Newton North goalie Gabino Talisayon body-surfs atop fans after backstopping his team to a 2-1 win over St. John’s Shrewsbury for the MIAA Division 1 soccer state championship at Worcester State University on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Talisayon was the hero of the 31st seed Tigers’ improbable state title run, stopping eight penalty kicks and surrendering just three goals throughout the tournament.
North Reading girls’ track and field head coach Sotirios Pintzopoulos is on the receiving end of an ice water bath courtesy of his runners after the Hornets girls’ track team won the the MIAA Division 5 Track & Field championships at Bridgewater State University, Sunday, May 26, 2024.
St. Mary’s sixth grader Kaileigh Patterson makes a game-winning one-handed touchdown catch with eight seconds on the clock to beat defending champs Leominster in the championship game of the New England Patriots girls' high school flag football championship at Gillette Stadium, Tuesday June 18, 2024. Patterson and eighth grade quarterback Sophia Lafontant led their team to a 18-13 victory over a group of high school athletes from Leominster. Organizers hope that the growing sport of girls’ flag football will be sanctioned by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Taleah Simmons of the Cowboys youth flag football team, left, eludes Cyniah Barr of the Panthers, who is lunging for her flag, during a Leominster Flag Football league game at Elio Torcoletti Field in Leominster on Monday, October 28, 2024. The alternative to the tackle game is growing in popularity nationwide and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is considering adopting it as an official high school sport in the state.
North Reading girls’ track and field head coach Sotirios Pintzopoulos gets an ice water bath after the Hornets won the the MIAA Division 5 Track & Field championships at Bridgewater State University, Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Acton Boxborough’s Grace Layton, center, with both arms raised, celebrates her game-winning double overtime goal with teammates Skyler Kepner, (15) and Adriana Korbly, right, during a Division 1 girls’s soceer second-round match against King Philip, November 8, 2023. Acton-Boxborough won 3-2 to advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals.
Foxborough quarterback Mike Marcucella (10) jumps into the stands and celebrates with the Warriors fans after the 48-21 Division 5 Super Bowl victory over Hanover at Gillette Stadium, Dec. 1, 2023.
Foxborough football head coach Jack Martinelli, a 42-year veteran on the sidelines, basks in an ice water bath after clinching his 300th career win with a 35-0 shutout over Canton, October 20, 2023.
The Hudson High School softball team waits for teammate Caitlin Cassidy (4) to come in for a landing on home plate after Cassidy's solo home run in the Hawks 14-4 victory over Dracut in the opening round of the Sheryl Jones Tournament at Hudson High School, April 20, 2022.
n a display of sportsmanship, Mascononmet first doubles tennis player Shaylee Moreno, center, reaches out to hug a distraught Westborough first doubles player Diya Bhattacharia, left, after Bhattacharia and doubles partner Anusha Vishal lost a tense back-and-forth three-set battle in the fifth and deciding match at the Division 2 girls state championship at MIT, June 18, 2022
The Barnstable High School girls volleyball team storms the court after sweeping Newton North 3-0 for the Div. 1 state championship at Shrewsbury High School Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.
Burlington wrestler Cameron Soda, front, is flipped upside down by Chelmsford's Evan Kinney during his 113-pound All-State championship match at Methuen High School Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.
Hudson head coach Dan McAnespie jumps for joy, much to the delight of his players, after a win over Oakmont, Oct. 23, 2010.
Framingham State football head coach Tom Kelley gets doused with cold water after his team defeated Salve Regina to clinch the the New England Football Conference championship at Bowditch Field in Framingham, Nov. 10, 2012.
A mud splattered Nicholas Wonjar of Valley Tech lets out a yell after an overtime win over previously undefeated Assabet Valley, Oct. 29, 2011.
High school cross-country skiers approach a turn as the sun sets during the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) first nordic race of the season, Jan. 4, 2022.
Wearing Brazilian flag contact lenses, Brazilian soccer fan Elizangela Santos, of Clinton, Mass., reacts after watching television coverage of Brazil's loss to Belgium in a World Cup soccer quarterfinal, Friday, July 6, 2018, at the Tropical Cafe in Framingham, Mass.
