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
When it comes to City League indoor track and field, TechBoston Academy in Dorchester isn’t among the usual names at the top of the leaderboard. But last Tuesday (Feb. 9), the boys’ team turned heads when they took second place in the ultra-competitive City Championship Meet at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center. It was even more impressive for the fact that over the last