Darren Sabedra is a sports reporter and the high school sports editor, overseeing prep coverage throughout the Bay Area. He's been with the Bay Area News Group since the early 1990s and has covered many sports beats,

Kiely O’Connor had 14 kills as Bourne defeated Brockton, 3-1, in a nonleague contest. In the Dual County League, junior Raimy Little (28 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces and 4 kills) led the way as Concord-Carlisle swept Westford Academy, 3-0.

The following students were named to the honor roll following the first semester at Concord High School. 12th Grade High Honors: Emily Carr Ahlfeld, Maria N. Armaganian, Julia Catherine Benson, Aakriti Bhattarai, Sierra Boots, Aidan Daniel Boucher ...

De La Salle head coach Justin Alumbaugh speaks to his players before the start of their game against St. Mary’s at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif., on Saturday, March 13, 2021. This is the school’s season opener and their first game since last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As one Bay Area pediatric orthopedic surgeon said, “If kids aren’t ready to respond in real-game speed, that’s where the risk occurs” for potentially serious injuries.

Gavin Newsom eased COVID-19 guidelines for outdoor youth sports, clearing the way for high school football’s return throughout California, seniors were so fired up to get started that some strapped on pads at home the night before they hit the field.

Carlisle 48 Bedford 87, Wayland 80 (2ot) Bishop Feehan 79, Cristo Rey 22 Braintree 56, Milton 52 Case 52, Apponequet 50 Danvers 64,

S SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL Amesbury 73, Rockport 64 Franklin 70, King Philip 53 Newburyport 60, Hamilton-Wenham 52 St. John’s Prep 57, St. John’s (S) 46 St. Mary’s 78, Arlington Catholic 75

The basketball sub-varsity teams started their intra squad games last week. The girls played at CC winning their first contest with Ms. Hoffman and Mr. Allen as co-head coaches. The Boys 9th-grade team had a very strong home game vs Concord Carlisle last Saturday.

The Girls Newton Hockey team "The Crush" has six Newton South members representing the Newton community. The team split their series vs Braintree last week and they are competing vs Wellesley this week.