On a brisk, sunny Mother’s Day, 11 public and private schools competed in a qualifying regatta for the New England Sailing Association Girls’ Championship.
A 1983 Marblehead High graduate, Niehoff spent much of her career in Connecticut before becoming the first female chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Two tweaks this year: the addition of a Friday qualifier to increase the size of the field to 128, and the introduction of a doubles tournament featuring 64 pairings.
The No. 1 seed in Division 5 self-reported the violation Friday after its 3-2 win over TechBoston, which now advances to Tuesday's semifinal vs. Dearborn STEM.
A handful of Western Mass. schools, including Minnechaug and Monson, did not give their schedules to the MIAA by the deadline to be included in the power rankings that determine the statewide tournaments.
Highlighting this fall’s inductees is Mansfield's Theresa Nyhan, just the third female athlete inducted into the school's hall in three different sports.