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Avery Best In Bay State at 189 Lbs.

Foxboro High senior Vic Avery claimed the state title in the 189 lbs. weight class at the MIAA All-State Wrestling Championships at Salem High's Veterans Memorial Field House last night.

Most kids would have been over the moon immediately after winning a state championship. Most kids aren’t Foxborough High senior Vic Avery. Avery, now an astounding 44-0, knocked out Kyle Humphries (44-1) of East Longmeadow by virtue of a 7-4 decision to capture the crown in the 189 lbs. weight class at the MIAA All-State wrestling championships at Salem High School’s Veterans Memorial Field House, but was still disappointed with the way he wrestled. “Right now I’m not really that happy,” said Avery who is slated to join the prestigious NCAA Division 1 wrestling program at Edinboro University next year. “It’s not as good as I wanted it to be, I didn’t wrestle well in the finals. I don’t know if it was nerves, but I wanted to get the tech. …

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Foxborough Wrestling MVP Headed To Edinboro University

Avery was named the MVP in the Hockomock League for 2010-11 season yesterday.

Foxboro High School's undefeated senior wrestler, Vic Avery, is headed to NCAA Division 1 school Edinboro University in the fall for wrestling. Avery was named the MVP in the Hockomock League for 2010-11 season yesterday. Avery came away with the State title for 189 lbs at Saturday's competition after pinning Wes Brown of Wakefield High, in an impressive 58 seconds. Congratulations to Avery for all his accomplishments and for his future endeavours at Edinboro University located in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

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Hockomock League Wrestling Championship

Warriors compete in wrestling championship.

Hockomock League Wrestling Championship took place on Saturday, January 29 in North Attleboro. Here is a look at how the Warriors fared.

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Week In Review: January 23 - January 29

In case you missed it, here's a rundown on just a couple of stories that ran on Foxborough Patch last week.

The week kicked off at the school committee meeting. At the meeting, Superintendent Christopher Martes, announced that Staff Development Day was canceled due to the constant stream of snowstorms. A new program of studies for the High School was also announced at the committee meeting. The school is looking to make changes in its course offerings to help better prepare students for college. The town selectman meeting mainly focused on Michael Intoccia, who according to town records, owed $23,159.11 in taxes that “had been delinquent for over a year.” Intoccia's lawyer, Robert Shelmerdine, was present at the meeting and confirmed that payment for interest fees, penalties, and taxes were paid in full prior to the start of the meeting. This …

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Foxborough Patch Scoreboard

Check out how the Warriors did and find out where they are playing next.

Loss - Mansfield  63-36, Tuesday Loss, Mansfield, 53-31, Tuesday Boys: Monday vs. King Phillip Girls: Monday vs. King Phillip Boys: Wednesday vs. Canton Girls: Wednesday vs. Canton

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know This Weekend: January 22- January 23

Weekend school activities, Patch contests and more...

1. Warrior Sports: 2. School: The Ahern Student Council and PAC Winter Carnival is today at 11:00 a.m at the John J. Ahern Middle School. 3. Entertainment/Dining Tip: The Rolling Stones Tribute show is tonight at Showcase Live at Patriot Place, presented by the Satisfaction. Stop into Bar Louie before the show and recieve a free dessert when filling out a survey card. 4. Help clear a fire hydrant and get a hot coffee and doughnut delivered to you personally by Patch. 5. Check back at noon today for our "Where in Foxborough" column for a chance to win a gift-card to your favorite restaurant in Foxborough.

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Foxborough High Wrestlers Edge Out Oliver Ames

Warriors put ninth one into the win column.

Pins were a plenty when the Oliver Ames wrestling team hooked up with Foxborough Monday night in Foxborough. Every match, but two was decided by pins, but it was Foxborough who ended up with more than the Tigers with a 48-31 win. The loss dropped the Tigers to 7-7 on the season. “That happens when you have seniors and freshmen in the lineup,” said Foxborough head coach Jim Fraser, whose team honored former Warrior standout Jeff Parker, who died at 25 last May before the match. “The seniors going to go out and get the pins for you.” Foxborough improved to 9-5-1 with win over the Tigers. “I knew it was going to be a close match,” said OA head coach Adam Pomella. “We match up pretty well against them.” Pomella was pinning the loss on himself…

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