Monday, May 21, 2012
Parents: You can post Little League photos, send in game highlights, and write about and discuss the 2012 season on Somerville Patch. Read below.
Above are the current standings in Somerville Little League from somervillelittleleague.org. Parents: If you want to get coverage of your Little Leaguer's team on Somerville Patch, there are a bunch of options. Photos and video If you've got game photos or videos, click "Upload Photos and Videos" under the photo thumbnails. Once a week, we'll highlight them on the site. Publicize games Want to let friends in the community know they can come out to the ballpark and cheer on the team? Post games here. Announce accomplishments Did someone hit a home run, steal a base or make a great catch? Or do you just want announce something about a player or a game? Do so here. Write updates Maybe you want to post occasional updates about your Little …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The team's roster includes Olympic gold medalists and national team players with World Cup experience.
The Boston Breakers, one of the top women's soccer teams in the country, will play their first home game at Somerville's Dilboy Stadium Friday night to a sellout crowd. The team's roster includes players who have won Olympic Gold medals and played in World Cups with the United States National Team. Kristine Lilly, a former Breakers player and currently an assistant coach, has more caps with the U.S. National Team than any other player in U.S. soccer history—men or women. The team has players from Australia's national team, also with World Cup experience, and it's filled with up-and-coming stars who've played with the U.S. Under-23 National Team and at top college programs. The Breakers cwill play their home games at Dilboy this year, …
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The 5K road race begins at 9:45 a.m., and race-day registration is available.
The 10th annual M.O.M.'s Run and Walk for Cancer takes place Sunday morning, and it will be followed by a party held in the back room and parking lot of The Burren featuring food from Redbones and drinks from Harpoon. The run and walk benefits cancer research at Dana Farber. You can learn more by visiting the M.O.M's Run website. Race-day registration is available, according to the event listing. Learn more here.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Massachusetts State Track Coaches’ Association (MSTCA) Outdoor Track & Field Invitational will take place at Dilboy Stadium.
Note: The following is from the city of Somerville: The 38th Annual Boys’ and 36th Annual Girls’ Massachusetts State Track Coaches’ Association (MSTCA) Outdoor Track & Field Invitational will be held at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville on Saturday, May 12th. The field events will start at 9:30AM and running events will begin at 10:00AM. The Meet will attract over 2,000 student athletes and spectators from all over Massachusetts to Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium, considered one of the premier track and field venues in the State. Dilboy Stadium is also currently home to the Boston Militia, Boston’s professional women’s football team, and the Boston Breakers, Boston’s professional women’s soccer team. The MSTCA Meet is sponsored by Somerville …
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Patriots linebacker and the Tufts University football team staged a simulated "draft day" for 8-year-old Riley Roman, who's undergone major brain surgery to treat a tumor.
New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovitch visited Tufts University's Somerville campus Wednesday to help stage a special event for an 8-year-old boy whose life has been turned upside down by a brain tumor. Riley Roman, from South Hadley, was recently diognosed with a rare primitive neuroectodermal tumor, known as a PNET, which can spread quickly. The boy has undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy at Children's Hospital Boston, and due to the severity of his treatment he's living at the Ronald McDonald House. Ninkovitch became friends with Riley during a visit to the hospital, and the two have remained in touch. Ninkovitch attended Riley's eighth birthday party, according Samantha and Amy McCarthy, Riley's aunts, and the…
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Monday, April 30, 2012
The women's tackle football team moves into a bye week having dominated the first part of the season.
The Boston Militia, a national-championship women's tackle football team that plays home games in Somerville, defeated the Keystone Assault 31-0 Saturday. The Assault are from Dillsburg, Penn., outside Harrisburg. In defeating the Assault, the Boston Militia improved their record to 3-0 as they go into a bye week. Of the five games left in the season, two are against teams the Militia have already defeated: The New York Sharks (whom the Militia beat 64-6 in the opening game of the season) and The Philadelphia Liberty Belles (whom the Militia beat 59-0 on April 21). The Militia have won two straight national championships in the Women's Football Alliance, and the table is set for them to make it a three-peat. The Militia's next home game is…
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John Alan Roderick received the 2012 Coach's Award; Little Leaguers and tee-ballers marched in a parade.
Somerville Little League celebrated it's 60th year with opening day ceremonies held Saturday. To celebrate the occasion, Little League and tee-ball players marched from Somerville High School to Conway Park on Somerville Avenue, as they do every year to commemorate the beginning of the season. This year, the league gave the 2012 Coach's Award to John Alan Roderick, who's coached Somerville Little League for 19 years. "It was a surprise," said, Roderick, explaining he didn't know he was going to receive the award. Giving an impromptu speech at the cerebration, he told parents that Little League engages children during an important period of their development and that "you will look back at this time when you get older with tremendous …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The two-time national champions of women's football are off to a fast start at the beginning of 2012.
The Boston Militia, who play home games at Somerville's Dilboy Stadium, defeated the Philadelphia Libery Belles 59-0 Saturday, accorting to tweets from the Boston Militia and @backseatcoach, a women's football fan who follows the team. The Boston Militia are two-time consecutive champions of the Women's Football Alliance, and they're already off to a strong start in the 2012 season. According to the team's website, the defending national champs defeated the New York Sharks 64-6 in the first game of the season, held April 14. With eight games scheduled for the regular season and dominating performances in the first two games, it seems the Militia, owned by Boston-area car dealer Ernie Boch, Jr., are poised to make strong showing in the 2012…
Monday, April 16, 2012
David Bedoya, an elite runner who originally comes from Spain, finished 21st overall, and Kate Hails finished 40 on the list of female runners.
Somerville had a pretty good day at the Boston Marathon. Six Somerville runners finished in under three hours, and one, David Bedoya, finished in 21st place overall (19th in the men's race), according to the Boston Athletic Association website. On the women's side, Kate Hails finished in 40th place. Top-finishing Somerville runners include: Top female runners from Somerville include:
There are 164 Somerville residents registered for the 2012 Boston Marathon. Here's a list.
Somerville is fielding over 150 runners in Monday's Boston Marathon—164 to be exact, according to the Boston Marathon website. Many are running to support of worthy causes. Learn about some of them here. Here are three profiles of runners: Below is a list of list of Somerville's 2012 Boston Marathon runners, from the Boston Marathon website: 2464
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Congratulations John Roderick.............recognition well deserved........... Joe Lynch Magoun Square Neighborhood Association more ›