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Latest News ---
2008
(or jump to Latest News for 2007, 2006,
2005,
2004,
2003,
2002
or 2001)
Sunday, 15 June 2008: The
Seventh Annual running of "Brendan's Home RunTM"
5K Race & Walk took place on
Father's Day 15 June 2008 at Belmont High School track.
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for the latest
story and pictures. Special thanks are given to
our 2008 Presenting Sponsors Belmont Savings Bank and the Belmont Dental
Group, as well as to our Contributing Sponsors Mt. Auburn Hospital, Belmont
Lions Club, Belmont Wheelworks, and Champions Sporting Goods.
A
map of the course layout and
directions to the course starting location are available for those
of you who may be planning on joining us next year. Once again this year we
saw multiple records shattered. The course used for Brendan's Home Run is certified by the USA Track & Field Road Running
Technical Council (Certification Code: MA03028RN©). Click
here for the story of last year's Sixth Annual Father's Day event.
Friday 6 June 2008: The
seventh annual Brendan Grant Scholarships were awarded at the Senior
Assembly at Belmont High School, Belmont, MA to class of 2008 graduating Seniors
Jonathon Smart, Micaela Hebert, and Alexander Chipman-Shervish.
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here for pictures and the full story.
Friday & Saturday, 30 & 31 May 2008: The legendary Great Pretenders
Reunion was an incredible success. They're still shakin' at their 35th
anniversary reunion tour.
The full story and photos
are now available by clicking here.
Friday-Saturday, 23-24 May 2008: The
Fourth Annual Brendan Grant Memorial Baseball Tournament was held at the
beginning of Memorial Day weekend at the Brendan Grant Memorial Field.
This year's teams were Austin Prep, Belmont, Lynnfield, and Winchester,
with Belmont coming away with the
Championship crown for the second year in a row.
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here for the full
story and pictures.
2/Mar, 9/Mar, 16/Mar, 30/Mar, 6/Apr & 13 April 2008: The Belmont Marauders Baseball Camp for boys
and girls ages 5 to 13 holds this activity on six consecutive Sundays at the
Belmont High School Field House from 2 March to 13 April 2008 to help
young ball players sharpen their baseball skills. This camp is
now its third full decade of service to the youth of Belmont ,
and it's co-sponsored by the Belmont Recreation Department and The Brendan
Grant Foundation. The Belmont High School Baseball team helps run
the camp, and proceeds go to the help defray their assorted costs
including the annual Brendan Grant Memorial Baseball Tournament.
Saturday, 5 January 2008: The Seventh Annual Brendan Grant Wrestling
Tournament was held at Belmont High School on Saturday 5 January
2008. This year sixteen high school wrestling teams competed during this all day tournament,
and the full story will be posted shortly. The overall team winner
this year goes to Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston.
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here for the full story.
Previously referred to as the Belmont Invitational Wrestling Tournament, this event has for the last
27 years been one of the premier High School Wrestling gatherings of its kind in the Northeast region. During the 1999-2000 season, Brendan was one of the Captains of the Belmont High School Wrestling Team.
On-going:
Applications for obtaining an engraved brick in the memorial
wall at the Brendan Grant Memorial Field are available, and can be
obtained by clicking
here to obtain a pdf file of the form which you can print out and mail
in. Also,
click here for a pictorial status of the work done at the Brendan Grant
Memorial Field.
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