Northeast
Riley Gaines praises HS field hockey team's decision to forfeit, takes swipe at NCAA president
Riley Gaines praised a Massachusetts high school for deciding its girls field hockey team should forgo playing a team that had boys on it, and she also took a swipe at NCAA President Charlie Baker.
Gaines, the host of OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast and the director at the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute, appeared on “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” to talk about Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School’s decision to forfeit against Somerset Berkley.
Riley Gaines (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)
“This is what leadership looks like. There was a team, it was last year, actually, it’s the high school – it’s called Dighton-Rehoboth field hockey,” Gaines said, mentioning last year’s incident. “They are playing another team, Swampscott. A boy is on that team. He slaps a shot, it hits one of the female players in the face. I mean, Dan, she lost all of her teeth. She had to go undergo facial reconstruction surgery to reconstruct her face, her smile.”
“The superintendent released a statement, and he said safety matters more than victory. And I thought that was just incredibly well put. He even went on to say, you know, we might not even get a playoff spot. We might not be able to compete in our league’s championship, and that’s OK because I’m doing my job of prioritizing and protecting my students, my athletes.”
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY CAPTAIN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST RULE ALLOWING BOYS ON GIRLS TEAMS AFTER HORRIFIC INJURY
Tuesday’s decision to forfeit, which came after coaches and team captains convened on the matter, came after a new policy that was put in place allowing players and/or coaches to opt out of any games or competitions against an opposing team that “includes a member of the opposite sex.”
“In accordance with School Committee Police JJIB – Interscholastic Athletics, whose updates were approved by the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee on June 25, 2024, the District has notified Somerset Berkley Regional High School that we will be forfeiting the Field Hockey contest scheduled for September 17,” the school district’s statement read.
“Our Field Hockey coaches and captains made this decision, and we notified our opponent accordingly,” the statement continued. “The District supports this decision as there are times where we have to place a higher value on safety than on victory. We understand this forfeit will impact our chances for a league championship and possibly playoff eligibility, but we remain hopeful that other schools consider following suit to achieve safety and promote fair competition for female athletes.”
Gaines said she wished Baker would follow suit.
NCAA President Charlie Baker (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORK)
“I wish the NCAA president, Charlie Baker,” Gaines said, “I wish they had half the gumption that this superintendent – I believe his name is Bill Runey – I wish they had half of the courage and the spine that Bill Runey possesses.”
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Trombetta’s Farm, at 655 Farm Rd., is listed as a Central Massachusetts stop on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail, a state-backed guide launched in 2024 to promote ice cream shops, farm stands, and dairy farms that use Massachusetts dairy products, according to GBH.
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New Hampshire
Concord City Manager Receives ‘Satisfactory’ Review, 2.5% Raise, But Sabbatical Request Gets Trimmed
Schultz said she “highly respects” Aspell, too, but there was a “dissonance between reality” when eyeing what the public and city employees were earning.
Ward 6 City Council Aislinn Kalob, too, would not be voting for the increase, saying it had been “heavily on my mind since we’ve had our nonpublic sessions,” which lasted about six hours of work. She appreciated Kretovic clearly outlining the job of city manager. But people were frustrated with the city manager, and she saw that in the comments in online forums.
“I do feel, after really digging into this, and learning about his job,” she said, “and thinking toward the future when, eventually, at some point, somebody new will be sitting in that seat, we are the ones who direct policy and he is the one that implements it… there is anger out there that should be directed more toward us.”
Kalob said, too, a room full of firefighters, upset about their contract, also made voting for the wage increase something she could not consider.
Michele Horne of Ward 2 echoed similar concerns to Schultz, saying there was significant “wage disparity” between the public and staff and the city manager. She also agreed with Kalob’s point that previous councils created this contract.
A New Jersey high school teacher faces charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jesse Heubel, 37, of Englishtown teaches at Freehold Township High School.
Monmouth County prosecutors say Heubel has been charged in multiple municipalities, including Freehold Township, Englishtown, Manalpan Township and Red Bank, because those are the locations where the alleged sexual acts took place.
Heubel has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree sexual assault in each of the four municipalities.
Authorities said the alleged criminal conduct began back in November of 2025, and the victim is under 18 years old.
Heubel turned himself in.
Authorities ask anyone who may have additional information about Heubel’s alleged activities to call police at (732) 431-7160 or (732) 462-7908.
CBS News New York has reached out to Heubel’s defense attorney for comment.
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