Boston was built to be a shining city on a hill, according to John Winthrop. Four centuries later, the Hub’s top three baseball prospects are meant to be a shining example atop the Red Sox farm system.

Saturday’s 5-1 win over top-seeded Stoneham was nearly 50 years in the making for the Winthrop High boys hockey team. The Vikings last appearance in the state championship was in 1976.

The traffic leaving Boston may have caused headaches, but the trip home from Loring Arena turned out to be well worth it Thursday night. Philip Boncore sniped a pair of goals to go