Sports

Open skating at Tabor Academy

MARION — The Recreation Department will be offering public ice skating at Tabor Academy starting Sunday Nov. 24 until March 1, 2020. The public skate will cost $5 per skater and last from noon to 2 p.m. The schedule includes the following dates: Nov...

ORR falls just short of Division 6 south championship

ASHLAND — After making it to the Division 6 South championship game, the Old Rochester Regional High School football team was eliminated from playoff competition by Ashland High School on Friday, Nov. 15 with a final score of 20-19. Head Coach Bryce...
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Freezing flag football finale played under the lights at ORR

MATTAPOISETT — Dozens of players toughed out freezing temperatures to participate in Mattapoisett Recreation’s flag football season finale on the game field at Old Rochester Regional High School on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Organizer Carter Hunt said that...

Two Old Rochester sports teams remain in postseason play

As the fall high school sports season nears its end, two teams at Old Rochester Regional High School remain in competition. Old Rochester football will play Ashland High School on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. for the Massachusetts Interscholastic...

Gateway baseball to add 11U team for 2020

Team Gateway AAU is adding another 11U AAU Team for the 2020 season. The team will be holding individual tryouts. If interested, visit Www.gatewaybaberuth.com for details. Gateway Babe Ruth 2020 registrations and winter workouts are now open. Space...

Familiar race donates to a new cause

MATTAPOISETT — The 10 mile and 5K race has been a fixture on Veterans Day weekend, with a portion of the earnings going to the tri-town veterans fund. But the Nov. 9 version of the race also contributed to Buzzards Bay Habitat for Humanity for the...

Belated kudos for soccer team

MARION — Selectmen recognized the Boys Grade 8 Division 2 team for a past league championship medal and award at a Nov. 5 meeting. The team came in third in June. Their record for the season was 7-1, and they lost only to Abington. The boys were...

Tabor Academy hosts Special Olympics athletes

MARION — Tabor Academy hosted over 250 athletes and their teachers on Wednesday morning, Nov. 7 for the Special Olympics. Athletes and unified teams competed in a variety of events including basketball, volleyball, weightlifting, soccer, frisbee,...

Girls’ soccer team plays through puddles to win playoff game

MATTAPOISETT — Before the start of the Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ soccer playoff game on Nov. 5, Coach Jeff Lombard said his team had a strong competitor in Hopkinton, and would need to maintain possessions and look for opportunities...

ORR Volleyball beats Apponequet in quarter final match

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ volleyball team defeated Apponequet 3-1 in a quarterfinal match at home on Monday, Nov. 4. According to Coach James Oliveira, the Bulldogs played Apponequet twice in the regular season,...

Gateway Youth Hockey team wins second championship in a row

The Gateway Youth Hockey Midget team, comprised of players from local high schools, won the league championship, and completed an undefeated season on Sunday, Nov. 3. The championship was their second in two years, and they have only lost one game...

ORR football avenges loss, advances in playoffs with comeback win

MATTAPOISETT — Despite a rocky start with a stifled offense that left Old Rochester Regional High School football team down by three points at the start of the final quarter, the team rallied to defeat the Apponequet Lakers, advance to the second...

Sign up for Mattapoisett Recreation Basketball

MATTAPOISETT — The deadline to sign up for Mattapoisett Recreation Basketball is Friday, Nov. 1 Programs are available for tri-town children in the third to sixth grade. Placement session dates will be as follows : Third grade boys: Tuesday, Nov. 5...

ORR’s homecoming football game sees big win, charity, catapult contest

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School homecoming football game saw a dominant victory, charitable donation, and a tennis ball-launching catapult on Friday, Oct. 25. Just before the action began, head coach Bryce Guilbeault said that...

New basketball team brings ORR athlete, coach full circle

For Old Rochester Regional High School’s Rebecca Okolita, coaching the school’s new Unified Basketball team feels like coming full circle. Okolita, a special education teacher and advisor, is no stranger to basketball at ORR, as she played from 1994...

Tabor crew team competes at ‘Head of the Charles’

BOSTON — The Tabor Academy Girls’ Crew Team participated in the Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest two-day regatta in the world on Oct. 21. Tabor’s team consisted of Juniors Lainie Cederholm of Cotuit and Zoë Mermin of Newport, Rhode Island,...

