City of champions

The Boston City Council today officially honored the city's four state-championship teams with proclamations - and pizza: Charlestown High School, whose boys basketball team won the Division 3 state championship, New Mission High School, whose boys basketball team won the Division 5 championship, the Josiah Quincy Upper School's girls wrestling team brought home medals in Division 2 and Boston Latin School, whose hockey team won the Division 2 championship.

Coach Hugh Colman, himself a Charlestown High alumnus, had a particular reason to be proud of his team - his son, Jaylen Hunter-Coleman, is a player.

"I still drive around and scream: 'State champions!" New Mission Athletic Director Malcolm Smith told councilors. Smith praised his champions for turning themselves around and going on a 9-0 run that led them to their division championship. "They worked for it, they earned it, that's for sure, they earned it," he said:

Josiah Quincy wrestling coach Malaky Lewis noted his team's wins were the first state titles in school history, but said there is more to sports than just competing: "We do it for growth and integrity, growth and consistency, and confidence:"

Boston Latin School hockey Coach Frank Woods praised his team for the way it won over a tough Tewksbury team 4-2 by scoring three goals in the last few minutes of their game. "They outlasted, out-willed and out-toughed that team and that's whey they're champions:"