Phil Pelletier of North Andover went to Lake Placid in February 1980 with his four brothers — Jere, Bill, Lee and Ray — to check out the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.

The March madness on the high school basketball season is already starting a couple of weeks early on the Section VII hardwood. The Class A, B, C and D boys and girls playoff brackets are set for the ...