Sports
Harvard’s ultimate frisbee founder ‘pulls’ alumni back after 50 years
Cross-legged on Cumnock Fields at Harvard University under a breezy, sunny sky, Sara Schechner told stories of playing ultimate frisbee during her high school days in the early 1970s in Maplewood, New Jersey. Schechner was a part of the group of students who created the now internationally recognized sport. She then founded the ultimate frisbee […]
Boys’ soccer defeats Wayland, achieves highest ranking in school history
Boys’ soccer: After suffering its first loss of the season on Oct. 6 to Lincoln-Sudbury, 3-2, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin boys’ soccer team (3-1-3) bounced back for a 3-1 defeat of Wayland on Thursday. The win moved the Falcons up to No. 4 in the MIAA Division I power rankings, the highest in school […]
CRLS sports round-up: Soccer and storms
Last week’s nor’easter wreaked havoc with the sports schedule. For instance, football was canceled and the cross country teams were rained out. But the soccer teams had games prior to the storm. Read more Grabbing a Bite with Cambridge Day: Simon Stansbury Boys’ soccer: A goal from Mathias Asnake was all the Cambridge Rindge and […]
Tickets on sale for Cambridge Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony
The Cambridge Athletic Hall of Fame said tickets are now available for the dinner and induction ceremony for its 2026 class of honorees. The event will take place Nov. 21 at American Legion Nonantum Post 440 in Newton. Read more Cambridge’s worst intersections getting safety makeovers The inductees are nominated by the public and voted […]
After open-heart surgery, Somerville basketball star heads to pro leagues in Finland
Two European professional basketball teams short-listed Tyler Whitney-Sidney for the 2025-26 season. They loved what the Somerville native showed during a decorated four-year career at Lehigh University, and saw the 6-2 guard as a tantalizing prospect. Read more Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Classical music poetry, Meowfest and Lift Every Voice Play Festival […]
North Division sweeps city baseball All-Star tournament
The Cambridge Little Baseball League divisions (North, West, East and Central) concluded their 2026 seasons with their annual All-Star tournament at Glacken Field on Huron Ave. In a series of games showcasing the best youth baseball players in the city, North division swept the Major and Minor division championships. Read more 9/25 is now Dolly […]
Football team dominates for second straight week
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin football team (2-0) turned in another dominating performance on Friday with a 30-6 shellacking of Belmont. The Falcon offense was powered by big plays, with quarterback Max Batchelor throwing touchdown passes of 57, 75, and 66 yards — his only three completions of the night. Hugo Davis caught the first […]
CRLS Sports: Girls’ soccer starts strong, three wins in four
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin girls’ soccer team began the season with three straight victories last week before losing its first game of the season on Monday. The Falcons (3-1) defeated Bedford Sept. 8 and Somerville Sept. 10 by identical 1-0 scores and Woburn Sept. 12 3-2 before falling 2-0 to Boston Latin Sept. 14. […]
This Cambridge physical therapist keeps dancers on their toes
Some unsung stars of the American Repertory Theater’s recent production of dance thriller “Black Swan” were the backstage team of physical therapists led by Melissa Buffer. Read more Why do political insiders fear giving voters more choices? The show was “a very intense production due to all the dancing” and because it had 24 actors, […]
Runners of the world, unite! Racers establish the People’s Republic of Danehy Park, if only for an evening
The third annual Guinea Pig One Mile race drew 175 runners — though none were actual guinea pigs — to the track at Danehy Park Saturday. The free run was organized by 25-year old Alex Sharp and his friend Ethan Weiner, 24. Sharp said it wasn’t so much a race as a revolution. “Our generation […]