Also, the BHS cheerleaders qualified for the MSSAA Division 1 State Championship.
Wamps athletic update.
Braintree beat Stoughton 70-46 Friday night in the Division 1 South Sectional quarterfinals. The Wamps advance to the semifinals.
Also, the BHS Cheer Team will compete in the MSSAA Division 1 South Regionals on Sunday.
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USA Gymnastics may write rules for the sport in Massachusetts for next year. The lack of rules was a main reason the MIAA said it would not sanction the sport.
Braintree finished the tournament with four wins and no losses.
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Braintree sports photos from recent senior nights and a cheerleading tournament.
The Braintree High boys hockey team play at 2 p.m. at Asiaf Rink in Brockton.
Individually, Martin Mulkerrin was the Sectional Champion at the 285 lb weight class and Dom Cataldo finished 2nd in the 220 lb weight class.
Results from the weekend and Braintree High games for the week coming.
The varsity squad also captured the State title in December 2012.
They took first and second place in tournaments recently.
Cheer and Dance Teams compete in the 2013 Winter Bay State Conference Cheer and Dance Championship tonight at BHS, beginning at 7 p.m.
The Braintree High girls hockey team honored the players before a game last week.
Games in almost all sports have changed because of the blizzard.
The Wamps take on Milton tonight.
The game scheduled for this Thursday has been moved to Monday.
The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Baltimore Ravens during Super Bowl 2013 on Sunday, Feb. 3.
The Lady Wamps play next on Saturday against Framingham.
Olympian gymnast Aly Raisman, disappointed at dropping of boys' gymnastics official competitions in Massachusetts, tweets: "There is absolutely no such thing as a 'girl sport.' Is she right?
The Wamps battled hard all night long in a game that could've gone either way.
The Lady Wamps took the victory 61-40 on Friday.
The MIAA's board of directors dropped the sport from its official roster, though its reasons remain unclear.
The application deadline is Feb. 5, 2013.
The MIAA announced its decision to drop the sport last week, catching coaches and players off guard.
Braintree is among more than 40 teams from across the country competing in the 2013 Spalding Hoophall Classic.
Participants can pre-register Saturday, January 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the BHS Gym.
Sign up now for the clinic to take place Feb. 1 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The varsity girls team is playing a squad from Oregon on Friday.
The boys compete next at home on Thursday evening.
Braintree defeated Norwood 56-18 on Wednesday.
The girls play next on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Needham.
The Wamps play next against Needham at home Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Competing against 11 other teams from around the country in the Midget Cheer Level 2 Medium division, the Wamps scored 89.98 percent.
The deadline to register is Jan. 31.
The Patriots are on a bye week but there is still a lot of football action this weekend. Find out where to catch games in the Braintree area.
The Lady Wamps are 6-0.