The 18 and under North End Knights basketball team won the Greater Boston CYO Championship and the Eastern Massachusetts State Tournament last weekend. The team is moving on to play in the New England Regional Tournament from April 1-3rd in Bridgeport, Connecticut. To help offset expenses, the team has set up a GoFundMe page.
The Nazzaro Center-NEAA basketball league, a program servicing about 125 boys and girls ranging in age from 4-18, held its annual awards banquet at Filippos restaurant on Sunday March 13 and it looked like an old Boston Garden sellout of 13,909. Actually there were only about 200 children and their families but it did fill the hall to Read More…
The Nazzaro Center Knights, a set of 6 traveling basketball teams grouped by age and gender, recently ended their highly successful seasons with two big exclamation points. On Friday night March 4, the 3rd + 4th Grade Boys team won their tournament by defeating St. Agatha of Milton 29-23! And just two days later, the 18-Under Read More…
Congratulations to the 3rd-4th grade Nazzaro Center-NEAA Knights for winning their basketball championship on Friday night and being undefeated in the playoffs! Shown above are the Knights with Coach Carl Ameno of the Nazzaro Community Center. (Photo by Karen D’Amico) “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a sentence (or Read More…
The Nazzaro Center Small Fry Basketball League, in its 44th consecutive season, held its final games of the 2016 season Friday February 19 and although the tournament is usually billed as the “Final Four” or the “Big Dance”, this year it had to be called the “3/4 Time Waltz“. That’s because the vacation week schedule of so many families affected Read More…
The Nazzaro Center, in a collaboration with the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), officially tipped off on Saturday October 17 when two of its four levels of programming played their first exhibition games of the season. Both the Junior Varsity, which runs on Saturday afternoons for 8-11 year olds, and the Varsity, on Thursday evenings Read More…
Filippo’s Ristorante on Causeway Street was once again the site of another successful, Nazzaro Center breakfast banquet as the main dining room was filled to capacity with players, families, coaches and friends. Members of the popular Small Fry and Knights teams received awards. Special awards were also presented at the awards banquet. The event was Read More…
The NEAA-Nazzaro Center Basketball League held its annual award banquet on Sunday, March 30th at Filippo’s Ristorante, celebrating its 41st season this year. The Knights and Small Fry Leagues are among the most popular programs run out of the Nazzaro Center. The various levels of the league provide winter long basketball instructional and (mildly) competitive Read More…
Chris Herren, former NBA player and High School All-American, spoke at a community forum on Saturday, March 29th in the North End hosted by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. The Nazzaro Center gymnasium was filled with many youths and residents of all ages to listen to Herren’s story of drug addiction and recovery. The event was Read More…
Daria asks the question and shares this photo of cars parked on the newly resurfaced court on the Prince Street playground, noting the cars were quickly removed. “I hope, as a community, we are able to keep things looking good. It is a shame to go back to old habits seeing such nice updates were Read More…
The new basketball court at Polcari Playground is just about done with a new surface and transparent boards. Missing are nets, however. Maybe that’s because of what happened to the ones on the old court as captured below by Lauren Nelson.
The NEAA-Nazzaro Center Small Fry Basketball League, one of the most popular programs run out of the center, is about to begin again for its 41st season! The various levels of the league provide winter long basketball instructional and (mildly) competitive basketball for Boys and Girls Ages 4-14. The games/instruction are held on Thursday/Friday Evenings Read More…