AI-assisted summary Plymouth North and Plymouth South will play their Thanksgiving football game at Fenway Park on Wednesday, November 26th.

The game is scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff.

Both teams made the state tournament last year but were eliminated in the first round.

The regular season begins September 5th.

The Thanksgiving high school football series at Fenway Park has been a huge success since the tradition started in 2017. This year’s event has finally produced the perfect game for the holiday: Plymouth North vs. Plymouth South.

The game at America’s Favorite Ballpark will be Wednesday, Nov. 26 with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff.

“This is something the kids and I are going to remember for the rest of our life,” Plymouth South head coach Darren Fruzzetti said Thursday. “We get to play a football game in one of the most historic places in the world. That’s unbelievable.”

Fruzzetti said there is an added benefit to playing at Fenway.

“I’m going to have Thanksgiving dinner at home at a normal time,” he said as he laughed. “I can’t remember the last time I could say that.”

Practices for the upcoming football season begin on Friday, Aug. 15. The first game for teams is at home on Friday, Sept. 5: Plymouth South vs. Silver Lake, Plymouth North vs. Old Rochester.

Both teams made the state tournament last year and were eliminated in the opening round.

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(Editor’s note: This story has been updated with news that Rodriguez and Grande were scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Thursday and Friday, respectively).

One of the quintessential events in American sports will take place this weekend, with the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Over 1¼ miles of dirt track, 20 horses will look to etch their names in the history of the sport’s marquee race, earning themselves a garland of roses and all the humans associated with them quite a bit of money.

Beyond the race itself, there’s the pageantry that surrounds it — the performance of “My Old Kentucky Home,” the call to post being played on an impossibly shiny bugle, the onlookers in lavish suits with pastel-colored ties and comically large hats gripping on to overpriced mint juleps.

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It’s a spectacle with few, if any, peers in American sports, a tense and captivating mad dash that starts and ends in only about two minutes.

Before things get rolling Saturday and the horses get into the gate, here’s a closer look at the Kentucky Derby field, including what horses will be racing and who has the best odds:

Kentucky Derby field 2025

There are 20 horses set to run in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. A late scratch by Bob Baffert trained Rodriguez on Thursday allowed Baeza to enter the race. Rodriguez had been slotted for the No. 4 post position, but Baeza will now wear the No. 21 and run out of the No. 20 gate, with the majority of the field sliding over one spot.

Here’s a look at the field arranged in the order of the post position, along with the jockey riding each horse:

Citizen Bull, Martin Garcia Neoequos, Luis Saez Final Gambit, Luan Machado Rodriguez, Mike Smith (scratched) American Promise, Nik Juarez Admire Daytona, Christophe Lemaire Luxor Cafe, Joao Moreira Journalism, Umberto Rispoli Burnham Square, Brian Hernandez Jr. Grande, John Velazquez (scratched) Flying Mohawk, Joe Ramos East Avenue, Manny Franco Publisher, Irad Ortiz Jr. Tiztastic, Joel Rosario Render Judgement, Julien Leparoux Coal Battle, Juan Vargas Sandman, Jose Ortiz Sovereignty, Junior Alvarado Chunk of Gold, Jareth Loveberry Owen Almighty, Javier Castellano Baeza, Flavien Prat

Kentucky Derby odds

In a phrase that’s not often uttered or written in 2025, Journalism is set to make a lot of money.

Journalism, whose sire is Curlin — which won the Preakness and finished second at the Kentucky Derby in 2007 — is a sizable betting favorite heading into Saturday’s race. The horse most recently won the Santa Anita Derby on April 5.

Here’s a look at the odds for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, with the horses arranged in the order of their post position:

(Odds as of 6 p.m. ET on Thursday May 1, according to KentuckyDerby.com.)

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Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1, Sherborn, invites friends and neighbors from Sherborn to attend an Eagle Court of Honor for Will Cardi Kadison and Justin Michael Sullivan. These young men have recently completed all the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout, and will receive the award at the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at the Pilgrim Church in Sherborn. The rank of Eagle is the highest award in Scouting and is earned by less than 4 percent of Scouts.

These two Scouts have earned at least 21 different merit badges, including thirteen Eagle-required badges. Each Scout has also performed many hours of community service and has organized and carried out an Eagle Leadership Service Project for the community with help from fellow Scouts in Troop 1.

Kadison replaced a wooden sign that had fallen into disrepair in the Michael Lisnow Bird Garden at Pine Hill School, and built steps on a steep path leading to the upper part of the garden to improve its accessibility.

Sullivan designed and built a message board to provide a more convenient and noticeable spot to hang an Automated External Defibrillator at Fessenden Fields in Sherborn.

In addition, both of these Scouts have held numerous leadership positions within the troop and have participated in high-adventure activities.

These are the latest two Eagle Scouts from Sherborn Boy Scout Troop 1, which has been serving the town of Sherborn for more than 80 years. The troop is composed of boys from grades 6 through 12 and is led by an elected Senior Patrol Leader. The troop is supported by many active adult volunteers and is financially self-supporting.

For additional information, please call Kim Gregory at 508-650-1850.