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Newton 12-Year-Old Reaches State's Biggest Women's Event, Patch Reports
A 12-year-old Newton resident drew hometown attention this week for reaching the state's biggest women's event, Patch reports. Newton Patch, edited locally by Benjamin Pierce, ran the item in its Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, Patch AM roundup but did not name the athlete or specify which even…
A 12-year-old Newton resident drew hometown attention this week after Newton Patch reported she had reached what the outlet calls the state's biggest women's event.
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"🌱 Patch AM: How a 12-year-old from Newton reached the state's biggest women's event," read the headline of a Newton Patch AM roundup posted this weekend. The item did not name the young athlete or identify the event by name, and Newton Patch credited the piece to its Patch AM Team, which compiles daily local highlights for the town alongside a calendar of Newton events (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton).
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