Sports

The early report card on this year’s Boston Red Sox baseball team has been spotty. Off to an 8-win-10-loss start, this edition of Sox baseball is not drawing any raves from their faithful fandom.

The real National Basketball Association season is now underway. Following the play-in session, which will produce the bottom two positions in the NBA playoff structure, the league will begin its journey to crown a new champion.

In what can only be described as a stunning turnaround, the Houston Cougars were within 14 seconds of tying and possibly winning the NCAA basketball championship over the Florida Gators.

On Sunday, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 82-59, in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament, securing their 12th national championship under Coach Geno Auriemma.

Gabby Anderson, a Harvard University junior and member of the university’s women’s basketball program, is dynamic on and off the court. The Columbus, Ohio native and IMG Academy graduate has spent her time in Cambridge making her mark and growing her brand.

As you enjoy the excitement, athleticism and aesthetic grace and beauty of this year’s NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball March Madness event, take a moment to look back at history to see how this all came into being.   

The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center will turn 30 this year. Many events are in the works for the celebration year, including one this Saturday, April 5, at 8 a.m., with the day of registration opening at 7 a.m.

Every year, when the calendars flip to March, millions of sports fans around the world begin their research in preparation for what they hope will be a perfect bracket as 64 teams embark on a journey to wear the crown as this year’s NCAA national basketball champion. 

As we approach the final days of March and celebrate National Women’s Month, it’s time to honor a group of local women making a difference in the lives of young people at the BASE.

Upon learning that the Lady Crimson of Harvard had won their first Ivy League Tournament basketball title in school history, my thoughts shifted back to an exclusive interview with team star Harmoni Turner for the Nov. 21 edition of the Bay State Banner.

One day, someone will write a book about the extraordinary life of Baileigh Sinamin-Daniel, the 22-year-old, 5’7”, one-armed junior guard for Leslie University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

For the third straight year and seventh time in the last nine years, the young ladies of Cathedral High School have been crowned the Division 4 champions of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).