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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Nov. 15-16)

    November 15, 2019 by

    We’re getting down to the nitty gritty … state finals have been set for Saturday in field hockey and volleyball, and the soccer tournaments have been whittled down to the sectional finalists (or champions already in Central Mass.). Meanwhile, Friday kicks off the home stretch of sorts for the sectional football brackets, with 26 championship… Read more

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    Final drive to State Vocational Playoffs

    November 15, 2019 by

    The football playoffs continue across Massachusetts, so there haven’t been many changes the last week or so to our Football Ratings spreadsheet. We say “many” instead of “any”. You may have previously noticed one tab buried at the end of the menu for much of the season, but moved to the beginning for this week.… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Monday, Nov. 11)

    November 11, 2019 by

    The schedules have been set for the state semifinals in field hockey and volleyball, and for the sectional finals in football. Meanwhile, it’s also a big week on the soccer fields as those bracket whittle down closer to the title games in each section and division. Here is the current schedule with results: FOOTBALL DIVISION… Read more

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    MIAA tournament weekend scoreboard (Nov. 9-10)

    November 9, 2019 by

    Sectional final Saturday is here … at least for field hockey and volleyball brackets across Massachusetts. And of course, there still are plenty of big sectional semifinal football games on the slate, and the soccer tournaments continue to progress. Here is the current schedule with results: FOOTBALL DIVISION 1 NORTH Semifinal – Friday St. John’s Prep… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Friday, Nov. 8)

    November 8, 2019 by

    It’s a Friday in November … we are a day away from sectional finals in field hockey and volleyball, and while soccer tournaments continue across the state, it’s time to turn attention back to the MIAA football playoffs. The Eastern Mass. sections got down to their “final four” last weekend, and now four teams in… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Thursday, Nov. 7)

    November 7, 2019 by

    With bad weather expected to move in later Thursday afternoon and evening, the schedule of events for MIAA tournaments across the state is in flux. Some soccer games already have been postponed and/or rescheduled, while it’s possible others on the slate will be affected. Here is the current schedule with results … check back frequently… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Wednesday, Nov. 6)

    November 6, 2019 by

    We’re getting a bit closer to the finish line in field hockey and volleyball, which will have sectional finals across the state this weekend. But the soccer tournaments still have a ways to go, so there is plenty of action Wednesday. Here is the updated schedule with results: FIELD HOCKEY DIVISION 1 NORTH Semifinals –… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Tuesday, Nov. 5)

    November 5, 2019 by

    A bit of a gray fall Tuesday outside and, of course, now the sun sets much earlier. But that isn’t stopping another day of MIAA tournament action across the state. Here is the current schedule and results: FIELD HOCKEY DIVISION 1 NORTH Semifinals – Monday (at Reading HS) Acton-Boxboro 6, Chelmsford 2 Andover 1, Natick… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Monday, Nov. 4)

    November 4, 2019 by

    The first full week of tournament action is complete, and while field hockey and volleyball are quite a ways along in their brackets, the action is just starting to heat up on the soccer fields. Regardless, Monday will be a busy day of tournament action in all sports and divisions across the state. Here is… Read more

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    Central, West football tournament pairings

    November 3, 2019 by

    Eastern Mass. started in with the fun last week, and now the football regular season is complete in Central and West and tournament pairings are being finalized by the MIAA. Here is a look at the final four teams in each of those 10 brackets (six in Central, four in West): DIVISION 3 CENTRAL Semifinals… Read more

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    Weekend MIAA tournament scoreboard (Nov. 2-3)

    November 2, 2019 by

    It’s a beautiful fall day outside, and MIAA tournament play continues in Eastern Mass. football, as well as field hockey and volleyball across the state. Here is the current scoreboard of past results and the upcoming schedule, which will be updated with scores as games go final: FOOTBALL DIVISION 1 NORTH Quarterfinals – Friday Everett… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Friday, Nov. 1)

    November 1, 2019 by

    The field hockey and volleyball playoffs continue, but it’s also a big weekend on the local gridirons as the MIAA football playoffs kick off throughout Eastern Mass. Here is the current scoreboard of past results and the upcoming schedule, which will be updated with scores as games go final: FOOTBALL DIVISION 1 NORTH Quarterfinals –… Read more

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    MIAA soccer tournament pairings 2019

    November 1, 2019 by

    A huge day at the MIAA headquarters in Franklin, as the pairings for the 2019 tournaments for boys and girls soccer and unveiled. There are a total of 28 brackets … 14 each on the boys and girls sides, with four divisions for both in North and South and three more each in Central and… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Thursday, Oct. 31)

    October 31, 2019 by

    Happy Halloween! If you’re not out trick-or-treating with the kids, Thursday is another good day to check out MIAA tournament action across the state. Field hockey might need to dodge some rain drops, but the gymnasium roofs will be overhead as the volleyball tournament gets under way. Here is the current scoreboard of past results… Read more

