Tom Fargo
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Master of many journalism jobs. Reach me at [email protected]
Joined March 2013
The ump in this Braintree LLWS game is already pissing me off with the late ball/strike calls. .
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Great job by Zack capturing the essence of exactly why Danny V meant so much to the Massachusetts high school sports community for the last four decades.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore of people who cover high school, he would have all of the busts. It would just be him.". A salute to Danny Ventura, the humble titan of Massachusetts high school sports, as his one-of-a-kind career comes to a close:
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Congrats to former Dedham High star Sean Fitzpatrick (@fitzman5) on bringing home the Mass Publinx crown. Much deserved for a good guy.
“I’m very excited, and the APL, specifically, I’ve wanted for a while,” said Fitzpatrick after the round. “I did lose a playoff in 2018 to Owen Quinn, so it’s good to finally get some payback.”. Read More:
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Walpole's Cam Schlittler exits in the sixth to a big hand from the Yankee Stadium crowd after 5 1/3 IP (75 pitches), allowing 4H and 2BB while striking out 7. Charged with 3ER, two on solo HRs, another crossing after he was pulled. Great combo of stuff and poise in his debut.
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Is striking out the major league HR leader with a triple digit fastball for your first K in the big leagues good?.
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The Yankees couldn't have thrown us a bone and put Ben Rice in the lineup tonight for an old school Daily Transcript spectacular?. Oh well, still a rare root for the pinstripes night. Good luck to Cam Schlittler in his MLB debut.
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Rumor has it that people are blaming @In_The_Slot for forcing @BostonHeraldHS out of the biz because power rankings have made it much more difficult to pick upset specials. Sad.
Congrats to @BostonHeraldHS on his retirement. Danny V has been synonymous with high school sport for as long as i can remember. He has been a passionate advocate for the students of Massachusetts in every way possible. Being picked on the wrong end of an upset special was a.
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Holy cow there are about to be an insane number of tributes roll in for Donato, and every single one of them so well-deserved with the crazy amount of people he affected or influenced in the Mass high school sports community over the years. Count me among them. Simply the best.
Danny Ventura, the face of high school sports in New England for over the last 30 years, is retiring from the Boston Herald in August. Ventura started at the Herald in 1991 and has since served as the go-to source for information for coaches, student-athletes, and ADs.
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Not surprised by this in the least. In addition to fostering an elite program/culture, Costy and the @WalpoleBaseball staff are as classy as it gets in HS sports. No one deserves to have their hands on that trophy more than Coach Tompkins, a true legend. So happy for these guys.
Coach Chris Costello insisted that @walpoleAD longtime coach Bill Tompkins (right) get the MIAA Baseball Division 2 trophy at home plate when it was over. “That’s yours … you built this.”
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This is when we really miss Don Fredericks. .
Mansfield gets second and third with one out, late time call from the coach originally ruled a balk to give the Hornets the lead. After a 35 min. delay and multiple phone calls, umps reverse the call. Walpole gets two outs to escape. It’s 1-1 heading to bottom 11. #hockomock.
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Great piece by the former St. John's Prep star. .
I was a first-round MLB bust. Here are 5 lessons I learned
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Always tough following a legend, but a fantastic choice by Braintree to fill those shoes. Dave is one of the true great guys in the coaching ranks, and a pretty damn good basketball mind to boot. He'll be missed in Walpole. Good luck coach.
We would like to introduce our new Boys Basketball Coach, Dave Wall 🏀👏
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Congrats to coach Brooke Asnis for a win on her Reunion Weekend (won't mention how many years it's been).
Final .19-8 .Dawgs win!!.
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That's okay NBATV, I didn't want to watch the end of Bucks-Pacers anyway.
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Nobles guy (Drew Kendall, 5th round, Eagles) goes ahead of Milton Academy guy (Kalel Mullings, 6th round, Titans). All is right in the world.
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R4: Emery Jones, OT/OG, LSU.R5: Brashard Smith. RB, SMU.R5: Drew Kendall, C, BC.R7: Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame.R7: Ryan Fitzgerald, K, Florida St.
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I'd be happy with something like this from Pats over the next three days:.R1: Will Campbell, OT, LSU.R2: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa St. R3: Alfred Collins, DT, Texas.R3: Jack Sawyer, Edge, OSU.
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Great choice for National Anthem at women's national championship. Ayla Brown can still bring it. Bet she's still got a smooth jumper, too.
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McDonald's Girls All-American Game, featuring Dedham's own Kaelyn Carroll, about to start in ESPN2.
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