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Old Rochester Youth Soccer kicks into gear

ROCHESTER — Marion Recreation Executive Director Jody Dickerson said he arrived at Dexter Lane fields at 5:30 a.m. to set up for the first day of the Old Rochester Youth Soccer League on Sept. 19. Besides the usual goals, cones and nets, he set up...

Athletes, coaches prepare for February with fall season postponement

MATTAPOISETT — Screening 360 Old Rochester High School student-athletes would have to wait two hours before practice so that everyone could be screened for coronavirus symptoms, OR Athletic Director Bill Tilden said. Port-a-johns would need to be...
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Old Rochester Youth Soccer signups now open

The Old Rochester Youth Soccer League six week fall program, run by Eric Parada and team of professional coaches, is now open for registration. The season will run from Sept. 19 to Oct. 31 (no training on the holiday weekend of Oct. 10.) For one...

Old Colony to move fall sports season to February

ROCHESTER — With the safety of its student athletes, coaches and officials in mind, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School announced on Sept. 2 that it will be moving its fall sports season to a floating season in between winter and...

Tri-town runners to take on Boston Marathon virtually

For the first time in the 124 year history of the Boston Marathon, the 26.2 mile race was cancelled due to coronavirus, throwing off training regimens for over 30,000 runners and dashing the dreams of those who hoped to run the famed marathon in-...

Old Rochester Youth Baseball Fall Ball opens registration

Old Rochester Youth Baseball has opened registration for its 2020 Fall Baseball. The season will run from Sept. 12 or 19 through early November. Games will be played on Saturdays and Sundays only, with doubleheaders for majors and minors, and single...

Summer rec programs drove, rallied, sailed on through Covid

On Marion Recreation Director Jody Dickerson’s desk sat a large three-ring binder full of Covid regulations for holding sport programs. On any given day, he would add a page of regulations to the binder at 8 a.m., swap it with revised regulations at...

Marion resident rides across the state for anti-racism group fundraiser

MARION — Coke Whitworth, a Tabor Academy photography teacher and boy’s basketball coach, was a part of extensive anti-racism professional development over the summer that his school held. But, “I wanted to do more than that,” Whitworth said. So, he...

Gateway Babe Ruth opens signups for fall baseball

Gateway Babe Ruth has opened registration for its 2020 fall ball program. The deadline to register is Aug. 31. Practices will begin in early September, and the season will begin on Sept. 19. Players in the program must be at least 13 and at most 16...

ORR athletic director deciding how to handle new state regulations

After new state regulations released on Aug. 13 for youth and amateur sports, Old Rochester Athletic Director Bill Tilden said that the season still looks uncertain for many fall sports. In part, it’s because the Aug. 13 guidelines from the...

An old golf course gets new life with new managers

MARION — The Marion Golf Club is taking on a new life, as two summer residents are working to bring it under new management, improve the course for players, restore some of its historical appearance, and eventually build it into a new community...

Tryouts approaching for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball

Team Gateway AAU tryouts for elite level baseball teams will begin on Aug. 11 at Dexter Lane Ballfield in Rochester. The Gateway league offers both elite teams and developmental teams, giving every player a chance to play baseball. Tryouts for 9U...

Tri-Town cyclists prepare for a radically altered Pan Mass Challenge

Coronavirus has hit the Pan Mass Challenge hard, forcing riders to tackle the routes on their own and to hold virtual celebrations to avoid congregating. But a dozen Tri-Town riders are still taking on the challenge. The long-standing bike-a-thon...

Old Rochester Youth Baseball resumes season play

ROCHESTER — After months of waiting due to the stop of recreational sports, and a week or so delay due to reopening guidelines, players of the Old Rochester Youth Baseball League finally took the field to take part in America’s pastime (with...

Marion native walks 75 miles for his hockey charity

MARION — To make up lost fundraising money for his charity, The Penalty Box Foundation, Marion native Drew Laine decided to take a walk — a 75 mile walk in one day, to be exact. The solo fundraiser started at noon on June 19 at an ice rink (The...

Tabor soccer star named Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year

CHICAGO — Cat Barry of Tabor Academy has been named the 2018-19 Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Soccer Player of the Year. The 6-foot junior forward, originally from Hingham, led the Seawolves to a 15-2-2 record and the New England Prep School Athletic...

Mattapoisett Recreation to offer golf clinic

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett Recreation is partnering with Reservation Golf Club and professional player Brian Mattos for summer golf clinics. Clinics will be Monday to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Reservation Golf Club. There are three sessions...

Gatemen, Kool Kone to give away 300 plastic baseball bats

The Cape Cod Baseball League won’t be able to host any games this summer due to the coronavirus, but that hasn’t stopped organizers of the Wareham Gatemen from thinking of a new way to keep the game alive for kids in town. The Gatemen have teamed up...

Athletes return to the baseball field – precautions still in place

ROCHESTER — Baseball players have returned to the field on Dexter Lane to sharpen their skills, but full-fledged games are not allowed yet, and athletes and coaches are taking precautions against the coronavirus. The American Legion Baseball League...

Mattapoisett Road Race extends signup period

MATTAPOISETT — The town’s Road Race has extended the signup period for its modified road race by a month from June 1 to July 1. Although there will be no in-person race this year, the Road Race committee encourages runners to get out and exercise...

For Bulldogs, sports season delay hits hard

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With schools closed until May 4 and the sports season not allowed to start until then, spring athletes are trying to process what it means to train by themselves for their last season as a Bulldog knowing well that their season will most likely not...