The Brookline High warriors beat out the number three team at their Tuesday night game.
The Boston Globe High School Sports Blog reports that the undefeated Walpole Rebels were under pressure Tuesday night, and the Brookline Warriors took advantage of that pressure: Final score of 4 to 3, Warriors. More from the nine-inning game on the Globe's High School Sports Blog
In the hours before the Boston Marathon, cyclists recreate the route from Hopkinton, through Brookline, into Boston.
Hours before the first runners hit Brookline's borders, or even left from Hopkinton, dozens of cyclists rode the route starting at midnight Sunday. Unlike the more-than-a-century-old Boston Marathon, the Boston Marathon Midnight Ride, "instigated by" Boston Societies of Spontenaity and Greg Hum, is an annual tradition since 2009. Riders take the last train out to the starting line, and bike the entire 26.2 mile route in the quiet, wee hours of Marathon Monday morning. It is not a race, there are no leaders, it is all for fun. The whole route takes about three hours to complete. Hum told the Globe that the idea came to him and some friends while they were attending Boston University. The first ride, in 2009, had 70 participants who brought…
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Who had the fastest times for yesterday's Boston Marathon? Here are the top ten men and women from town.
Despite record temperatures and a 26.2 mile course ahead of them, Brookline's 149 runners braved the Boston Marathon. Not all of them were dressed to impress, but many of the runners made it to the finish line. Below are the top ten times for Brookline's marathoners. Times pulled from the Boston Marathon website. How did your friends and family fare? Did you snap any photos of them during the race? Post your friends and relatives' times, congratulate your favorite Brookline runners, or post photos from the race!
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After 26.2 grueling miles came, finally, the finish line.
The finish line. Whether getting there at all or getting there in your personal best time was your goal, it is sweet to cross it. For spectators, it's also sweet to see all that hard work, determination and pain pay off for the women and men who crossed it. Here are some of the photos we snapped at the finish line. Please add yours!
Families and friends of athletes from around the world descend on Boston for the marathon, and plenty of them brought signs to cheer their runner on.
Creative or inspiring signs are a stape of the Marathon. Here are a few of the best ones we saw. Please add photos of others you saw or made!
With temps rising to 85 degrees, runners and spectators did whatever they could to shake off the heat.
Heat was a big challenge for this year's Marathoners and even for spectators. Here are some pics that show how runners and viewers dealt with the heat. If you got your own pic that screams "It's hot!" please add them to the gallery.
Not everyone was dressed for maximum velocity at the Boston Marathon.
For most runners, clothing is pretty simple and utilitarian. But for spectators (and some runners), Marathon day was for fashion. Did you gets some snaps of wild outfits? Please share them!
Let Patch help you keep up with the progress of local runners in today's race.
Welcome to Patch.com's live blog for the 2012 Boston Marathon. We'll keep you updated with live reports from our trusted editors from various parts of the route, photos, and posts from Facebook and Twitter. If you plan on being along the route, you can upload your own photos or video here on Patch. Tell what you're observing and help us report what's going on along the route.
Flip through the gallery below and add your own photos by clicking the "upload photos and video button" below the image.
Share your photos and stories from the Marathon.
Patch is bringing you updates and pictures as we get them.
Patch staff is out and about in Massachusetts today taking pictures of spectators. If we missed you and yours, feel free to add your own pictures to this post.
