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Charlestown's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (4) holds up the championship trophy after his team defeated Old Rochester in the Div. 3 boys basketball state championship game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Joey Soto (3) catches an awkward rebound next to Old Rochester's Noah Mendes (1) during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (4) holds up the championship trophy after his team defeated Old Rochester in the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman holds up the championship trophy after his team defeated Old Rochester in the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Old Rochester's John Butler (11) scores during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game against Charlestown High in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Trevari Andrews holds up the championship trophy after his team defeated Old Rochester during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylin Williams Crawford (11), Old Rochester's Chase Besancon (10), Charlestown High's Damante Vanheyningen (5) and Old Rochester's John Butler (11), left to right, grab a rebound during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Old Rochester's Chase Besancon (10) attempts control of the ball during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game against Charlestown High in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Old Rochester's Gavin Martin, left, and Charlestown's Jordany Mak eye a loose ball during Saturday's state championship game at the Tsongas Center. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Old Rochester's Zack Mourao (3) defends the ball from Charlestown High's Jaylin Williams Crawford (11) during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Old Rochester's Zack Mourao, left, and Charlestown High's Dwayne Cannon Lewis, right, chase a loose ball during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylin Williams Crawford (11) attempts to score against Old Rochester defense during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Damante Vanheyningen (5), Old Rochester's Chase Besancon (10), Charlestown High's Francis Nelson (15) and Charlestown High's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (4) grab a rebound during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (4) lays up the ball as Old Rochester's Chase Besancon, right, defends during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Trevari Andrews (13) scores as Old Rochester's John Butler (11) defends during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (4) shoots over Old Rochester's Chase Besancon (10) during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylin Williams Crawford (11) reaches for a rebound during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game against Old Rochester in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylin Williams Crawford (11) drives the ball between Old Rochester's Chase Besancon (10) and Old Rochester's John Butler (11) during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Old Rochester's Chase Besancon (10), left, blocks Charlestown High's Jaylin Williams Crawford (11) on a layup during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Trevari Andrews (13) grabs a rebound under the net during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Charlestown High's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (4) attempts a backet with a block by Old Rochester's Chase Besancon, rear, during the MIAA Div. 3 boys state championship boys basketball game in Lowell. (Photo by Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

LOWELL — Stars Jaylin Williams-Crawford and Jaylen Hunter-Coleman flashed big smiles. Their coach, Hugh Coleman, struggled to hold back tears of joy. Charlestown’s mission was complete.

Williams-Crawford racked up 26 points, 13 rebounds, and six steals while Hunter-Coleman tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, and five steals to lead No. 1 Charlestown to its first boys basketball state title since 2005 with a 61-40 win over No. 2 Old Rochester on Saturday afternoon at the Tsongas Center.

It’s Charlestown’s seventh championship in program history. Six-time champion Jack O’Brien, who coached Coleman at the school, was in attendance Saturday.

The win culminates a mission by Coleman to return his alma mater to prominence after he won a pair of championships at Brighton in 2013 and 2017. With his son Hunter-Coleman and nephew Williams-Crawford at the forefront, Charlestown was one of the top teams in Eastern Mass. throughout the 2023-24 season. It dropped just a pair of contests and defeated all five of its tournament foes by double figures.

“I know what the kids are going through so I just wanted to be a person that could show them that life can be as good as you want it to be no matter how it starts,” Coleman said. “That’s everything I believe in. I look at the community. Not just Charlestown but also Boston. I look at everybody, and it means a lot.”

Throughout the first 20 minutes, the Bulldogs (21-5) managed to get the tempo to their liking. They deployed a zone press to slow the Townies’ attack while also showcasing an ability to attack the rim. After trailing by 10 at the half, Joe Butler drilled two triples to help pull the Bulldogs within 28-23 with 4:15 left in the third.

From that point forward it was all Charlestown. Williams-Crawford converted two of his steals into buckets and Hunter-Coleman went fearless to the cup as part of a 17-7 run that put Charlestown up 45-30 in the fourth. The Townies left little doubt in the final stanza as Williams-Crawford and Hunter-Coleman had four transition buckets around a layup from Trevari Andrews to go in front 23 with just over two minutes remaining.

