Barry Scanlon

Assistant regional sports editor for Boston Herald, Lowell Sun and Fitchburg S&E, marathon runner, Springsteen fanatic, Northeastern graduate, proud dad

[The Lowell Sun @LowellSun]

The Sun honors its top athletes from the 2025-26 season in boys hockey. https://t.co/PERECSZDrE

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Breaking news: Lowell High hires Joe Harris as head varsity football coach. Harris replaces Scott Boyle, the second-winningest coach in program history.

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Freshman Kassidy Carmichael of Westford scores in national title hockey game, but Ohio State falls 3-2 to Wisconsin.

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Tewksbury/Methuen blanks Archbishop Williams, 2-0, to capture the Div. 1 girls hockey championship at the TD Garden in Boston. Another shutout by Lydia Barnes, Red Rangers (23-0-2).

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Magical Tewksbury boys hockey season ends with tough 2-1 loss to Canton in Div. 2 state title game in Boston. Redmen (22-2-1) yield winning goal with 1:22 left. Both losses came to Canton.

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Pelham puts up tough fight in NHIAA Div. 2 boys basketball title game, but falls 42-37 to top-seeded Hollis-Brookline in Durham.

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Second-seeded Tewksbury (22-1-1) advances to the Div. 2 state championship game by defeating Westwood, 5-3, at the Chelmsford Forum. What a great season for area hockey teams.

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Littleton/Bromfield (23-1-0) will play for Div. 4 boys hockey state title after 5-1 win over Dover-Sherborn. Tigers will face St. Bernard's for the crown.

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Lynn Classical ends outstanding Tewksbury boys basketball season, 68-59. Host Redmen finish with 17-5 record.

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Westford Academy girls basketball team falls 55-43 to fourth-seeded Andover in Div. 1 round of 16 battle. Ghosts finish 16-6.

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MIAA high school girls hockey state tournament pairings released https://t.co/KECG7LMgsu

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MIAA high school boys hockey state tournament pairings released https://t.co/jPGi49wwxq

[The Lowell Sun @LowellSun]

MIAA power rankings: Tewksbury boys hockey team still No. 1 in Division 2 https://t.co/ScUTDdFYp1

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Defenseman Ryan Kroll is expected to make his UMass Lowell debut tonight vs. Maine. Former captain of Des Moines of the USHL joined the River Hawks earlier this week.

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Defenseman Nate Misskey scores two minutes into overtime to lift UMass Lowell to a 4-3 road victory over No. 20 BU. Third straight road win for UML over a ranked opponent.

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League-leading Boston Fleet skate to 2-1 win over Toronto before 3,372 fans at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.

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@TimWhitton22 Just a wee bit, my friend!

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Tewksbury allows TD with 16 seconds left and falls 42-41 to Scituate in unforgettable Division 4 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. Redmen came oh so close to capping perfect season with state title.

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The Shawsheen Tech football team has now won back-to-back state titles. Rams cap undefeated season by topping Foxboro, 14-7, in Div. 5 state championship game at Gillette Stadium.

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Nashoba Tech's outstanding football season comes to an end. Vikings fall 20-12 to undefeated Randolph during a Div. 8 state semifinal in Wayland.