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| Franklin Dean Station in light snow |
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| Franklin TV journalist Polikseni Manxhari |
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| Franklin’s Brendan O’Rielly and Canton’s Jack Goyetch battle for possession. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com) |
"Head coaches Chris Spillane and Brian Shuman shared a similar sentiment following Saturday night’s game at the brand new Canton Ice House: more offense.
While the Panthers came away a 2-1 non-league win over the Bulldogs, Spillane has a handful of experienced forwards that were only able to register 15 shots in the game.
For Shuman, his Bulldogs created plenty of scoring chances, putting 23 shots on net but an inexperienced offensive unit was only able to convert once.
The bright side for both teams is that it’s just the first week and both Spillane and Shuman expect their respective teams – and one another’s – to improve in the coming weeks.
“We had it in little bits and spurts but nothing sustained at all,” Spillane said. “That was not one of our better hockey games, from the back end to the front end. I think we had only like 13 shots total which is insane for us. We have most of our returning offensive players back, we should be scoring four goals a game. It just wasn’t offensive game, nor a good defense game.”
– Taunton grabbed first place in nine different events to pick up a win against Franklin. Dylan Lynch won a pair of events for the Tigers, finishing first in the 1 Mile (4:49.28) and the 2 Mile (10:06.78). Jadin Bruneau won the 55M dash (6.93), Lucas Alves was first in the 300M (37.85), Jimmy Hoye took first in the 600M (1:31.33), Ryan Leason (39-01.00), John Chretien (37-10.00) and Jared Taje (37-05.25) swept the shot put, Nathan Grant was first in the high jump (5-06.00) and Sam Krajewski won the long jump (18-09.25). Franklin won both the 2x400n and the 4×400 relays while getting a win from Nicolas Gnamen (2:50.74) in the 1000M.
– Franklin sophomore Halle Atkinson won a pair of individual races and anchored the 4×200 relay to a win. Atkinson won the 55M dash in 7.70 and took first in the 300M in 43.19. The Panther’s 4×200 crossed first in 1:52.80. Franklin’s Lauren McGrath also had a big day for the Panthers, scoring in three events. McGrath was second in the high jump (4-07.00), third in long jump (15-00.50) and second 55M hurdles (10.18). Taunton freshman Victoria Gravel was first in the 55M hurdles (10.10), senior Shannon Stokes won the high jump (4-09.00) and Samantha Tichelaar took first in the long jump (16-02.50).
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– Franklin limited Milford to just four points in the third quarter, turning a close game into a double-digit lead. The Panthers led 32-30 at halftime but had a 50-34 advantage going into the final quarter. Junior Paul Mahon and freshman Chris Edgehill each scored 12 points for Franklin, who had six players with eight points or more. Milford senior Anthony Arcudi led all scorers with 17 points while classmate Zach Tamagni added 10 points and junior Kayden Kelley had 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Victories all around! Freshmen won 66-31. JV won 58-49. Varsity won 63-54. Hard fought battles!— FHS Boys Basketball (@fhsboysbball) December 17, 2016
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Congratulations to our JV and Freshman teams on their wins today. Varsity loses a battle to Milford.— Franklin Girls Bball (@fhsgvbasketball) December 17, 2016
"Boy Scout Troop 99 has competed in a robotics tournament at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in recent years, called "Savage Soccer." This year's entries into the tournament were quite successful.
In the qualifying stages of the tournament, the two teams finished 10th and 11th, respectively, out of 30 teams overall. The scouts are routinely competing with and against high schools with robotics classes and clubs.
The team that finished 10th overall, made up of Andrew Giacalone, Sam Fiorillo, Nitin Tiruveedi, Vignesh Jangareddi and Abhiram Kollipara, were invited to join a coalition that competed in the elimination portion of the tournament. As part of that coalition, the boys won their quarterfinal and semifinal matches, and competed twice in the finals, falling just short in the end."
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| One Book, One Community 2017 - Vote for your choice now |
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| The Last Bookaneer, by Matthew Pearl |
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| A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay |
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| Hillbilly Elegy: by J.D. Vance |
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| Midnight in Siberia: by David Greene |
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– Thursday night marked Franklin’s gymnastics return for the first time in 15 years. For Franklin, Liz Traphaen scored an 8.1 on vault, 8.0 on bars, 8.8 on beam and 8.8 on floor. KP won the floor 33.1-33.0 but Franklin sophomore Sadie Rondeau had a strong floor routine to keep the Panthers close. Sophomore Mia Lizotte had a terrific night for Franklin, finishing in first in all four events; an 8.9 on vault, 8.4 on bars, 9.1 on beam and 9.1 on floor.
"The school district has identified several capital needs - including science curriculum materials and replacement Chromebook laptops - for the upcoming year, but officials lamented the uncertainty around funding those items.
Administration members briefed the School Committee on the needs at a Tuesday night meeting, saying the list was developed in consultation with principals, the district business office and the town's building department.
Assistant Superintendent Peter Light said the district had created a list: science materials, Chromebooks, staff laptops, replacement interactive SMART boards, improvements to the Davis Thayer Elementary School building and a new cafeteria freezer.
Assistant Superintendent Joyce Edwards said the top priority was the science materials, as they would help the schools meet new state guidelines on instruction in the subject."
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| Asst Superintendent Peter Light opens the discussion on the capital needs |
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| Joyce Edwards, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning discussing the science curriculum requirements |
"Because students quickly alerted authorities, a possible dangerous situation was thwarted at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School this week.
Tri-County officials on Thursday said that though the topic of online threats may have not come up directly in a student's course of studies, they work to create a school culture in which students can talk to teachers and staff about issues that worry them.
"Our administrators and faculty make every effort to create an environment where students feel comfortable reaching out to an adult with any matters of concern," Principal Michael Procaccini said in a statement."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
