It hasn’t taken a former Lowell High standout long to make his impact on the court in college.
Freshman Tzar Powell-Aparicio of Bridgewater State has earned MASCAC Rookie of the Week honors.
A talented guard, Powell-Aparicio averaged 11 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and two steals in three games for the Bears last week.
He compiled seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 90-81 setback to Wheaton. Powell-Aparicio helped the Bears go 1-1 at the BSU Cave Classic as he tallied 17 points, four rebounds (two offensive), four assists and three steals in a 65-58 semifinal round setback to Regis, and nine points to go along with three rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block in a 93-75 consolation round win over Wentworth.
HS basketball
Area coaches were among those honored by the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association.
Four locals boys coaches were selected as Coaches of the Year.
In Division 1, honored was Mark Dunham of Central Catholic. In Division 2, Steve Boudreau of Tewksbury was recognized. In Division 3, Anthony Faradie of Wilmington was highlighted. In Division 4, Rick Kilpatrick of Ayer Shirley was honored.
HS cross country
A total of 28 local runners were named Commonwealth Athletic Conference cross country All-Stars for finishing in the top of their divisions at the league meet.
In the girls Lower Division, making the team were Sarah Benchekroun of Innovation Academy (1st, 22:02.6), Kara Taylor of IA (2nd, 22:39.1), Annabel Cargill of IA (3rd, 22:42.0), Ruthann Ambrose of IA (6th, 25:10.7) and Jayden Jean of Nashoba Tech (8th, 25:10.7).
In the girls Upper Division, making the squad were Hannah Levesque of Greater Lowell Tech (1st, 19:33.0), Lillian Zurkus of GLT (2nd, 19:40.3), Grace Morasse of Lowell Catholic (3rd, 20:01.8), Teagan Galvagni of GLT (4th, 20:17.9), Audrey Yann of GLT (5th, 20:18.6), Makenzie Plouffe of GLT (8th, 21:14.2), Olivia Stack of GLT (9th, 22:01.0) and Skylar Beauchesne of LC (10th, 22:15.5).
In the boys Lower Division, making the team were Oliver Scaffidi of IA (1st, 17:12.9), Jackson Leach of IA (2nd, 18:12.8), Jakob O’Day of IA (3rd, 18:16.1), Nathan Buckley of IA (5th, 18:53.3), Andrew Milt of IA (6th, 19:00.5) and Keegan Strykowski of Nashoba Tech (10th, 19:16.2).
In the boys Upper Divisions, the All-Stars were Maurice King Jr. of GLT (1st, 16:49.6), Tyler Ouellette of LC (2nd, 16:54.0), Jesus Andrades of GLT (3rd, 17:07.3), Sean Ouellette of LC (5th, 17:32.1), Matthew Guerin of GLT (6th, 17:45.9), Anthony Beaudoin of GLT (7th, 17:52.7), Timothy Sullivan of GLT (8th, 17:54.4), Ethan Levesque of GLT (9th, 18:03.0) and Isaiah Gagne of GLT (10th, 18:05.7).
College lacrosse
UMass Lowell men’s head coach Drew Kelleher has revealed his team’s 14-game schedule for the 2026 season.
“Our program is really excited to kick off the 2026 season,” said Kelleher. “Our players have done a tremendous job this fall on and off the field. We think we have a great balance of experience and youth to help continue pushing our program forward.”
For the third straight season, the River Hawks will open up the season at home, hosting the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Saturday, Feb. 11. The squad will then hit the road for the first time, visiting Mercyhurst on Feb. 14, before returning for a two-game homestand against Wagner (Feb. 21) and Holy Cross (Feb. 25).
March will open with the River Hawks away from home for almost three weeks, starting with a quick trip to play in-state rival Massachusetts on March 3. They will then head to Purchase, N.Y., for a neutral site match against Queens of Charlotte (March 10) for the second straight season, before opening America East action at Binghamton (March 14.)
The trip comes to an end at Brown (March 17), followed by home games against St. Bonaventure (March 21) and UAlbany (March 28) to close out the month.
The final month of the regular season will be solely focused on conference play for UMass Lowell, starting with a home match against UMBC on April 4. The team then heads to New Jersey for a battle against NJIT the following weekend (April 11). The team plays its final home game on April 18 when the River Hawks welcome the Vermont Catamounts to Cushing Field before wrapping up the regular season at Bryant (April 25).
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