Old Rochester Youth Soccer season in full swing

ROCHESTER — The Old Rochester Youth Soccer league provides tri-town children from preschool to sixth grade with the opportunity to learn the skills of the game, and compete against other players their age. On Saturday morning , Oct.19 players took...

Marion Recreation announces start date for Learn to Play Basketball

MARION — The Recreation Department has announced that its Learn to Play basketball program will begin On Jan. 11, 2020 and continue on Saturdays through Feb. 15. The program is designed for students in Kindergarten through second grade, and will...

Mattapoisett race supports Habitat for Humanity

MATTAPOISETT — This year, the Mattapoisett 10 mile and 5K race will support the Buzzards Bay Habitat for Humanity home build in Mattapoisett with part of its registration fee. The race will take place from Mattapoisett Wharf on Saturday, Nov. 9. The...

Photos: Tabor Day celebrates past, present, future with sports

MARION — As Tabor Academy celebrated its annual “Tabor Day” to welcome alumni back to campus and show school spirit for current students, sports took center stage, with current teams playing Belmont Hill School and Thayer Academy, and alumni facing...

Tri-town Basketball League registration opens

MARION — Marion and Mattapoisett Recreation are again combining to form a Tri-Town Basketball League for the 2019-2020 season The league is open to third and fourth grade boys, fourth and fifth grade boys, and third through sixth grade girls from...

Hockey Unlimited gearing up for new season

MARION — Hockey Unlimited will begin its 14-week session for players aged 9 to 14 in early November and run through February. Hockey Unlimited was founded nearly 55 years ago to teach children how to play the sport. It meets mostly on Saturday...

Girls gain self defense skills, confidence, fitness through martial arts

At just 6 and 10-years old, Aja and Mila Boucher of Mattapoisett dedicate their free time to perfecting a variety of chokeholds, joint locks, sweeps and takedowns. “I was searching for a martial art that is practical, where a smaller person can...

Men’s league basketball ‘picks up’ at Sippican School

MARION — Long after students had gone home for the day, a group of adults were hard at work running, jumping, and shooting baskets at Sippican School on Wednesday night, Sept. 18. For 48 years, the Men’s League “Pick Up” Basketball has given adults...

Cheerleaders to hold car wash

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Youth Football Cheerleaders’ Annual Bake Sale and Car Wash Fundraiser has changed its time and will run from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Fire Station. Car washes are $5 and cheers are free. There is...

Photos: ORR girls volleyball team raises money with car wash

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School girls volleyball team held a car wash outside of the Mattapoisett Fire Station on Saturday, Sept. 14 to help fundraise for equipment, and future endeavors. Coach James Oliveira said that in...

Bulldogs take overtime win in season opener

DARTMOUTH — It came down to strong defense followed by a big offensive push in overtime, but the Old Rochester Bulldogs scored a win to open its season against Dartmouth High School. In the opening minutes of the September 13 game, the Bulldogs took...

ORR’s first football game of the year set for Sept. 13

DARTMOUTH — The Old Rochester Regional High School football team will play its first game of the season against Dartmouth High school at their opponent’s newly renovated stadium on Friday, sept. 13 at 4 p.m. Old Rochester’s head coach Bryce...

ORR girls soccer team prepares for 2019 season

After finishing last year’s regular season with a record of 16 wins to just two losses, and advancing to the second round of playoffs, coach Jeff Lombard will look to play to his “veteran team’s” strengths in the 2019 season. This year’s varsity...

Mattapoisett Recreation to host free basketball clinic

MATTAPOISETT — The town’s Recreation Department and coaches from Baystate Elite and Basketball Money programs are offering free girls basketball clinics for children in grades 2 to 8. Clinics will be held at Old Hammondtown School on Tuesdays from 6...

ORR sports teams prepare for fall season

As the fall sports season begins, Sippican Week had an opportunity to catch up with some of the Old Rochester Regional High School coaches to talk about their athletes, their teams and their expectations for the season. Here’s what we heard. ...