Bailey Reynolds

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Hi! I am a third-year Journalism and Communication Studies Major with a minor in Sports, Media & Communication at Northeastern University. I am passionate about the world of sports writing and communications. 

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The Huntington News •

Fantasy writers predict Super Bowl LX champions

It’s official: We know the two teams heading to the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will take each other on in a rematch from 2015, when the Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. However, instead of Katy Perry taking the stage (and the “left shark” incident), Bad Bunny will headline this year’s halftime show. Perhaps his show will feature a left shark of his own? 
Anyway, here are The Huntington News’ fantasy football writers’ thoughts and predictions on Super Bowl...
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MIAA Sectional Golf Preview: Foxborough, Weston, and St. John’s Prep among those seeking crowns - The Boston Globe

At stake? Locking up spots to the Division 1 (The Ridge Club), Division 2 (Foxboro Country Club), and Division 3 (Blissful Meadows) finals the following week.The MIAA postseason tees off Tuesday morning, with eight of the 12 sectional qualifiers scheduled (weather permitting) from Acushnet River Valley (Division 1 South) to Ludlow CC (Division 1 West) on Day 1. Four more sectionals arrive Wednesday.For every senior, this is their last shot.Foxborough senior Zac Georgantas knows that.He was the D...
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‘Team Chiu’: fraternity rallies behind brother battling cancer

This summer, Isaac Chiu’s life was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with brain cancer. 
Chiu, a third-year business administration major, joined the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity’s Kappa Delta chapter this spring and his fraternity brothers immediately stepped in to offer help.
Members of the fraternity shaved their heads in solidarity after Chiu began chemotherapy in August. This initiative inspired the group to design t-shirts, which were sold to raise money for Chiu’s hospital bills. 
The...
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By day they’re plumbers, electricians, and welders. Then they transform into top golfers for Shawsheen. - The Boston Globe

“You have kids that are 16 or 17 years old and they’re working a full day and coming and playing. A lot of people don’t realize that,” Shawsheen coach Tom Struthers said. “To have a team that’s really strong and goes out and competes and wins, it’s really nice.”That is the reality for the upperclassmen on the Rams’ golf team. Juniors and seniors at Shawsheen participate in trade occupations every other week. Because of this, the athletic teams must adapt. Shawsheen Tech senior captain Max Carpen...
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Back-to-back eagles in a high school golf match? Duxbury is doing special things during its perfect start. - The Boston Globe

“That’s an accomplishment that I’ve never had happen before,” said Jack Stoddard, who has been at the helm of the program for 38 years. “I’ve talked to other coaches and none of them have seen it before, so it’s a really good accomplishment.” Greyson Lane, one of six Dragon seniors, recorded back-to-back eagles on the par-4 seventh and par-5 eighth in a 223-249 nonleague win over visiting Westwood at the Duxbury Yacht Club on Sept. 4.How impressive has the Duxbury golf team been in its 9-0 start...
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Summer tournaments help high school golfers iron out their games - The Boston Globe

On July 16, his 72-74—146 finish resulted in a one-shot victory at the New England PGA Junior Cup at The Bay Club in Mattapoissett.The Westwood senior finished with a two-day total of 75-82—157 for a four-stroke victory to capture the New England Junior Open championship of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour at Falmouth Country Club. How did Patrick Dalton start his summer tournament tour in mid-May? “That was the best moment of the summer,” Dalton said. “It was pretty exciting to win that.” It was...
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Arlington 8U team heads to Cal Ripken World Series for second year in a row - The Boston Globe

With four of 14 players returning from last year’s squad, Arlington won the District 7 title, outscoring its opponents 49-4, then went 5-0 in the Massachusetts state tournament, twice winning by a single run, before capturing the New England Regional in New Milford, Conn. For the second straight year, the Arlington 8U baseball team is headed to the Cal Ripken 8U Player Pitch World Series.“When the games start, these kids seem to focus like I’ve never seen for a bunch of 8-year-olds,” head coach...
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Meet the two players who spearheaded Fall River’s run to the Mass. Legion state championship - The Boston Globe

