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Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Melding physical and mental readiness, Pembroke's Luke Lamar wins 400 hurdles at Division 4 track championship
Ludlow's Logan Walsh wins the boys' 800 in front of Melrose's Adam Caldwell. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff As soon as the gun went off, Lamar went all out. He barely broke stride as he raced toward the second-fastest time in Massachusetts this season. The No. 1 spot Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up '[Kyle] kind of whooped me by two seconds, and ever since then, I saw him run a 53 and I thought, why not me?' said Lamar. 'If there's any race I'm built for, it's this one.' Related : Advertisement Lamar's first-place finish, along with his brother, Gabe, finishing second and teammate Jayden Leonard taking fourth in the boys' 200, propelled the Titans (29 points) to a tie for first with Wakefield after the first day of competition. Ludlow (26) sits close behind in third place thanks to a first-place finish from senior Logan Walsh in the 800 with a season-best time of 1 minute, 55.62 seconds. Advertisement Chicopee's Sophia Guzman (center) won the 200 in 25.29 seconds. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Chicopee earned back-to-back wins in the 200 as senior Sophia Guzman (25.29 seconds) followed teammate Rayzaiah Ocasio's win (22.11) in the boys' race. 'Today we were doing a ceremony at our school gym and I saw that we had a banner,' Guzman said, referring to Chicopee's track records. 'I was like 'How do I get my name up there?' If you win today you get your name up there so that was great motivation.' Rayzaiah Ocasio (left) made it a Chicopee sweep in the 200, edging out Pembroke's Gabe Lamar (center) and Jayden Leonard I. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Guzman and Ocasio grew up together and are running buddies. 'It's crazy that now we've come here and finished first in our last year,' said Guzman, who is committed to run at Saint Anselm. 'It's nice to see how far we've come.' Related : Canton junior Chloe Dubuisson won the 400 hurdles in (1:02.95), the third-fastest time in the state this season. 'I wanted it more,' Dubuisson said. 'I've been working hard for this and this is where I can show I did that.' Chloe Dubiusson's win in the 400 hurdles helped the Canton girls finish the first day in fourth place. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Dubuisson's performance lifted the Canton girls to fourth place after day one of competition with 21 points. Amherst Pelham (26), Holliston (24), and Melrose (23) fill the top three spots. Related : Burlington swept the pentathlon with Ryan Brooks (3,223 points) winning on the boys' side and Leila Gilligan (2,562) taking the girls' competition. The Division 4 meet continues Sunday at Merrimack College. Bedford's Zadie Buckley strides to the finish line to win the 800. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Dracut's Zoe Clarke won the discus with a throw of 127 feet, 6 inches. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Holliston's Connor Teague won the boys' triple jump. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Aiden Barker can be reached at
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Westford's Ryan Kyle makes quick work of 400-meter hurdles during first day of Division 1 track and field championship
Kyle's effort was among the lone bright spots for Westford (13 points) through the first day of competition at Tufts University, with Brookline (41 points) holding a slight lead over second-place Lexington (35 points) in the boys' team standings. At the MIAA D1 Championship Meet, Westford Academy senior Ryan Kyle obliterates his own state record in the boys' 400m hurdles (52.12) That tops his own record by 0.6 seconds, which he set just last week. He won the event by well over two seconds. — Matty Wasserman (@Matty_Wasserman) 'The state record last week was amazing, but it means slightly less in my book if you're not doing it against the best in the state,' Kyle said. 'So to do it against such a talented field today feels great.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up After surging to the Division 1 cross-country state title in the fall and 2-mile crown in the winter, Needham junior Greta Hammer took the outdoor season slowly, running in only four regular-season meets. Advertisement But facing a girls' 2-mile field in which last season's top eight finishers all returned, Hammer took the lead with three laps to go and fended off the pack to finish first (10:36.47). Needham's Sofia Galen races to a win in the 400-meter hurdles. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Hammer's effort led the Rockets (20 points) to a tie for third place in the girls' standings, with Lexington (44) in the lead and Westford (24) in second. 'There was great competition today, so that was some motivation to keep going and keep pushing the pace,' Hammer said. 'I know this week my splits kind of got a little bit slower in the middle, so I'm going to try and pace even next week and hopefully it'll get me a faster time.' Related : Advertisement Following a disappointing seventh-place finish in the boys' 800 last week at the Bay State Championships, Brookline senior Altamo Aschkenasy was unseeded for the event on Thursday. But Aschkenasy was a cut above his competition, claiming his heat by over five seconds (1:52.76), winning the event, and recording the state's fastest time this season. 