Thursday, January 24, 2013
A Lexington parent caught most of the blame, but it was a now-suspended AD’s doctored emails that spurred the Middlesex League’s Title IX-driven decision to discontinue its doubleheader scheduling format for boys and girls basketball.
The story went something like this: A Lexington parent was threatening to sue, so the Middlesex League deep-sixed its doubleheader scheduling format, which had been in place since the mid-1990s. That was the yarn spun at the beginning of the 2012-2013 basketball season. It was fodder for players, parents, fans and bystanders alike, and got picked up by multiple local media outlets, including Patch. Most likely, it was reported that way because that’s how the coaches and athletic directors told it to reporters and editors. And most likely that’s how they told the story because that’s how they heard it themselves. Except only that’s not how it went down. It’s true that Lexington resident Kathryn Robb is at the bottom of it. For two years …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A school department spokesperson confirmed today, Jan. 23, Naomi Martin will be suspended without pay, beginning tomorrow for fabricating information in an email to Middlesex League athletic directors.
Lexington Athletic Director Naomi Martin has been suspended without pay for one week after admitting she doctored portions of an email from a parent, which she included in her own communication with Middlesex League athletic directors. The suspension begins tomorrow, January 24, as the Globe has reported and a spokesperson for the Lexington Public Schools confirmed. In the group email, sent on Nov. 15, Martin requests permission from her colleagues to allow Lexington to play a single-gender basketball schedule in order to bring the program into compliance with Title IX. She also states in the email that a Lexington parent had informed school officials threatened a lawsuit and was “prepared to file her complaint against the entire Middlesex…
Sunday, October 30, 2011
A look at all the local sports action from Wakefield last week.
The Wakefield High football team took another step on the road to the Middlesex League Small title on Oct. 28, with a solid 37-7 demolition of Stoneham at Landrigan Field. The Warriors racked up 30 unanswered points before finally conceding a score in the fourth quarter. Dan Cardillo set the tone early for the home team with a game-opening 72-yard kickoff return, while Josh Puccio rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on just nine carries. Signal caller Jamie Bourque was 13-of-25 through the air, collecting 180 passing yards and a touchdown. Wakefield (7-1 overall, 3-0 league) has three games left in the regular season—including two league games—and holds a one game lead in the ML Small standings. The Warriors take a break from league play …
