Torrential downpours for three days straight have left many Medford residents with flooded basements and other storm-related damage. Above, workers on Tuesday morning try to retrieve pieces of a dock that broke away from a home on South Street by the Mystic River. Courtesy photo.

Local baseball player Bill Monbouquette will be one of the expert instructors for the Mustang Summer Baseball Camp. Monbo is pictured at right speaking to kids at the first camp in 2008. MHS Baseball coaches Nick Tucci, right, and Mike Nestor, left, are also pictured.

3rd Annual Mustang Baseball Summer Camp for Ages 5-14

Playstead Park, Medford, MA
Session #1: June 28-July 1 from 9:00-12:00 (rain date will be July 2nd)
Session #2: July 5-July 8 from 9:00-12:00 (rain date will be July 9th)
Ages: 5-14
Cost: $125 per session

Registration
Click here to download a registration form

Please make your checks payable to:
Friends of Medford Baseball

Please send your checks to:
Nick Tucci, Head Baseball Coach, Medford High School
489 Winthrop Street Medford, MA 02155

The Mustang Baseball Summer Camp’s goal is to provide young baseball players with quality instruction in areas of pitching, hitting, baserunning, catching, and infield/outfield play. Players will be taught the fundamentals, and have an opportunity to play in organized competitions and games each day competing against players in their age group. Campers will receive top-notch instruction from a staff that includes former professional baseball players, current & former Division 1, 2 & 3 college baseball players, & current Medford High School varsity baseball players.

Camp Director:

Nick Tucci
- Head Baseball Coach, Medford HS (3rd season).
- Former player in the San Diego Padres Organization.
- Former player at the University of Connecticut.
- 1st Team All-Big East 2006.
- All-New England 2006.
- Big East Academic All-Star 2004, 2005, 2006.
- 2-time Boston Herald & Boston Globe All-Scholastic.
- 2-time Greater Boston League Most Valuable Player.

Staff:

Bill Monbouquette- Former pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox (1958 -65), Detroit Tigers (1966-67), New York Yankees (1967-68) & San Francisco Giants (1968). A four-time All-Star, he pitched a no-hitter in 1962 against the Chicago White Sox. Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000.

Paul Mattatall- Former Medford High School Varsity Baseball Coach (1994-2007). Current Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach at Arlington High School (2008-present)

Vin Macone- JV Baseball Coach at Medford HS (3rd season). Current Head Baseball coach of the 13U New England Wolf Pac AAU team. Former American Legion Post 45 Baseball Coach in Medford.

Mike Nestor- Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach at Medford High School (1998-present). Former Greater Boston League All-Star.

Ben Waldrip- Current player at Jacksonville State University. 2 time NE-10 Freshman of the Week. 2-time Greater Boston League All Star.

Matt Howard- Current player at the University of Maine. Former Dual County League All Star.

Current 2010 Medford High School Varsity Baseball Players.

Please bring your baseball glove, bat (optional) and cleats.

Enjoy a fun-filled evening and help the Medford Chamber of Commerce send Medford kids to college!! “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Medford Lodge of Elks, 19 Washington Street, Medford, MA at 6 PM. Admission is $15.00 and reservations are strongly recommended.

Come hear Jared Carrabis, Governor of MA’s Red Sox Nation and author of “One Fan’s Story: If this Hat Could Talk.” Founder of SoxSpace, Carrabis has won an award for the Best Red Sox Blog at the New England Sports Blog awards. He is also the host of the TruFan Red Sox Webcast. His book has been placed on many local suggested summer reading lists.

Hank Morse of WROR is the guest auctioneer. Items up for auction include several pairs of Red Sox tickets, a Red Sox bracelet from Roland’s Jewelry, an eight-week training package from Body by Boyle, two five-week training packages from Valdez Baseball Academy, personal training at Fitness Together, an all-inclusive car-care basket from Titan Gas Station and Car Wash and much, much more.

Fenway Food will be served. Dave Valdez is setting up a Fast Pitch Mound and Batter’s Station. Turf will be provided by Crowley’s Concepts. Ballpark music will be provided by local DJ Harry Fullerton. The Chamber thanks the Rotary Club of Medford for their generous use of the Elks Lodge.

Wear your Red Sox gear to be entered in the door prize drawing.

Come on the 24th to give our beloved Red Sox a rousing kick-off for the 2010 baseball season and have a great time while helping the Chamber maintain its Scholarship program.

