Oliver Ames Boys Basketball Beats Walpole, Wins Muscato Tournament Championship

A strong defensive effort in the third quarter and a 36-point performance from Ryan Carney led the Tigers.

The Oliver Ames boys' basketball team likes to win games on the defensive side of the court. Sunday afternoon during the Val Muscato Holiday Tournament Finals, it was no different. After trailing early, the Tigers picked up their defensive pressure in the second and third quarters on their way to a 82-77 win over Walpole to improve to 4-1. Walpole dropped to 2-3. The shift in momentum was particularly apparent during the third quarter when senior captain Saint Clair Ryan manned up on Walpole point guard Ryan Fogarty and played the anchor-man in a stifling box-and-one defense. "Saint is made for that," Oliver Ames coach Don Byron said. "He’s really wired to take a challenge on like that. He’s a tough match and he did a terrific job. We …

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WANTED: CVS Robbery

A robbery at a 24 hour drug store is the subject of today's "Wanted."

Each week, we'll feature a different outstanding criminal case from around the region. Information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. If you have any information regarding the case, contact your local police department. Robbery - Case No. 110294 May 12, 2011 WALPOLE : 24 HR CVS PHARMACY Case Details: On May 12, 2011, approximately 0515 hrs suspect entered CVS and proceeded to the pharmacy and stated to the pharmacist that he had a gun and wanted all the pain meds. Although no gun was shown, subject kept his right hand in his jacket pocket throughout the robbery. Subject then grabbed as much as he could out of the safe and loaded his pockets with pill bottles. Subject left the store and proceeded towards MBTA train tracks towards a Sr …

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OA Field Hockey Ends Season With Loss to Powerhouse Walpole

The Tigers season ended in a 7-0 loss to Walpole in the second round of the MIAA tournament.

When OA field hockey coach Janice Sundell said the Tigers would have their hands full against No. 1 seed Walpole in the second round of the MIAA state tournament, she wasn't kidding. With just 30 seconds gone from the clock, Walpole junior Bridget Nicholson put the ball in the goal to give the Porkers a 1-0 lead. The goal set the tone and the Tigers were never able to recover, eventually losing 7-0 to the perennial power for the second year in a row in the state tournament and ending their season at 8-8-4. "We did not start out well, giving up that lousy goal in the first 30 seconds," Sundell said. That kind of set us back right off the get-go. The girls played hard. Walpole is a talented team and they never let up." In addition to Murphy…

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