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The basketball shoes worn by Northampton captain Anna Oravec during a game at Leominster High on Jan. 3, 2026, feature the date of a family member who passed away last year.Maren Sirois/Northampton High School
KIPP Academy’s Viccee Howard takes control during a 46-44 win over visiting on Dec. 31, 2025.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
The Northampton girls basketball bench reacts after captain Emme Calkins hit a 3-pointer during a 63–45 loss at Leominster on Jan. 3, 2026.Maren Sirois/Northampton High School
Bourne’s James Moran-Rose (1) and Malachi Coelho stand during ceremonies before a game with visiting Somerset Berkley on Jan. 2, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
Williston’s Ashley Anderson (10) fights for the puck during a 2-0 win over visiting Rivers on Jan. 4, 2026.Collin Westcott/Hampshire Regional High School
Jesse Court of Somerset Berkley leans into the lane for the layup during a 79-34 win at Bourne High on Jan. 2, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
Concord-Carlisle senior Tyler Kamionek looks for options during a 2-0 win over Acton-Boxborough on Jan. 3, 2026, at Nashoba Valley Olympia.Aidan Moroney/Concord-Carlisle High School
Holbrook senior Allen Brown Jr. shoots a free throw, part of his 31-point game during a 74-37 win over visiting Boston Collegiate on Jan. 5, 2026.Zanayah Dasilva/Holbrook High School
Dexter’s Ella Peper avoids the charge and instead takes a pull-up jumper over Vanessa Ellis during a 54-53 loss at Noble and Greenough on Jan. 2, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
Bourne’s Malachi Coelho defends a shot by Aidan Dookhran during a 79-34 loss to visiting Somerset Berkley on Jan. 2, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
St. John’s Prep defensemen Brennan Waters (4) and Sefton Paradis (6) take care of a St. Mary’s player during a 3-1 home win on Jan. 3, 2026.Matteo Faggiano/St. John’s Prep
Whitman-Hanson’s PJ Katz (right) shakes hands with Abdullah Peterson of North Attleborough before the finals of 144-pound weight class at the Marshfield Holiday Tournament on Dec. 28, 2025.Jack Wronski/Old Colony Regional
Holbrook boys’ basketball head coach Richard Gifford (left) shakes hands with Allen Brown Jr. as part of ceremonies honoring the senior before a game against visiting Boston Collegiate on Jan. 5, 2026, for becoming the school’s all-time highest scorer.Zanayah Dasilva/Holbrook High School
Newburyport seniors Zayd Leanna (2) and Ben Cormier (21) acknowledge a successful free throw by Leanna during a 62-52 win over visiting Woburn on Jan. 2, 2026.Calleigh Curran/Newburyport High
Hill Preparatory’s Jillian Smith (28) celebrates with the bench after the team’s second score of the day in a 5-2 loss to Cushing Academy at Williston’s New Year’s Puck Drop Tournament on Jan. 4, 2026.Collin Westcott/Hampshire Regional High School
Wayland’s Kiyoshi Niimi competes in the 200 individual medley during a meet with visiting Weston on Dec. 16, 2025.Brandon Hill/Wayland High School
Medfield’s Jack Blake waits on the bench, ready to enter the game, during a 4-1 loss to Nauset at Charles Moore Arena in Orleans on Jan. 3, 2026.Maria Barros/Medfield High School
Alex Marlin (right) from Amherst Regional keeps a close eye on Jason Abeid during a 1-0 loss at Minnechuag, on Jan. 2, 2026.Sophie Ziomek/Amherst-Pelham Regional
Gardner freshman goalie Kaiden Lammi (30) prepares to face a shot during an 8-1 loss to visiting Haverhill on Dec. 29, 2025.Maddy Hardy/Quabbin High School
Jason Kim from Amherst Regional defends the net during a 1-0 loss at Minnechuag, on Jan. 2, 2026.Sophie Ziomek/Amherst-Pelham Regional
Wayland’s Adam Capello drives to the net during a 2-1 loss to Newton South on Dec. 27, 2025, at John A. Ryan Arena in Watertown.Brandon Hill/Wayland High School
Gardner eighth-grader Tanner Cook (6) carries the puck up ice during an 8-1 loss to visiting Haverhill on Dec. 29, 2025.Maddy Hardy/Quabbin High School
Dom Taylor of Somerset Berkley shoots over Brody Haden during a 79-34 win at Bourne on Jan. 2, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
The Noble and Greenough girls’ basketball team listens as the coaches give instructions during a 54-53 win over visiting Dexter on Jan. 2, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
Brothers D’sean (1) and Jevon Moron (5) of Shawsheen Tech await the next play during a 55-33 loss to visiting Greater Lawrence on Jan. 2, 2026.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Bourne’s Tucker Muldoon attempts to block a shot by Owen Lambert in a 79-34 loss to visiting Somerset Berkley on Jan. 2, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
Newburyport senior captain Cal Atherton (3) gets ready to shoot a free throw during a 62-52 win over visiting Woburn on Jan. 2, 2026.Calleigh Curran/Newburyport High
Sophomore Maddox Baer of Pathfinder Regional defends the lane during a 56-40 loss to visiting Monson on Jan. 2, 2026.Amhia Mcelreavy/Palmer High School
Wayland’s Josh Lewis-Guy looks for an open teammate during a 45-43 loss to visiting Cathedral on Dec. 18, 2025.Brandon Hill/Wayland High School
Quabbin sophomore Aiden Crane gets off a shot during a 48-41 loss to visiting Maynard on Dec. 23, 2025.Maddy Hardy/Quabbin High School
Dexter’s Brynn Noel takes a floater during a 54-53 loss at Noble and Greenough on Jan. 2, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
Xaverian junior Ned Grigsby shoots a 3-pointer during a 62-53 loss at Needham on Dec. 30, 2025.Cullen Melsheimer/Xaverian High School
Northampton’s Eli Reid (22) rises to defend a play by Brody Harrington (10) during a 63–44 loss to visiting Longmeadow on Dec. 30, 2025.Maren Sirois/Northampton High School
Brady Banks (21) and Somerset Berkley’s Brayden Kitchen collide on a fast break during Bourne’s 79-34 home loss on Jan. 2, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
St. John’s Prep defenseman Brennan Waters takes a shot during a 3-1 win over visiting St. Mary’s on Jan. 3, 2026.Matteo Faggiano/St. John’s Prep
Shawsheen Tech’s Dyllon Pratt shoots a foul shot during a 46-44 loss at KIPP Academy on Dec. 31, 2025.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Concord-Carlisle junior captain Joe Grasso prepares for a game with Acton-Boxborough on Jan. 3, 2026, at Nashoba Valley Olympia.Aidan Moroney/Concord-Carlisle High School
The Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsboro) varsity boys’ basketball team — (from left) head coach Pedro Perez, JV coach Josue Estrella, Sam Langlais, Christian Makumbi, Oscar Antigua, Harry Kehaias, Kenny Almonte, Elias Gonzalez, Brady O’Neil, John Pham, Morlai Turay, and Mason Dietz — stands for the national anthem prior to a game with visiting Nashoba Valley Tech on Dec. 22, 2025.Nathaniel Langlais/Academy of Notre Dame
