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Brighton's Delmace Mayo awaits the starting gun in the boys' wheelchair 1-mile, in which he would clock a time of 4:10.54, breaking his own meet record at the New Balance Nationals held at the Track at New Balance in Brighton on March 16, 2025.
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Algonquin Regional assistant coach Molly Callaghan gets pushed into the pool after a double win at Boroughs YMCA in Westborough on Jan. 5, 2025. The Algonquin girls beat Westborough, 92-76, while the boys' team won, 92-77.
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Concord-Carlisle senior Cathy Weng gets emotional during junior speeches as part of Senior Night festivities at The Beede Center in Concord on Jan. 22, 2025.
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Somerset Berkley's Julia Colbert sings the national anthem prior to the Division 2 boys' basketball final between her team and Malden Catholic at Tsongas Center in Lowell on March 16, 2025. Somerset Berkley won, 65-44, for its first championship in 71 years.
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Quincy Wilson, a junior at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., and already an Olympic gold medalist, takes a breather while watching the final of the girls' 400 at the New Balance Nationals held at the Track at New Balance in Brighton on March 15, 2025.
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Lisa Raye of West Warwick, R.I., takes a moment of reflection at the starting blocks of the 200 final at the New Balance Nationals held at the Track at New Balance in Brighton on March 16, 2025. Raye, a junior, finished second in 23.0 seconds, but later in the day won the 60-meter sprint in 7.30 seconds.
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Junior Isabella Feliciano leads the Westford Academy cheer team during halftime of the girls' basketball team's 47-40 victory over visiting Chelmsford in the MIAA Division 1 state tournament on Feb. 28, 2025.
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The referee and the crowd at Somerset Berkley Regional anticipate a 3-point shot from Colton Pacheco during an MIAA Division 2 boys' basketball tournament game on Feb. 28, 2025. The host Raiders defeated Minnechaug Regional, 84-58, to advance.
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Santa Claus and some of his his elves took some time to join the Westwood fans during the boys' basketball team's 64-60 victory over visiting Archbishop Williams on Dec. 23, 2024.
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During warmups, Algonquin Regional sophomore Jonathan Ribeiro (top) and freshman Bhavana Heggadahalli swim the backstroke before a dual meet with Shrewsbury on Jan. 2, 2025, at Clark University. The Algonquin girls' team won, 96-76, while the boys' team won, 101-72.
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Junior Nick Degennaro shows his form in the boys' 100-yard butterfly, winning the race in 58.76 seconds. Degennaro helped Lynnfield/Wakefield defeat North Reading/Wilmington, 95-67, on Dec. 29, 2024, at the Torigian Family YMCA in Peabody.
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Wayland's Peter Morris swims the butterfly stroke during a meet against Holliston on Senior Night on Jan. 24, 2025, at the Wayland Community Pool.
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The St. Sebastian's section gets in the spirt as the boys' basketball team huddles prior to its game with visiting Taft on Dec. 19, 2024.
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The Saint John's (Shrewsbury) student section watches in disbelief as its team heads to overtime in its MIAA Division 1 boys' hockey quarterfinal at Chelmsford Forum on March 6, 2025. The Pioneers ended up advancing with a 4-3 win over Winchester.
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Northampton High student Catherine Peters plays the national anthem on her saxophone before the girls' basketball team played host to Minnechaug Regional on Jan. 3, 2025.
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The Norwell High School dance team performs at its first-ever halftime show during the boys' basketball team's win over visiting Rockland on Jan. 3, 2025.
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The newly formed Lynnfield/North Reading co-op dance program performs for the first time during halftime of the boys' basketball game against Shawsheen on Jan. 26, 2025, at Lynnfield High School.
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The Framingham High School cheerleaders make some noise as the boys' team finishes off visiting Natick, 49-45, on Jan. 31, 2025.
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Members of the Lynnfield girls' basketball team, after enduring a tough home loss to North Reading, show their support for their male counterparts during their 58-47 triumph against North Reading on Jan. 3, 2025.
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Nick Iozza was cheered on by a group of senior boys, who wore shirts that spelled out his nickname, during Stoneham's 4-0 victory over Sandwich in the MIAA Division 4 state tournament at Stoneham Arena on Feb. 27, 2025.
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Marlborough's Randy Mejia-Marin finds himself upside down during his 132-pound match with Algonquin's Adam DeAngelis during a dual meet Dec. 18, 2024, in Northborough.
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Woburn junior Jimmy Delorfano looks at the referee to make a call in an 8-3 win over Bridgewater-Raynham's Cameron Abrahams in a 157-pound match during the Woburn Wrestling Invitational on Jan. 18, 2025.
