Lex Blue Takes the Title

Lexington’s fifth-grade boys team claimed the 2013 Middlesex League Championship – Silver Division title last weekend.

  It was a happy ending to the Lexington’s boys fifth-grade hoops season last weekend as the Lex Blue squad earned the 2013 Middlesex League Championship – Silver Division title. Taking the title was a capstone achievement for a season that included an impressive 13-3 regular season record (15-4 overall) including a win streak of 11 games, according to a press release on behalf of the team. From the narrative provided by the team: The team “Lex Blue," a reference to their jersey color, faced rival Belmont in the opener of the Championship tournament. Having lost to the same team just a week earlier, Lex Blue looked to set the pace from the start and maintained a narrow margin throughout most of the game. In the final minutes, Lex Blue …

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LHS Girls Hoops Squad Ramping Up for MIAA Tournament Run

The No. 6 seed Lexington High team hosts No. 11 Boston Latin at 7 p.m. this Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the MIAA North Division 1 Tournament.

  Great thing about goals is there’s always a next one. By many accounts, the Lexington High girls varsity basketball team’s 2012-2013 campaign has been a successful one: They’ve overcome a spot of adversity, doubled last year’s win total and achieved their goal of hosting a game in the MIAA North Division 1 Tournament. Now, after a 15-5 season, coach Steve Solly’s senior-led squad is preparing to host Boston Latin at 7 p.m. this Wednesday, Feb. 27 at LHS, and setting their sights on the next goal – advancing to the quarterfinals.  “The girls came into the season with the goal of earning a home game,” said Solly. “I’m sure the goals have changed now.” That’s not to say the No. 6-seed Minutemen are looking past No. 11 Boston Latin. In fact…

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Lexington Man Behind AD Ouster Petition Explains His Position

John Igoe, the man who initiated an online petition calling for the immediate removal of Lexington’s athletic director, told Patch he won't necessarily push for her ouster.

After news broke that Lexington’s athletic director admitted to doctoring an email and suggesting a lawsuit would be imminent if the Middlesex League did not change its basketball schedule, there was outage among some in the Lexington community. One resident, John Igoe, a father whose children are all in or out of college, started a petition calling for, among other things, the immediate termination of Naomi Martin, the athletic director at Lexington High. By creating the petition, Igoe said his intention was to establish a position more than it was to actively mount an opposition. “It’s all about accountability, ethics and the violation of a code of conduct that we can explain to our children,” Igoe said. “For this particular issue, I was…

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Petition Seeks Ouster of Lexington AD Over Email Imbroglio

A Change(.org) gonna come?

  An online petition is calling for, among other things, the dismissal of Lexington’s athletic director, who admitted last week to doctoring an email that immediately preceded the Middlesex League’s Title IX-driven decision to abandon its doubleheader basketball schedule. Last week, Naomi Martin, the athletic director at Lexington High, was given a week of unpaid leave after it came to light that she had fabricated information attributed to a Lexington parent in a November email to athletic directors across the Middlesex League. On Jan. 19, Superintendent of Schools Paul Ash sent an email to that same audience attempting to “correct the record” and calling Martin’s actions “unacceptable.” Earlier this week, a petition hit the interwebs …

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More On the Title IX/Hoops Schedule Situation

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 start 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 Robb …

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Lexington AD Martin Suspended Over Doctored Email

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, Jan. 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 …

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TypicalLexingtonParent

12:27 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013

Hilary, this is true. However, it usually is a very bad sign if a freshman is starting on varsity. Esp. in the contact sports   more ›

About the High School Hoops Scheduling Situation

Shortly before the basketball season began, the Middlesex League changed its schedule so that boys and girls teams play at opposite venues. Previously, the boys and girls varsity teams played doubleheaders at the same site.

Looks like Lexington had a hand in igniting another revolution, only this one has to do with high school basketball.   Shortly before the basketball season began, the Middlesex League changed its schedule so that boys and girls teams play at opposite venues. Previously, the boys and girls varsity teams played doubleheaders at the same site. It’s been reported that the last-minute schedule swapping was prompted when a Lexington parent threatened to sue over noncompliance with Title IX. But Kathryn Robb, the woman who triggered the change, claims she’s been beating the gender equity drum for more than a year – and never threatened legal action. Passed in 1972, Title IX requires gender equity for boys and girls in all educational programs …

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Diana Glass

3:47 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013

Hi, John... I appreciate your calm response! I don't know anything about her at all, as my child does her sport outside of school. However, I have felt the same way about the superintendent, so perhaps it is an issue of overall educational leadership in town.   more ›

LHS Fights Way into Div. 1 North Boys Hoops Finals

The No. 11 Minutemen held on for a 51-50 win over the second-seeded Acton-Boxboro to earn a spot in tomorrow night's finals against Charlestown.

The improbable run continues for the Lexington High boys basketball team. Last night in Lawrence, the No. 11 seeded Minutemen held on for a 51-50 win over No. 2 Acton-Boxboro to earn a spot in tomorrow night’s Division 1 North final at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. There they’ll face No. 5 Charlestown after the Townies topped No. 1 Central Catholic 54-47 last night in Reading. The Minutemen raced out to an early lead against A-B on Thursday night, taking a 27-16 advantage into halftime, but the Colonials cut it to a 35-33 deficit after the third quarter, according to the Lowell Sun. LHS senior Chris O’Keefe sunk what turned out to be the winning jumper with 19 seconds to go, and A-B couldn’t connect on two shots to win it the final 12 …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan 3

School Committee, high school sports and more today in Lexington.

1. School Committee to Talk Budget, Tech: The School Committee is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Town Office Building and its agenda includes the superintendent’s recommended budget for fiscal 2013, a three-year technology plan and recommended system goals for the 2012-2013 school year. 2. Other Public Meetings: According to the town website, additional public meetings posted for today include the Sustainable Lexington Committee at 7 p.m. at the Town Office Building and the Conservation Commission at 7:30 p.m., also at the Town Office Building. 3. Today in High School Sports: It's all about high school hoops today. The Lexington High boys and girls varsity and junior varsity basketball squads head to Woburn for after-school …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 20

Hanukkah starts, School Committee considers school building projects and more today in Lexington.

1. Hanukkah: Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins today and is celebrated Dec. 20 to Dec. 28 this year. Today, the holiday, which commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean revolt in the second centure BC, is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts, according to History.com. 2. Estabrook and Enrollment Projections: The School Committee is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Cary Memorial Building and its agenda includes voting to approve the Permanent Building Committee's recommendation on the Estabrook School Project, and four and 10-year enrollment forecasts. 3. High School Hoops: Lexington High's boys and girls basketball squads host …

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