When the Reggie Lewis Center was built officials said there was an understanding that it would benefit the community of Boston first. But practice times for BPS student athletes has evaporated as demand for meet times by suburban schools has increased as participation in track has tripled with no accompanying growth in facilities statewide.
Dorchester’s TechBoston Academy indoor track team began rigorous practices last week, but the athletes won’t set foot on a real track until their first winter meet, this despite the existence of a world-class indoor track in the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury that is supposed to have practice periods set aside for Boston Public School (BPS) student-athletes that are not
Success has followed Skyler Irving at all levels of hockey
Jay N. Miller
Correspondent
KINGSTON - Winning seems to follow Skyler Irving everywhere she travels. That s another way of saying hockey teams with the Kingston resident playing on them tend to have an inordinate amount of success.
That s one of the reasons she was able to commit to an athletic scholarship to play for Northeastern University shortly after her freshman year of high school. Beginning her college career this fall, Irving is looking forward to being part of the Northeastern team that will serve as Team USA in an international tournament at Lucerne, Switzerland in October.