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Belmont Resident Rides To Top of Pan-Mass Challenge

March 1, 2024
Like many people, Mike Ascione is well acquainted with the cruel ravages of cancer. It took his father, other family members, and family friends. Twenty years ago, to help in the fight against cancer, the long-time Belmont resident got on his bike…
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The Rise of Belmont Women’s Hockey

February 26, 2024
Barb Taylor was a woman with a simple dream: To play ice hockey. She had watched her children play, and the game looked like so much fun she wanted to try it herself. She found a co-ed beginner program, and after playing…
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A Season To Remember for Belmont High Graduate

February 15, 2024
Olivia Kerins walked through the tunnel and onto the field for the New England Patriots mid-September season opener, each step improving her view of the packed Gillette Stadium stands. “You can go to as many games and sit in the front row,…

Belmont Boys Swim Captures Middlesex League Crown

February 9, 2024
The large scoreboard in the back of Bentley University’s Dana Center pool room said it all. Congratulations Belmont Middlesex League Champions!!! The Belmont High School boys swim team won the seven-team Middlesex League on Jan. 31, beating second-place Watertown-Arlington Co-op by a…
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Marauder Sports Reporter Club a Hit with Students, Community

February 6, 2024
The morning after a Belmont High School boys’ soccer game this past fall, BHS junior forward Andrey Leshchiner approached classmate Royce Pang with a compliment, not about the latter’s performance on the field – Pang doesn’t play soccer – but regarding his…