Sports Groups Must Provide Concussion Training for Athletes, Coaches

The Boston City Council passed an ordinance on Wednesday to create mandatory concussion safety training for permitted organizations on all Boston playing fields, rinks and leagues.

If an independent athletic group wants to use Boston's facilities, they'll have to first provide concussion safety training to all coaches, players, referees, trainers and volunteers. A new ordinance makes the training a prerequisite for a permit to use city-owned facilities. The Boston City Council passed te ordinance at its Wednesday meeting. The ordinance, sponsored by Council President Stephen Murphy, was previously discussed in a March 14 public hearing and two working council committee sessions. The two main points of the ordinance "concerns the procedures organizations should follow in the event of a concussive injury." And second "requires any independent athletic organization seeking a permit to use City-owned facilities to …

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Which Local Team Do You Root For Loudest?

Are the Bruins your favorite? Maybe the Celtics?

Charlestown residents have a wealth of sports teams to root for—with one local team in each of the major professional leagues. But, if you had to pick just one, which one would it be?

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The Best Places to Buy Sporting Goods in Greater Boston

Patch readers from around the Boston area voted on their favorite sporting goods stores in the region. Here are the results.

This week we asked readers to vote on the best place to buy sporting goods. After five days of voting, here are the results from across the region. Melrose Marathon Sports, 401 Main St. South End South End Athletic Company, 652 Tremont St. Somerville Sports Authority, 133 Middlesex Ave. Charlestown Townie Sportswear, 50 Terminal St. Beacon Hill City Sports at Downtown Crossing, 11 Bromfield St. Back Bay City Sports, 222 Berkeley St. Wakefield Ski & Sport Shack, 408 Main St. Medford Modell's, 640 Fellsway Stoneham Stoneham Sports Center, 9 Central St. Malden Patriot Skateboards, 804 Main St.

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Charlestown Youth Boosts Malden Catholic Hockey

Third-stringer comes off bench to score two goals.

Townies Weekly Sports Roundup

Squirt A Youth Hockey Top in Their Division

The week in Charlestown High School and youth sports.

Tuesday, Jan. 25: Charlestown defeats Fenway 104-24 In their largest win of the season, the Townies defeated Fenway High School in a dominating fashion. Akosa Maduegbunam had 21 points and 10 rebounds while Jamal Ellison and Michael Hodges both had 15 and 14 points, respectively. Saturday, Jan. 29: Townies Upset #1 ranked St. John's 72-56 This highly anticipated match-up ended in Charlestown's favor as Maduegbunam and Rony Fernandes combined for 45 points and 13 rebounds over St. John's Pat Connaughton, who had 29 points. The win moves the Townies into fourth place in the state and improves their record to 12-1. Tuesday, Jan. 25: Townies Stunned by top-ranked Fenway, 75-22 The Townies suffered a 75-22 setback against Fenway, who is sitting…

Get F.I.T. with Emily McCavanagh

Emily McCavanagh, a Charlestown resident and PR/ Marketing rep-turned-fitness-guru, can get you in the best shape of your life with one of her many F.I.T. classes.

Emily McCavanagh was out for a run on the day when she decided she want to change career paths from public relations and marketing to helping people improve their lives through fitness. "I had an epiphany and I was just over it," said McCavanagh. "Fitness has always been a huge part of my life. I was a gymnast and I went on to play field hockey and lacrosse in college. I think everyone should find something they love to do and do it everyday. Fitness should be fun." In November of 2009, she launched F.I.T. (Fitness Inspired Training), an all-encompassing and affordable lifestyle changing program including exercise, nutrition and overall well-being. If she could describe her program in three words, McCavanagh says affordable, achievable and…

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10:52 pm on Thursday, January 27, 2011

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Hot Streak Continues for Townies Hoops

The high school boys' varsity team improved their record to 10-1 over the weekend afternoon with an 88-55 win over Rhode Island's Mount Pleasant High School.

The Charlestown High School Boys' Varsity Basketball Team continued their hot streak Saturday afternoon by defeating Rhode Island's Mount Pleasant 88-55. The win improves the Townies' overall record to 10-1 and they still sit atop the Boston City North League. Akosa Maduegbunam and Omar Orriols led their team with 22 and 18 points, respectively. Both players also executed impressive slam dunks. The first half was plagued by three-second violations and unfinished shots. Still, the Townies were able to hold a 16-point lead heading into halftime. Coming out of the locker room for the second half, Orriols, Iser Barnes  and Rony Fernandes were both hot from outside the arc as each of them nothced three-point shots.  Tyrik Jackson provided solid…

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Townies Weekly Sports Roundup

Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Power Ahead

The week in Charlestown High School and youth sports.

Boys' Varsity Defeats Roxbury Latin Academy 78-52 Tyrik Jackson (14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks) and power forward C.J. Dowdell (15 points, 4 blocks) both had solid games, while Akosa Maduegbunam (17 points on 7-of-10 shooting) contributed eight rebounds.  Girls' Varsity Basketball Team Loses to Boston Latin, 53-35 Still, the Townies are still ranked third in the Boston City North division with a league record of 2-1 averaging 40.5 points per game. Boys' Varsity Basketball Team Crushes South Boston 104-78 Akosa Nadeubunan led his team with a double-double (24 points, 12 rebounds) for the Townies. The win improves Charlestown's ranking from 18th to 10th in the Boston Globe's top 20 High School Teams Poll. They are still undefeated in the …

Townies' 50-Point Win over Hope High Vaults Them to Top 20

The Charlestown High School Boys' Basketball team defeated Rhode Island's Hope High School 94-43 Saturday.

The Charlestown High School boys' basketball team defeated Rhode Island's Hope High School in a dominating fashion Saturday afternoon beating their opponents by 50 points.  With a final score of 93-43, the win improves the Townies' record to 6-1 and also ranks them at No. 18 in the Top 20 in the Boston Globe's statewide poll.  The junior class shined as four players notched over 10 points apiece: Akosa Maduegnunam led the Townies with 16 points and 5 assists, followed by teammates Iser Barnes (14 points, 7 rebounds), Tyrik Jackson (12 points, 15 rebounds) and Rony Fernandes (14 points, 11 assists). From the first tip-off, the Townies had their momentum going as they went on a 5-0 run that Hope High would never be able to respond to. …

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