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New Mission outpaced by St. Anthony

DORCHESTER — New Mission High’s night against defending national champions St. Anthony tonight was so rough that the Titans didn’t collect a basket in the second quarter until after the Friars famed coach Bob Hurley was called for a technical … Continue reading

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New Mission set to play St. Anthony tonight

Defending MIAA Division 2 state champion New Mission will play Jersey City, N.J. powerhouse and defending national champion St. Anthony in tonight’s inaugural Shooting Touch Shootout. The game is at 6:30 p.m.  at the Kroc Center in Dorchester. St. Anthony … Continue reading

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English earns Brighton’s respect

The following is the second in a series of blog posts about English High’s basketball team and the school’s efforts to hold their athletes to higher academic standards. The posts are a follow up to the Boston Globe Magazine story … Continue reading

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Making the grade at English

The following is the first in a series of blog posts about English High’s basketball team and the school’s efforts to hold their athletes to higher academic standards. The posts are a follow up to the Boston Globe Magazine story … Continue reading

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BPS players to hoop in China

Eight BPS basketball players leave tomorrow for a 10-day trip to play a tournament in China. Here’s the Globe’s story.    

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Dragons overpowered by Nantucket in Div. 5 Super Bowl

By Patrick Flaherty, BPSsports Correspondent TAUNTON — Reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since 1993, the Latin Academy Dragons hoped to silence their critics and take home the Division 5 crown.  But Taylor Hughes and the Nantucket Whalers … Continue reading

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Concord student writes about BPS for ESPN Boston

Eitan Tye, a student a Concord Academy, recently published a story on ESPN Boston.com about BPS sports and efforts to improve athletic opportunities for youth in the city. Good job Eitan. Here’s the link: http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/11759/new-initiatives-helping-shape-bps-turnaround

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New BCYF Rec Center at Madison Park to host open house on Saturday

The new BCYF Recreation Center at Madison Park  will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday: Elements of the day will include: * Resource tables with program information for people to take with them * … Continue reading

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Tebow-like QB knocks out Latin Academy in Super Bowl

Nantucket High QB Taylor Hughes was compared to Denver Bronco’s quarterback Tim Tebow during a 35-7 victory against Latin Academy in the Division 5 Super Bowl at Taunton High yesterday. Here’s the Globe story. Here’s the ESPN Boston story. And … Continue reading

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Latin Academy ready for Super Bowl Saturday

By Evan Freedman, BPSsports.com Correspondent Latin Academy will face off against Nantucket in the Division 5 Super Bowl tomorrow at noon at Taunton High School.  The Dragons will have their hands full defending against a Nantucket team which averaged over 30 points per game … Continue reading

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