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Seven Saturday high school sports takeaways, including a 350th win, a 1,000th point, and a goal record – The Boston Globe
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▪ Tewksbury’s Tyler Bourgea made significant history in the second period of an 8-0 win over East Catholic (Conn.) when he potted his second goal of the game and 66th of his career, surpassing Ryan Petty’s program record of 65, which had stood since 2015.
Bourgea, a senior captain, owns a career line of 66-77—143, 4 points shy of Petty’s school record of 147.
“He’s a very humble kid,” Tewksbury coach Derek Doherty said. “He just wants to win. He was happy he broke the record, but he said it’s more important we win hockey games. It’s a sign of a good person and a good player.”
▪ Blue Hills senior Tyler Anderson entered Saturday’s game against Blackstone-Millville needing 9 points to reach 1,000 for his career. It took him just one quarter; he finished with 18 points to secure a 74-57 first-round win in the Spartan Holiday Classic.
▪ At the MSTCA Boston Winter Challenge, junior Amar Skeete broke the Catholic Memorial school record in the long jump, leaping 23 feet, 10.5 inches, besting both the indoor and outdoor marks and surpassing his previous career best by a full foot. He is among the top 10 in the nation for the event.
▪ With a 9-0 victory over Westwood, Canton boys’ hockey coach Brian Shuman won his 350th career game behind the bench. Shuman, a Catholic Memorial graduate who played at Bowdoin, is in his 21st season and has led Canton to four state titles (’10, ‘19, ‘20, ‘23), plus two more final appearances, including a loss to Billerica last March.
Cam Dematos, Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake — The junior peppered the net with three goals and an assist in an 11-1 boys’ hockey victory over Nantucket.
Caleb Haynes, Brookline — The junior went full beast mode, piling up 38 points, 10 assists, and 7 steals in an 87-56 win over Portsmouth (N.H.) in the BABC Holiday Classic.
Kingston Maxwell, Abington — The senior powered a 91-67 boys’ basketball win over Nantucket with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Thomas Fish, Danvers — A hat trick and an assist from the senior powered a 9-0 boys’ hockey win over Triton.
Lucey Jean, Hopkinton — The day’s lone four-goal performance belonged to the senior, who was the engine of a 5-1 girls’ hockey win over Wellesley/Lincoln-Sudbury.
▪ Sophomore Aniyjha Morales sank the winning shot at the buzzer as Assabet Valley topped Tahanto, 54-52, to repeat as Assabet Holiday Classic champions in Marlborough.
▪ Third-ranked Methuen/Tewksbury girls’ hockey trailed, 1-0, in the third period before sisters Sammy and Lauren Ryan each delivered a goal and a 2-1 win over Winchester at O’Brien Arena.
▪ Concord-Carlisle emerged from a shootout with Acton-Boxborough to advance to the final of the Battle Road Classic at Hayden Rink.
▪ Hanover rode three goals from MVP Ryan Kisiel, a junior, to the Michael Giordano Christmas Classic title at Murphy Memorial Rink in South Boston. It’s the second tournament win for Hanover this season, following the Jim Gormley Cup at Gallo Arena on Dec. 13.
▪ Senior Jacoby Patterson collected MVP honors with two goals and an assist as Shawsheen won the Lions Tournament with a 3-2 victory over host Chelmsford.
▪ Brothers Luke and Matt Dickson teamed up to give Medfield a championship at the Cape Ann Savings Bank Tournament with a 2-1 win over Gloucester. Both brothers had a goal and an assist, and Luke was named MVP.
▪ St. John’s Prep won the Pete Frates Winter Classic with a clinching goal from senior Christian Coleman, giving the second-ranked Eagles a 3-2 win over No. 3 Pope Francis at Essex Sports Center.
“We play in honor of Pete and Pete’s family, it’s important for us to give our best effort,” St. John’s Prep coach Kristian Hanson said after his team captured its third title in the event, which dates to 2015.
▪ It took a shootout, but Hudson claimed the Mark Bushnoe Tournament title after tying Lunenburg/Ayer Shirley, 4-4. Junior Timmy O’Malley earned MVP honors with a goal and two assists. at the Wallace Civic Center.