Here’s how Diman’s Matt Almeida and 2024 Durfee graduate Jeyden Espinal led Fall River to a 6-4 win over Shrewsbury Post 397 in Wednesday’s title game. Thus is the beauty of American Legion baseball, as Fall River Post 464 was carried to its second Massachusetts senior championship, and first in 35 years, by a rising junior at Diman Vocational and a rising sophomore at Bridgewater State. One just finished his sophomore year of high school. The other is about to enter his sophomore year of colleg...
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Northeastern baseball continues postseason success with ECAC honors

The Northeastern baseball team’s postseason bid ended with a narrow 3-2 loss to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs during the NCAA regional tournament June 1. Despite the loss, the Huskies continued to be recognized for their record breaking 2024-25 season with multiple awards.
On June 6, head coach Mike Glavine and four Huskies received Eastern College Athletic Conference, or ECAC, honors. 
Glavine was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career and the second time in t...
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Northeastern baseball keeps postseason dreams alive in narrow victory over Bethune-Cookman

The Northeastern baseball team (49-10, 25-2 CAA) defeated the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats (37-23, 24-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference) 4-3 May 31 to continue the postseason run. 
Sophomore right fielder Ryan Gerety led off the top of the first inning with a double to left-center field and advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt. He scored from a sacrifice fly out by redshirt junior left fielder Harrison Feinberg to put the Huskies up 1-0.
Through four innings of work, graduate st...
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Northeastern baseball falls in first regional game against Mississippi State

The Northeastern baseball team (48-10, 25-2 CAA) was defeated by the Mississippi State University Bulldogs (35-21, 15-15 SEC) in the first game of the College World Series regional tournament May 30, ending its 27-game winning streak. The final score was 11-2.
The Huskies struck first, going up 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Junior center fielder Cam Maldonado walked before being advanced to third by junior shortstop Jack Goodman’s single. Junior second baseman Carmelo Musacchia singled...
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What makes the Northeastern baseball team so good?

The Northeastern baseball team earned the No. 19 NCAA ranking May 19, the highest in program history. The Huskies finished the regular season with 45 wins, the highest in the NCAA, including 16 shutouts and a 24-game win streak. 
As the postseason begins, here were the key factors in the team’s success this season. 
Northeastern has three consistent, talented starting weekend pitchers: left-handed graduate student Will Jones, right-handed junior Jordan Gottesman and right-handed junior Aiven Cab...
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Northeastern baseball wins solo game over UMass Lowell, clinching regular season championship title

The Northeastern baseball team (38-9, 19-2 CAA) extended its streak to 17 wins against the University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks (17-30, 8-13 America East) in a 9-3 victory May 7, solidifying the Huskies as regular season champions.  
The team struck first in the bottom of the first inning, jumping out to a 2-0 lead. Junior center fielder Cam Maldonado doubled to right center field and was scored by redshirt junior left fielder Harrison Feinberg’s single. Feinberg then stole second to m...
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Northeastern baseball secures nation’s longest win streak with victory over Delaware

The Northeastern baseball team (37-9, 19-2 CAA) swept the series against the University of Delaware Blue Hens (25-21,10-10 CAA) to keep the top spot in the CAA and extend its win streak to 16 games. 
Northeastern won the first game of the series with a 5-3 comeback victory May 2. 
No runs were scored through the first or second innings of the contest, with just one hit recorded between the teams. 
In the top of the third inning, the Blue Hens jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Redshirt junior center fiel...
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The ins and outs of the men’s hockey roster

The Northeastern men’s hockey team lost five top-liners to NHL contracts days after its 4-3 double overtime loss in the Hockey East tournament semifinal. Three news players have been added through the transfer portal. 
Junior forward Cam Lund signed an entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks March 21. The Sharks drafted Lund with the 34th pick in the second round of the 2022 NHL draft. He joins Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini and Boston College’s Will Smith in signing with the team....
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Northeastern men’s hockey suffers season-ending double overtime loss in conference semifinals

The Northeastern men’s hockey team (14-20-3, 7-14-3 HE) were defeated by the No. 2 University of Maine Black Bears (22-7-6, 13-5-6 HE) in double overtime 4-3 March 20 in the Hockey East semifinals at TD Garden.
“I’m proud of the sacrifices guys made to do whatever they could,” head coach Jerry Keefe said. 
Sophomore goaltender Cameron Whitehead put up a stellar performance in net, recording 53 saves, his career-high.
This was the twelfth contest between the Huskies and the Black Bears in the his...
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Huskies keep dancing: Northeastern men’s hockey knocks off No. 1 Boston College in Hockey East quarterfinals