“It’s amazing to be part of the (Charlestown) legacy now,” Hunter-Coleman said. “Being with my uncle and my dad and knowing what they did – knowing my name is going to be on a banner like theirs was, it just feels great.”

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Old Rochester boys basketball player 'no longer' on team after spitting on opponent

After an investigation into an alleged incident of a player spitting on another player during Monday night's MIAA Division 2 state semifinal, the Old Rochester Regional School District released a statement on Wednesday afternoon.

The statement 'confirmed the incident' and announced the ORR player is no longer a member of the boys basketball team.

"On Tuesday, March 12, Old Rochester Regional High School administration was made aware of an incident during the Division 3 Final Four basketball game on Monday night, March 11, in which an Old Rochester Boys Varsity Basketball player reportedly spit on a Pittsfield High School player,” the statement read. "District administration immediately launched an investigation, which confirmed the incident. … Old Rochester Regional High School has identified the player involved. He is no longer a member of the Old Rochester Boys Varsity Basketball Team and has since taken responsibility for his actions.”

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The incident took place with 5:24 left in the third quarter after a basket by Pittsfield junior Malachi Perry had cut Old Rochester’s lead to 43-32. 

Perry was called for a technical foul for his response to the incident. No foul was called on the Old Rochester player. 

Old Rochester went on to win 82-72 to earn the Bulldogs’ first trip to a state final in nine years. They will face No. 1 Charlestown at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. 

"The Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 administration express our deepest regrets to the Pittsfield team and school community at large,” the statement said. “We place the highest value on sportsmanship and will continue to expect the best from our student-athletes as leaders in our school communities."

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Different team, same result: Old Rochester reaches second straight Final Four

M ATTAPOISETT — Robert Spenard proved to be the man of the moment for Old Rochester in a 72-55 Div. 3 Elite 8 win over Dover-Sherborn on Friday.

A senior center, Spenard scored all 14 of his points in the first quarter to light a flame under the Bulldogs and send them to a second-straight Final Four appearance, much to the delight of a packed house that was standing-room only.

Spenard got his night started with a 3-pointer and he scored eight more points before draining another trey that capped his scoring and helped give the Bulldogs a commanding 22-8 lead.

"We went into the game looking to exploit mismatches on offense and I felt good the first couple of times that I touched the ball," said Spenard, who also took offensive charges on three plays that wiped out Dover-Sherborn baskets in the paint. "I had the hot hand, and my teammates did a great job feeding me the ball."

After losing four starters from last year's standout team, the Bulldogs had some struggles early, but they were able to put things together on offense and they took off. They won their last nine regular-season games on the way to winning the South Coast Conference Blue Division and they're on a 12-game winning streak that includes three straight state-tournament victories.

"Our offense was a work in progress at the start of the season and we had some ups and downs," Spenard said. "We kept working hard at practice and we turned things around. We started to jell as a team and we're on a pretty good run."

The Bulldogs didn't live at the free-throw line against the Raiders, making four of seven foul shots, but junior guard Zack Mourao made six three-pointers and Spenard added a pair of treys.

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ORR's quick start on offense set the early tone and the Bulldogs' defensive pressure kept the Raiders from reaching double digits on the scoreboard until the final seconds of the first quarter.

"Our defense sped them up and they were out of sorts on offense in the early going," senior forward Chase Besancon said. "We played with a lot of confidence, and we focused on our strengths. We took advantage of our size in the paint and we moved the ball for good shots on the perimeter. We got into a nice flow on offense right from the start and we built on that as the game went on."

For ORR head coach Steve Carvalho, the win was a good example of how far the Bulldogs have come this season.

"We lost four starters, so we came back with a different team," Carvalho said. "We had to try and figure out what kind of a team we were going to be. I knew we had some kids who could play, but we had to figure out how to get the most we could out of them."

As the season went on, the Bulldogs emerged as a quick, athletic team that was able to take the ball to the rim and also score on the perimeter. Their defense and rebounding also got better as the season progressed and they played extremely well down the stretch in the regular season.

"The kids have come a long way and I'm proud of them," Carvalho said. "We play in a tough league (South Coast Conference) and that helps us get ready for the tough games you always face in the playoffs. When teams push us, we're able to answer them. We're playing some good basketball right now and we need to keep it going."

