A recap look at the games and stories Patch covered in and around Lexington this week.
Coaches, athletes and supports of Lexington High School athletic teams are getting ready for the upcoming season, and so are we here at Patch. This week Patch began to preview the Minuteman teams ahead of the fall season. On Thursday, we checked in with the LHS volleyball and field hockey squads. The Minutemen will be trying to replace some key contributors on the volleyball court, while the LHS field hockey team will work to overcome the inconsistency that plagued it throughout the 2010 campaign. On Friday it was time to take a closer look at the newest edition of the Lexington football team. This year’s crop of Minutemen are unlike any LHS fans have seen in decades, mostly due to the man leading them. George Peterson began his reign as …
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Lexington’s Dane DiLiegro recently signed a contract to play professionally for the Italian club Assi Basket Otsuni.
Locked-out NBA stars aren’t the only ones balling overseas these days. Lexington’s Dane DiLiegro recently signed a contract to play professional basketball for the Italian club Assi Basket Otsuni. A 2006 Lexington High School graduate, DiLiegro played a year of prep ball at Worcester Academy before being a four-year starter at the University of New Hampshire, where he made a name for himself for a knack for rebounding, a willingness to take charges and a memorable dunk that made the Top Plays on SportsCenter. At about 6’9" and 250 lbs, DiLiegro is a certified big man capable of crashing the boards for Assi Basket Otsuni. And, from the looks of this video, he’s also kind of a big deal.
