Boston Globe All Scholastics for Spring 2022

The Boston Globe All Scholastics for Spring 2022 are published. View the listing sport by sport here

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/all-scholastics/

 

Boston Globe All Scholastics for Spring 2022

Tri-County Sports Boosters hosting Music Bingo - Saturday, May 14

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Come on out and play some Music Bingo

and support the Tri-County Sports Boosters! $20 at the door includes admission and a Back Yard BBQ with burgers, dogs, drinks, salads and desserts!! We also have some great raffle baskets including Lottery Tickets, Dunkies, Girl Scout Cookies, Movies, Games and lots more!! Hope to see you all there!!

Everyone is welcome!!

At the Tri-County Cafeteria from 6 - 9 PM Saturday, May 14, 2022 #tcpride

Additional info and schedule updates at the Facebook event -> https://fb.me/e/2jXYSR8rd

Tri-County Sports Boosters hosting Music Bingo - Saturday, May 14

MA Senate Passes Sports Betting Legislation

SENATE PASSES SPORTS BETTING LEGISLATION

Bill includes strong consumer protections

 

The Massachusetts State Senate on Thursday (4/28/22) passed An Act regulating sports wagering which would legalize commercial sports betting in Massachusetts. The bill, which would allow for in-person and online sports betting, also includes several consumer safeguards and addresses gaming addiction and recovery. This legislation is estimated to generate $35 million in tax revenue annually.

"I am proud that the Senate has taken a thoughtful and balanced approach to legalizing sports betting," said Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). "This legislation is consumer-focused and responsible, while promoting economic development. I am grateful to the many, many Senators who added their voices to the discussion on sports wagering, to the Senators whose proposals we built upon, and to Chair Rodrigues and the Senate Ways and Means members and staff for their work to reach consensus on the bill we voted on today."

"With the Senate's passage of this bill, we lay a comprehensive foundation for a competitive legal sports wagering marketplace that will maximize revenue for our Commonwealth, promote equitable economic development, and establish the strongest consumer protection measures in the country," said State Senator Michael J. Rodrigues (D-Westport), Senate Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means. "I want to thank Senator President Spilka for her invaluable leadership, along with Senators Lesser, Crighton, Feeney, Gomez, Brady, Creem and Tarr for lending their voices and contributing ideas and input throughout this process, and all of my colleagues in the Senate for helping to shape the final bill that the Senate has endorsed today."

"This bill has been carefully crafted to include strong consumer protections and encourage a competitive market for fun and responsible betting," said Senator Eric P. Lesser (D-Longmeadow), Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. "Its passage would bring Massachusetts into line with over two dozen states who have legalized sports betting since the 2018 Supreme Court decision. I want to thank Senate President Spilka, Chairman Rodrigues, and my House counterpart, Representative Parisella, for working collaboratively to get this legislation passed."

The legislation would allow for bets to be placed on a professional sport or athletic event, such as the World Series or Stanley Cup, and establishes a licensing process that is inclusive of the state's existing casino and slot parlor industry. In addition to sports wagering being offered at existing casinos, the bill contemplates six licenses to be awarded through a competitive process to companies which promote job-growth, responsible gambling, diversity, equity and inclusion, and which have community support. Those six licenses would be permitted to operate both in-person at a retail facility and online wagering. Wagering would not be permitted on electronic sports, amateur sports or athletic events including high school and youth sports, Olympic-related competitions, or collegiate sports. All leading Massachusetts Division 1 universities had previously weighed in against college sports betting.

Mindful of the harmful impacts of compulsive gambling and risks of addiction, the Senate proposal is intentional in its efforts to promote responsible gambling and takes steps to protect consumers. To that end, the bill would prohibit the use of a credit card to place a sports wager and would require the Department of Public Health (DPH) to establish a compulsive gambling direct assistance program.

Additionally, companies licensed to offer sports betting would be required to train employees to identify problem gambling and create plans to address instances of problem gambling, which would be submitted to the state's Gaming Commission. In addition, the bill would ensure that consumers could cash out and permanently close accounts for any reason or create self-imposed limits on wagers.

To further protect consumers, this legislation would include limitations on advertising for sports betting. The bill would prohibit unsolicited pop-up advertisements and certain promotional items, and institute a whistle-to-whistle ban on television advertising during live sporting events. Similar to the state's cannabis law, the bill would limit advertising on television and online where less than 85% of the audience is 21 or older.

With legislation relative to sports betting having passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a conference committee will be established to reconcile differences between the two bills.