Click here for more information about how to get tickets.

Nearly ten inches of rain have fallen in this seemingly endless rainstorm. A flood warning is in effect through Monday evening and the rain is expected to taper off sometime overnight. Above, flooding in Winchester submerged a baseball field and a sidewalk. Photos by Medford resident Alyssa Shoop.

Junior League

Buckeyes 11, Crush 4 – Rhiannon Arnold led the way with eight points for the Buckeyes, who built a 9-0 lead en-route to a 11-4 victory. Arnold scored four of her points in the opening half, where the Buckeyes held a 5-0 lead, but her biggest bucket came after the Crush had closed the lead to 9-4. After receiving a pass, Arnold took a dribble and then calmly nailed a shot from beyond the three-point arch. Mya Matarazzo finished with one field goal and Emma Czwakiel netted a free throw for the Buckeyes, who started the season on a six game winning streak before going on a five game loosing streak. Samantha Morin player her best game of the year for the Crush, scoring four points and playing well on the defensive end.

Celtics 8, Eagles 5 – The top-seeded Celtics got another strong game from Coleen Hardy and held off the upset-minded Eagles, 8-5. The Eagles, behind three points from Grace Capuccio, took at 3-1 advantage into the second half but could not hold off the Celtics. After tying the score at 3-3, Hardy collected a 3-point play to provide her team with some separation.

On Friday night at 6:30PM, the Celtics will take on the Buckeyes to determine the 2010 champion of the Junior League.

Senior League

Tar Heels 25, Angels 16 – Siobhan Turner and Deanna Hardy helped the Tar Heels pull away from the pesky Angels to advance to the finals. Holding onto a slim 10-9 advantage at halftime, Hardy netted seven of her nine points in the second half while Turner recorded three of her five field goals in the last sixteen minutes. The Tar Heels held a slim lead throughout most of the game and went just 1-for-14 from the foul line. Jessica Brennan and Kelly Foley each finished with six points for the Angels, who played well despite no substitutes.

Nets 20, Dragons 19 – The Nets went without a point over the final 5:55 of the contest but held on for a one point victory. Nicole Regan’s basket with just under six minutes to go gave the Nets a 20-11 lead, their largest lead of the game. Rebecca Pierce scored the first ten points of the game for the Nets, who also got some good contributions from Sophia Zavarelli and Lachae’a Censcak. Nina Parziale scored all seven of her points in the second half, but she would gladly return one of those points. With just 2.2 seconds remaining, Parziale sank a baseline jumper to pull the Dragons to within two points. After calling a pair of time outs, the Dragons hoped to get an offensive rebound to tie the game and send it to overtime but Parziale’s free throw rolled in rather than out. The Nets will now take on the Tar Heels on Friday night at 7:45PM for the championship.

Souls4Soles

St. Francis Girls’ Basketball would like to thank all those that donated shoes to their Barefoot4Haiti collection. As a result of your generosity we were able to collect 325 lbs. of shoes!

- Submitted by Brian Devine

The Doc Kountze Film festival will be held Saturday, March 27th, at the Cohen Auditorium, located at 40 Talbot Avenue at Tufts University from 11AM-7PM. This event is sponsored by the Medford Arts Center, Inc., Massachusetts Cultural Council and Medford Arts Council.

Starting at 11AM Magician and Puppeteer Janine Rogers will perform for children. Janine is a full time professional entertainer with more than twenty years experience and is the winner of three first place awards for excellent performance of magic. Rogers is a graduate of California’s prestigious Chavez School of Magic. Her show promises to be fun for the whole family.

Following Roger’s performance there will be a silent movie on film pioneer Georges Melies. The Melies film will be followed by “Heroic Hero,” a short, silent movie by local filmmaker and Emerson grad Johnathan Carr that pays homage to the “Perils of Pauline.”

“May I be Frank,” a documentary directed by Gregg Marks and Ryland Englhart will air at 2PM. “May I be Frank” is about an ex-addict and alcoholic who undergoes a transformation due to the caring of three young coaches from Café Gratitude. The documentary will be followed by a talk with its subject, Frank Ferranti.

“Neshoba,” a story about a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, will air at 4PM. Although Klansmen bragged openly about what they did in 1964, no one was held accountable until 2005, when the state indicted preacher Edgar Killen, an 80-year-old notorious racist who is an alleged mastermind of the killings. A question and answer session will follow the film.

