Now this is what March is all about, athletes in all sports competing to be the best. Some might call it madness, but for high school sports fans across Massachusetts, it sure is a lot of fun.
With so much action happening each night, the readers are the big winners because the students involved in the Globe’s unique photojournalism program are on the scene, too.
Many of their pictures have already been featured in the Globe’s daily high school roundups, but they have submitted dozens more over the last week. Here below in this week’s photo gallery are more than 50 photos from games across the state, all taken by 17 student photographers.
The Globe’s sports photojournalism program is open to any Massachusetts high school student. It’s free to join and runs throughout the school year. To get started, just fill out the interest form here.
Medway’s Anna Freeman gets a warm embrace from her dad after scoring her 1,000th career point during a 55-24 win over visiting St. Paul in the MIAA Division 3 girls’ basketball tournament on Feb. 27, 2026.Katie Miller/Medway High School
Watertown-Wayland senior Griffin Wood stares down the puck during a 7-1 loss to host Shawsheen in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Brandon Hill/Wayland High School
Framingham goalie Danny McAuliffe mentally prepares for the start of a game with visiting Lincon-Sudbury in the MIAA Division 1 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026, at Loring Arena.Lane Dailida/Framingham High School
Danvers goalkeeper Evan Morey returns the puck to the ref after making a save during a 4-0 loss to Shawsheen in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament Feb. 28, 2026, at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Medfield’s Jake Cragan skates toward his teammates to celebrate a goal during an 8-3 win over North Middlesex in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026, at Pirelli Veteran’s Arena in Franklin.Maria Barros/Medfield High School
Wlimington senior Bella Merrit (3) takes a photo of her and her teammates as a pregame ritual ahead of their 52-46 win over Southeastern Regional in the MIAA Division 3 tournament on Feb. 27, 2026.Braeden Foley/Wilmington High School
Westford Academy’s Olivia Pillsbury watches the action as she waits to get checked in during a 64-50 home win against Newton North in a round-of-32 MIAA girls’ basketball game Feb. 27, 2026.Gabriel Freeman/Westford Academy
Newburyport’s Cal Atherton, who scored 31 points, and his shot hang in the air during an 86-61 win over visiting Somerset Berkley in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Fans of the Xaverian boys’ basketball team enjoy themselves during a 56-43 win over visiting Lincoln-Sudbury in the MIAA Division 1 tournament on Feb. 27, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
The St. Sebastian’s hockey team huddles before the start of what would be a 7-2 victory over visiting Thayer in the final regular-season game on Feb. 27, 2026.Andrew MacDougall/St. Sebastian’s
Dracut’s Kaylee Maier (left) and Anna Oravec help Emme Calkins to her feet during Northampton’s 69-33 win in the MIAA Division 2 girls’ basketball tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Maren Sirois/Northampton High School
Harvard’s Aubrey Shaw helps up teammate Olivia Jones during a 62-49 loss to visiting Princeton on Feb. 28, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
Xaverian freshman Trevor Gardner celebrates after hitting an and-one during a 56-43 win over visiting Lincoln-Sudbury in the MIAA Division 1 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 27, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
Medfields Owen Armstrong celebrates after hitting a layup while being fouled during a 66-46 win over visiting Dedham in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ basketball tournament on March 1, 2026.James Hurley/Medfield High School
Newburyport’s Nolan Winters (14), Ryan Downey (12), and Ben Warnat (44) are cheered on by the student section during an 86-61 win over visiting Somerset Berkley in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
All eyes are on a 3-pointer by Westford Academy’s Phoenix Philbrick (11) during a 64-50 home win against Newton North in a round-of-32 MIAA girls’ basketball game Feb. 27, 2026.Gabriel Freeman/Westford Academy
Harris Hadzihasanovic (11) wins the tipoff over Ludlow’s Filipe Fernandes at the start of Lynnfield’s 57-47 home win in the preliminary round of the MIAA Division 3 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 25, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Watertown sophomore Natalia Keuchkarian dribbles the ball up the court in a 54-46 loss at Lynnfield in an MIAA Division 3 girls’ basketball tournament game on Feb. 27, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
Josh Baker (4) beats Watertown-Wayland goalie Finnley MacDonald, with an assist from Jacoby Patterson, during Shawsheen’s 7-1 home win in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Justin Harrington couldn’t be stopped by Danvers’s Jacob Langlais (on ice), Aiden Hockney (in back), or goalie Evan Morey as he scores his second goal in Shawsheen’s 4-0 win in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament Feb. 28, 2026, at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Concord-Carlisle junior Joe Grasso opens the scoring in what would be a 2-1 win over host Woburn in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Aidan Moroney/Concord-Carlisle High School
St. Sebastian’s celebrates a goal with its fan section during a 7-2 victory over visiting Thayer in the final regular-season game on Feb. 27, 2026.Andrew MacDougall/St. Sebastian’s
Nate Murphy celebrates after scoring Wilmington’s final goal in a 4-3 win over Greenfield in the MIAA Division 4 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 28, 2026, at Breakaway Ice Center in Tewosbury.Braeden Foley/Wilmington High School
Brandon Ward celebrates with his team during St. John’s Prep’s 7-0 victory over visiting Franklin in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 state tournament on Feb. 25, 2026, at Essex Sports Center.Matteo Faggiano/St. John’s Prep
