WHS spring sports swing into high gear The 2025 spring sports season will swing into high gear this coming week for Winthrop High athletes. Coach Zoe Lang and the girls lacrosse team will get the season started tomorrow (Friday) with…
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The Ace of Clubs
Former WHS baseball and golf star Wallace begins as Vikings’ head coach By Cary Shuman Jack Wallace won an NEC championship as a golfer and a national championship as a college baseball pitcher. Now as the new head coach of…
A Memorable ‘March’ to the Title
Phil Boncore’s performance through the playoffs was impressive, uplifting By Cary Shuman Each time Winthrop High hockey captain Phil Boncore tells the story of his team’s state championship season and his extraordinary assist on the game’s all-important first goal, it…
Garden Glory
Holgersen notches hat trick in state title game By Cary Shuman Michael Holgersen will never have to wonder how memorable an experience playing in a state championship game at the TD Garden could be for him and his Winthrop High…
Dunbar’s Trap was Set
Donahue, band of defensemen kept high-scoring Dedham off the board By Cary Shuman Something had to give in the state championship game. Dedham had racked up 19 goals in four playoff victories and posted a 7-spot in a big regular…
WHS Sports Through the Years
30 years ago this week, the WHS boys basketball team won the Division 3 state championship It’s hard to believe that 30 years have passed since the Winthrop High boys basketball team won the Division 3 state title with an…
Matchup Years in the Making
Dedham is a red-hot opponent hoping to make its own history By Cary Shuman Dan Panciocco was the captain of the 1976 Dedham High School hockey team. That team lost to Braintree in the Division 1 quarterfinals at the Garden.…
King of the Crease
Donahue seeks a state title for team and family history By Cary Shuman Senior goaltender and captain Michael Donahue has a direct connection to the last Winthrop High School team that won a state hockey championship. His uncle, Sean Donahue,…
Phil Boncore: Winthrop’s Mr. March
By Cary Shuman Of all the post-season quotes by high school hockey stars in the Boston newspapers this March, we enjoyed the one most by senior captain Phil Boncore after the Vikings’ 5-1 victory over No. 1 seed, Stoneham. “It’s…
WHS Sports Roundup
Isabella Rice chosen for national gymnastics team Isabella Rice, Winthrop High’s stellar senior gymnast, has been selected for one of the 20 spots on the girls national team that will compete in May in Ft. Myers, Florida. Isabella was chosen…