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    MIAA tournament scoreboard (Wednesday, Oct. 30)

    October 30, 2019 by

    The 2019 MIAA fall tournament season begins Wednesday with field hockey games throughout the North, South, Central and West regions. Here is the schedule of games, which will be updated with results as they come in: FIELD HOCKEY DIVISION 1 NORTH First round – Wednesday Acton-Boxboro 5, Newton North 0 Central Catholic 2, Methuen 1… Read more

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    MIAA girls volleyball pairings 2019

    October 29, 2019 by

    As we’ve hit the final week of October, that means tournaments are just ahead, and tournament pairings are the frequent topic of the day. For Tuesday, it’s the MIAA girls volleyball tournament brackets and matchups. Here are the pairings and schedules for each of the 12 regions across the state: DIVISION 1 NORTH SEEDS: 1.… Read more

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    MIAA field hockey tournament pairings 2019

    October 28, 2019 by

    Here are the pairings for the MIAA field hockey tournament pairings for the 2019 tournament, as unveiled Monday: DIVISION 1 NORTH SEEDS: 1. Acton-Boxboro (18-0-0); 2. Masconomet (16-0-2); 3. Lexington (15-2-1); 4. Belmont (13-2-1); 5. Revere (12-2-2); 6. Andover (12-2-4); 7. Winchester (14-4-0); 8. Methuen (12-3-3); 9. Central Catholic (11-3-4); 10. Natick (10-5-2); 11. Concord-Carlisle… Read more

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    Eastern Mass. football tournament pairings

    October 27, 2019 by

    FRANKLIN — Here are the official pairings for the 2019 Eastern Mass. football tournaments, as unveiled Sunday morning at the MIAA headquarters. The top eight teams in each of the eight divisions in North and South qualified based on the MIAA’s ratings formula. DIVISION 1 NORTH 8. Lexington (2-5) at 1. Central Catholic (6-1) …… Read more

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    Week 7 football: Two (or three) weeks to go

    October 17, 2019 by

    The finish line is in sight … at least in Eastern Mass., where there are only two weeks remaining to set the 2019 playoff field. Central and Western Mass. extend into the first weekend in November, but the postseason is just around the corner. Week 7 kicks off with three games scheduled for Thursday, although… Read more

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    A fond farewell to the Boston Herald

    October 11, 2019 by

    The date was Aug. 2, 1998 when the kid from the small town in central Massachusetts, a graduate several years earlier of the University of Massachusetts, walked into the old Boston Herald building on Harrison Avenue for his first shift as a copy editor in the sports department. Already nearly a decade into a career… Read more

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    Week 6 football: Long weekend begins early

    October 10, 2019 by

    Columbus Day, the second Monday in October on the calendar, is as late as it can be in 2019. As Massachusetts high school football reaches the annual holiday weekend, Week 6 is a reminder that the end of the regular season is not too far off in the distance. Three games are on tap for… Read more

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    Mass. State Hockey Coaches Association Annual Clinic

    October 7, 2019 by

    The Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association will host its annual Coaches Clinic on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Boston University. Anyone attending the clinic must be a member of the association, and on-site registration is available before the clinic, beginning at 11 a.m. at the side door to Walter Brown Arena (285 Babcock St.). The clinic… Read more

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    Week 5: Turning the page to October

    October 4, 2019 by

    The leaves are starting to change, and there is a chill in the air for much of the day and night. Finally it is starting to feel like football season, but the reality is we have officially passed the halfway point in Eastern Mass. We mentioned last week was the “hump” for teams that had… Read more

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    Week 4 schedule posted

    September 27, 2019 by

    Hard to believe, but for teams in Eastern Mass. that haven’t taken their bye week, this is officially “the hump” in the regular-season schedule. There still is a lot of football to be played, but the playoff picture gets more and more clear with each passing week. One game already is in the books from… Read more

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    Week 3 schedule posted

    September 20, 2019 by

    Two weeks of games are in the books but, because of the unusual calendar this season, many teams have taken advantage of the “bye” week and have played only one game. We get into a bit more of a regular routine for this Week 3, with 84 games featuring Eastern Mass. teams, 26 in Central… Read more

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    Week 2 football, plus Vocational ratings

    September 13, 2019 by

    Week 2 of high school football in Massachusetts already is under way, with one game in the book from Thursday night. As always, we dive right into a full schedule of games for a Football Friday, with the rest of the slate scheduled for Saturday. Be sure to click on the FOOTBALL or FOOTBALL RATINGS… Read more

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    Welcome to In the Slot Sports

    September 4, 2019 by

    Welcome to In the Slot Sports … the new central gathering place for ratings, records and other news from Massachusetts high school hockey, football and other sports. Most of the site features you will find here already have been shared and visibly public over the years. Whether it is high school hockey schedules and results,… Read more

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