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USTA offers exciting tennis opportunity
High-school aged basketball players gravitate toward AAU leagues in the offseason.Hockey players skate in Junior Leagues.Baseball stars have plenty of → Read More
USTA offers exciting tennis opportunity
High-school aged basketball players gravitate toward AAU leagues in the offseason.Hockey players skate in Junior Leagues.Baseball stars have plenty of → Read More
CYC basketball tourney ready for fourth event
When Burlington resident Derek DeAntonis and three friends decided to start a charity basketball tournament in 2015, the group wasn’t exactly sure what the future held for the event, but the men probably didn’t envision a moment like the one that unfolded in 2017 either.That year, a group of DeAntonis’ friends from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst played for their classmate, Nick… → Read More
Arlington High Soccer: Girls qualify for playoffs
The Arlington High girls soccer team qualified for the state tournament last week with a pair of victories.AHS needed just one point to reach the playoffs → Read More
Arlington High boys soccer tops Belmont, improves to 6-2-1
The Arlington High boys soccer team played in front of a packed house at Belmont High on Saturday as Belmont hosted its annual Soccer Night.A doubleheader → Read More
Woburn High football edges Arlington in thriller
On a night when 55 points were scored, it was a defensive play that ended up making the difference.After the Arlington High football team scored a touchdown on a 4-yard pass from senior quarterback Adam Bowler to senior receiver Peter Roche with just 41 seconds to play, cutting Woburn’s lead to 28-27, AHS decided to go for a two-point conversion instead of a game-tying extra point.On the… → Read More
Arlington High football falls to Winchester
When one team’s game plan goes smoothly and another’s doesn’t, Friday night at Arlington High School happens.The visiting Winchester High football team clicked on all cylinders at Arlington’s Pierce Field, scoring on four of its five first-half possessions on the way to a 41-15 victory in a big Middlesex League Liberty Division contest.The Sachems scored on two of their three second-half drives… → Read More
Arlington High football falls to Stoneham
Admittedly, the season-opening 37-0 shellacking of Cambridge by the Arlington High football team didn’t exactly shed too much light on the Spy → Read More
Arlington flavor at HNIB tourneys
Several Arlington residents skated in the annual Hockey Night in Boston Boys and Girls Major showcases recently.Four girls played including Katie Ryan on → Read More
Vieira named Arlington High's new athletic director
Stanley Vieira has been hired as the new athletic director at Arlington High School. An interview committee comprising parents, teachers, coaches, students, and administrators conducted interviews over two long days with a strong field of candidates."The lead candidates were further screened and three candidates were sent forward to a community forum," Dr. Matthew Janger said in a release to… → Read More
Arlington High softball team's season ends in North quarterfinals
Here’s the kind of day it was for the Arlington High softball team on Tuesday. With one out in the sixth inning of the Div. 1 North quarterfinals → Read More
Arlington High softball rallies for dramatic playoff win
The Arlington High softball team can hit.Hitting is such a part of the game plan for the Spy Ponders that coach Matt O’Loughlin uses Holly Russell, one of the area’s most powerful bats, in the leadoff spot. The No. 1 hitter in the lineup is usually reserved the speedy, table-setter types.Not in Arlington, not now.Arlington’s potent bats made the difference on Saturday as AHS opened play in the… → Read More
Arlington High boys tennis tops Somerville in tourney opener
The Arlington High boys tennis team started its state tournament in impressive fashion with a 4-1 win against Somerville in the first round.The win advances the Spy Ponders into the Div. 2 North quarterfinals on Friday in Wayland. Third-seeded Wayland (15-2) beat Beverly by a 5-0 score in its first-round match.Arlington (13-8 overall) won both doubles matches and at second and third singles in… → Read More
Arlington High's Oosting wins mile and two mile at all-state track meet
The Arlington High track and field teams competed at the Div. 2 state finals last weekend and had some exciting results.The Spy Ponder girls had two participants in the Div. 2 state pentathlon last Thursday in New Bedford.Senior Ava Montesi and Helena Ritzkowski finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in the five-event competition.In the 800-meter run, Montesi finished third and Ritzkowski… → Read More
Arlington High softball finishes strong, Demaree gets hit No. 100
It was a game that featured a state-tournament atmosphere, state-tournament caliber pitching, superb defense and a little bit of a milestone too.In the → Read More
Arlington High volleyball celebrates seniors with victory
The Arlington High boys volleyball team recently wrapped up its spring season.The Spy Ponders had a difficult season in regards to dealing with injuries → Read More
Arlington High boys tennis finishes with a pair of victories
The Arlington High boys tennis team finished its regular season with a 12-8 record after wins over Somerville and Belmont to conclude the campaign.AHS → Read More
Arlington High softball moves record to 15-3
The Arlington High softball team improved its record to 15-3 overall with recent wins over Lexington, Winchester, Belmont and Haverhill and a loss to Arlington.With two games remaining, Arlington sits in first place in the Middlesex League’s Liberty Division but needs to beat Winchester on Tuesday to win the championship.AHS concludes the regular season Wednesday at home against Billerica… → Read More
Arlington High softball improves to 10-1
The Arlington High softball team improved its record to 10-1 on the year with a 9-3 win over Reading on Wednesday.The game was tight for most of the day → Read More
Arlington High boys tennis one victory away from state tournament
The Arlington High boys tennis team improved to 9-4 overall on Wednesday with a 5-0 sweep against Woburn.AHS didn’t drop a set against the Tanners. → Read More