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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA softball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-5
Favorite: No. 1 Taunton (20-0). Sleeper: No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury (15-5). Related : Players to watch: C Aniyah Bailey (Taunton, So.), SS Madolyn Coupal (Bishop Feehan, Sr.), C Kendall Grady (Wachusett, Sr.), P Bella Mara (St. Paul, Sr.), P McCoy Walsh (King Philip, Jr.) Best first-round matchup: Sunday (3 p.m.): No. 16 Beverly (14-5) vs. No. 17 Weymouth (11-9). Longest road trip: Sunday (4:30 p.m.): No. 11 Franklin (9-11) vs. No. 22 Springfield Central (19-1), 74.7 miles. Analysis: Hockomock League, take a bow. Three of the top five teams in Division 1 hail from the same division. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Flamethrower Mylee Ramer (172 strikeouts, 1.25 ERA) shuts down the opposition for Advertisement Senior center fielder Olivia Roy anchors a young No. 8 Bridgewater-Raynham (14-6) team, hitting .411 with four home runs, 27 runs, and 28 RBIs. Junior catcher Sarah McIntyre (25 RBIs), freshman center fielder Maddie Adams (.436 average, 32 runs), and freshman pitcher Caroline Arruda (10-2 record, 2.19 ERA) lead upstart No. 10 Marshfield (17-3). Advertisement Related : Division 2 Favorites: No. 1 Silver Lake (17-3), No. 3 Bedford (17-1). Sleeper: No. 4 Walpole (14-4). Players to watch: P Tessa Francis (Marblehead, Jr.), P Delaney Moquin (Silver Lake, Sr.), SS Holly Paharik (Hopkinton, Sr.), Alyx Rossi (Bedford, Sr.), P Sharlotte Stazinski (Walpole, Sr.) Best first-round matchup: Monday (4:30 p.m.): No. 14 East Longmeadow (14-4) vs. No. 21 Somerset Berkley (11-9). Longest road trip: Monday (4 p.m.): No. 8 Plymouth South (12-6) vs. No. 25 Agawam (11-9), 136 miles. Analysis: Can you call Advertisement Merrimack Valley Conference Division 1 MVP Abby Tower paced No. 6 Tewksbury (17-3) to a league co-championship. No. 9 Middleborough (15-5), up from Division 3, rode the contributions of junior Taryn Clancy and sophomore Taylynn Robinson to a South Shore League crown. The Middlesex League champions, No. 11 Reading (18-2), can absolutely mash behind the powerful bat of senior Ava Kiley. Related : Division 3 Favorite: No. 1 Dighton-Rehoboth (19-2). Sleeper: No. 7 Pentucket (18-2). Players to watch: CF Kam Bonneau (Pentucket, Fr.), P Liana Danubio (Norton, Jr.), C Emma Horrocks (Dighton-Rehoboth, Sr.), P Keira McCord (Tantasqua, Fr.), P Reese Taylor (Apponequet, Fr.) Best first-round matchup: Saturday (11 a.m.): No. 16 Medway (10-10) vs. No. 17 Cardinal Spellman (15-6). Longest road trip: TBA: No. 15 Archbishop Williams (13-7) vs. No. 18 Taconic (11-9), 153 miles. Analysis: Top-ranked Dighton-Rehoboth, Advertisement Aside from the strong teams from the South Coast, other regions are well represented. No. 4 Tantasqua (20-0) and No. 5 Nipmuc (18-2) are powers from the central. Freshman Kam Bonneau (.625, 10 home runs, 35 runs, 38 RBIs) Related : Division 4 Favorite: No. 1 Hampshire (19-1). Sleeper: No. 4 Joseph Case (14-6). Players to watch: P Ryanne Dubay (Hampshire, So.), C Bre Fontes (Joseph Case, Sr.), P Kiley Hogan (Tyngsborough, Jr.) P Erin O'Day (Uxbridge, Jr.), P Elsie Testa (Abington, Jr.) Best first-round matchup: Friday (4 p.m.): No. 12 Oxford (14-6) vs. No. 21 Lynnfield (10-10). Longest road trip: TBA, No. 15 Pittsfield (7-13) vs. No. 18 Monomoy (18-2), 209 miles. Analysis: Another example where it might not be fair to call the Cardinals, Advertisement The South Shore League boasts a pair of contenders in No. 5 East Bridgewater (16-4) and No. 7 Abington (15-5). The Sullivan Division Co-Player of the Year Maddie Blette, a senior Vikings catcher committed to Framingham State, possesses a .500 average with 25 RBIs. Junior teammate Maggie Schlossberg owns a 1.78 ERA and the school's career strikeout record. Testa, the Green Wave's ace, owns a 0.86 ERA and junior shortstop Brenna Howley, a speedster on the basepaths, has over 100 career hits. Related : Division 5 Favorite: No. 1 Turners Falls (16-4). Sleeper: No. 4 Georgetown (17-3). Players to watch: P Emily Atwood (Hopedale, 8th grade), P Maddie Grant (Georgetown, Jr.), P Madi Liimatainen (Turners Falls, Sr.), P MacKenzie Paulin (Greenfield, Sr.) Best first-round matchup: Saturday (11 a.m.): No. 13 Wareham (20-1) vs. No. 20 Ware (12-6). Longest road trip: TBA: No. 15 Millis (7-11) vs. No. 18 Mt. Greylock (6-14), 151 miles. Analysis: The 25-time Western Massachusetts Class D champion, Turners Falls enters the tournament Advertisement Cam Kerry can be reached at
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
5 most snake-infested lakes and ponds in Delaware. What you need to know before going out
