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Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Billerica girls run away with Division 3 track championship behind Nyrah Joseph's three event wins
'She's unbelievable,' Arsenault said as his team took a 'victory lap' after the championship. 'We're just happy we have her on our team. We're going to nickname her the 'Golden Girl' after this weekend. Scoring 30 points, that's very impressive, and we're going to miss her … It's safe to say she's the heartbeat of the team.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'It's the work ethic,' explained Joseph. 'In Billerica, if it's a rainy day, we're still practicing. Being able to persevere through cold practices, hot practices – it helps with our endurance and speed. It's great knowing the work over the years has come to life.' Advertisement Outside of Joseph's dominance, Billerica received a lift from Kylie Donahue, who placed second in both the mile (5:10.59) and the 2-mile (10:58.71). The Indians were runners-up in the 4x800 relay (9:42.68). On Friday, Sharon's Nina Kyei-Aboagye sprinted to the 200-meter title. Sunday, she blazed to the state's best time (11.74) in winning the 100. Advertisement In the boys' meet, a number of Walpole athletes traded caps and gowns for batons and spikes, skipping graduation to compete in the meet and the Timberwolves worked their way to the title, edging Longmeadow (69 points) and Billerica (52 points). 'It's a huge sacrifice that they made, and also that their families made, to commit to this,' said coach Corey Coogan. 'The guys came in Friday and really set the bar, and from there, we knew we had a chance. We came in today and got the job done.' Walpole was led by its pentathletes: Sawyer Regan (2,985 points) and Owen Abril (2,974 points) went 1-2 in that competition. Matthew St. Cyr was the best in javelin (197-02), while Austin Feener took the win in the 100 (10.84 seconds). With a few seniors prioritizing the state meet over graduation, the Walpole boys' track team won the Division 3 state title at Westfield State. Evan Walsh
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
ABC News
28-05-2025
- Science
- ABC News
Shelly Beach indicates extent of plastic pollution in world's oceans
Shelly Beach is situated in the remote Nuyts Wilderness on Western Australia's south coast, but its isolation has not spared it from the global issue of plastic pollution. The small pieces of plastic collected here by tour guide Gary Muir and his guests have provided crucial data for a recent University of Western Australia study. Peter Speldewinde oversaw the project by student Agustiawan, who looked at what type of plastic was washing up and why. "It only comes along once in a while you get this kind of data," Dr Speldewinde said. For nearly a decade Mr Muir and his tour groups have cruised by boat from Walpole to the isolated mooring spot before taking a short walk through along the beach to collect plastic. "You take people to this pristine beach and it does look pristine — until you start looking for plastics," he said. Plastic pollution on south coast beaches in WA is limited, but it is indicative of the wider problem. "It gets scary when you've just collected, in 120 metres, 100 pieces on a beach," Mr Muir said. "You think, 'There's nothing here' — you times that by nine and you get [roughly] a kilometre, then times that by how many beaches you have, you go, 'Wow.'" People on Mr Muir's eco-cruise take on the role of citizen scientists as they scour a 120m stretch of sand at the high-tide mark. "It's one way to allow people who come out with us as part of ecotourism to have an understanding and awareness of our world and also people's role within it," Mr Muir said. The devastating impact plastic pollution can have on wildlife is seen on Lord Howe Island, off Australia's east coast, where seabirds have become so full of plastic they crackle and crunch. The study found wind direction was a key driver in the accumulation of plastic on the beach and that wind strength had a limited role. The Raman spectroscopy analysis technique was used to help identify the type of polymer. Most of the samples found were high-density polyethylene, a common hard plastic used in objects such as crates and bottles. Agustiawan said he was hoping to complete more research on microplastics in his home country of Indonesia, including an examination of how much was transported through currents to WA. "I think microplastics is one of the biggest problems in the world right now," he said. "Even if we stopped using plastic today, microplastics will still be a problem 100 years from now because plastic will last a really long time." Agustiawan said a significant amount of the waste collected at Walpole was comprised of pellets known as nurdles. The lentil-sized pellets are melted down to form the basis of most plastic products. Some of the tiny plastic pellets found at the Walpole beach were from 2017, when the MSC Susanna lost two containers, which resulted in more than 40 tonnes of nurdles ending up in the water off the South African city of Durban.
