Greg Levinsky, Author at The Belmont Voice

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Belmont’s Kara Goulding on Final Stretch of BC Hockey Career

January 7, 2026

It’s crunch time for the Boston College women’s hockey team and the final stretch for Kara Goulding’s career. The Belmont native and senior forward hopes to lead the Eagles (9-1-1, 7-4-1 Hockey East) to the best finish of her tenure, including Beanpot…

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Brendan Grant Memorial Wrestling Tournament Draws Record 24 Teams

January 6, 2026

There’s no better place for local wrestling fans to be than Belmont High School’s Wenner Field House next weekend at the annual Brendan Grant Memorial Wrestling Tournament. This year, a record 24 varsity teams are expected to compete, with nearly as many…

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‘Stroke School’ Offers New Opportunities for Youth Swimmers

December 30, 2025

There’s more than enough room in the ocean for the world’s dolphin population, but the town’s pool infrastructure couldn’t keep up with the number of prospective members of the Belmont Dolphins recreational swim team. After 150 swimmers tried out for just a…

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Marauders Wrestling Fields Full Varsity Lineup for First Time in a Decade

December 23, 2025

For years, Belmont High School’s wrestling program struggled to field a full 14-wrestler varsity lineup. Despite having two, sometimes three times as many athletes in the program, finding someone for each weight class proved a decade-plus long challenge — until now. According…

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With New Coach, Belmont Boys Basketball Eyes Upswing

December 18, 2025

On the first Friday evening this December, Belmont High School’s varsity boys basketball team gathered underneath a basket on the far side of a buzzing Wenner Field House. After installing a few out-of-bounds plays, the program’s first-year coach, Danny Burns, recounted his…

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New-Look Belmont Boys Hockey Hopes to Surprise

December 15, 2025

Belmont High School boys hockey couldn’t start the 2025-26 season with a blanker slate. Call it the ultimate “prove it” year. With a combined 70 goals scored and presumptive starters gone due to graduation and transfers to prep schools, almost every role…

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Belmont Girls Ice Hockey Team Looks to Continue Success

December 11, 2025

The last two seasons of Belmont High School girls hockey came with major changes, and the 2025-26 campaign appears no different. Two years ago, the school fielded a co-op team with Watertown. Last year, the Marauders became their own program again, albeit…

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Entrepreneurial Belmont Youth Building and Selling Bears

December 10, 2025

Move over, Build-A-Bear Workshop, because Belmont resident Hillary Hoffman created a new plush bear with hometown roots. Just in time for the holidays, the 13-year-old Belmont Middle School student released Toby, the first bear in what the young entrepreneur envisions as a…

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Belmont Middle School Bests Belmont Hill in Friendly Soccer Tournament

December 8, 2025

Belmont Public School athletic teams never play Belmont Hill in games that count, despite their proximity. While the former competes in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the latter in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NESPAC), their respective town…

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Two Belmont Players Drafted By Women’s Pro Baseball League

December 2, 2025

Katie Reynolds and Katherine Murphy recently made history as members of the first-ever Women’s Pro Baseball League draft class, but their collective journey to this point began years ago on a baseball diamond in Belmont. Murphy, then in elementary school, and Reynolds,…