If you head to Rehoboth Beach and walk into the Atlantic Ocean, you know there's something in the water. From sharks to jellyfish, you know you're entering their house and proceed cautiously. But what about Delaware's lakes? No, there aren't any sharks, but other nightmare fuel is lingering in the water. Delaware's lakes and ponds have snakes floating and slithering in the water. While the danger level might not be as high as Florida's, it's still something to watch out for. Here's a look at the five most snake-infested lakes and ponds in Delaware, according to The pond, located in Lums Pond State Park, has numerous varieties of snakes. However, the inlets and small islands are perfect for northern water snakes to bask in the sun. The snakes thrive on fish and amphibians and benefit from the surrounding forest and wetlands. Nightmare fuel in First State: Delaware is home to dangerous animals. Here's a look at 9 of them Trap Pond, located in Trap Pond State Park, is noted for its cypress swamp. The bald cypress trees and the tree's root structure provide a great hiding place and basking spot for eastern garter snakes and northern water snakes. Located in Dover, Silver Lake is lined with trees and vegetation, making it a great place for snakes. The northern water snake is seen here, but eastern kingsnakes are also occasionally seen in the wooded areas of the lake. Garrison Lake is a popular spot in Kent County for fishing and boating. The marshy areas and dense vegetation are perfect habitats for northern water snakes, eastern garter snakes, and eastern rat snakes. The wetlands are attractive to snakes due to the abundance of prey and the availability of cover. Red Mills Pond, located near Lewes, has a rich biodiversity supporting numerous amphibians and small mammals, which attract snakes. Among the snakes you may see in and around the pond are the northern water snake, eastern ribbon snake and eastern ribbon snake. The above snakes are nonvenomous. However, you will still want to use caution around them. This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Snake-infested lakes, ponds in Delaware
Forbes
21-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Dartmouth Given $34 Million For A New Institute For Global Security
Dartmouth College has announced that it will launch the Davidson Institute for Global Security, which will feature several programs focusing on a wide range of international security and defense topics. Initial funding for the institute has come from a collection of private gifts totaling $34 million from more than 20 alumni and parents. Included in those donations is a multi-million lead gift from the Jim and Julia Davidson family. Jim Davidson is one of the original co-founding partners of Silver Lake, a major private equity firm focused on technology investments. While neither of the Davidsons is a Dartmouth alum, their three children all attended the school. Dartmouth anticipates that the program will prepare its graduates for leadership jobs in the governmental policy, defense and security sectors, helping address pressing workforce needs in important security fields. As one example, the U.S. is projected to be losing more than a third of its nuclear security workforce in the next five years. The Davidson Institute for Global Security is an outgrowth of Dartmouth's Initiative for Global Security, a four-year pilot program for which the Davidsons had provided early seed funding. It will focus on undergraduate education, providing students with both relevant course work and real-world, practical experience through internships, national and international travel experiences, and access to global thought-leaders via a new speaker series and Dartmouth's international security forum held annually in Washington, DC. Through such programming, students will be exposed to policymakers, journalists, foreign service officers, military officers, and other key policymakers. The institute, in collaboration with the Tuck School of Business and the department of economics, will enable students and faculty to explore the intersection of security and business and will also serve as the organizational umbrella for existing Dartmouth programs in several policy areas. An example is the recent International Security and Economics pilot program, where students and faculty study the relationships of security challenges to economics and business. It will also house Dartmouth's War and Peace Fellows, which annually brings 80 undergraduate students together from multiple disciplines to learn how social, political, moral, and technological factors affect a wide range of topics such as international conflict, human rights, terrorism, military policy, and climate change. In addition, the institute will host the E. John Rosenwald Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, named in honor of a former chair of the Dartmouth Board of Trustees. That program is focused on international history and security, supporting leading young scholars from all disciplines to come to Dartmouth to work on research in areas such as the environment, health, and human development. Rosenwald's friends and classmates raised $12 million to endow the program which was named for him in 2021 in recognition of his 70 years of leadership and service to Dartmouth. Daryl Press, professor of government at Dartmouth and the faculty director for its Initiative for Global Security pilot, will serve as the institute's inaugural director. Included among the faculty who will be associated with the institute are: Press told me that about 20 Dartmouth faculty are currently involved with the institute, spanning areas like political science, economics, history, and engineering. He expects more disciplines to be represented in the future. According to Press, a distinctive feature of the institute is that it will promote 'rigorous, politically nonpartisan research on today's most momentous, complex issues' such as China's rise as a superpower, the changing military balance in Asia, nuclear proliferation, prospects for peace in the Russian-Ukraine war, violence against civilians during military conflicts, the control of new dangerous technologies, disruptions to the global trade system, and changes in U.S. foreign policy. Press said that institute faculty will also continue to influence national and international policy through research-based consultation and advising with senior officials at the U.S. National Security Council, Department of Defense, and Department of State, as well as intelligence agencies and senior policymakers at NATO and in allied countries. In a recent interview, Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock told me that she envisions the Davidson Institute extending Dartmouth's traditional strengths in preparing students for future leadership roles. 