Jen Rapaport will be running Boston for the third straight year. It is her 15th Marathon overall.
The Melrose High girls lacrosse team lost to Burlington on Tuesday, 20-10.
The Melrose High track team will welcome several important returners from last season.
The Melrose High softball team will be a lot younger this season after graduating six seniors.
Olympic athlete and Melrose native Steve Langton returned home with a bronze medal in the 2011 World Bobsled Championships.
Team co-captains Rachel Buckley and Erin Nee—both Melrose residents—and the Cougars won their first ever state title with a convincing win over Millbury High School at the DCU Center. Read more: Melrose residents net hoop championship at Arlington Ca
Both the Melrose boys and girls lacrosse teams had rough seasons last year, but will look to improve as the programs continue to grow.
Millenium Wrestling Federation came to their hometown in Melrose last Saturday to throw a special event featuring some big name stars in the Industry.
Malden Catholic completed its quest for a Division 1A State Championship yesterday with a 4-3 overtime win over St. John's Prep in the Super 8 Championship Game at TD Garden.
The Red Raiders endured a painful 5-13-1 season, and missed out on the MIAA Division 1 North Sectionals, but they scored a great win over the eventual North champs and return nearly the entire team—a year older and wiser—next season.
The MIAA rules state that co-op teams are approved for two years. While this past season was the fourth year of the Melrose/Watertown girls hockey team, athletic directors for Melrose and Watertown will try to continue the program for anther two.
The Melrose High girls basketball has been a mainstay in the MIAA tournament. But this season saw the the Lady Raiders win just five games in a disappointing season.
The Melrose High boys basketball finished 11-9 overall this season and made the MIAA tournament for the first time in 10 years.
Melrose native Nick Krasco won this year’s Commonwealth Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award.
The Raiders lose to Lexington, 5-1, ending their playoff run.
The Melrosian is only the ninth player to have her number retired at the school.
Lauren Giordano's goal lifted Watertown/Melrose over Framingham, 1-0, in the MIAA Div. 1 State Tournament game.
The Melrose High boys basketball team lost to North Andover, 55-50, in the first round of the Div. 2 North sectional.
Melrose High sophomore Bionca St.Fleur took second place in the long jump this past weekend at the MIAA All-State Championships with a distance of 17-06.25.
It's been a decade since the Melrose High boys basketball team has seen any postseason action. That all changed this year after the Red Raiders finished 11-9 overall.
Matt Fanikos and Robert Hansen were unable to qualify for New Englands at the MIAA All-State Wrestling meet at Salem High on Friday and Saturday.
Melrose fell to highly ranked and defending champs Canton 7-4 on Friday afternoon.
Senior center Andrew Scocca scored 26 points as Melrose downed non-league foes Tewksbury 55-38 at Marcoux Gym in the final game of the regular season.
The Melrose High School boys' hockey team lost to Reading 6-3, after the Raiders came back from a three-goal deficit to cut the lead to just one in the final period.
Normally the starting goalie for Watertown/Melrose, Simone Bailey was the hat-trick hero as the Lady Raiders skated their way to an 11-3 win last night at Flynn Rink in a non-league tilt.
Already on their way to the state tournament, Melrose/Watertown drops its second straight game to highly-ranked foes.
The Watertown-Melrose girls hockey team withstood a strong third-period surge from Medford to hang on for a 3-2 win in a non-league tilt at Medford's LoConte Rink.
The 6'8" senior center's efforts were accompanied by a strong performance from freshman Jalen Adams in a 58-51 victory over Wakefield.
20 fourth quarter points, half of them coming from the foul line, help propel Melrose to a 40-24 victory over Wakefield.
This week in Melrose High School sports.
Red Raiders boys hockey gets a convincing win over Wakefield behind Blaise Healy's three scores.
Conditions at the Fells are ideal for snowshoeing and Nordic skiing.
Despite loss, Melrose coach Stacey Brown sees progress in her young team.
The Red Raiders pre-season scrimmage has been moved to Friday at 10 a.m. at Fred Green Field.
