Practice makes perfect
      Marlborough - Phillip Batista, Marlborough High School Class of 2006, works on his game July 6 at the Arthur Lambert Courts in preparation for next season at Newbury College.
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Eagles team drops from Stan Musial league
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - The winter was the worst. Night after night in December and January Andre Laliberte would awake in the middle of the night and pace the floor wondering what to do. "I know people will roll their eyes when they read this, but my wife can attest to it, making this decision was begin...
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Letting it rip
      Marlborough - Marlborough's Fred Scerra rips one into left field during a senior league softball game played July 7 at Ghiloni Park. Marlborough lost a close one, 10-9, to the Eastern Mass. "A" team.
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Playing by the rules
      Region - There are changes on the way. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), the administrative body of high school sports, recently voted on 32 rules change proposals; some of the ones ratified will be very noticeable in upcoming seasons,
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Weekly sports roundup:
Patriots vs. Bills, Hudson team to Nationals, Shrewsbury wins championship
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Northborough - Allie Dettorre, the Recreation Department director in Northborough, has come up with the idea for an overnight trip that is sure to be a touchdown for fans of one of New England's favorite sports teams. Dettorre and her department are sponsoring an overnight bus trip Nov. 17 and ...
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Fancy footwork
      Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury's Nick Keevan (left) avoids the tag at home. Shrewsbury PNJ Senior Babe Ruth team defeated Schwartz, 7-2, July 7 at the Oak Street Middle School field.
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Algonquin graduate heads to Division 2 football team
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Northborough/Southborough - Only time will tell if recent Algonquin Regional graduate Andy Reddington will be able to play college football at the Division 2 level, but he's already proven he's got the pain part of the game figured out - at any level.
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Force-out at second
      Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury Legion Post 397's Pete Grillo (left) beats a Shannon Davis player to the bag for the force-out at second base as Ed Shea (center) backs up play. Shrewsbury defeated Shannon Davis, 6-2, July 3 at the Oak Street Middle School field.
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