Melrose Bests New Mission, Plays Brighton Next in MIAA Tournament

The top ranked Melrose High School boys' basketball team narrowly beat no. 8 New Mission 69-65 Saturday night at home in the quarterfinals. Melrose advances to the semifinals to play no. 5 Brighton Tuesday in Woburn.

The top ranked and undefeated Melrose High School boys' basketball team narrowly beat no. 8 New Mission 69-65 Saturday night at home in the quarterfinals of the MIAA North Division 2 tournament, according to the Boston Globe. Senior guard Samual Jean-Gilles tallied a team-high 21 points for Melrose, while Juwan Gooding scored 18 in the loss for New Mission, according to the Globe. To read the Boston Globe report, click here. Melrose (22-0) advances to the semifinals to play no. 5 Brighton (17-6) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Woburn. Brighton advanced by beating no. 4 Salem (16-6) 82-61 Friday night in Salem. Melrose, which earned a bye in the preliminary round of the tournament, beat no. 16 Arlington (11-11) 76-52 Thursday night in Melrose in the …

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Melrose Beats Arlington in MIAA Boys' Basketball Tournament [VIDEO]

Check out video highlights from Melrose High School's 76-52 win over Arlington Thursday night in Melrose in the second round of the North Division 2 tournament.

The op-ranked and undefeated Melrose High School boys' basketball team beat no. 16 ranked Arlington 76-52 Thursday night in Melrose in the second round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's North Division 2 tournament. Melrose (21-0), which earned a bye in the first round, moves on the the quartefinals to play no. 8 New Mission (15-6) at 7 p.m. Saturday in Melrose. Meanwhile, Arlington (11-11) won their preliminary round tilt against no. 17 Tewksbury (9-12) Monday night in Arlington, but could not overcome a tough Melrose squad that beat the Spy Ponders in all three games they played against each other this year. Check out video highlights from the Arlington-Melrose game, as well as comments from sixth-year Melrose …

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Undefeated MHS Boys' Basketball Takes on Arlington Thursday in Melrose

The undefeated Melrose High School boys' basketball team plays host to no. 16 Arlington in the secound round of the North Division 2 tournament Thursday night in Melrose.

The undefeated Melrose High School boys' basketball team plays host to no. 16 Arlington in the second round of the North Division 2 tournament, according to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) website Melrose (20-0), earning a bye in the first round for being the top-ranked team in the MIAA tournament, takes on Arlington (11-12) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Melrose High. During the regular season, Melrose was 12-0 at home and 2-0 against Arlington, as they beat the Spy Ponders 59-48 Jan. 26 in Arlington and 58-56 Feb. 19 in Melrose, according to the Boston Globe website. In the Freedom Division of the Middlesex League, Melrose had the second-highest scoring offense (62.5 points per game), while holding their opponents to…

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MHS Teams Open MIAA Tournament Play This Week

Find out when Melrose High School's teams play this week.

Melrose High School will begin play in their Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) tournaments this week, with girls' hockey team playing Monday night, according to the MIAA website. The no. 14 ranked Watertown/Melrose (13-7-2) girls' hockey squad takes on no. 19 ranked Arlington (11-8-1) at 5 p.m. Monday in Watertown. The winner advances to the second round to play no. 3 ranked Westford (15-3-2) Thursday at the Groton School in Winthrop. Meanwhile, the top-ranked Melrose High boys' basketball team earned a bye in the preliminary round after running the table (20-0) during the regular season. Melrose will play the winner from the preliminary round game between no. 16 ranked Arlington or no. 17 ranked Tewksbury at 7 p.m…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today—Monday, July 2

Editor on vacation; over 30 pick-up basketball; 4th fireworks near Melrose.

Share your news and expertise by blogging on Melrose Patch! 1) Chance of showers and thunderstorms, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. (Note: compiled in advance of this week. For most up-to-date forecast, check the National Weather Service.) 2) Editor on vacation: A reminder that Melrose Patch Editor Daniel DeMaina is on vacation this week. If you have a submission, don't forget that you can post your own announcements and events. 3) Fourth of July fireworks near Melrose: If you're looking for fireworks displays this week, check our round-up. 4) Over 30 pick-up basketball: The …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today—Monday, June 25

Open parks program starts today; 30 and over pickup basketball; Planning Board meets.

Share your news and expertise by blogging on Melrose Patch! 1) Life's become just cloudy days:  Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. High near 73. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Tonight, showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11 p.m., then a chance of showers after midnight. Low around 59. West wind between 5 and 8 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.) 2) Saturday in the park, I think it was the fourth of July: The Open Parks Program starts today at Melrose Common, every Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Melrose Recreation Department will have several instructors at the park all summer, available to play …

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Peddy Drafted By Chicago in WNBA Draft

Shey Peddy was a three-time league MVP for Melrose High School.

Kirwan Makes Point, On and Off the Court at Emmanuel

The Melrose High School graduate's basketball career has flourished at the collegiate level.

Melrose Basketball Falls to Brighton in Semifinals

The Red Raiders lost 65-59 in the semifinal round of the tournament.