▪ Boston Latin left no doubt in the final of the Michael Giordano Christmas Classic, besting Westford 5-0 after junior Angela Wells got things going with two goals and an assist.
Wellesley has a new boys’ lacrosse coach and he’s no stranger to the Raiders’ sidelines. Dave Wainwright, the school’s girls’ soccer coach, will also take over the boys’ lacrosse program from Jim Connolly, who stepped down after eight seasons.
Wainwright began coaching Wellesley girls’ soccer in 2024, a year after winning a second state title with Natick. He also coached boys’ lacrosse at Needham since 2003, winning a state title in his first season. Wainwright is an elementary teacher in the Needham district.
Wellesley went 11-10 last season, falling in the second round of the Division 1 tournament to eventual champion St. John’s Prep.
Caleb Haynes, Brookline, 38
Rolky Brea-Arias, St. Mary’s, 28
Brody Bumila, Bishop Feehan, 28
Yhan Medina, Quincy, 28
Kingston Maxwell, Abington, 27
Kayla Dunlap, Natick, 25
Jacob Klass, Beverly, 25
Burke Lombardi, Nantucket, 25
Grant Neal, Lynnfield, 25
Charlie Poehler, Burlington, 25
Aboubakar Nimaka, Malden Catholic, 24
Tyler Staiti, Abington, 23
Abby Broderick, Medfield, 22
Matty Gray, Burlington, 21
Gabe Keskinides, Tewksbury, 21
Julian Ortega, Southeastern, 21
Sofia Wightman Kraus, Hopkinton, 21
Cason Faulk, Bridgewater-Raynham, 20
Jiai Gonzalez, Blue Hills, 20
Gwen Jones, Beverly, 20
Rolky Brea-Arias, St. Mary’s, 23
Katie McMahon, Natick, 16
Colin Cyr, Apponequet, 13
Kingston Maxwell, Abington, 11
Aboubakar Nimaka, Malden Catholic, 11
Andrew Braganca, Beverly, 8
Sophie Gallivan, North Reading, 8
Henry Svirutnas, Apponequet, 8
Elyza Wagner, Apponequet, 8
Dom Torres, Beverly, 6
Caleb Haynes, Brookline, 10
Duke Cherry, Malden Catholic, 7
Henry Svirutnas, Apponequet, 6
Dom Torres, Beverly, 6
Abby Broderick, Medfield, 5
Ryan Levesque, Apponequet, 5
Cece Levrault, Apponequet, 5
Kingston Maxwell, Abington, 5
Jillian Gagnier, Apponequet, 4
Colin McKay, Apponequet, 4
Elyza Wagner, Apponequet, 4
Denai Williams, Natick, 4
Naya Annigeri, Medfield, 8
Caleb Haynes, Brookline, 7
Jillian Gagnier, Apponequet, 5
Denai Williams, Natick, 5
Kayla Dunlap, Natick, 4
Dom Torres, Beverly, 4
Lucey Jean, Hopkinton/Dover-Sherborn, 4
Leah Carlson, Medfield, 3
Michael Cortis, Medway, 3
Jason Drake, Medway, 3
Thomas Fish, Danvers, 3
Ryan Kisiel, Hanover, 3
Matthew McGinty, St. John’s (S), 3
Kody Pokraka, Falmouth, 3
Jackson Ballard, BC High, 2
Nick Beltramini, Whitman-Hanson, 2
Tyler Bourgea, Tewksbury, 2
Matthew Breda, Nauset, 2
Mia Cataruzolo, Milton, 2
Garrett Consigli, Medway, 2
Cam Dematos, Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake, 2
Emma Doucette, St. Mary’s, 2
Ryan Elrick, Canton, 2
Hunter Fucci, Waltham, 2
Brooke Hanley, Duxbury, 2
Chase Harmon, Notre Dame (Hingham), 2
Sean Keenan, BC High, 2
Adam Kornbau, Framingham, 2
Brogan Laverdiere, Norton, 2
Bryan Li, Acton-Boxborough, 2
Cam McKenna, Hingham, 2
Brendan McCarthy, Hingham, 2
Addison Nee, Pembroke, 2
Emma Nee, Pembroke, 2
Jacoby Patterson, Shawsheen, 2
Colin Rogers, Latin Academy, 2
Zoe Sullivan, Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake, 2
Gabby Sundstrom, Duxbury, 2
Maeve Turner, Falmouth, 2
Colin Walsh, Framingham, 2
Angela Wells, Boston Latin, 2
Charlotte Woodford, HPNA, 2
Teddy Shuman, Canton, 4
Max Ryan, BC High, 3
Aoife Bourke, Boston Latin, 2
Michael Conners, Walpole, 2
Coleman Donovan, Latin Academy, 2
Emma Doucette, St. Mary’s, 2
James Gordon, Burlington, 2
Mia Kmiec, HPNA, 2
Adam Kornbau, Framingham, 2
Tyler McHugh, Essex Tech, 2
Phoebe Niese, Boston Latin, 2
Timmy O’Malley, Hudson, 2
Joe Pumphret, Winthrop, 2
Caroline Shearer, Falmouth, 2
Jamie Vallarelli, Taunton, 2