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Beverly senior Tristan Gold gets tossed during a dual meet with visiting Salem High on Dec. 18, 2024.
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Lynnfield/North Reading senior captain James Fodera is in control of Danvers's Michael Burke, ending their 190-pound match within 31 seconds of the first period to help Lynnfield/North Reading to a 54-15 meet win Jan. 3, 2025.
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Wayland's Jojo Cavallo moves on top of Lincoln-Sudbury's Ryan Centauro before getting the pin at 1:22 of their 157-pound match during the Holiday Tournament at Wayland High School on Dec. 21, 2024.
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Wayland's Damian Sdoia pushes his opponent's head down during the Wayland Holiday Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 21, 2024. Sdoia finished fifth overall in the 113-pound weight class.
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Senior captain Marco Albanese points to the camera while embracing legendary coach Larry Tremblay after his win to aid Melrose to a 50-24 win over visiting Wakefield at the seventh annual Brawl in the Hall on Feb. 11, 2025, at Memorial Hall in Melrose.
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Manny Mengata poses with Tewksbury wrestling coach Steve Kasprzak after posting his 100th career win during a meet against visiting Shawsheen Tech on Jan.17, 2025.
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Melrose fans wear classmate Griffin Brady's alternate jerseys to cheer him on during a 4-1 victory on Jan. 8, 2025, at Kasabuski Arena in Saugus.
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Groton-Dunstable senior captain Jackson Fraser races to the finish line during the MIAA alpine ski championships at Berkshire East in Charlemont, Mass., on Feb. 25, 2025,
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Northampton senior Giselle Ohm races toward the finish line at Berkshire East Ski resort on January 14, 2025.
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South Hadley's student section interacts during a break in the boys' basketball team's 51-47 victory over visiting Northampton on Jan. 10, 2025.
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Greta Hammer of Needham won the girls' 2 mile in a personal-best time of 10:21.48 at the MIAA Meet of Champions on Feb. 22, 2025, at Reggie Lewis Center.
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Lexington's Owen Kuder (right) and Gabriel Ostrower sprint the last lap of the boys' 1-mile race at the Middlesex League Championships at the Track at New Balance on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Burlington's Nicholas Abbott explodes out of the start during the 4x200 relay, which the Red Devils won in 1:36.55 in a meet with Wakefield on Jan. 7, 2025, at Boston University Track Center.
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Ipswich's Ange Tshimbabme (left) and teammate Joe Wertz (center) battle Amesbury's Benjamin Wood in a heat of the boys' 55-meter hurdles during a Cape Ann League meet at New Balance Track on Dec. 14, 2024.
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Andrew Heroux of Somerset Berkley starts his approach for the high jump during the Division 3 state relays at Reggie Lewis Center on Jan. 18, 2025.
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Emmanuella Edozien, a junior from Natick, prepares for a semifinal heat of the girls' 60-meter hurdles at the New Balance Nationals held at the Track at New Balance in Brighton on March 15, 2025.
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From left, Massachusetts runners Greg McGrath (BC High), Matthew Giardina (Tyngsborough/Bishop Guertin. N.H.), and Nate Assa (Marblehead) line up at the start for the boys' 5,000 meter seeded final at the New Balance Nationals held at the Track at New Balance in Brighton on March 13, 2025. Assa finished sixth (14:32.4), Giardina seventh (14:38.5), and McGrath 13th (15:09.18).
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Quincy Wilson, only 17 and already an Olympic gold medalist, is all smiles after the boys' 400 meters at the New Balance Nationals held at the Track at New Balance in Brighton on March 15, 2025. Wilson, who attends the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., bettered his own meet record, finishing in 45.71 seconds.
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The Melrose girls' 4x400 meter relay team of (left to right) Cadence L'Heureux, Emma Drago, Nora McCormack, and Ella Yorkey pose after placing fourth at the Middlesex League Championships on Feb. 4, 2025, at the New Balance Track in Brighton.
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The Concord-Carlisle student section goes wild after seniors Quinn Colleran and Aaron Joncas executed an alley-oop dunk during a 60-44 win over visiting Wayland on Jan. 31, 2025.
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Senior Gabriela Millett begins her beam routine during Bishop Fenwick's 130.45 -111.15 win against Ipswich/Gloucester on Feb. 2, 2025, at Legends Gymnastics in North Andover.
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A fan gets a patriotic touch up in the Melrose student section where the theme was "USA" during the MIAA Division 3 boys' hockey quarterfinals on March 6, 2025.
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