a torn Achilles that will sideline him until the early summer. To be clear: In this case, the move can be justified, even applauded, because Daniels' injury made him much cheaper than guards of similar quality who signed for far more elsewhere. I can justify the Davis move, too, but Melikonwu has too many injuries to feel especially hopeful about. New tackle Larry Borom has missed significant time twice with ankle injuries, including one that sidelined him for 10 weeks last season. I can overlook that but not his play (more on that shortly.) Also remember that the Dolphins pursued Denver-bound Dre Greenlaw, who tore his Achilles before the February 2024 Super Bowl and played in just two games last season. They pursued 49ers-bound Joey Bosa, who missed 22 games the past three seasons before signing with the Bills. Kudos for not overpaying for either. Grier has taken his chances with players with injury histories, again and again, and the results often have been what you might expect. Bradley Chubb arrived with an ACL tear and a serious ankle injury in his past and sustained another serious knee injury. Will Fuller arrived here having missed 27 of 80 games and appeared in only two games in his one season here, a waste of $11 million. Walker Jr. arrived here with a history of injuries and missed three games with hamstring and knee injuries last season. Odell Beckham Jr. arrived with a history of major recent injuries, then wasn't ready to start the season after a knee procedure that Miami was aware of. (In this case, that helped Miami get him on a bargain contract.) Guard Isaiah Wynn arrived having played more than 10 games only once in four years in New England, then appeared in 13 of 34 games in two seasons here. Terron Armstead, who hasn't played a full season in 12 NFL years, has missed 13 games as a Dolphin but justified his contract when he played. I don't view that as a mistake because of his elite play. The Dolphins gave Tagovailoa a $212 million contract after his only healthy season, then watched him miss six games with another concussion and another hip injury. When asked in January if the Dolphins need to increase their emphasis on a players' track record of durability and availability, Grier said: 'It's always a fine line. There's a 100% injury rate in football. We always talk about that. Mike [McDaniel] has said it numerous times. We always look at it. We always have discussions with our medical staff. We look at guys' injury history from when they were in college and high school stuff, too, when we go back.' We're told Miami studied Daniels' medicals regarding his Achilles recovery before signing him this week. 'There's always risk in signing players,' Grier said, 'but you also don't want to miss the opportunity of adding a good player to your roster and being afraid to make a move and missing out on someone that may become a really good player for you because you're scared of something that happened a couple of years ago.' Some of the Dolphins' acquisition of players with a recent major injury have worked out, including Jordyn Brooks, who was very good 18 months off a torn ACL. David Long Jr., who was called a soft-tissue injury 'repeat offender' by former Titans coach Mike Vrabel, missed only one game in his year and a half in Miami. And no team signs a lot of players who have had perfect attendance; it's a violent sport. It's also important that the Dolphins have received a discount on some players because of their injury histories, though not with Tagovailoa or originally with Armstead or Chubb, both of whom subsequently took pay cuts after injuries sidelined them. But if you keep signing players who have had either major or a bunch of less significant injuries in their past, the odds seem higher that they are going to break down again. Here's the other odd pattern that continued in Week 1: The Dolphins sometimes overlook the most basic of performance-related red flags. Of the three veteran backup quarterbacks signed during the offseason in the McDaniel era, two — Mike White (in 2023) and Zach Wilson (this year) — had one thing in common: Each had one of the worst passer ratings in modern NFL history. (The 2022 offseason signing of Teddy Bridgewater and last September's addition of Tyler Huntley were easier to justify.) Among active quarterbacks who have started at least 15 games, only Anthony Richardson (67.8) has a worse passer rating either Wilson (73.2) or White (74.7). Including Tim Boyle, the Dolphins have had six backup quarterbacks on their active roster during the McDaniel regime, and three (Wilson, White, Boyle) have three of the 10 lowest passer ratings in the NFL. (Fun fact: Miami's final win last season came against the quarterback with the worst active passer rating: Cleveland's Dorian Thompson-Robinson.) In the case of new No. 3 tackle Borom, the Dolphins are overlooking the fact that no NFL player who had less than 240 pass-blocking snaps allowed as many sacks last season as Borom, who permitted seven (along with 22 pressures), per PFF. Aside from Philadelphia's Fred Johnson, nobody who played meaningful snaps was close to as bad in sacks-allowed-per-snap. The Dolphins weren't dissuaded by the fact that Borom has allowed 20 sacks and 93 pressures as a part-time player over four seasons. The Dolphins have glossed over stuff like this routinely. In 2021, they signed Justin Coleman immediately after he had the worst passer rating among every NFL slot cornerback in 2020 (138). No wonder he was benched the next season as a Dolphin. They signed safety Jordan Poyer after he allowed a 101.5 passer rating as a Bill in 2023 and showed clear signs of decline. No wonder he permitted a team-worst 130 passer rating as a Dolphin. (Pro tip: If the Bills believe you're not the player you once were, believe them.) They signed Benito Jones last year after PFF ranked him 124th of 130 defensive tackles, and one of the three worst against the run, for Detroit in 2023. No wonder he ranked 88th of 118 defensive tackles last season for Miami, and 79th against the run. This is not to say that stat lines and metric sites should dictate personnel decisions. Give the Dolphins credit for knowing that Chop Robinson's tool set would translate to the NFL, even though he produced just 15 total tackles for Penn State in 2023 and just two sacks against FBS teams. But there's some simple stuff — terrible pass coverage metrics or throwing more interceptions than touchdowns, as White, Wilson and Boyle have done — that should be given more weight with decisions as important as nickel corner and No. 2 quarterback. Perhaps the Dolphins believe that the injuries that happened to players elsewhere, or the shortcomings exposed in previous stops, will not happen here because of McDaniel's coaching, or the team's medical staff (Miami spares no expense on this or anything) or Miami Gardens pixie dust or whatever else. But when you take risks, the chances of poor results typically rise. The Dolphins should know.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
RTD bus carrying passengers slides off icy US 36 in Westminster
DENVER (KDVR) — A section of U.S. 36 in Westminster was down to one lane after a Regional Transportation District bus slid off the icy road with six passengers on board. On Wednesday just before 7 a.m., the Westminster Police Department posted on X about the scene. Police said the bus was heading to the RTD Park and Ride near U.S. 36 and Sheridan Boulevard when it slid off the road. The Westminster Fire Department said the bus slid off the Denver-bound on-ramp. Only one lane was open for drivers heading onto the highway around rush hour. The fire department said a tow truck arrived at the scene just after 8 a.m. and removed the bus. Douglas County, Aurora, Cherry Creek school districts among Wednesday delays: Full list According to the police department, six passengers were on the bus, but no injuries were reported. Those passengers were safely moved to another bus. As of 8 a.m., COtrip isn't showing any slowdowns, although it said the roads are icy and have snowpacked spots. Meanwhile, Westminster police said drivers should use caution as the roads are icy. There are still flakes falling, but the biggest concern is the cold, which is causing slick roads. Stay prepared for storms and forecast changes, a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day and other important weather information: Interactive Denver weather radar Colorado weather alerts Business, church and school closings Weather newsletters FOX31 News app The Pinpoint Weather team will continue to update the forecast multiple times each day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