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WHAT IT MEANS

With the win, the No. 2 Bulldogs (20-4) earned a return trip to the Div. 3 Final Four, where they will take on No. 3 Pittsfield (18-5) at 7 p.m. on Monday at Worcester State University. The Bulldogs wrapped up last season with a 56-47 loss to St. Mary's at Quincy High School. ... No. 23 Dover-Sherborn, which upset No. 7 Apponequet in overtime by a score of 71-64 in the Round of 16, capped a 14-9 season.

KEY SEQUENCES

The Bulldogs stormed to a quick early 12-3 lead in the first quarter on a basket by Spenard and a 3-pointer by Mourao. A 3-pointer by Spenard and a dunk off a Raiders turnover by senior forward John Butler made it a 24-8 game. The Bulldogs took a 26-11 lead into the second quarter where Mourao made a pair of 3-pointers and Besancon added a three-point play to help power the Bulldogs to a 40-19 halftime advantage. After that, the Bulldogs were able to stay in front with double-digit leads the rest of the way.

DOVER-SHERBORN STATS

Senior guard Mason Melchionda finished with a team-high 20 points and was the only Raider to reach double figures. ... The Raiders made 13 of 18 free throws and they turned the ball over 22 times.

OLD ROCHESTER STATS

The Bulldogs converted on four of seven free throws. ... They took good care of the ball in the first half with only five turnovers. The turned the ball over 10 times in the second half — five in each quarter.

DOVER-SHERBORN COACH RICK GRADY

"ORR has an impressive team. They're well coached and they're a very consistent program. Steve (Carvalho) does a great job with them. They're athletic, they're big, and they have some good shooters."

Butler threw down a pair of dunks for the Bulldogs. ... The Raiders shared the Tri-Valley League Small School championship with Medway during the regular season. ... The Raiders had a big student section cheering them on behind their bench. ... ORR countered with its usual loud and supportive Dog Pound student section. ... The Raiders made the trip from Dover in a deluxe motorcoach. ... Former ORR athletic director Bob Catalini was in attendance at the game.

OLD ROCHESTER 72, DOVER-SHERBORN 55

Dover-Sherborn

Chris Kiesling 3, Jonathan Windle 7 (1), Mason Melchionda 20 (4), Max Glick 3 (1), Charles Fang 6, Theo Allan 3, Brian Olson 5, Gavin Lynch 6 (2), Lucas Olmstead 2.

Old Rochester

Zack Mourao 20 (6), Chase Besancon 14, John Butler 14, Robert Spenard 14 (2), Gavin Martin 8, Brendan Spenard 2

Dover-Sherborn 11 8 13 23 — 55

Old Rochester 26 14 10 22 — 72

This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Different team, same result: Old Rochester reaches second straight Final Four

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A Massachusetts student-athlete has been kicked off his high school basketball team after he spat on an opponent during a recent state tournament game, according to school officials.

The incident happened during Monday night's Division 3 Boys Final 4 game between Old Rochester Regional High School and Pittsfield High School, according to a joint statement from Old Rochester Regional School District Superintendent Michael Nelson, Old Rochester Regional High School Principal Michael Devoll, Old Rochester athletic director Christopher Carrig and Old Rochester varsity basketball coach Steve Carvalho.

School officials said the administration at Old Rochester Regional High School immediately launched an investigation when it was made aware of the incident on Tuesday, and the administration confirmed an Old Rochester player did spit on a Pittsfield High player during the game.

"Old Rochester Regional High School has identified the player involved. He is no longer a member of the Old Rochester boys varsity basketball team and has since taken responsibility for his actions," the joint statement reads. "The school will also follow its policies and procedures as they relate to student discipline."

Old Rochester school officials said they had been in contact with the Pittsfield Public Schools administration throughout its investigation, and that they also reported the matter to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.

"[We] express our deepest regrets to the Pittsfield team and school community at large. We place the highest value on sportsmanship and will continue to expect the best from our student-athletes as leaders in our school communities," the statement reads.

Old Rochester won the Final 4 game against Pittsfield 82-72 and will play the winner of Wednesday night's game between Charlestown High School and Taconic High School for the Division 3 state championship. The state championship game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.

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'We really wanted this': Old Rochester beats Apponequet in battle for first place in SCC

MATTAPOISETT — The highly-anticipated matchup between the top two girls basketball teams in the South Coast Conference lived up to the hype.

