Sports
Ibanez Fraile, Falcons win XC invitational; crew teams have strong Head of Charles
Boys’ cross-country: In its first large meet of the year, the top-ranked boys’ cross-country team did not disappoint at the Catholic Memorial Invitational on Saturday. The Falcons finished first with 61 points, followed by Pinkerton Academy with 95 points and Coe Brown Academy with 107 points. Read more City council defers Israel divestment vote In […]
Head of the Charles 2025
These photos were shot at last year’s race but ended up not being published. We’re bringing them this year as a preview of the final day of racing. Read more MFHO projects need better data
Throngs have nice weather for Head of the Charles.
Photos from Saturday Oct. 17 at the 2026 Head of the Charles regatta. Read more Original Starship Enterprise model boldly goes to MIT Museum Read more MFHO projects need better data Read more ‘Whalefall’ is more of a whale fail
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 […]