Somerville high football loses final home game
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The Somerville High School Highlanders lost their final home game to the Bedford High School Buccaneers last Friday with a score of 39-21. — Photos by Adam Parise

By Adam Parise

After losing in the first round of the playoffs vs. Pentucket Regional with a score of 34-0, the Somerville Highlanders Varsity Football team played a constellation match back home at Dilboy Stadium last Friday, November 8.

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Home team collects second win
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The SHS Highlanders improved to 2–6 with a victory over the Medford Mustangs last Friday night.

By Adam Parise

The Somerville High School Highlanders won last week’s football conference game vs. the Medford Mustangs with a final score of 21-16. The game was played last Friday, October 25 at Hormel Stadium.

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SHS Football loses one to Everett
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Everett High School’s Crimson Tide rolled over the SHS Highlanders last Friday in 50-7 point rout. — Photos by Adam Parise

By Adam Parise

Your Somerville Highlanders were back in action last Friday evening, October 18, 2019 as they played one of the best teams in the MIAA, the Everett Crimson Tide. The game was played at Everett Memorial Stadium with kickoff at 5:00 p.m. Somerville dropped a heartbreaker to Everett with a final score of 50-7. The team’s only touchdown was scored by Quarterback Louis Montina, which came in the first quarter.

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Somerville resident assists in Women’s National Football Championship win
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Somerville’s Vanessa Goh #26 kicks off for the winning games against the Cali War on July 13 in the Women’s Football Alliance National Championship held on Golden, CO.

Somerville resident Vanessa Goh has recently won the Women’s Football Alliance National Championship with her team the Boston Renegades. Born in Davis, CA with a B.S. in Environmental Science from UCLA, Vanessa is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Sustainability at Harvard University Extension School.

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Lady Wizards face-off Friday night
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(L to R) Noor Saadan, Carrie Bell, and Sophia Beckmann. — Photos by Correen Demers.

By Katie Harris

This Friday, March 8, at 6:30 pm, the girls’ basketball state tournament championship game in the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Association (MCSAO) will be played at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

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Prospect Hill Academy undefeated entering upcoming tournament
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Your Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) North Division Champion and MCSAO State Tournament Champion Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards.

By Katie Harris

The Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards, with a final record of 17-1, finished the high school girls’ basketball season last year as the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) North Division Champions and as the MCSAO State Tournament Champions.

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SHS Girls Basketball Senior Night
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The Somerville High School Girls Basketball Senior Night was held last Friday at their home game against Salem. Somerville won the game 45 to 36. Congratulations to seniors Gurpreet Kaur, Kaitlyn Seeley, Kiara Pontes, Megan Barnes, Tayla Casey and Karla Salmeron. We wish them the best.

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Help Us Rise Up!
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Somerville Pop Warner Football is looking for support from the community through AmberRose Osiris’s GoFundMe campaign.

This is an all-volunteer run organization that supports children in our community by providing them with an opportunity to join organized sports. While costs have been steadily rising they support the children in our community, 2/3 of which receive free or reduced lunch, by keeping their fees low and offering scholarships to those who simply cannot pay but have a passion to play.

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District Attorney Ryan teaches Somerville YMCA campers about summer safety
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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan offered valuable safety tips to Somerville YMCA campers this summer.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan recently visited campers at the Somerville YMCA to teach them about how they can keep themselves and others safe this summer. District Attorney Ryan was joined by Chief of the Somerville Fire Department Charles Breen.

District Attorney Ryan spoke to campers about water, car, window, bike and fireworks safety; highlighting important tips for children including: never swim alone, call 9-1-1 or notify an adult if you see a child alone in a car, never play near open windows, always wear a bike helmet, and never play with fireworks or sparklers. District Attorney Ryan also talked about good decision making, and offered tips on how to avoid dangerous situations.

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CycleBar rides into Somerville
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CycleBar, the first and only premier indoor cycling franchise, is opening at Assembly Row in Somerville on July 19 and will offer a fun and inspiring low-impact/high-intensity cycling experience for all ages and body types. No matter where people are in their fitness journey, the CycleBar class experience promises to calm minds, elevate moods and revive senses by providing the ride of a lifetime in an exhilarating state-of-the-art CycleTheatre.

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