In a tight affair where neither team led by more than six points, it came down to the final seconds as Old Rochester pulled out a thrilling 44-40 victory over Apponequet to end the Lakers’ seven-game win streak and hand them their first conference loss.

“It could have gone either way,” said Old Rochester head coach Rick Regan. “I give credit to our girls because they made plays when they needed to. Both teams played really hard and both teams are really good. We’re happy to come out with a win tonight, but we know how good Apponequet is. They’re well-coached and their girls play hard so a lot of credit to them.”

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The Lakers led 33-31 entering the fourth quarter. An offensive rebound and putback by sophomore Hannah Thorell put the Bulldogs up 38-37 with three minutes left in the game.

A 3-pointer from junior Emerson Gonet and another inside basket by Thornell gave ORR a six-point advantage with 40 seconds left. Junior Addison Taylor answered with a 3-pointer to pull Apponequet within 43-40, but the Lakers missed a pair of free throws and a field goal in the final 15 seconds.

“We got outrebounded throughout the game, but we had our opportunities to make baskets and we missed a lot of shots in the paint,” said Apponequet head coach Trevor Gagnier. “They did a good job of finishing at the rim. They didn’t miss as many shots as us in the paint and ultimately you’ve got to make baskets. You’ve got to make your layups and we didn’t make our layups and that hurt.”

Apponequet shot 22% (16 of 70) from the field and 26% (4 of 15) from the foul line.

“It comes down to making plays. They made a couple and we didn’t,” Gagnier said. “They deserve to win.”

The win was the sixth straight for Old Rochester.

“It was really big,” said Thorell. “We really wanted this. It makes us first in the conference.”

Thorell had a big game in the post, scoring 17 points and grabbing 16 rebounds.

“Hannah has been terrific,” Regan said. “Emma Johnson was terrific tonight too. Both of them together give us a lot of inside presence that we can take advantage of.’

With their seventh win, the Bulldogs already matched their win total from a year ago when they went 7-13 with a young squad.

“We’re at where we’re at right now I think because of the belief they have in themselves,” Regan said. “We’ve tried to instill the belief in them that if they do these things, they’ll have a great chance to be successful and they’ve bought in. They’ve worked at it and they came in ready to go.”

WHAT IT MEANS

With the win, Old Rochester moves into sole possession of first place in the SCC with a mark of 6-0. The Bulldogs host Case on Friday. … Apponequet (9-3, 6-1 SCC) hosts GNB Voc-Tech on Friday. The Lakers’ other losses were against Dartmouth and Bridgewater-Raynham. … Apponequet and Old Rochester will face one another on Feb. 13 in Lakeville.

LEADING THE LAKERS

Sophomore CC Levrault took over at times for Apponequet and finished with a game-high 24 points. She also had six rebounds.

“She played hard and she played physical,” Gagnier said. “She made key baskets to take the lead. She’s one of our key offensive players that can get hot and get going. We kind of leaned on her in the second half. She made some key shots.”

Old Rochester 44, Apponequet 40

Addison Taylor 11 (3), Cynthia Morales 2, CC Levrault 24 (1), Brooke Generazzo 2.

Old Rochester

Amber Engel 4, Emerson Gonet 9 (2), Caroline Brogioli 4, Emma Johnson 10 (2), Hannah Thorell 17.

Apponequet;5;18;10;7 — 40

Old Rochester;8;15;8;13 — 44

This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Old Rochester beats Apponequet in matchup of SCC's top two teams

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The Moscow Metro Museum of Art: 10 Must-See Stations

There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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Jonathon Engels, formerly a patron saint of misadventure, has been stumbling his way across cultural borders since 2005 and is currently volunteering in the mountains outside of Antigua, Guatemala.  For more of his work, visit his website and blog .

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Old Rochester Travel Basketball Tryouts

Old Rochester Travel Basketball will be holding tryouts for the 2014-2015 season on October 18 for the Girls’ teams and October 25 for the Boys’ teams. Tryouts will take place at the Old Rochester Regional High School gymnasium. The Old Rochester Travel Basketball program is entering its 8th season and competes in the Cape Cod Youth Basketball League which has 125 teams in nine age groups for boys and girls ranging from 4th grade through 8th grade.