Commonwealth Magazine coverage for this legislation ->
 https://commonwealthmagazine.org/gambling/237976/

MA Senate Passes Sports Betting Legislation

CommonWealth Magazine: "Senate plans to take up sports betting next week"

"THE SENATE IS POISED to debate legislation Thursday to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts, but the bill that emerged Friday afternoon from a Senate committee differs in several important ways from the sports betting bill that has already cleared the House. 

The long-awaited wagering bill was advanced favorably out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee late Friday afternoon, according to a Senate source. If it passes the Senate next week, lawmakers would have about three months to reconcile their differing approaches and get a bill to Gov. Charlie Baker, who has supported legalizing sports wagering for years."

Continue reading the article online

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/gambling/senate-plans-to-take-up-sports-betting-next-week/ 

CommonWealth Magazine: "Senate plans to take up sports betting next week"

Tri-County Sports Winter Season Review (video)

"Get ready for Winter Awards Night with a review of the season!!! "

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriRvths/status/1503530998298034177

Video link -> https://youtu.be/7eC1k53d4wo

MIAA follows DESE allowing mask guidelines to expire Feb 28, 2022;

"An update on #MIAA Mask Guidelines #OneTeamOneMIAA #patience #theendisnear "  https://t.co/kDHsqSnYjv

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1492210011082309638

MIAA follows DESE in mask guidelines allowing them to expire Feb 28, 2022

MIAA: update on post-contest handshake

"#MIAA update on post-contest handshake 🤝 #OneTeamOneMIAA" https://t.co/lvV1Op5AuF

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1486073389903138822

MIAA: update on post-contest handshake

Pantherbook series on "The Player Perspective"

A new series at PantherBook covers the successful sports teams. Three article thus far in the series and given the number of team, likely more to come.

Girls basketball - 4 in a row thus far

https://franklinpanthers.us/uncategorized/2022/01/21/the-player-perspective-fhs-girls-basketball-winning-streak-extends-to-41/

Boys soccer - fall 2021 season recap

https://franklinpanthers.us/sports/2022/01/18/player-perspective-fhs-boys-soccer-recaps-season/

Boys basketball - intense defense and strong coaching

https://franklinpanthers.us/sports/2022/01/10/the-player-perspective-fhs-boys-basketball-relies-on-intense-defense-and-strong-coaching-through-6-0-start/

FHS Panthers

MIAA Statement Reiterating Masking Guidelines - 01/13/22

To:         MIAA Membership

From: Dr. Robert Baldwin, Executive Director

Re:         MIAA Masking Guidelines

Date: January 13, 2022

I have learned throughout my career that the only thing worse than a lack of information is a mixed message. Yesterday, the MIAA Basketball Committee voted to recommend to the Association’s Board of Directors that basketball players and officials have the option to not wear masks during play. This recommendation is well within their purview, and in this case, serves as a recommendation only to the Board of Directors.

This memo intends to provide our members with a clear message regarding Mask Wearing Guidelines and what continues to be the intent of this Association as a whole. The protocols that take place within the school day should be consistent with the behaviors that occur in co-curricular activities. That is why the MIAA has been in lockstep with DESE’s masking recommendations.

I attended a meeting yesterday where an esteemed medical doctor said that the current surge is 20 fold higher than the first surge when COVID 19 began. This is not the time to be sending a mixed message regarding masking guidelines to our membership. DESE recently extended its mask requirement for all K-12 public schools in Massachusetts through February 28, 2022, based upon the current Omicron surge. It is the intent of the MIAA to stay the course as well.

I will reiterate guidelines that were communicated on November 23, 2021, and again on December 21, 2021. Student-athletes, coaches, and officials that are indoors shall be masked. Uniform compliance collectively adhered to by local authorities for ALL student-athletes throughout the Commonwealth eliminates mixed messages and continues to be the expectation during this heightened cycle of COVID 19. Proper mask-wearing (nose and mouth fully covered) is the expectation needed for the safety of our students and school communities.

Masking guidelines for school events at off-campus venues adhere to this same guideline as well. It is important during this time that we collectively and consistently continue to enforce proper mask-wearing of coaches and student- athletes at practices and athletic contests.

In closing, I respect and honor the difficulty of local control. However, I felt the need to send a clear and consistent message to our member schools that we will continue to stay the course as we continue to navigate the current winter season.

Original message on MIAA page ->  http://miaa.net/gen/miaa_generated_bin/documents/basic_module/MIAA_Masking_Guidelines_11322.pdf

Shared from Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1481692682208825344

MIAA Statement Reiterating Masking Guidelines - 01/13/22

FHS Athletic Director Tom Angelo & All about FHS sports - 12/09/21 (audio)

FM #677 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 677 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Franklin High School Athletic Director Tom Angelo. We had our conversation in person at FHS. The office was mostly quiet although you’ll catch the bell to change classes during our session.