'The rigorous, nonpartisan scholarship being done by our faculty is key to helping students learn how to navigate an increasingly complicated geopolitical landscape,' she said. 'We will focus on issues, rather than political stances, and we will teach students how to think, not what to think.' The $34 million in private funds will be used to endow the various components of the new institute. Current plans do not call for the addition of any new undergraduate majors or a major expansion of the number of students in the programs. Instead, the emphasis will be on enhancing student opportunities and increasing the quality of the small-group interactions that both Press and Beilock believe are hallmarks of a Dartmouth education.
The 42
08-05-2025
- Business
- The 42
NZ Rugby posts €10m loss, admits financial model 'not sustainable'
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY recorded sizeable losses in yearly accounts released Thursday, with chief executive Mark Robinson saying its commercial model was 'not sustainable' despite a contentious private equity cash injection. Robinson pointed to high fixed costs, which include player wages, as the governing body booked losses of NZ$19.5 million (€10.3m) in its annual report for 2024. Robinson said the current financial model was 'not sustainable' and there was 'much work to do to get the shape of our game right'. Advertisement New Zealand Rugby oversees the powerhouse All Blacks men's team, a highly lucrative global sporting brand in its own right. But critics say they have not capitalised on their marketability in the way other leading brands in sports such as Formula One and English football have done. Sponsorship deals and broadcast rights helped to put €150m in the governing body's coffers last year, the accounts showed, which was a 'record level of income'. But foreign exchange turbulence and investment in other areas of the business turned this into a loss. 'New Zealand Rugby retains an incredibly strong balance sheet, which is vital for rugby in New Zealand and its ability to weather any major shocks,' said chair and former All Blacks captain David Kirk. US private equity firm Silver Lake secured a €106m stake in New Zealand Rugby and the All Blacks in 2022. Under that deal, Silver Lake, a fund manager specialising in private equity investments and whose growing stable of sports interests includes Manchester City, took a 5.8% stake in a new commercial entity operated by New Zealand Rugby. New Zealand Rugby was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and its provinces have been losing money for several years as spectator numbers fall. – © AFP 2025
News24
08-05-2025
- Business
- News24
NZ Rugby posts $11.6 mn loss, admits financial model ‘not sustainable'
New Zealand Rugby recorded sizeable losses in yearly accounts released on Thursday, with chief executive Mark Robinson saying its commercial model was 'not sustainable' despite a contentious private equity cash injection. Robinson pointed to high fixed costs, which include player wages, as the governing body booked losses of NZ$19.5 million (US$11.6 million) in its annual report for 2024. Robinson said the current financial model was 'not sustainable' and there was 'much work to do to get the shape of our game right'. READ | Coach Foote after Junior Boks let slip 17-0 lead: 'Australia deserve a lot of credit' New Zealand Rugby oversees the powerhouse All Blacks men's team, a highly lucrative global sporting brand in its own right. But critics say they have not capitalised on their marketability in the way other leading brands in sports such as Formula One and English football have done. Sponsorship deals and broadcast rights helped to put US$170 million in the governing body's coffers last year, the accounts showed, which was a 'record level of income'. But foreign exchange turbulence and investment in other areas of the business turned this into a loss. 'New Zealand Rugby retains an incredibly strong balance sheet, which is vital for rugby in New Zealand and its ability to weather any major shocks,' said chair and former All Blacks captain David Kirk. US private equity firm Silver Lake secured a US$120 million stake in New Zealand Rugby and the All Blacks in 2022. Under that deal, Silver Lake, a fund manager specialising in private equity investments and whose growing stable of sports interests includes Manchester City, took a 5.8 percent stake in a new commercial entity operated by New Zealand Rugby. New Zealand Rugby was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and its provinces have been losing money for several years as spectator numbers fall.