This season, Old Rochester will field eight teams that will roster between 10 and 15 boys and girls in each grade from the Tri-Town. Our mission is to allow the youth of the Tri-Town to hone their basketball skills against the very best talent in Massachusetts. Games will begin in early December and will conclude in early February. Teams will play two games per weekend and players will be responsible for their own travel to and from games, both home and away.

Tryouts for the girls’ teams will be held at the following times on Saturday, October 18 :

12:30 – 2:00 pm – 7th Grade Girls

2:00 – 3:30 pm – 8th Grade Girls

3:30 – 5:00 pm – 5th and 6th grade Girls

Tryouts for the Boys’ teams will be held at the following times on Saturday, October 25 :

12:30 – 2:00 pm – 4th Grade Boys

2:00 – 3:30 pm – 7th Grade Boys

3:30 – 5:00 pm – 5th Grade Boys

5:00 – 6:30 pm – 6th Grade Boys

6:30 – 8:00 pm – 8th Grade Boys

The coaching goal of the program is to work on developing individual skills and to incorporate those skills into a competitive team environment. Good sportsmanship is not only taught, it is expected. You can find more information about the league and travel program at www.capehoops.com. If you would like additional information about the Old Rochester Travel Basketball program, please contact Robert Reuter at 401-954-0152 or at [email protected].

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Gophers' losses mount: pharrel payne, braeden carrington, isaiah ihnen enter transfer portal.

A surprise loss for Gophers men's basketball coach Ben Johnson came Thursday with sophomore big man Pharrel Payne officially entering the transfer portal. Within a few hours, sophomore Braeden Carrington and junior forward Isaiah Ihnen entered the portal, too.

Payne, a 6-9 Cottage Grove native, averaged 10 points, 6.1 rebounds and a team-best 1.4 blocks this season for the Gophers, who made a 10-win improvement in Johnson's third season .

Carrington, a 6-4 guard who was Minnesota Mr. Basketball at Park Center, took a break starting in December to address his mental health. He returned and averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds while playing a role as the team's top perimeter defender.

On Wednesday, Gophers sophomore forward Joshua Ola-Joseph was the first to enter the transfer portal. Ola-Joseph, Payne and Carrington were members of the U's 2022 recruiting class.

Ihnen, who missed two straight years with knee injuries, averaged 3.4 points in 11.1 minutes per game this season.

Progress this season for the Gophers wasn't enough to keep many of them invested in the program. Players talked to Johnson about their intent to transfer during meetings this week. The opportunity for more lucrative name, image and likeness opportunities was likely a factor in some of their decisions.

The Gophers (19-15) ended their season last Sunday with a 76-64 loss at Indiana State in the NIT second round. Payne finished with a team-best 16 points and eight rebounds in his last game. Carrington had two points in 25 minutes off the bench.

After the Big Ten tournament loss at Michigan State, Payne and Carrington both talked about their excitement over the Gophers' potential next season if most of the core players returned.

"I think it's important to keep the group together, so we can keep building on it," Payne told the Star Tribune at Target Center. "Imagine what we could do if we keep the group together for next year."

Carrington previously on the Gophers' potential: "I feel like if you keep us together, we're a top four team in the league. And we could possibly break into the top 25."

Starting point guard Elijah Hawkins said he would be back, but leading scorer Dawson Garcia and all-league freshman Cam Christie were among the players uncertain about their future. Since the end of the season, starting guard Mike Mitchell Jr.'s return is in limbo as well.

The Gophers are expected to have redshirt freshman Kadyn Betts back and possibly senior Parker Fox. But Payne's likely transfer leaves a big hole in the middle. The Gophers are hosting North Dakota State center Andrew Morgan on Thursday. They also add Alexandria high school senior Grayson Grove in the 2024 recruiting class.

The Big Ten had 10 of its 14 teams suffer losses to the transfer portal as of Thursday afternoon, including nine teams with at least three departures. Rutgers (6), Penn State (5), Michigan (4) and Nebraska (4) also had at least four players in the portal. Wisconsin's A.J. Storr, Iowa's Tony Perkins and Rutgers' Cliff Omoruyi were among the all-league players transferring.

Marcus Fuller covers Gophers men's basketball and college basketball for the Star Tribune. He has 13 years of experience covering Twin Cities college and professional sports. 

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Practice safe specs.

