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1976 Framingham South lacrosse team to meet 50 years later to celebrate title

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Many of Framingham South’s players from 1976 will meet on Saturday at Ashland Ale House to mark the 50-year anniversary of winning the EMass title.

They both remember the cannons. Early 1970s lacrosse was dominated by Lincoln-Sudbury after a coach – Andy Oleski , who didn’t play in high school – brought the sport to the area. The Warriors were known for their talent and for shooting off a cannon after goals.

Next level lax: L-S boys lacrosse playing champions from four different states Tom Stefanini recalled losing to L-S 20-0 early in his days at Framingham South. Safe to say it was a resounding loss due to all the noise. “It was annoying,” he said.

Tom Curran was the closest opponent to the cannon. He was South’s goalie. “The first time we played them, we were like, ‘boy, I don’t want to hear that all day,’” Curran said.

“It was right behind the goal where I stood. It was quite a shock when that went off. ” In 1976, South did its best to silence L-S.

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