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Boston Globe
4 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Bishop Feehan softball marks coach Bill Milot's final playoff run with first trip to Division 1 semifinals
Senior Mylee Ramer struck out 11 in the circle, with senior Caitlyn Deveney and sophomore Olivia Abren each driving in a pair of runs as the fifth-seeded Shamrocks upended No. 4 Attleboro, 7-4, in the Division 1 quarterfinals. 'The final year, it means everything,' said an emotional Milot. Postgame, he handed Ramer the gameball. 'It really just shows you how much he cares about us,' said Ramer. 'We want to be here, but he loves us so much, it keeps us going.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Ramer encountered trouble in the first inning, as Hockomock League MVP Lola Ronayne cracked a two-run home run to left center. Ramer re-centered, allowing six hits and a walk overall. Advertisement 'I just had faith that my teammates would pick me up with the bats,' said Ramer, the Catholic Central League MVP. 'We wouldn't be here without Mylee — period,' said Milot. 'The difference between this game and the last game was that our bats lit up.' On May 26, the Blue Bombardiers (18-5) won, 3-2, in a matchup of schools located a mere 2.4 miles apart. This time, the middle of the order came through for the Shamrocks (19-5). Senior Bella Silva, hitting third, plated Boston University-bound Maddie Coupal in the first inning. Abren's double to left-center scored Gwen Camara and Deveney in the third for a lead the Shamrocks would never relinquish. Advertisement Silva scored twice, first on Deveney's two-run single to right field in the fifth inning and again on an error in the sixth. On a sun-drenched day, Feehan's bats and a gritty performance from Ramer supplied Milot with something he's worked for during his 11 years at the helm: hardware. Division 2 State Silver Lake 10, Wakefield 1 — Senior Delaney Moquin fired a 13-strikeout one-hitter as the top-seeded Lakers (19-3) dispatched the No. 16 Warriors (14-6). Division 3 State Dighton-Rehoboth 13, Medway 1 — Behind a seven-strikeout, two-hit complete game and 4-for-4 hitting with four RBIs from Edy Latour, the top-seeded Falcons (21-2) scorched their way to a second-round win over No. 16 Medway (11-11). Emma Horrocks chipped in with a solo home run and Cam Cloonan drove in two. Cam Kerry can be reached at
Axios
09-05-2025
- General
- Axios
A Columbus Zoo gorilla expert's take on the "1 gorilla vs. 100 men" debate
The internet's latest obsession is a wild hypothetical: 100 unarmed men versus one gorilla, who wins? Why it matters: It probably doesn't, but nothing brings people together like a wacky online debate. So we asked the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's expert to weigh in. The big picture: Gorillas live in African rainforests and are the largest primates on Earth. A silverback, a group's dominant male, tops out around 450 pounds. But they're "gentle giants," making the scenario of a fight even more unimaginable, zoo vice president of animal care and conservation Jan Ramer tells Axios. "They'll shove and punch or make a big display if their family is threatened, but we'd do the same," says Ramer, a gorilla keeper for many years who worked in Africa with the Gorilla Doctors conservation group. Case in point: There has never been a documented instance of a gorilla killing a human. Reality check: Gorillas don't fight people, they fight for their survival. All four gorilla species are endangered (three critically) due to habitat loss, disease and poaching. That means if you decided to challenge one, there would be serious consequences. Yes, but: The International Union for Conservation of Nature downlisted mountain gorillas from critically endangered to endangered in 2018 due to increasing numbers. "That's thanks to the great efforts of over 100 good humans," Ramer says, including the zoo's ongoing support of conservation efforts in Africa. So, back to the original question: Who would win? Well, it depends on the competition. What they're saying: "If it's a chess match, the human wins. If it's surviving alone in a forest for 10 years, the gorilla wins. If it's tug-of-war, I think the 100 men are probably going to win," Ramer says. "Pure strength? One-on-one, the gorilla is going to win, hands down." But a gorilla being so outnumbered makes the hypothetical a little more complicated. The bottom line: "Instead of 100 men versus a gorilla, let's talk about how much 100 men could do to help a gorilla continue to thrive in its natural habitat," Ramer suggests. Colo's legacy at the Columbus Zoo The Columbus Zoo has quite a reputation in the zoological world for its gorilla care. Flashback: The zoo was home to the first gorilla born in captivity, the world-famous Colo, in 1956. She was born prematurely at about 4 pounds and spent time in an incubator from a local hospital. Keepers hand-raised her "as we would a human baby," per news stories at the time, including dressing her in diapers and clothes and feeding her baby formula. (Today, they prioritize a more natural approach.) Colo died in 2017 at age 60, after making history again as the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time. The latest: Today, Colo has a long lineage living in Columbus and zoos across the country: three children, 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren, per zoo records.