New York City won’t be in the path of totality during the April 8 solar eclipse — all the more reason for Gothamites to wear special protective glasses while geeking out over the rare phenomenon, experts warn.

Only cities and towns within the 4,000 mile-long, 115 mile-wide strip scheduled to experience complete darkness will enjoy a moment where it’s safe to remove the appropriate eyewear and stare.

In the Empire State, far-off places like Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Lake Placid and Plattsburgh will be the ones to see the sun completely disappear behind the moon, weather permitting.

Big Apple residents can expect an 89% cover-up during the epic event , which will begin at 2:10pm and end at 4:36pm. Peak darkness will last an unusually long four minutes or so during that time.

Even with just 11% still showing here in the city that never sleeps, normal rules still apply: No staring straight into the sun at any time.

What happens when you look at a solar eclipse

The possible damage to your eyes can happen in seconds, the pros explain.

“Probably every optometrist gets a slew of patients coming in the week after an eclipse,” Lisa Ostrin, an optometrist and research scientist at the University of Houston College of Optometry, told the Washington Post . “They’re complaining of blind spots in their vision or seeing flashes or distortion.”

One New Yorker who risked a peek at the 2017 solar eclipse without proper protection wound up at Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary complaining of a black spot in her vision, ABC News reported. Specialists found retinal damage in the shape of the eclipse.

“The dark spot she was describing was in the shape of a crescent,” Dr. Avnish Deobhakta, a Mount Sinai ophthalmologist, told the outlet.

A mere glance can leave you with permanent damage — it just isn’t worth the risk.

“Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury,” NASA warned in a statement on eclipse safety.

That absolutely includes phone cameras, too, the agency said. Most of us will be tempted to hold them up to take a snap or video, but make sure you grab a readily available solar filter first.

Pick one up anywhere from B&H to Amazon for less than $10. The cheap and easy precaution will also protect the pricey device and its delicate digital insides from sun damage.

Where to buy glasses to view the solar eclipse

As the event draws closer, expect many retailers to start selling the affordable, typically disposable eyewear.

You can also jump ahead of the rush and snap up a pair from The Post’s vetted-and-approved list of suppliers .

In addition, the American Astronomical Society keeps a list of approved manufacturers — the organization stresses the importance of buying from reliable sources, as opposed to on the street, for example, where the glasses could be below standards and leave the viewer at risk.

Where to get free glasses to view the solar eclipse

In New York City, the New York Public Library system will hand out glasses on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning Friday Mar. 29.

Retailers are getting in on the action as well — eyeglass vendor Warby Parker will also give away a limited supply of spectacle-safe specs, beginning Apr. 1.

New York State is also handing out free, limited edition I LOVE NY eclipse glasses — a fresh batch will be released daily at the following locations in the greater NYC area, first-come, first-served:

• Moynihan Train Hall at the LIRR ticket window
• Long island Welcome Center on the Long Island Expressway, EB between Exits 51 and 52
• Ardsley, Plattekill and Modena service areas on the New York State Thruway
• Hudson Valley Welcome Center at Woodbury Common

How to make your own safe solar viewer

NASA has a handy guide to making your own “eclipse projector”  out of cardboard, white paper and aluminum foil.

Neil deGrasse Tyson offered his own advice during a NYC briefing for the 2017 eclipse, the last time the sun nearly disappeared from view in this part of the world.

“Go into your kitchen and get a spaghetti strainer or a colander,” said the science celebrity. “Not with mesh, the kind with holes in it. Go outside and hold that up over the ground. Each one of those holes will act as a pinhole camera and you’ll see hundreds of images of the crescent sun on the ground and you can watch the eclipse unfold safely…that’s the urban version of watching the pinhole camera images through the modeled light of sunlight passing through the leaves of a tree. It’ll just be fun.”

How to stay safe during a solar eclipse, according to NASA

• View the Sun through eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer during the partial eclipse phases before and after totality.
• You can view the eclipse directly without proper eye protection only when the Moon completely obscures the Sun’s bright face – during the brief and spectacular period known as totality. (You’ll know it’s safe when you can no longer see any part of the Sun through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer.)
• As soon as you see even a little bit of the bright Sun reappear after totality, immediately put your eclipse glasses back on or use a handheld solar viewer to look at the Sun.

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