Massachusetts
#13 Massachusetts Hockey Falls At Merrimack, 4-1 – University of Massachusetts Athletics
“I thought the game was pretty even,” said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. “I thought chances were pretty even, we just couldn’t put it in the back of the net and we left two guys all alone in front of the net and both times they scored. Opportunistic. I thought there were a lot of chances in the game and I actually liked the way we played tonight better than we did last night.”
After a scoreless first, Merrimack broke the deadlock in the opening moments of the second period. Mark Hiller and Ben Brar won the puck along the wall and found Ty Daneault streaking down the slot unmarked for the finish over Michael Hrabal’s left pad 1:30 into the second.
Hillier then made it 2-0, redirecting home a Liam Dennison shot from the left point at 5:41.
UMass took one of the goals back 8:14 into the frame as sophomore Kenny Connors won an offensive zone faceoff, followed the puck to the corner and rimmed it around the boards for classmate Owen Murray. Murray’s shot found its way through traffic from the right point for his second tally of the season.
However, Merrimack regained its two-goal edge before the end of the period as Alex Jefferies tucked a shot under the crossbar at 12:04.
The Warriors later pushed the margin to three early in the third period as Filip Forsmark collected the puck from Ivan Zivlak and found Matt Copponi trailing the play for the score 2:06 into the stanza.
Merrimack edged UMass in shots, 28-25. The Minutemen were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
Both goaltenders, Hrabal for Massachusetts and Hugo Ollas for the Warriors, posted 24 saves apiece.
UMass will be back in action when the squad travels to Northeastern next Saturday, January 20, at 4 p.m.
A man was shot and killed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, July 4th.
It happened around 4:30 a.m. near Broadway Street and Norfolk Street, according to the Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. A pedestrian found the man shot in the area around 5:30 a.m. and called 911.
First responders arrived to find that the man had died. He was identified as 32-year-old Xavier Bautista from Cambridge. The City of Cambridge said that Bautista worked in the Public Works Department and was off-duty at the time of the shooting. They described him as a “valued colleague” who was “beloved” by friends and family.
“We extend our deepest condolences to those who knew and loved him. This is a tremendous loss, and our entire City grieves alongside his family, friends, and coworkers,” the city said in a statement. “Gun violence has absolutely no place in our community. We are unwavering in our commitment to keeping Cambridge safe, and we will do everything in our power to support the investigation and ensure accountability.”
No arrests have been made. Cambridge Police, the Middlesex DA’s Office, and Massachusetts State Police are investigating.
“The City will continue to deploy every necessary resource and will fully support our law enforcement partners as they work to determine the circumstances associated with the shooting and to bring justice to those affected,” Cambridge said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cambridge Police at 617-349-3300 or submit an anonymous tip.
Cambridge Police are investigating a fatal shooting near the intersection of Broadway and Norfolk Street early Saturday morning.
Around 5:30 a.m., Cambridge Emergency Communications received a call for a person laying on the ground near the intersection of Broadway and Norfolk Street. Officers were dispatched to the area, and Paramedics from the Cambridge Fire department declared the person dead on scene. The victim had an apparent gunshot wound, according to Cambridge police.
There were not many details initially released, but an active investigation is underway by the Cambridge police, Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Additional information will be shared when it becomes available.
Police are asking anyone with information surrounding this incident to contact the Cambridge police department at (617) 349-3300.
One day before the Fourth of July, police in Yarmouth, Massachusetts say American flags were “ripped down” from a highway overpass that’s named after a two-time Purple Heart recipient.
Yarmouth police said an officer noticed the vandalism Friday on the Lance Corporal William Joseph Donovan Jr. Memorial Bridge over Route 6.
“The officer found American flags forcefully ripped from the fencing,” police said. “Their grommets had been torn out, and flags were ripped apart at the seams left hanging.”
Lance Cpl. William Joseph Donovan Jr., a Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School graduate, was awarded the Purple Heart twice for injuries sustained in Operation Enduring Freedom. After returning home, he died in a motorcycle crash at 27 years old.
Yarmouth police are investigating the incident and urge anyone with information to contact them.
This isn’t the first time that flags on the bridge were damaged. Last summer, they were similarly torn down before being replaced in a rededication ceremony.
The community has already stepped up to restore the patriotic display that was vandalized on Friday.
State Rep. Steve Xiarhos of Barnstable, who lost his son Marine Cpl. Nick Xiarhos to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, said “Cape Cod sent a message tonight.”
“You can tear down flags, but you cannot tear down the spirit of this community. If anything, you made people stronger,” Xiarhos posted to Facebook. “You brought people together from all over Cape Cod, united by love of country and respect for those who have served.”
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