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All hands on deck at the Beverly Junior Regatta

MARION — On Sippican Harbor, the sun shone brightly and echoes of laughter could be heard across the waves as over 250 youth sailors boarded C420 and Optimist sailboats to compete in the Beverly Junior Regatta. The two-day regatta began on Tuesday,...

‘Our best season yet’: Embargo League concludes slam dunk summer

MARION — In 2021, co-founders Dylan Cantara of Fairhaven, Michael Pardo of Marion and Andrew Bellemare of Rochester formed the Embargo League as a way to continue playing competitive basketball after high school. “We felt like once you graduated...
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Triathletes conquer land and sea in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — From the shores of Mattapoisett Harbor to the paved path of Water Street, 109 athletes swam, biked and ran through town while competing in the Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon. “This is something like Harbor Days [where] everybody...

Runners run a patriotic race with a whole lot of sole

MATTAPOISETT — When a thunderstorm came through the Tri-town around 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, the future of the annual Mattapoisett Road Race looked uncertain to some. “I made the mistake of saying, ‘Well, this has been one of the smoothest years...

Three tri-town swimmers earn a spot in national competition

Three tri-town swimmers earned a spot to swim on the national stage after posting strong performances at the Baystate Games, The Baystate Games are a statewide, olympic style competition where kids can compete in a variety of events. During the...

UPDATED: The Marion to Bermuda race sets sail

MARION — The first boat has reached the finish line in the Marion to Bermuda race. Redwood , skippered by Pike Severance, crossed the Marion Bermuda Race finish line off of St. David's Head in Bermuda at 7:13 a.m., with an elapsed sailing...

Old Rochester Sailing finishes a strong season

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Sailing Team closed out their season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, earning fourth place among 14 sailing teams in the Cape and Islands League. The team placed third at two competitions:...

And they're off! Marion to Bermuda Race sets sail

MARION — With three foot waves and strong winds, sailors participating in the Marion to Bermuda race were in for a rough start on Buzzards Bay. Even before the race began, the 21 competitors struggled in the intense winds to reach the start line in...

Old Rochester tennis, lacrosse eliminated from playoffs

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School’s spring playoff run has come to an end, with the girls tennis team and both lacrosse teams eliminated in the round of 16 on Wednesday, June 4. The girls tennis team lost to Danvers High School,...

Old Rochester girls tennis ace first playoff game

MATTAPOISETT — In the first game of the playoff season, the Old Rochester girls tennis team beat Auburn High School, winning by a score of 4 to 1. The girls team is undefeated this year, winning all 18 meets during the regular season, and after...

Game, set, match: The Sippican Open is set to make its return

MARION — The Sippican Open, a Universal Tennis Rating-Verified Tennis Tournament, is set to return Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 for a second year. The tournament will feature four competitive divisions: Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Boys’...

Tri-town spring sports are playoff bound

Warm weather is on the horizon and spring sports within the Tri-town are heating up. Multiple Old Rochester Regional High School and Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School teams will be moving on to the playoffs. Old Rochester Regional...

A mom-umental race for mothers and families alike

MATTAPOISETT — Mothers pushed strollers, carried their children and ran hand-in-hand with their kids under a blue, cloudless sky during the second annual Run Like a Mother 5k on Sunday, May 11. With the start and finish line at the Mattapoisett Town...

Play ball! Old Rochester Youth Baseball marches into a new season

ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Youth Baseball hit a home run with their annual Opening Day Parade on Saturday, May 3, directly followed by a full-day of baseball and t-ball. Excited players carried banners and marched alongside their family members from...

Old Colony freshman wrestles her way to the top and breaks school record

MIDDLEBOROUGH — Old Colony freshman, Middleboro High School wrestler and Mattapoisett resident Mila Boucher only had three months of wrestling experience when she started breaking records. Competing against mostly boy wrestlers, she finished her...

From all around the world, students team up to squash the competition

The Tabor Academy squash program isn't like most other high school sports. Most high school teams are made of kids from the same town or same region, but most of the kids on the squash team aren't even from the same country. The squash program dates...

Old Colony Varsity Basketball Coach Matt Trahan Retires

ROCHESTER — After 27 seasons of decisive leadership, five championships won and four coach of the year awards, Matthew Trahan retired from his position as Old Colony Athletic Director and Varsity Boys Basketball Coach. “This team is an extension of...

Tri-town swimmers make a splash at New England championship

Tri-town swimmers dove head first into the pool as they competed against some of New England's best swimmers. The Riptides swim team is based out of the Gleason Family YMCA in Wareham and serves kids ages 6 to 22 from the surrounding area. The team...

A fight to the finish: Old Rochester boys basketball loses championship in overtime game

LOWELL — The Old Rochester boys basketball team pushed the state championship into overtime at the Tsongas Center on Friday, March 14 before falling to Norwell High School 64-61. The arena filled with roaring applause as the Old Rochester team led...

Old Rochester boys basketball team qualifies for state championship game

ROCHESTER — The Old Rochester boys basketball team qualified for the state championship game after defeating St. Mary’s High School, the highest ranking team in the division 3 tournament, on Tuesday, March 11 with a final score of 70-63. This is the...

Old Rochester boys basketball qualify for semifinals in state tournament

ROCHESTER — The Old Rochester Regional High School boys basketball team is advancing to semifinals after a close match with Lawrence Tech High School where the team won by just three points, ending the game with a score of 52-49. Old Rochester will...

‘Abs-olutely’ crushing it: Old Rochester alum competes in Arnold Sports Festival

MATTAPOISETT — Since his time at Old Rochester Regional High School, David Reynolds, 22, continues to see the fruits of his athletic talents that first got their start on the school’s track and field team. Beginning his athletic career in the 7th...

Old Rochester boys basketball progresses to round 8 of state tournament

ROCHESTER — The Old Rochester boys basketball team will advance to round 8 of their state tournament after defeating Norton High School with a final score of 71-48 in their sweet 16 round. Norton barely touched the ball in the beginning of the game...

Old Rochester basketball teams advance in state tournament

ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Regional High School’s boys and girls basketball teams are pushing forward in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament. The girls basketball team advanced into round 8 after defeating...

Old Rochester hockey goalie leads team on the ice and outside the rink

ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Regional High School junior Tucker Roy first put on a pair of skates at three years old. Inspired by his dad and cousins, Roy started playing hockey in a youth league and fell in love with “just everything about it.” Roy...

Tri-town high school sports teams qualify for state tournament

Old Rochester Regional High School and Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School qualified for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s hockey and basketball state tournaments that kick off this week. In order to qualify,...

'Always proud to be a Bulldog': Old Rochester alumni named Coach of the Year

When stepping onto the basketball court at Old Rochester Regional High School for the first time, a young Steve Carvalho knew he wanted to work hard and play for the Bulldogs one day. Little did he realize what kind of legacy would await him on that...