BaseballTown: Braintree, Mass.
In a career of wins, Joe Vanelli remembers one loss well. It was the summer of 2011, and he was playing on a good Braintree…
BaseballTown
BaseballTown: Westport, Conn., prospers with Staples' success
When Jack McFarland took over the baseball program at Staples High School in 2005, he prioritized his list of challenges. First, he faced the fact…Read More
Wellesley, Mass.
It’s been quite a decade on the diamonds in town — and beyond. One year after making an improbable run to its first Massachusetts Division…
Cumberland, R.I.
In Cumberland, R.I., the two ends of the baseball spectrum are the most visible ones, at least recently. In 2014, a whole nation watched the…
Holyoke, Mass.
The time-tested adage that pitching wins championships was proven again in 1985, when Holyoke High School rode its quality arms to the program’s fourth Massachusetts…
Greenfield, Mass
The Los Angeles Dodgers got back to the World Series last year for the first time in 29 years, behind a cast of players recognizable…
Groton, Mass.
Shortly after he took over as head coach at Groton-Dunstable High School in 2006, Matt LeBlanc joined with volunteers such as Dave Ierardi to organize…
