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Connolly wins MIAA Division I Coach of the Year

Connolly wins MIAA Division I Coach of the Year

Jeremy Frankel April 18, 2019

Special education teacher Paul Connolly, the head coach of boys’ basketball, was named the Boston Globe Division I Coach of the Year. “I wouldn’t be Coach of the Year if it wasn’t for tremendous...

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Boys' basketball defeats Braintree in blowout

Jeremy Frankel January 29, 2019

Boys’ basketball defeated Braintree 69-37 at home last Friday night. “Wednesday and Thursday were the two best practices we’ve had all season,” said special education teacher Paul Connolly, the...

Graphic by Jai Khurana

Opinion: March Madness ruins NBA scouting

Tali Falk-Judson April 11, 2018

Most sports fans can agree, March Madness is awesome. Upsets! Buzzer beaters! The entire tournament is a whirlwind of sports excitement. The first two days of the tournament are the best. From noon until...

Boys' basketball advances to semifinal of South Sectionals Tournament

Boys' basketball advances to semifinal of South Sectionals Tournament

Jake Forbes March 5, 2018

Boys’ basketball, 18-4, defeated Bridgewater-Raynham 66-59 at home last Saturday night to advance to the semifinals of the South Sectionals. “That was a really good team out there tonight,” said...

Profile: Ethan Wright reflects on high school basketball career, looks forward to future in Division I

Profile: Ethan Wright reflects on high school basketball career, looks forward to future in Division I

Nichol Weylman-Farwell February 15, 2018

Senior Ethan Wright rapidly dribbles down the court after a turnover in the final seconds of a boys’ varsity basketball game against Needham. Reaching the hoop, he explosively leaps up and throws down...

Senior Noah Neville (?)

Boys' basketball defeats Needham in annual "A Shot For Life" game

Jake Forbes January 31, 2018

Boys’ basketball, 10-3, defeated Needham 53-35 at home Friday night in the annual A Shot For Life game, ending the Rockets’ undefeated season. “We were really hyped for this one and had a lot of...

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Boys' basketball soundly defeats Walpole, Ethan Wright honored for McDonald's All-American nomination

Jake Forbes January 25, 2018

(Photo by Lilah Gentry) Boys’ basketball, 9-3, defeated Walpole 76-58 at home Tuesday night in the Reggie Gym. Senior Ethan Wright, a captain along with seniors Thomas Byrne and Noah Neville, was honored...

Girls' basketball falls to Braintree in a low scoring performance

Girls' basketball falls to Braintree in a low scoring performance

Jake Forbes January 20, 2018

(Photo by Lilah Gentry) Girls’ basketball, 5-5, lost to Braintree 53-33 at home Friday night. “We’ve been struggling on offense all year, so it’s not a surprise to us that we were in this position...

Boys' Basketball ends season with loss to South

Boys' Basketball ends season with loss to South

The Newtonite March 3, 2017

The Newtonite A buzzer-beating alley-oop by junior Noah Neville at the end of the end of the first quarter assisted by senior Chris Matthews was not enough for the Tigers to win as they fell 78-72 to South...

Boys' basketball qualifies for state tournament

Boys' basketball qualifies for state tournament

The Newtonite February 12, 2017

by Jake Forbes The boys’ basketball team overcame a big challenge Friday. Jan. 27, defeating Weymouth with a final score of 71-47. North not only won their seventh game of the season, but qualified for...

Basketball game chants spark conversation, reflection

Basketball game chants spark conversation, reflection

The Newtonite March 14, 2016

by Jackie Gong, Maya Metser, and Jake Sims Speyer Anti-Semitic chants before a North basketball game last Friday sparked outrage, in which some fans of the opposing team, Catholic Memorial, started chanting...

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