Wearing Brazilian flag contact lenses, Brazilian soccer fan Elizangela Santos, of Clinton, Mass., reacts after watching television coverage of Brazil's loss to Belgium in a World Cup soccer quarterfinal, Friday, July 6, 2018, at the Tropical Cafe in Framingham, Mass.
The Westborough girls volleyball bench mirrors a teammate's pivotal block as assistant coach Steve Aronson uses his phone to record the point during the second set against Algonquin Regional at Westborough High School, April 22, 2021.
Swimmers prepare to dive in the water at the start of the boys division of the Suburban Summer Swim League's annual one-mile race at Dug Pond in Natick, July 29, 2011
Ashland American Legion Post 77 catcher Sean Jewett walks away as dust rises from scoring Shrewsbury runners during Post 77's season-ending loss in the American Legion state tournament at Fino Field in Milford, July 26 2017.
Complying with social distancing protocols, Wellesley swimmer Said Mazaheri carries his mask as he swims to the far side of the pool after finishing a race during a virtual swim meet against Natick at Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley, Jan. 8, 2020.
After shutting out Hudson 28-0, Marlborough players raise their helmets in celebration at the conclusion of the annual Thanksgiving rivalry game, held exactly five months after his past Thanksgiving due to the coronavirus pandemic, at Kelleher Field in Marlborough, Thursday, April 22, 2021.
As the sun sets, Ashland players stand for the national anthem before the Massachusetts Independent Baseball League Final Four playoff game against Medfield at Adams Field in Quincy, Thursday night, August 13, 2020.
Algonquin girls hockey players Melissa Perry, left, and Maggie O'Brien pass the time while waiting to be allowed in a rink at New England Sports Center in Marlborough to play a game against Longmeadow, Jan. 13, 2021. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, players on both teams dressed for the game in the parking lot.
Natick football captain Gus Ramstrom, center, and the rest of the Redhawks celebrate around the Framingham and Natick Lodges of Elks trophy after the Thanksgiving Day victory over Framingham, Nov. 24, 2016.
Westborough players Becky Arena, left, Emma Smallcomb, Mary Kate Lehman and Jackie Latimer are ecstatic after a comeback win over Melrose for the Div. 2 state championship at Worcester State Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.
Wearing masks in the dugout, Franklin's Matt Peterson, right, and teammates watch a pop fly in the first inning against Northborough in a game between teams in the newly formed Massachusetts Independent Baseball League and the Worcester County Baseball League Saturday, July 11, 2020.
In her unicorn pajamas and Minnie Mouse car, Gracie Biando, 1, daughter of Marlborough field hockey head coach Mel Melkonian, joins the players on the practice field during tryouts Tuesday, Sept. 22 2020.
After scoring the match's only goal with less than five minutes on the clock, Algonquin's Gabby Miranda (center) reaches to celebrate with teammates as Framingham goalie Maddie Tessitore, right, reacts during the MIAA Div. 1 Round of 16 tournament at Algonquin Regional in Northborough, Nov. 10, 2022.
Franklin High School fans watch in amazement as Franklin's Jalen Samuels makes a one-handed dunk during the first half of the Div. 1 Central sectional final against Algonquin Regional in Franklin, Massachusetts on Thursday Feb. 28, 2019.
Hopkinton's Josh Fischer (5) lends some support to teammate Ryan Kester as the teammate lines up following a 2-0 loss St. St. Mary's of Lynn in the Div. 2 state championship game at Alumni Field in Lowell, Massachusetts Saturday, June 22, 2019.
Millis guard Meaghan Hourigan (10) goes all out for a loose ball in front of Cathedral's Amani Boston as she falls over Cathedral's Taliyah Countrymon during the fourth quarter of the Div. 4 state final against on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Springfield College.
After a coin toss, the Franklin High School football captains, bottom, and Milford captains join their respective teams as the first football game of the high school season gets underway in Franklin, Massachusetts, Thursday night, September 5, 2019.
Concord-Carlisle goalie Julia Clarke kicks up her heels as she celebrates a teammate's goal during the first half against Wayland at Wayland High School Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.