At 6PM Joel LaRue Smith and his jazz trio, featuring Renato Malavasi on drums and Tai Gamlieli on acoustic guitar, will perform.

For questions on the film festival contact Patty at 978-290-8884 and visit www.medfordarts.org for more information on all of the films and artists.

DiVirgilio also earned a Gold Key in the state section of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for the dress. The work of state Gold Key winners was then juried in New York for national awards.

DiVirgilio’s sculpture will be shipped to Washington, D.C. to be exhibited at the National Gallery of Art.

In an interview with the Mustang News, DiVirgilio said musician Lady Gaga was the inspiration for the dress.

Mustang News: What was your inspiration for the project?

Lisa DiVirgilio: I give all the credit to Lady Gaga. I knew I wanted to make a dress, but I wanted it out of the ordinary. I looked to Lady Gaga as inspiration because her performance costumes are far from normal. I researched her outfits and then sketched one of my own.

MN: What exactly is your project?

LD: My dress represents “the fame,” which is Lady Gaga’s first album. I defined the fame by creating a dress solely out of money to express the desired package of becoming famous. I connected fame with money since that is the main reason people want to be famous.

MN: What exactly is the dress made of?

LD: The structure of the dress is window screen layered with fabric and then I painted the fabric a silver finish. When the dress was done drying, I then started to glaze “mod podge” on money.

- InsideMedford.com

Tryouts/Evaluation for Medford Babe Ruth Baseball Ages 13 - 15

Medford Babe Ruth Baseball will hold player tryout and evaluations on Friday, March 26, 2010 from 5:30pm - 9:00pm at Tufts University’s Cousens Gym, located at 161 College Avenue in Medford.

Players arrive within the following times:

13-year-olds: 5:30pm to 6:30pm

14-year-olds: 7:00pm to 8:00pm

15-year-olds: 8:30pm

Please note age is as of May 1st.

All new and returning players must attend except: 1) those already on an American League team in 2009 or 2) returning National League players that request to remain in the National League. Players must be registered before. There is no walk-in registration. To register go to www.medfordbaberuth.com or contact League President, Stephen Pompeo at 781-391-1630 or stephen@pompeoinsurance.com.

Get your Irish on by heading over to John Brewer’s Tavern for what’s sure to be a good time.

Owner and Medford resident Bill Honeycutt has planned a special St. Patty’s Day celebration with a corned beef and cabbage dinner, live Irish music with the Irish Americans, and of course, green beer.

John Brewer’s Tavern is located at 7 Highland Avenue in Malden and 39 Main Street in Waltham.

- InsideMedford.com

Patriots Player Sammy Morris to Read to Children

Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn read to children last year during Tufts University’s annual “Read by the River” literacy event. Photo courtesy Steve Eliopoulos.

The following announcement is from Tufts University:

Tufts Hillel will host the 11th annual “Read by the River” literacy fair on Sunday, March 14, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in the Gantcher Center at Tufts University. New England Patriots running back Sammy Morris will be in attendance to read to the crowd. This is the second year that the event has been expanded to include elementary students from Somerville as well as Medford and organizers expect more than 850 kids.

WHAT:
Designed to promote the importance of early childhood literacy, student volunteers will transform the Gantcher Center at Tufts into a literacy event with the theme “Reading Around the World.” There will be 25 booths set up with games, arts and crafts, a scavenger hunt and bean bag toss. Contests this year will reflect the global theme with international landmarks, activity booths covering international themes and events, and trivia. Students will also have the opportunity to turn in book reports (found at www.readbytheriver.org) to receive free books as well as participate in reading circles.

WHO:
Students from kindergarten to fifth grade (more than 850 expected to attend)
New England Patriots running back Sammy Morris (scheduled to appear at 1:15 p.m.)
200 volunteers from Tufts University, the City of Medford fire and police departments, and the City of Somerville fire and police departments

WHEN:
Sunday, March 14, from 12 noon to 3 p.m.

WHERE:
Tufts University, Gantcher Center, 161 College Avenue, Medford, Mass.

SPONSORS:
Read by the River is a Tufts Hillel initiative that is made possible by many sponsors, including the New England Patriots, National Amusements, Scholastic, City of Medford, Medford fire and police departments, City of Somerville, Somerville fire and police departments, and Boloco Burritos. Local books stores, Scholastic and Tufts students have donated books for the event and National Amusements has donated free movie passes.