Dan wrote for the Boston Globe from September 2014 through January 2020 for the Sports Department’s High School desk. Dan has covered a variety of sports, mostly football, hockey, and softball. You can find all of Dan’s High School articles from this year below.
HIGHLIGHTED STORIES
2018-19 Girls’ Hockey All-Scholastics – April 5
Austin Prep captures program’s first D3 state title – June 22
Hudson claims first state softball title in nearly a decade – June 22
2018-19 Softball All-Scholastics – July 7
Participation in school sports is down for first time in 30 years – August 26
Dispute over length of quarters leads to high school football game’s cancellation – September 20
Danvers one of the teams saving its best for last – November 29
In a small town like Abington, football represents ‘one big family’ – December 2
Football family returns home to Swampscott High – December 3
Austin Prep girls’ hockey rallies to topple top-ranked Braintree – January 29
EMass girls’ hockey: Caitlin Burke headlines Players of the Week – January 28
In debut, Newton South’s Lucy Jenks was the state’s Gatorade Girls’ Cross-Country Runner of the Year – January 27
For fledgling varsity programs, growth is more important than wins and losses – January 21
EMass girls’ hockey: HPNA’s Hannah Keating headlines Players of the Week – January 14
Canton’s Olivia Maffeo overpowers Waltham in girls’ hockey – January 11
Moriarty sisters acing chemistry for Medway/Ashland girls’ hockey – January 7
Girls’ Hockey Players of the week – December 31
The Braintree girls’ hockey team is loaded and full of confidence – December 17
Ashland tops Bishop Fenwick in a thriller to win D6 title – December 7
Mansfield tunes up for D2 Super Bowl by stopping Foxborough – November 28
Dom Cavanagh sparks Ashland in D6 semifinal win over Millbury – November 23
Hanson’s Ally Sentnor is SI’s SportsKid of the Year – November 22
Mansfield’s Vinnie Holmes headlines Week 12 Players of the Week – November 17
Somerset Berkley’s unbeaten run begins at the back – November 15
Holliston hits the ground running in the second half to surprise Canton – November 15
Caitlin O’Connell’s goal propels Dover-Sherborn to D2 title berth – November 14
Catholic Memorial lets up, but still handles BC High – November 8
It’s Somerset Berkley vs. Walpole in D1 South field hockey final – November 6
Dover-Sherborn, Sandwich advance to D2 South field hockey final – November 5
Top-seeded Canton scores measure of revenge, ousting Scituate – November 1
Live updates: MIAA football tournament seeding meeting – October 27
BC High’s victory eliminates Xaverian from postseason – October 25
Lynnfield’s Clayton Marengi headlines Week 7 Players of the Week – October 20
King Philip uses long scoring drives to get by Attleboro – October 11
Canton holds off Foxborough – October 1
Cardinal Spellman dominates St. Mary’s – September 26
Xaverian grinds out comeback win over Bridgewater-Raynham – September 20
Rockland passes South Shore test against Cohasset – September 13
After slow start, King Philip pulls away to beat North Attleborough – September 6
Five-star basketball recruit Terrence Clarke of Dorchester considering BC – August 30
Eileen Donahue to be inducted into NFHCA Hall of Fame – August 26
2019 high school football: Returning Globe All-Scholastic selections – August 16
Paul Funk stepping down as Dennis-Yarmouth’s football coach – August 5
Norwell’s Kristi Vierra, Tabor’s Cat Barry selected to All-America Cup – July 14
Athletes of the Year for track, golf, tennis, and volleyball – July 4
There were many options, but only five can be Globe lacrosse Athletes of the Year – July 3
Meet the Globe’s high school baseball and softball Athletes of the Year – July 2
Here are the final Globe Top 20 rankings for the spring season (CONTRIBUTOR) – June 29
Methuen, Gloucester, and Austin Prep advance to state softball finals – June 20
Fairhaven softball dominates Plymouth South in D2 South semifinal – June 12