Senior Jonny Coutinho stands ready for a faceoff with a large group of Framingham fans in the Loring Arena stands during a game with visiting Lincon-Sudbury in the MIAA Division 1 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Lane Dailida/Framingham High School
Danvers’s Cooper Dunham (left) waits for a faceoff alongside Kyle MacKeen during Shawsheen’s 4-0 win in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament Feb. 28, 2026, at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Medfield’s Luke Dickson (5) and Max Abramson talk before a faceoff during an 8-3 win over North Middlesex in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026, at Pirelli Veteran’s Arena in Franklin.Maria Barros/Medfield High School
Concord-Carlisle senior Sam Griswold prepares to save a shot during a 2-1 win over host Woburn in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Aidan Moroney/Concord-Carlisle High School
Watertown-Wayland senior Edge Wheeler chases the puck during a 7-1 loss to host Shawsheen in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Brandon Hill/Wayland High School
Danvers’s Ryan Hudd (15) literally took things into his own hands by putting Jake Banda in a headlock during Shawsheen’s 4-0 win in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament Feb. 28, 2026, at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
Medfield’s Jack Blake (left) digs for the puck during an 8-3 win over North Middlesex in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 26, 2026, at Pirelli Veteran’s Arena in Franklin.Maria Barros/Medfield High School
Burlington sophomore Michael Bannister takes off with the puck during a 6-1 victory over visiting Plymouth North in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ hockey round of 32 on Feb. 27, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Concord-Carlisle freshman Ben Brooks carries the puck through the neutral zone during a 2-1 win over host Woburn in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ hockey tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Aidan Moroney/Concord-Carlisle High School
Hunter Gervais (12) crashes the net near Danvers goalkeeper Evan Morey during Shawsheen’s 4-0 win in the MIAA Division 3 boys’ hockey tournament Feb. 28, 2026, at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
St. John’s Prep senior Anthony Petruccelli takes a shot during a 7-0 victory over visiting Franklin in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 state tournament on Feb. 25, 2026, at Essex Sports Center.Matteo Faggiano/St. John’s Prep
Harvard’s Gabby Anderson enjoys her Senior Night festivites, despite being injured, before a game with visiting Princeton on Feb. 28, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
Newburyport’s Brady Kebler (left) and Cal Atherton celebrate a play during an 86-61 victory over visiting Somerset Berkley in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
Keira Cole drives upcourt as Dracut’s Aiva Pitman pursues during Northampton’s 69-33 win in the MIAA Division 2 girls’ basketball tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Maren Sirois/Northampton High School
Burlington junior Leon Ssekandi throws down a dunk, helping secure a 95-58 victory over visiting Holliston in the first round of the MIAA Division 2 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 27, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Newburyport’s Cal Atherton, who scored 31 points, gets off a shot during an 86-61 win over visiting Somerset Berkley in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Oliver Harth (10) gets to the hoop ahead of Ludlow’s Ethan Lowe (left) and Filipe Fernandes (right) during Lynnfield’s 57-47 home win in the preliminary round of the MIAA Division 3 boys’ basketball tournament on Feb. 25, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Lynnfield junior Hayden Valiton dribbles upcourt during a 54-46 win over visiting Watertown in an MIAA Division 3 girls’ basketball tournament game on Feb. 27, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
Quincy College guard Noah Perry passes to a teammate during a 79-65 win over visiting Roxbury Community College on Feb. 27, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
Natalie Haley of Watertown prepares to shoot a free throw in a 54-46 loss at Lynnfield in an MIAA Division 3 girls’ basketball tournament game on Feb. 27, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
Somerset Berkley’s Dom Taylor drives on Tyler Lisauskas Newburyport’s 86-61 home victory in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ tournament on Feb. 28, 2026.Calder Troutman/Somerset Berkley High School
Westford Academy’s Kaitlyn Pepin puts up a jumper during a 64-50 home win against Newton North in a round-of-32 MIAA girls’ basketball game on Feb. 27, 2026.Gabriel Freeman/Westford Academy
Princeton University women’s basketball coach Carla Berube disagrees with a call during a 62-49 win at Harvard on Feb. 28, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
Lynnfield coach Sue Breen looks up to the score board with excitement in a 54-46 win over visiting Watertown in an MIAA Division 3 girls’ basketball tournament game on Feb. 27, 2026.Lauren Cinelli/Bishop Fenwick High School
St. Sebastian’s Charlie Delay celebrates Senior Night with his parents before a 7-2 victory over visiting Thayer in the final regular-season game on Feb. 27, 2026.Andrew MacDougall/St. Sebastian’s
Coach Brian Cerone talks to the Xaverian boys’ basketball team during a 56-43 win over visiting Lincoln-Sudbury in the MIAA Division 1 tournament on Feb. 27, 2026.Megi Stasa/Milton High School
The Northampton girls’ basketball team huddles before beating visiting Dracut, 69-33, in the MIAA Division 2 tournament on Feb. 26, 2026.Maren Sirois/Northampton High School
Burlington senior captain Justin Gray (left) leaps into the scrum to celebrate a 6-1 victory over visiting Plymouth North in the MIAA Division 2 boys’ hockey round of 32 on Feb. 27, 2026.Zoe Blumenthal/Melrose High School
Shawsheen seniors (left to right, back to front) Justin Thibert, Eric Banda, Jake Banda, and Brendan Nikonchuk pose together for a final hockey photo at Hallenborg Ice Rink on Feb. 16, 2026.Madeline Manning/Shawsheen Valley Technical
The St. Sebastian’s boys’ hockey team poses in front of the student section after beating visiting Thayer, 7-2, on Feb. 27, 2026.Austin Kilmartin/St. Sebastian’s