We talk about: 

• How Tom got to FHS in 2016

• Program insights including the development of the Unified teams

• Credit goes to the coaches, the student athletes, and the community

• Shout outs to HockomockSports.com and Franklin TV for coverage of the sports

• Special shout outs to Trainer Jen (Jen Edmunds) and Athletics Secretary Susan Jacobson

• Retirement at end of school year and how Tom will keep busy 

Links to the key references are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 47 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Tom Angelo

** Audio file ->  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-677-fhs-athletic-director-tom-angelo-all-about-fhs-sports-12-09-21

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FHS Athletics link ->   https://www.franklinps.net/franklin-high-school/athletics-department 

 

FHS Athletics Twitter account ->  https://twitter.com/FHSSports 

FHS sports twitter listing -> https://twitter.com/i/lists/823290154886512641 

 

HockomockSports.com web page -> https://hockomocksports.com/ 

Franklin TV - event streaming ->  https://franklintv.vod.castus.tv/vod/?nav=live%2Fch2 

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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

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• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

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Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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FHS Athletic Director Tom Angelo & All about FHS sports

Get your Franklin sports apparel at the FYSA Pop Up Shop - Dec 18

POP-UP SHOP HOURS for Franklin sports wear

Saturday - 12/18, 9 AM-12 Noon

#shoplocalshopsmall #shopFranklin #supportlocal

Shared from Facebook => https://www.facebook.com/1429136403974302/posts/2990787047809222/

Where? 256 Cottage St, Franklin

Google map ->  https://goo.gl/maps/FQsB1Tsm7WjCSNENA

Get your Franklin sports apparel at the FYSA Pop Up Shop - Dec 18

MIAA Statement on sportsmanship

Dear MIAA/MSAA Members:

Today marks my 35th day as Executive Director of MIAA and MSAA. I am tremendously honored to lead these great organizations and energized by the work ahead.

Over the past four weeks, I have traveled around the Commonwealth, meeting with Superintendents, Principals, Athletic Directors, Coaches, and other members of our organizations. I’ve held meetings in seven of the nine MIAA districts and look forward to visiting the remaining two very soon. In the coming weeks, I will reach out to the membership again to share some initial thoughts about my priorities for the MIAA and the MSAA, as well as my own core beliefs and values. 

However, there is a pressing matter making headlines and causing concern among many of our members that I want to address.

An altercation between two teams at a recent high school football game has brought to the forefront critical issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in interscholastic athletics. Here at the MIAA, we are deeply troubled by allegations that players, coaches, or fans harassed members of the opposing team with racial slurs or other hateful language.

Sportsmanship is one of the MIAA’s five central pillars, and we take very seriously our responsibility to help instill in student athletes a commitment to behaving with the utmost respect and dignity. One of the greatest benefits of interscholastic sports is the opportunity to meet and interact with students from other communities and backgrounds. It is essential that students and adults approach those interactions with respect and civility.

We are encouraged that the two schools involved in this matter have agreed to conduct a joint investigation, in order to examine the facts about what occurred during the game. I commend the school and district leaders for their willingness to work together in pursuit of the truth, and just as importantly, to address the issues that caused the altercation in the first place. We at the MIAA are prepared to support both teams and communities in any ways that would be helpful, particularly to make this a valuable learning experience for everyone involved.

This incident is not the first of its kind, and sadly, will not be the last. Therefore, this is an important opportunity to ask what role, if any, MIAA should play when these complex issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion arise within or between our athletic communities. Over the past two years in particular, our country has begun a profound reckoning on race and racism. Many of our schools and districts are grappling with these topics and striving to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. The MIAA and the MSAA are committed to engaging deeply in this work, too – so that we can make a difference in eradicating racism and all other forms of bias.

In the wake of the most recent case, some have urged the MIAA to get more involved in the resolution of these types of disputes. It has been suggested that MIAA could serve as an arbitrator, hold hearings, gather evidence, mandate reports, issue findings, and if necessary, impose sanctions on any guilty parties. My initial instinct is that the MIAA has a long history of emphasizing its regulatory responsibilities, which are important in some – but not all – contexts. I recognize and value the need for the MIAA to serve as a regulatory body in athletic matters, in which we have broad experience and expertise. I am not convinced, however, that the MIAA should play judge or jury as investigators or arbitrators into allegations of racism, sexism, homophobia, or other forms of bias. Our role should be to determine how the MIAA can support and guide our member schools in order to ensure that these issues are addressed with fidelity. As a former Superintendent, Principal, and Coach myself, I am highly reluctant to burden schools and districts with yet another layer of bureaucracy and compliance, especially when they are struggling through such difficult circumstances in their communities.

