youth sports

An ugly incident that happened with just seconds left in a hockey game between a team out of South Windsor, Connecticut, and a team from Massachusetts called the St. Nicks. A Connecticut coach allegedly yanked a Massachusetts player to the ice. Tama Parsons, head coach of the St. Nicks, posted video of the incident to Facebook. “The coach grabbed him…

Parents and coaches were outraged after video showed a teen hockey player dragged to the ice by an adult on the opposing team’s bench.

Youth football players in Lynn, Massachusetts, were bound for a championship match in Florida, but their sudden disqualification left players disheartened. Jubilation came Saturday as East Lynn’s Pop Warner team won the regional championship over Everett. The league’s regional president addressed the team after the game, telling players they would be representing eastern Massachusetts in Florida. The next day,...

A Pop Warner team bound for a championship match in Florida was suddenly disqualified, leaving kids disappointed.

A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that took the life of a youth football coach during a game on Saturday night has surrendered to police.

As the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors tangle in the NBA Finals, some young Celtics fans from northern New England are excited to get to see their role models shine on the biggest stage in basketball. “We look up to these guys,” high school junior Zach Ries said of the Boston Celtics. “We like to play like them, we…

Massachusetts student athletes and their coaches will be required to wear masks for indoor activities this fall, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association announced Thursday. The requirement doesn’t cover outdoor activity, where masks are optional for students and coaches. “Wishing all member schools a smooth start to the school year and a memorable fall sports season!” MIAA Executive Director Bob...

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association board says when it comes to masks for fall sports, the decision should be up to each individual school board and local community.

Here is the schedule, streaming information and more for the 2021 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.

Massachusetts student athletes will no longer be required to wear masks while playing sports outside.

Kids playing outdoor sports can stop wearing masks, the MIAA confirmed, following Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement. But some student athletes were still wearing them Tuesday.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released new mask guidance for youth sports in the state on Tuesday. The new guidance, based on the state dropping its mask mandate on May 29, says that athletes, spectators and staff are not required to wear a mask or face covering for outdoor sports in most cases. However, plenty of Massachusetts student athletes were…

Masks are no longer required while children are outside playing sports or during recess, per the new reopening timeline in Massachusetts.

Masks are no longer required while children are outside playing sports or during recess, per the new reopening timeline in Massachusetts. Relaxed outdoor mask rules for children were announced Monday as part of the state’s plan to lift all COVID-19 restrictions in Massachusetts two months ahead of schedule, including the mask mandate, on May 29. Effective Tuesday, face coverings are…

Kids are able to ditch face masks for outdoor youth sports, and many parents and coaches (though not all) are thrilled.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced some big changes for coronavirus-related face coverings coming at the end of the month. Here is what you need to know about when vaccinated and unvaccinated people will still be expected to mask up.

Massachusetts will lift mask requirements for youth sports and outdoor activities at schools, health officials announced Monday as the state rolled out its timeline for ending all COVID-19 restrictions. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said in a news conference that, starting Tuesday, the state will drop its face mask requirement for youth athletes under the age of 18, in a move…

Gov. Charlie Baker announces that all Massachusetts COVID-19 restrictions, including wearing masks, will be lifted on May 29. He also announced that the state of emergency will be lifted June 15.

Rhode Island on Tuesday began allowing the resumption of competitions in sports deemed lower or moderate risk amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Department of Environmental Management, competitive events in such sports as swimming, sideline cheering, basketball, ice hockey and gymnastics can resume if they follow state guidelines. The announcement comes after sports competitions were put on hold in…

A soccer team in Newmarket, New Hampshire, forfeited tournament games after learning opposing teams were refusing to mask up.