The Northeastern men’s hockey team (13-19-3, 7-14-3 HE) defeated the No. 1 Boston College Eagles (26-7-2, 18-4-2 HE) to advance to the quarterfinals in the Hockey East tournament March 15, 3-1. The upset marked the first time in tournament history that a team seeded No. 8 or lower (Northeastern was seeded No. 9) has beaten No. 1 or advanced to semifinals. The Huskies got their vengeance after a crushing 8-2 defeat Feb. 2 against Boston College at the Beanpot semifinals.
“[I’m] really proud of th...
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Top Line: Breaking down the NHL trade deadline

There you have it — the dreaded NHL trade deadline has passed. To my fellow Bruins fans, unfortunately, March 7 was not a dream. Here is a breakdown of the major storylines of a shocking day of trades. 
The Avs are going for glory 
In a trade that shocked hockey fans everywhere, the Colorado Avalanche, or the Avs, traded star forward Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Martin Nečas Jan. 24. 
Since then, Colorado had the most successful and productive trade decisions...
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Hryckowian plays hero: Huskies come back in overtime thriller to advance to Hockey East quarterfinal

The Northeastern men’s hockey team (13-19-3, 7-14-3 HE) defeated the Merrimack College Warriors (13-21-1, 9-14-1 HE) in a 3-2 overtime thriller March 12 in the opening round of Hockey East playoffs. The game marked the Huskies’ and the Warriors’ second playoff matchup in a row, with Northeastern taking last year’s contest 4-0. 
The teams played a close game in the scoreless first period, with the Huskies being narrowly outshot 9-6 and each defense taking six blocked shots.
In the sixth minute of...
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The road to nationals: How Northeastern men’s club hockey is preparing for its 4th consecutive appearance

The Northeastern men’s club hockey team will play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, or ACHA, March 14 to 18 in St. Louis, Mo.  
The team ranked No. 1 in the Northeast Region Dec. 8, 2024, before falling to third at the regular season’s conclusion. As the third place team, the Huskies played in the regional tournament for the first time in three years. In the past two years the team received an automatic bid to nationals, so the Huskies had a lot on the line going into the playoffs....
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Top Line: What went right and what went wrong for each team in the 4 Nations Faceoff

It’s official: Team Canada has taken the first ever 4 Nations Faceoff over their rival, Team USA, in a matchup that went beyond the scope of hockey. Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid netted the game winning goal in overtime, making Canada victorious, 3-2 Feb. 20. 
The 4 Nations Faceoff replaced the All Star Skills Competition and game with a tournament between the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden. The tournament consisted of six round-robin style matchups. The two teams with the hi...
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For the 21st year in a row, the Boston Red Sox beat Northeastern baseball

The Northeastern baseball team (2-1, 0-0 CAA) took on the Boston Red Sox Feb. 21 in the teams’ annual faceoff that dates back more than two decades to Feb. 21, 2004. The matchup marks the beginning of the Red Sox preseason. Going into the matchup, the Huskies had yet to win a game in the history of the contest and the team continued that streak, losing 5-2. 
Right-handed pitcher Brian Van Belle got the start for the Sox, striking out the side in the top of the first inning.
In the next inning, t...
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Extended Super Bowl LIX predictions: Deciding factors and players

It’s finally here: Super Bowl LIX. As we head into the final days of the 2024-2025 NFL season, The Huntington News’ fantasy football writers set their own predictions for the game and identified the keys to their teams’ success. 
As much as it pains me to admit, Patrick Mahomes is a talented quarterback, and he has led his team to the Super Bowl three years in a row. But the Philadelphia Eagles are a different team than when they faced the Kansas City Chiefs two years ago in Arizona, and it show...
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Northeastern men’s hockey downed by No. 6 Maine ahead of the Beanpot Tournament

In its final game before the 2025 Beanpot tournament, Northeastern men’s hockey (9-12-3, 4-9-3 HE) was defeated by the No. 6 University of Maine Black Bears (16-5-3, 8-3-3 HE) 3-1 Jan. 31. This is the second matchup between Northeastern and Maine this season, with the Black Bears sweeping the Huskies Oct. 25 and 26.  
The game was scoreless through the first period, with the Black Bears outshooting the Huskies 10-8.
Maine put the first goal on the board just over a minute into the second period....
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