As the Board and staff of the MIAA consider the path forward, I believe we have a significant opportunity to begin placing greater emphasis on some of our other core responsibilities – particularly educational athletics, which includes sportsmanship and diversity, equity, and inclusion – rather than always leading with our regulatory authority. In these sensitive matters, it is my hope that the MIAA can focus more on being in service of our member schools and districts, instead of expanding our role as rule makers and enforcers.

As I embark on this role, I consider our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion to be one of the highest priorities. In the short term, we will explore a range of resources and supports that the MIAA can provide to member schools and districts to help them become better equipped to prevent incidents of bias, harassment, and discrimination – and to respond effectively to incidents when they do arise. I am particularly committed to expanding the training that we offer players, coaches, officials, and others with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion. First and foremost, we must do our part to ensure that no one engaged in interscholastic athletics feels disrespected, unsafe, or unwelcome -- on or off the playing fields.

I look forward to working with you on these and other important issues moving forward. Sincerely,

Dr. Robert Baldwin

Executive Director, MIAA & MSAA

Statement PDF -> https://t.co/uh3xEttH2g

Shared from Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1459225742068400137

MIAA Statement on sportsmanship 

Franklin TV to "live stream" FHS playoff games

To watch the "live-stream" of Franklin HS Playoff games: Go to http://franklin.tv and then click on "Franklin Pride TV".

Go to http://franklin.tv

Franklin Athletics: FYI - high school playoff tickets will be digital only

FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) tweeted  Mon, Oct 25, 2021:

Panther Fans: Beginning with the round of 16 for ALL MIAA Playoffs, ticket sales will be online via GoFan. Digital tickets only!!! Be sure to download the GoFan App in the App Store or  https://t.co/1k19miTbHe

Shared from Twitter
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1452638843425992717?t=hOwxD6D-Uv9c9VojQP_H7g&s=03

FYI - high school playoff tickets will be digital only 

2020-21 Globe Scholastic Awards: Franklin again earns Dalton Award

Franklin High Scholl earned the Dalton Award for 2021 by recording a 77.23% winning percentage across all the varsity sports across all the seasons in the school year 2020-2021

Dalton Division 1 is for schools with enrollments of 1,400 and up

ERNEST DALTON: Dalton was the Globe’s high school editor from 1938 to 1970. He died in 1971.

• 2021 - Franklin
• 2020 - Franklin
• 2019 - Franklin
• 2015 - Franklin
• 2012 - Franklin

Boston Globe article on awards for 2020-2021

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/16/sports/2020-21-globe-scholastic-awards-hard-work-hands-off-approach-help-shawsheen-markham-division-1-title/

Table with percentages across all the Divisions

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/202021/globe-scholastic-standings/?refresh=true

2020-21 Globe Scholastic Awards: Franklin again earns Dalton Award

Tri-County RVTHS Athletics - shared the master schedule for this week's sports events

Tri-County RVTHS Athletics (@TriRvths) tweeted on Mon, Oct 04, 2021:

REMINDER: There are many variables in play as we continue to move through the season.  Stay on top of the latest changes via our master schedule: https://t.co/9OSpc8QJmi

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriRvths/status/1445005971210833929

Tri-County RVTHS Athletics - shared the master schedule for this week's sports events

Co-ed Volleyball, Men's Basketball, & Badminton Starting Soon

Register for Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. Classes

Lifelong Community Learning Get Ready for Fall Team Sports 2021 Intermediate Co-ed Volleyball Build your strong foundation in the basics of volleyball. The mechanics of passing, setting, and spiking will be the focus, as well as the importance of good positioning. A fun, competitive time is guaranteed for all! 12 Mondays beginning 9/20 $119/person Basketball for Men Tuesdays & Thursdays Looking for a night of fun and exercise? Join us for a great workout and some friendly competition. Basketball is a great way to de-stress and add variety to your routine. In this handball game players will use skills such as dribbling, shooting, running, and jumping....It's BASKETBALL - be part of the fun! 12 Tuesdays beginning 9/28 $119/person OR 10 Thursdays beginning 9/23 $99/person Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by two people or four people. Unlike other racquet sports, badminton involves hitting a shuttlecock – a cone-shaped projectile that moves differently than a ball - the ideal sport for those who like to be kept on their toes. 12 Wednesdays beginning 9/29 $119/person

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