Jim Connor resigns as Hingham football coach after one season – June 6
MIAA softball tournament seedings announced – June 4
Ryley White, Sabrina Morse to take Dracut softball on one more tourney run – May 28
Reading girls’ softball perseveres against Lexington – May 27
Belmont Hill breaks through for ISL baseball title – May 24
EMass softball: Dracut’s Ryley White headlines Players of the Week – May 21
Acton-Boxborough softball hitting on all cylinders (CONTRIBUTOR) – May 21
Wednesday’s School Roundup (CONTRIBUTOR) – May 15
Hopkinton has a kick in its step in Tri-Valley League race – May 14
Taunton rolls over Bishop Feehan in softball – May 9
EMass girls’ softball: Hanover’s Maeg Amsler headlines Players of the Week – May 7
In the topsy-turvy Hockomock League, any softball team can win on any given day (CONTRIBUTOR) – May 7
Jesus Rodriguez changed the culture for Newton South softball team – April 30
Lowell softball team off to a fast start with reloaded lineup (CONTRIBUTOR) – April 24
EMass girls’ softball: Hopkinton’s Julianna Ceddia headlines Players of the Week – April 24
Slappers are still making noise in New England – April 17
Austin Prep is looking to take the next step (CONTRIBUTOR) – April 10
EMass girls’ softball: West Bridgewater’s Colleen O’Toole headlines Players of the Week – April 10
Sophomore pitchers have Taunton and Plymouth South softball teams thinking big – April 3
Shriners hockey games offer last go-round, showpiece – March 29
Kaia Hollingsworth produced a net result – March 17
Emily Rourke’s OT goal gives Wellesley back-to-back D2 titles – March 17
Wellesley explodes in third period to beat Walpole – March 12
Tewksbury, Winchester claim sectional titles – March 11
Austin Prep holds off Braintree in D1 quarterfinals – March 9
State tournament tracker, Day 12 – March 8
Central Catholic withstands Lowell to reach D1 North final – March 6
Pembroke girls roll into Division 2 South sectional final – March 6
Wellesley girls silence Canton in opening round of D2 tournament (CONTRIBUTOR) – March 4
St. John’s Prep hockey rallies, stuns St. Mary’s in D1 North shootout (CONTRIBUTOR) – March 3
State tournament tracker, Day 5 – March 1
Braintree girls’ hockey blocks out Barnstable in D1 – February 27
Austin Prep girls headline strong Division 1 field – February 23
EMass girls’ hockey: Scituate’s Christine Oar headlines Players of the Week – February 20
Julia Masotta has Methuen/Tewksbury on a roll (CONTRIBUTOR) – February 19
Goaltenders count on focus and confidence – February 13
EMass. girls’ hockey: Barnstable’s Bridget Everett headlines Players of the Week – February 6
‘The foot’s on the gas’: For the first time as a varsity team, Bishop Stang qualifies for the state tournament (CONTRIBUTOR) – February 6
Lydia Pendleton sparks Methuen/Tewksbury girls’ hockey over Andover (CONTRIBUTOR) – January 30
The Pembroke girls’ hockey team struck out on its own, and it’s flourishing – January 29
North Quincy boys’ hockey turning doubters into believers (CONTRIBUTOR) – January 24
EMass girls’ hockey: Framingham’s Georgia Parker headlines Players of the Week – January 23
How an MIAA rule has helped middle schoolers excel on the ice for varsity squads (CONTRIBUTOR) – January 22
At Masconomet, making a five-school girls’ hockey co-op work – January 16
Sam Taber’s hat trick powers Austin Prep girls’ hockey past Westwood – January 15
BC High boys’ hockey weathers storm vs. St. John’s Prep (CONTRIBUTOR) – January 10
Six pairs of sisters make Walpole girls’ hockey a family affair (CONTRIBUTOR) – January 9
EMass girls’ hockey: NDA’s Alexa Graziano headlines Players of the Week – January 8
Rob DiLoreto makes a return as Arlington football coach – January 4
Sean D’Urso, Andover work with blank slate (CONTRIBUTOR) – January 2
EMass girls’ hockey: Westwood’s Olivia Jordan headlines Players of the Week – January 1
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