Colin Walsh, Framingham, 2
Nick Denino, Lynn, 52
Jakob Johed, Newton South, 33
Nico Santosuosso, Masconomet, 33
Sydney Foster, Central Catholic, 32
Axel Rydberg, Marlborough, 32
Sophia Luoni, Natick, 28
Ryan Christensen, Whitman-Hanson, 26
Garo Gebeyan, Waltham, 25
Tenley Simmons, Bishop Stang, 19
Luke Pellerin, Taunton, 18
Evan Morey, Danvers, 16
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.
Following the tragic death of a Pennsylvania state trooper, Gov. Maura Healey is being asked to urge the state RMV to conduct an immediate review of all commercial driver’s licenses issued in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts House Republicans are calling for the audit to include a scan of non-domiciled CDLs, as the Bay State already faces federal heat for issuing a commercial driver’s license to the suspect, a Haitian illegal immigrant.
The review would “determine whether any current license holders are facing any pending suspensions, revocations, or other outstanding issues,” GOP leadership wrote in a letter to the governor this week.
Michael Bon, a 33-year-old Haitian living illegally in Brockton, has been charged with killing Michael Pahira, a 44-year-old state trooper, in a fiery crash on July 1 in Schuylkill County, Penn.
The Department of Homeland Security has said that Bon has been in the country illegally since June 2025 and that the Massachusetts RMV had issued his CDL. But the RMV has pointed its finger at the federal government, arguing that Bon was eligible for and received a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license under federal standards at the time of his application in March 2025.
In their Wednesday letter, House Republicans requested that Healey direct the RMV to review all commercial driver’s licenses within 30 days and submit details to the state Joint Committee on Transportation and the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The GOP stated that the review could ultimately lead to safer roads.
“Due to the most recent tragedy in Pennsylvania and the uptick in wrong-way driving accidents in our Commonwealth,” GOP leaders wrote, “we call on you to take immediate action on this request to protect motorists and pedestrians on Massachusetts roadways and to ensure that the Commonwealth is in line with current federal roadway safety standards.”
A governor’s spokesperson deferred a Herald request for comment to the RMV.
An RMV spokesperson told the Herald Friday night that the agency is “preparing a thorough response to the letter.”
“We are confident that our programs for issuing commercial driving credentials,” the spokesperson said, “which are subject to annual review by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, are compliant with federal law.”
Bon arrived in the U.S. in early July 2024 as a parolee at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
That October, he filed an application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Biden administration, which ultimately was never granted. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the federal government to end TPS for Haitian nationals earlier this month.
DHS has said that USCIS terminated Bon’s parole on June 13, 2025. Despite that, Bon has allegedly refused to leave the country and has remained in the U.S. illegally, settling in Brockton.
The RMV has described Pahira’s death as a “horrific and terrible tragedy,” calling for Bon to be “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
At the same time, the agency has said that the non-domiciled CDL program is under federal purview, arguing Bon was “ruled eligible based on the Trump administration database and allowed to drive by federal law and Trump administration policies.”