Boston Globe
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Walpole overcomes lackluster season to win back-to-back South sectional golf titles; Feehan's Hanley Correia is medalist
The Timberwolves pulled away from the field on a sunny, warm Tuesday afternoon, winning a second straight sectional crown with a 371 score, besting the Red Hawks (389) and Duxbury (394). Bishop Feehan junior Hanley Correia was the individual medalist with a 2-over-par 74. 'I told them after our last match, we lost to Needham, that the season hadn't gone the way I expected,' said second-year Walpole coach Vivian Kolovos, a Barnstable graduate. 'I'm so pleasantly surprised that this happened today and they all pulled through. It's just amazing.' Advertisement 'This year we kind of struggled,' said Walpole junior Tori Adams, who shot a team-best 84, finishing tied for third with Barnstable's Meghan Garthee. 'We didn't know what to expect. Some of the teams here beat us in the league. But I knew the girls would stick together and we played great.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Walpole junior Juliet Massey finished tied for 11th after carding a 91. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff In addition to Adams, Walpole received a 91 from junior Juliet Massey, a 97 from junior Gretchen Connolly, and a 99 from freshman Deanna Nosal. 'To be honest, I didn't think we'd [win] it,' Nosal said. 'We had a tough week when we lost a couple of matches and we practiced a lot. Today, we all gave it our all and we did it. It's crazy.' Advertisement The Timberwolves, along with Barnstable and Duxbury, which held off a late surge from Notre Dame (Hingham) for the final spot, will now compete in the state championship June 4 at Sandy Burr in Wayland. Bellingham, MA- 5/27/25- Adriana Shaughnessy of Walpole lines up her shot on the 18 green during the MIAA South girls' sectional championship at Maplegate Country Club on May 27, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff About five hours before Walpole wrapped up its title, Correia finished her round three strokes ahead of Callie Crean of Hingham (77), who joined her in the first group off the tees. Correia, who won the sectional title as a freshman, bounced back from a fifth-place finish last year, when a 10 on the par-5 14th hole knocked her out of contention. So when she returned to that hole Tuesday, she took a breath and followed up a strong drive with a pin-high approach shot and putted out for the birdie, a six-shot improvement. It was Correia's second birdie of the day, following up on a strong drive on the par-4, 235-yard No. 10, where she cleared a row of trees to her right with a hybrid driver, allowing her to finish the back nine at 1-under after a 3-over front nine. 'It wasn't a good day for my approach shots, but luckily my chipping was good and I was able to come back with that,' she said. 'My chipping really saved me today.' Bishop Feehan junior Hanley Correia (right) accepts her medal for winning the individual title at the South sectional golf championship at Maplegate Country Club in Bellingham. Brendan Kurie Correia has been playing since she was old enough to hold a club, learning the game at MGA Links in Norton (now The Links at Mass Golf), where she played with her older brother Chad, now a freshman at Bryant. Her father, Rod Correia, was a standout baseball player at Dighton-Rehoboth and UMass Dartmouth who went on to play 84 games with the California Angels from 1993-95, and her mother, Martha, was a former professional figure skater. Advertisement When Correia finished her round, some of her competitors were still on the third hole, so she spent her afternoon doing homework at a local Starbucks before returning to find out if her score stood up. 'I knew I was in contention. I didn't know if I'd end up pulling through,' she said. 'I'm happy my work paid off. It's a grind balancing schoolwork and practice every day. After I won it my freshman year I felt I had a reputation to keep up. I just hope I win it again next year.' Bellingham, MA- 5/27/25- Maddy Eagan of Marshfield watches her shot from the 18 fairway during the MIAA South girls' sectional championship at Maplegate Country Club on May 27, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Bellingham, MA- 5/27/25- Kaelyn Quinn of Bishop Feehan hits onto the 16 green during the MIAA South girls' sectional championship at Maplegate Country Club on May 27, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Bellingham, MA- 5/27/25- Hingham golfers watch the play on the 18 green during the MIAA South girls' sectional championship at Maplegate Country Club on May 27, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Bellingham, MA- 5/27/25- Mary Kate McKenna of Silver Lake sinks her putt on the 18 green during the MIAA South girls' sectional championship at Maplegate Country Club on May 27, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Bellingham, MA- 5/27/25- Emily Chen of Newton North, right, and Mary Kate McKenna of Silver Lake, left, smile after putting on the 18 green during the MIAA South girls' sectional championship at Maplegate Country Club on May 27, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Brendan Kurie can be reached at
ABC News
28-05-2025
- Science
- ABC News
Shelley Beach indicates extent of plastic pollution in world's oceans
Shelley Beach is situated in the remote Nuyts Wilderness on Western Australia's south coast, but its isolation has not spared it from the global issue of plastic pollution. The small pieces of plastic collected here by tour guide Gary Muir and his guests have provided crucial data for a recent University of Western Australia study. Peter Speldewinde oversaw the project by student Agustiawan, who looked at what type of plastic was washing up and why. "It only comes along once in a while you get this kind of data," Dr Speldewinde said. For nearly a decade Mr Muir and his tour groups have cruised by boat from Walpole to the isolated mooring spot before taking a short walk through along the beach to collect plastic. "You take people to this pristine beach and it does look pristine — until you start looking for plastics," he said. Plastic pollution on south coast beaches in WA is limited, but it is indicative of the wider problem. "It gets scary when you've just collected, in 120 metres, 100 pieces on a beach," Mr Muir said. "You think, 'There's nothing here' — you times that by nine and you get [roughly] a kilometre, then times that by how many beaches you have, you go, 'Wow.'" People on Mr Muir's eco-cruise take on the role of citizen scientists as they scour a 120m stretch of sand at the high-tide mark. "It's one way to allow people who come out with us as part of ecotourism to have an understanding and awareness of our world and also people's role within it," Mr Muir said. The devastating impact plastic pollution can have on wildlife is seen on Lord Howe Island, off Australia's east coast, where seabirds have become so full of plastic they crackle and crunch. The study found wind direction was a key driver in the accumulation of plastic on the beach and that wind strength had a limited role. The Raman spectroscopy analysis technique was used to help identify the type of polymer. Most of the samples found were high-density polyethylene, a common hard plastic used in objects such as crates and bottles. Agustiawan said he was hoping to complete more research on microplastics in his home country of Indonesia, including an examination of how much was transported through currents to WA. "I think microplastics is one of the biggest problems in the world right now," he said. "Even if we stopped using plastic today, microplastics will still be a problem 100 years from now because plastic will last a really long time." Agustiawan said a significant amount of the waste collected at Walpole was comprised of pellets known as nurdles. The lentil-sized pellets are melted down to form the basis of most plastic products. Some of the tiny plastic pellets found at the Walpole beach were from 2017, when the MSC Susanna lost two containers, which resulted in more than 40 tonnes of nurdles ending up in the water off the South African city of Durban.
