Wachusett’s final gasp at an MIAA state match berth fell on deaf ears.
On Friday afternoon, the Worcester County Superior Court upheld the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s resolution to implement six forfeits on Wachusett’s boys hockey staff after the Mountaineers performed with an ineligible participant throughout the first a part of the season.
Wachusett filed for a preliminary injunction early Friday morning in hopes {that a} choose would rule in its favor and overturn the forfeitures, thus coming into the Mountaineers into the Division 1 state match forward of Saturday’s bracket reveal. Worcester Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker wrote, “after a thorough review of review of the respective pleadings, affidavits, supporting documents, the relevant caselaw, and following a hearing, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED.”
In October, Wachusett acquired a switch from Worcester Academy. Since Worcester Academy is a non-MIAA college, Wachusett’s administration was required to obtain a pupil eligibility waiver underneath MIAA Handbook rule 87.1. The Mountaineers’ administration, nonetheless, admittedly by no means filed the right paperwork in time, as a substitute submitting a Form 200 which grants eligibility between MIAA colleges and consequently the Mountaineers started the season with an ineligible participant.
As a end result, Wachusett was required to forfeit all six video games that the student-athlete performed in at the beginning of the season. The Boston Herald discovered that this previous week, the Mountaineers, who completed 7-12 on the common season, made one final gasp to get into the state match. First, they appealed to an MIAA subcommittee on Tuesday for match entry primarily based on an MIAA Handbook rule that enables for match eligibility within the occasion of use of an ineligible participant albeit because the final seed.
The Mountaineers argued for the reason that error was merely clerical with no malintent they need to be afforded the chance to retain these defeats and find yourself within the state match. The MIAA subcommittee, nonetheless, composed of members of the Board of Directors, unanimously voted down the enchantment.
Following the denial Wachusett turned to litigation and filed an injunction on Wednesday that seeked to showcase irreparable hurt to each its staff’s state match fortunes and to the ineligible participant himself.
The MIAA’s argument, which proved to be victorious, asserted, “Wachusett asserts it is likely to suffer irreparable harm if an injunction does not enter because MIAA Power Rankings will be released on February 25, 2023, and Wachusett will not qualify for the MIAA state tournament. That cannot be irreparable harm because it was caused by Wachusett’s own doing.”
Boys hockey
Littleton made historical past when the Tigers captured this system’s first sectional championship with a 5-1 win over Gardner within the CMADA Tournament Class C championship recreation at NorthStar Ice Sports in Westboro.
Tyler Edwards and Zachary Lizotte had large offensive days. Edwards scored twice and arrange two objectives, whereas Lizotte scored a pair of objectives and added one help.
Girls basketball
Notre Dame of Worcester held off Tyngsboro, 54-47, to seize the CMADA Class C title at Worcester State University. Notre Dame battled again twice from 10-point deficits to win the championship. Gianna Donato tallied a game-high 22 factors for Tyngsboro.
Football
Bentley University has added 9 gamers to its 2023 recruiting class, second-year head soccer coach Alvin Reynolds introduced, bringing the whole variety of newcomers to 17.
Bentley is coming off a 7-3 season.
Six of the additions are Massachusetts residents: Ian Dixon, TE, Wakefield HS, Wakefield, 6-3, 230; Ryan Flanagan, DB, Doherty Memorial HS, Worcester, 6-0, 180; Matthew Haggan, WR, Westford Academy, Westford, 5-10, 180; Isaiah Osgood, QB, Arlington Catholic HS, Dorchester, 5-11, 175; Quincy Pickett, DL, St. Sebastian’s HS, Brockton, 6-2, 290; and Amin Rahim, OL, Woburn Memorial HS, Woburn, 6-5, 290.
Field hockey
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) has introduced the 134 members of the NFHCA High School Impact Senior Team.
Student-athletes needed to meet three of 5 character standards — overlaying objects like neighborhood service and management roles — and 5 of 10 athletic standards to be eligible for recognition.
Eleven of the honorees are from Massachusetts.
They are: Elizabeth Santore of Agawam; Remore Serra and Emily Stagnone of Chelmsford; Reagan Malo of Lincoln-Sudbury; Julia Carbone of Lynnfield; Sofia Jacobsen and Abigail Zacchini of Nashoba Regional; Olivia Donahue, Nina Husak and Grace Mullaney of Pingree School; and Kathryn Guertin of Wachusett Regional.
Source: www.bostonherald.com