Woburn wins standoff with A-B
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ACTON -- In a mostly defensive battle last night, Acton-Boxboro and defending Division 1A champion Woburn showed they will be formidable teams again.
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One would think Woburn coach Rocky Nelson, who has 145 wins in 21 seasons, would be a tough man to frighten. But tailback Mark Bruno and upstart Stoneham, who entered last night's game against Woburn 3-0, intended to do just that.
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Tim Herron birdied three of his last four holes to take a one-stroke lead at the U.S. Bank Championship yesterday in Milwaukee.Herron shot a 65 and was at 12-under-par 198 for the tournament. Tim Clark, who matched Herron shot for shot until the last hole, carded a 66. He was tied for second, with Joe Ogilvie, the leader after the second round, who shot a 69. Kenny Perry (67) was at nine-under. Jeff Brehaut (65) and Charlie Wi (66) were four strokes behind.
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WOBURN -- No sooner had David Vickers finished an on-air interview with West Coast radio host Gene Burns than the requests began pouring in.
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Kyle Ford, Woburn -- In a 2-0 win over Winchester, Ford scored both goals on headers as the Tanners stayed close behind Lexington in the Middlesex League race.
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SWAMPSCOTT -- Woburn prepared all week to defend against Swampscott's aerial offense. The Big Blue trained all week to defend against Woburn backs Mike McLaughlin and Tom Hart.
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Akron coach J.D. Brookhart wanted nothing to do with overtime. Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry knew playing more than 60 minutes wasn't in his team's best interest. Both made bold moves, passing up potential game-tying kicks for potential game-winning plays late in close games Saturday.
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By Tom Spoth, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Jan. 30--BEDFORD -- A Woburn therapeutics company plans to move its headquarters to a 130,000-square-foot building on Wiggins Avenue, bringing 65 employees to town.
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The game was there for the taking. Bobby Russo, just seconds away from being named his team's Offensive MVP, broke outside, and in front of him lay an opening he could drive a truck through. He was inches from converting a 2-point conversion that would give the North a 1-point advantage with 41.1 seconds left.
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Ben Gordon scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-99 Friday night to give Jim Boylan a win in his debut as interim coach.
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Stuart Appleby fired a final round  six-under-par 67 at the Kapalua Plantation course in Hawaii on  Sunday to successfully defend his Mercedes Championships title  with a 21-under 271 total.
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Trevor Hoffman got the final out and the celebration was on.
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Lexington and Woburn boys' soccer teams are expected to finish at the front of the pack in the Middlesex League. After yesterday's 4-0 victory at Woburn, the Minutemen have a head start.
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Woburn's boys' soccer team lost a tough game to Middlesex League rival Lexington last month, 3-1. Yesterday, the Tanners got revenge, and in a big way.
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The BC High defense broke up a fourth-quarter tie, smothering New Bedford for a safety, and Liam Regan then scored his third touchdown of the game as the Eagles ran off a 23-14 victory yesterday in New Bedford.
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Senior Colleen Sanborn, manning her study period job last week, sat behind the desk in Woburn High athletic director Jim Duran's office and, with practiced efficiency, answered the jangling phone. Standing behind her, looking out over the school's gymnasium, was junior Colleen Martin.
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Waltham's boys' soccer team is still unbeaten, and Richard Awa is still red-hot. On the strength of two goals by Awa, visiting Waltham earned a 3-3 tie with No. 2 Everett yesterday. Everett also remained unbeaten, while Waltham, coming off a subpar season, remained the surprise story of this campaign.