'We all have bad races. I had a bad race last week, which didn't get me into the seeded heat I wanted,' Aschkenasy said. 'But that didn't really stop me today. So I went out here and did my thing.' The Division 1 meet continues Saturday at Tufts. Newton North's Reese Connors gives it his all to win the 200. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Natick's Chloe Elder stretches to the finish line to win the 200-meter dash. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Acton-Boxborough's Diego Harris attempts to clear the bar at 14 feet, but settled for a win at 13-6. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Westford's Abigail Hennessy runs away from the field to win the 800. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Attleboro's Thomas Zane wins his heat, but later finishes fourth in the 200-meter dash. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Methuen's Lauren Quarm finishes second in the 200-meter dash. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Lexington's Ainsley Cuthbertson wins the discus with a throw of 130 feet, 8 inches. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Matty Wasserman can be reached at
Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
On Sunday, Boston Calling went back to school
But if it felt like October during commencement season, several artists took the opportunity to note how their work has been fueled by higher learning. Tom Morello, the politically motivated former Rage Against the Machine bandleader, recalled how he taught himself to play guitar in the stairwell of his Harvard dormitory. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Advertisement Across the grounds, Vampire Weekend brought its bright college rock to the Green Stage. And on the midway, Berklee's curated lineup on the revived Arena Stage inside the Bright-Landry Hockey Center won some new fans for artists such as the powerhouse singer Aniyé, who bills herself as 'Ya Favorite Soul Sister.' Copilot, an exuberant group of friends who came together from various other college-era musical projects, anchored the day's lineup of local bands on the Orange Stage. Their soulful trio of lead vocalists (Maggie Hall, Ry McDonald, Jake Machell) combined to build an overall vibe like a millennial version of Delaney & Bonnie. Advertisement Before them, Nate Perry & Ragged Company previewed a busy summer with their sure-footed roots rock, while the all-female band Vivid Bloom beguiled with a heavy, effects-laden brand of shoegaze. Jakob Nowell performs with Sublime. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff The 'The sun will come out again,' he said. In fact, the sun did make a fleeting appearance, aptly during a set from the Florida-based beach-party band the 502s. Their relentless zeal, epitomized by their song 'Something's Gonna Go Our Way,' felt like a tipsy detour into Margaritaville. Griff Washburn of Goth Babe. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Combined with Goth Babe's upbeat set on the Green Stage — which wrapped with main man Griff Washburn tossing inflatable promo rafts (Pop-Tarts, Cheez-Its) to an enthusiastic fan base — it seemed, for a moment there, as though spring break had broken out. Morello, accompanied by his current electric band, brought the crowd back to reality with an hour-long set that was calculated to tick off the White House. 'Welcome, brothers and sisters, to the last big event before they throw us all in jail,' he said from beneath the bill of his black Malcolm X hat (those '90s again). Advertisement Beginning with 'Testify,' Rage's wrecking-ball anthems got plenty of air time in the form of multiple instrumental medleys. Morello played a searing slow blues, paid tribute to the late Chris Cornell (his band mate in Audioslave), and covered his friend Bruce Springsteen's 'The Ghost of Tom Joad.' He brandished his guitar like a rifle and brought on Chuck D for a cameo. His drummer paid tribute to Boston, wearing a Modern Lovers T-shirt. 'We learned an old college fight song for the occasion,' Morello said when he was almost done. 'Killing in the Name,' from Rage's 1992 debut, is a song about police brutality with an all-purpose refrain about refusing to obey. The mob bounced up and down, middle fingers raised. Dave Matthews performs on the Green Stage during Boston Calling on May 25, 2025. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Matthews's headlining set was not without social commentary — 'We should stop calling them leaders and start calling them 'misleaders,'' he said. But his 110 minutes onstage were dominated by his veteran band's proficiency and his own bittersweet lyrical theme, which amounts to 'Let's live life to the fullest, because we're all gonna die.' 'Tripping Billies' and 'What Would You Say' certainly fit the bill. 'Madman's Eyes' made a statement inside the fatefulness: the song is about mass shootings. Alongside their own material, Matthews and his band offered their time-tested version of Bob Dylan's 'All Along the Watchtower' and a fun showcase for sideman Rashawn Ross on Cameo's party song 'Word Up!' 'Did we have a good time or what?' Ross chanted, deadpan. At least we could say we gave it the old college try. James Sullivan can be reached at .
