The CRLS Boys Varsity Lacrosse team and its athletes’ dedication have finally seen success after years of failing to make the playoffs. After beginning the season on a five game win streak, the team’s record is sitting at 8-7 as of May 27th, and the team qualified for states for the first time under Coach Thomas Goldman.

In March of this year, federal prosecutors pressed charges on 50 people around the nation for bribery concerning college admissions. The report cites numerous Division 1 coaches who were bribed by parents to give one of their recruitment slots to their children. In many of these cases, the applicants involved in the scandals had never played the sport before.

The boys varsity basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 60-53 loss on March 3rd to the Central Catholic Raiders in the second round of the state tournament, after a first-round victory against Everett High School. The game was packed, with the line to get in stretching through the entire parking lot of Central Catholic High School.

The Patriots took the field Sunday night in front of the eyes of the whole nation. A whole nation rooting against them. They had overcome a fairly disappointing season by their standards with a mediocre 11-5 record which did not resemble the dominant Super Bowl teams from years past. The team was called weak and untalented. Ageless icon and franchise cornerstone Tom Brady looked off, and his game did not look as acute and onpoint as in years prior.