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HVRHS’s Anthony Labbadia takes a jump shot in the game against Lakeview.
Riley Klein
It was a true rivalry atmosphere inside the Ed Tybursky Gym and cheering sections for both sides were full. In the home crowd, student commentators were situated courtside behind a mock ESPN sports desk.
The girls game was a physical battle with hard fouls from both sides. Athletic Trainer Erica Russell was quick to address injuries including a bloody nose and sprained thumb.
HVRHS point guard Olivia Brooks passes the ball.Riley Klein
The score was close early on but as time marched on, Lakeview’s girls showed why they have only lost two games this season. Star guard Allie Pape scored a game-high 18 points for Lakeview. Addie Foss scored 11, Christina Barone scored 9, Micaela Rae scored 5, Dorothy Olmstead scored 2 and Alyssa Barone scored 1.
The HVRHS girls were led by Olivia Brooks with 8 points. Victoria Brooks scored 7, Maddy Johnson scored 6, Hayden Bachman scored 2, Carmela Egan scored 2 and Aubrey Funk scored 1.
Game analysts talk things over during a break in the back-to-back basketball games Friday, Feb. 13.Riley Klein
In the boys game, HVRHS wore throwback jerseys complete with overly baggy shorts that were worn in the early 2000s. Two seniors were out due to injury: Wes Allyn was still recovering from knee surgery and Owen Riemer was in a sling due to a hyperextended elbow.
Lakeview built a lead early on and stayed ahead until the end. The Bobcats were led offensively by Jack Gollow with 35 points. Quinn Coffey scored 9, Chuck Pickert scored 6, Roch Bolton scored 6, Max Guma scored 5, Renaldi Mucka scored 4, Jovany Pirro scored 4, Henry Contadini scored 2 and Connor Aldrich scored 1.
HVRHS was led in scoring by Anthony Foley with 12 points. Anthony Labbadia scored 10, Simon Markow scored 6, Nick Crodelle scored 3, Wyatt Bayer scored 3 and Tyler Roberts scored 2.
The Mountaineer cheer team roots from the sideline in the Berkshire League rivalry game between HVRHS and Lakeview High School.Riley Klein
After the results, Lakeview’s girls moved into first place in Berkshire League standings with a record of 16-2. The HVRHS girls were in fourth place, tied with Northwestern at 7-10.
For the boys, Lakeview remained in third place with a record of 11-6. The HVRHS boys moved to 4-13 in seventh place.
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The most powerful crime syndicate in history
It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. It lies, steals, extorts and murders – all while cloaked in the awesome authority of the state. It is on a crime spree that puts Al Capone to shame.
This is not hyperbole or hyperventilation. It is our reality, as the facts amply demonstrate. This administration has:
• Murdered Renee Good and Alex Pretti, slandered them as “domestic terrorists” and “assassins,” and allowed their killers to walk free;
• Unleashed thousands of minimally trained ICE agents, recruited with explicitly white supremacist messaging, to inflict terror on people of color;
• Repeatedly violated the constitutional rights of citizens and non-citizens by arresting them for First Amendment-protected speech, raiding their homes without judicial warrants, and imprisoning them without due process;
• Killed dozens of civilians on the high seas solely on the unsubstantiated claim that they were drug runners (not that being drug runners would justify their summary executions without due process anyway);
• Released hundreds of imprisoned felons who brutally beat Capitol police officers on January 6;
• Converted the once-independent Department of Justice into an instrument of personal retribution via the prosecution of cooked-up lawsuits against the President’s enemies;
• Threatened to seize the territory of a sovereign nation (a NATO ally no less);
• Sought to imprison United States Senators simply for exercising their free speech rights by reminding military personnel of their undisputed duty to disobey illegal orders;
• Tried to impose ruinous and unconstitutional sanctions on some of the country’s largest law firms simply because Trump doesn’t like them;
• Violated court orders on a massive scale. As the Chief District Judge of Minnesota recently wrote, “ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence;”
• Shaken down some of the country’s largest universities by illegally threatening to withhold funding; and
• Engaged in breathtaking corruption: as the conservative writer David Frum stated, “Trump’s scale of stealing and bribe-taking has never been remotely paralleled in any democratic country ever before.”
And that’s just for starters; there are dozens more examples.
It is difficult to comprehend the level of state-sponsored criminality we are witnessing because our country has never experienced anything like it. It is also difficult to absorb because it is happening so quickly, and on so many different fronts. In the words of the 2022 movie, it sometimes feels like “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” And that can be exhausting, numbing, and overwhelming.
But viewing the Trump administration as a massive crime syndicate allows us to be clear-eyed about what is coming down the road, and to plan accordingly. To take the most urgent example, there ought to be no question as to whether Trump will try to steal the midterm elections. Of course he will try to steal them. Criminals gonna crime. He tried to steal the 2020 elections, and the lack of any consequences for that supremely traitorous act only further emboldened him. It is every patriotic American’s duty to oppose the coming effort to nullify the will of the voters.
That this administration can reasonably be viewed as a criminal enterprise should not be cause for despair. The courts have rejected many of the administration’s power grabs and unconstitutional or illegal acts. The President is less popular than he has ever been. Prominent Republicans are defying him more than ever. The brave citizens of Minneapolis are showing us how effective organized resistance can be. And Bad Bunny, with his Super Bowl message that “The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” gave us reason to believe that kindness, compassion and decency will prevail.
James Speyer is a lawyer and a volunteer for Lawyers Defending American. He lives in Sharon.