Boston Globe
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
‘We must hold space for joy.' In Boston, Haitian Flag Day brings optimism amid Trump immigration threats
It's a day, several people said, about freedom. It is a word imbued with special meaning for Haitians, who proudly talk about how their country was the first Black-led republic in the world after it won independence from European colonialism and slavery. Advertisement 'The idea of freedom is important to us, and always has been,' said Edwing Guilloteau, one of the chaperones with the Pathfinder drum corps, a Seventh-Day Adventist youth group that led the way in the parade, beating out a clean, jaunty march. 'Ever since Haiti began, we've been fighting to be recognized as free people.' Mirguenne Jean with Immigrant Family Services Institute singing a traditional song called, 'Carole Demesmin,' as a Haitian flag waves over her before the start of the Haitian Parade celebrating Haitian Flag Day in Mattapan Square on May 18, 2025. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Speakers and attendees alike spoke with a mix of uncertainty and optimism — about their home country and their adopted one, where the current Trump administration is seeking to deport increasing numbers of immigrants and Many of those who fled Haiti did so because of the severe political turmoil and widespread violence that has flourished there since a 2010 earthquake devastated and destabilized the country. It's never fully recovered; violent gangs continue to have significant sway, and its president was assassinated in 2021. Advertisement But the Haitian people persist, said 'We must hold space for joy,' she told a crowd, saying they'll work for a better Haiti that they can one day return to. 'We are here, we are strong, and we are getting even stronger.' And then she referred to President Trump's harsh immigration rhetoric, which has at times has at times specifically targeted Haitians. 'No matter what this administration says about our people, we know who we are,' she said. In August, the federal government Standing on a ridge in Harambee Park on Sunday, 38-year-old Joseph Wilson noted the uncertainty facing the Haitian diaspora. The Dorchester resident is here legally under TPS for now, but it's unclear what the future might bring for him and his six-month-old child. 'The news isn't very good,' he said, adding that he arrived in 2021. 'We don't know what's going to happen. ICE is everywhere.' He gestured around the park at people chowing down and chatting. 'But today's very calm.' Tamisha Civil, the Haitian Parade Grand Marshal, cutting a ribbon while flanked by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, and Councilor Julia Mejia at the start of the Haitian Day Parade celebrating Haitian Flag Day in Mattapan Square on May 18, 2025. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Greater Boston is home to more than 50,000 Haitian-born residents, according to a Advertisement In recent years, the region has become a who make their way north, often living for years in other countries like Brazil and Chile before continuing on to the United States. Tamisha Civil, the marshal of Sunday's parade, said there need to be more services available in the U.S. But locally, many people are on their side. 'Our parents came here seeking the American dream for the next generation,' she said, addressing the many young people in the crowd. 'You are all the next generation.' Sean Cotter can be reached at
Boston Globe
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA Board of Directors recap: Approving Charter School and Central Mass. athletic conferences, rule tweaks, and more
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement The MCSAC, which has existed independently in some form since 2005, will operate in District 6, meaning some schools will move districts. The 17 members are: Boston Collegiate (Dorchester), Collegiate Charter of Lowell, Community Charter of Cambridge, Excel Academy (East Boston), Pioneer Charter (Everett), Pioneer Charter II (Saugus), Prospect Hill Academy (Cambridge), Salem Academy, Academy of the Pacific Rim (Hyde Park), Argosy Collegiate (Fall River), Boston Prep (Hyde Park), Brooke Charter (Mattapan), Codman Academy (Dorchester), Neighborhood House (Dorchester), New Heights (Brockton), Roxbury Prep Charter (Hyde Park), and South Shore Charter (Norwell). The Board was close to voting on whether to accept Advertisement MIAA executive director Bob Baldwin suggested a more robust process for approving new members during Wednesday's board meeting. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff After much discussion, and several board members expressing support behind having applicants meet with the board before a vote is held, Nazarene's membership was tabled. Three minor rule changes were approved unanimously: One, language was cleaned up on scheduling limits for schools, specifically that if a school adds a game after the schedule cutoff date, that game will be forfeited and it could put the team over the game limit, resulting in further forfeits. Two, it was clarified that students who re-classify despite being eligible to move up a grade cannot use the student eligibility waiver or appeals process (Rule 59). Lastly, a carve-out was created for middle school waivers after the deadline if a team plays a JV schedule. Related : Clarification was also offered on a question about out-of-season coaching and members were reminded that while high school coaches may offer private lessons, they cannot be 1-on-1 with one of their players, and no more than half the participants can be candidates for the coach's program. It was the final meeting as president of the board for Boston Public Schools principal Stephanie Sibley, who was recognized for her two years of service. She will remain on the board. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
