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That attention to detail paid off for the Raiders in a girls’ meet with razor-thin margins. Wellesley (46 points) pulled out a crucial second-place finish in the 4x400-meter race (4:09.04), leapfrogging Peabody (42 points) for the Raiders’ second straight state relay title at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. …

Somerville’s Franco DiFusco hadn’t been on the court in five minutes when he checked back into a Greater Boston League boys’ basketball contest vs. Revere, the score tied, 45-45, with 3.8 seconds to go. After an inbounds pass found him, DiFusco dribbled across midcourt and heaved a 40-foot contested 3-pointer …

After losing to Marblehead in its December 13 season opener, the Beverly boys’ basketball team had the rematch with the Magicians circled on the schedule. Dylan Crowley scored 33 points to help the 19th-ranked Panthers exact their revenge in a 74-67 Northeastern Conference road win on Thursday night. “Our guys …

The Sharon boys’ basketball team had a secret weapon as it prepared to take on sixth-ranked Mansfield Friday night: senior Dante James, who transferred from Mansfield to Sharon before the season. James helped the Eagles scout his former team in practice. Then, he recorded 16 points for Sharon in a …

The first time Paul Connolly took his Newton North boys’ basketball team to play at Bay State Conference rival Needham, he had his players serenade his then-girlfriend, Amy (now his wife) after a Valentine’s Day win. Twenty-two years later, Connolly’s top-ranked Tigers traveled to Needham Tuesday night and took down …

The Arlington boys’ basketball team needed one more stop to complete a comeback win over Watertown, last year’s Division 3 runner-up. With the Spy Ponders (1-0) leading, 58-55, with 30 seconds remaining, Riccardo Bondesani, an exchange student from Italy, forced a critical turnover and lobbed the ball down court to …

“It was 100 percent team effort,” said coach Gretchen Turner. “They did everything they could in every single race, and it was in our favor today.” On Sunday, it carried the Revolution to a second consecutive Division 1 state title. Depth powered the Acton-Boxborough girls’ swim team throughout the regular …

“It’s exactly what we’ve been looking for all year,” coach Kara Stafford said of Cremin’s goal. “We’re always trying to chase down other people’s shots, but she really wanted it. She took a great shot, and she just kept going.” Senior Majella Cremin followed her own shot for the lone …

“During the last stretch, it seemed like the stretch got longer and longer as I ran,” Shriner said. “But as I was coming to the finish line I knew I won and it was a great feeling. I had a lot of adrenaline.” Shriner accelerated through the final stretch of …

This obituary was written a collaboration between Northeastern University and The Boston Globe for The Globe's "Elegies for those lost to coronavirus" project. Lita died on May 13, five days shy of her 90th birthday from complications of COVID-19.

“His kindness is what made me fall in love with him 46 years ago,” she said.

Curiously, many would like to paint a different picture of the state of life here in South Korea. In an opinion piece for The Dallas Morning News, the author claims that living in Seoul these days is like “living in the end times.”

Betty Lou Donovan devoted her life to kindness and family. Not to mention iced tea.

The renowned nun, artist, and one-time Boston resident Sister Corita opined that art “does not come from thinking, but from responding.” Music exemplifies this notion. 2020 delivered a call to action for Boston-based musicians to persist through resistance — and luckily for us, even grow artistically.

He had a tough-sounding nickname, but Roland Victor Morse III was gentle and kind. Known as Spike, he was giving and always willing to help. He had a warm personality that charmed adults and children alike. In his free time, Spike volunteered at the First Congregational Church of Revere with …

Most days, Mary Casso could be found chatting away the afternoon at her local McDonald’s in Worcester, her home town.

“Swim Team” tells the rousing, sometimes gut-wrenching story of a group of young people who have joined a competitive team for children with disabilities — in this case, autism spectrum disorders. The film, which screened earlier this year as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston, will show several times …

Northeastern was one of the more successful institutions to handle COVID-19, with relatively low positive test rates. Will it be able to keep campus open for the rest of the semester?

Massachusetts natives Carolyn Swords, Shey Peddy, and Blake Dietrick, along with the rest of the league look to bring social justice initiatives to the forefront of conversation.

Marketing is challenging enough, but for those in the psychic sphere, it can be even more difficult. This group of entrepreneurs shows how they make magic happen.

In a year in which many college baseball players are returning to school because of a shortened draft and stiffer bonus constraints, the 22-year-old Milton High grad is jumping to the pros after his junior year.

Giving birth provokes profound changes in a woman’s brain. Those adaptions may be especially helpful now, as women grapple with the realities of a world in turmoil.

"I lived for those late nights in the gym,” the Holy Cross senior told the Globe.

Three men were arrested for allegedly breaking and entering a closed Downtown Crossing store Saturday morning, according to Boston police.

“The junior year is vitally important for these kids as their progression into a college setting occurs,” said Dan Olson, director of ESPN HoopGurlz.

Two men who had been kayaking on the Ipswich River Sunday morning were rescued by first responders.

On Thursday Noble & Greenough junior guard Caroline Ducharme of Milton verbally committed to the UConn women’s basketball team for 2021.

The dynamic sophomore point guard for the 17th-ranked Falcons girls’ basketball team fully embraced the gravity of the moment.

Published on the front page of The Boston Globe: Medical professionals are far from immune to opioid misuse. In fact, due to their easy access to pain medication and the high stress levels that come with treating patients, they may be especially susceptible. But many clinicians say they are often …