Bon applied to renew his CDL in February 2026 and was again approved, the RMV has said, adding that he would not have been approved if he applied for renewal next year. The Trump administration implemented a new rule on March 16 directing states not to renew or issue new non-domiciled CDLs.
“These restrictions,” the House GOP wrote in its letter to Healey, “coupled with the reinstatement last year of federal English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers to ensure that they can read and understand traffic signs, represent ongoing efforts to enhance public safety on America’s roadways.”
The fiery crash happened on I-81 in Schuylkill County and resulted in Pahira’s death.
The Pennsylvania trooper was conducting a routine commercial inspection on another tractor-trailer at 7 a.m. on July 1. Authorities say both the tractor-trailer and Pahira’s police vehicle were pulled over on the right-hand shoulder of the highway.
Pahira had been speaking with the other driver, Walter Alfredo Reinoso, of New York, during the routine stop when Bon’s tractor-trailer suddenly veered into the right-hand shoulder and struck them.
ICE lodged a detainer request against Bon earlier this month. The illegal immigrant is being held in Schuylkill County Prison after failing to post his $700,000 bail.
At the federal level, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association – the largest national trade association representing small-business truckers and professional drivers – is demanding that Congress pass Dalilah’s Law to ensure that CDL holders are properly trained and meet safety standards, including proficiency in English.
Non-domiciled CDL holders are often unable to be vetted, whereas U.S. applicants have had their past 10 years of driving history reviewed.
“Had this legislation been previously signed into law,” OOIDA President Todd Spencer wrote in a Wednesday letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, “the driver responsible for Trooper Pahira’s death would not have been eligible to receive a CDL in the first place.”
Pa. State Police and WFMZ-TV photos
Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. was killed in a crash that police say was caused by Michael Bon, 33, of Brockton, Mass., who is in the country illegally. (Pa. State Police and WFMZ-TV photos)
Several chains and local shops are marking the July 19 holiday with giveaways, rewards offers and limited-time discounts. Some offers require an app or loyalty account, and participation may vary by location.
Here are some deals for National Ice Cream Day in Massachusetts:
New City Microcreamery: The Massachusetts scoop shop is giving away a $25 gift card for National Ice Cream Day. To enter, customers must like the giveaway post, comment with a favorite New City flavor and follow the shop on Facebook and Instagram. You can find the post here.
Following similar legislature in his native Vermont, singer-songwriter supports “The Great Divide Act” combating speculative tickets, resale fees, and more
Noah Kahan has thrown his support behind a new Massachusetts bill aimed at capping ticket resale prices.
Like other states in recent weeks — including Washington, D.C. just a day earlier — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced “An Act Relative to Closing the Great Divide between Ticket Prices and Affordability” — or “The Great Divide Act,” named in part after Kahan’s latest LP — a bill that would limit ticket resales prices, bar speculative tiket sales, and cut down on some ticket fees.
Kahan, who previously backed a similar bill in his native Vermont and is fresh off four sold-out shows at Boston’s Fenway Stadium, appeared via video at Healey’s press conference Thursday.
“I heard about what you’re announcing today and I just wanted to let you know how excited I am about it,” Kahan said. “The artist community and fans will greatly benefit from limiting ticket scalping and the sales of speculative tickets. I love my fans and want to protect them however I can. Artists alone could not tackle the market manipulation of secondary resellers. So, thank you so much for making this a priority in Massachusetts.”
Under the proposed Great Divide Act, concert tickets on the secondary market would be capped at 110 percent of their original face value, and secondary ticket sites would similarly only be allowed to take a 10 percent cut of resold tickets.
In the aftermath of the World Cup games at Gillette Stadium, where “speculative tickets” — or sellers offering tickets they don’t actually have — resulted in hundreds of people getting turned away from the soccer games, the Great Divide Act will also aim at prohibiting the practice. “Far too many Massachusetts residents have experienced the pain of being excited to buy tickets to see their favorite singer or sports team, only to realize that resale prices and fees have driven up the cost to outrageous levels,” Healey said Thursday.
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