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Bulldogs to play Gillette Stadium in October

FOXBORO — Old Rochester Regional High School’s boys and girls soccer teams will take to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro on Wednesday, Oct. 18 for games against Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Tickets for this game will...

Every day is ‘fun’ and ‘hard work’ for Old Colony football

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s varsity football game against Blue Hills Regional Technical High School on Friday, Sept. 22 wasn’t a win — but it taught the team an important lesson. “It’s supposed to hurt,” said...
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Tri-Town Basketball League opens registrations

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett and Marion Departments of Recreation have opened online sign-ups for the Tri-Town basketball league’s 2023-2024 season. Last year the league had over 200 participants from the Tri-Town. The league has three divisions...

Old Rochester volleyball coach celebrates 100th career win

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School girls varsity volleyball coach Jimmy Oliveira has secured his 100th career win after his team defeated Dennis-Yarmouth 3-0 on Friday, Sept. 15. “For me, it’s just a number, which I hope is just the...

Old Rochester girls volleyball ‘has a lot of potential’ this season

MATTAPOISETT — On Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Old Rochester Regional High School girls varsity volleyball team scored a decisive 3-0 win against Dighton-Rehoboth in their “best full-game performance so far this season,” said head coach Jimmy Oliveira...

Old Rochester fields ‘young’ but ‘talented’ varsity football team

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School Head Varsity Football Coach Bryce Guilbeault knows that he may never coach a future NFL player, but he does know that everyone he coaches “someday is going to be a husband or a father or an employee...

Old Colony cheerleading comes ‘full circle’ with new coach

ROCHESTER — The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School cheerleading team will see new leadership as Kelly Taveira will take the reins from her daughter Riley Taveira as head cheerleading coach this season. “It's kind of cool because it...

New coach, new opportunity for Old Colony girls soccer

ROCHESTER — New leadership is coming to the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School girls varsity soccer team this season. Old Colony carpentry instructor and girls soccer head coach Paul Soucy said that he hopes this season the team...

Golfers swing to support Rochester Boy Scouts

LAKEVILLE — Seventy-six degree weather and light wind made for a good day on the golf course, according to Rochester Boy Scout Troop 31 Scoutmaster Kevin Thompson. “The weather's behaving and the wind isn't too shabby,” he said. “It might actually...

Triple-threat athletes make strides, laps at Cranberry Trifest

LAKEVILLE — Athletes swam, ran and biked through portions Lakeville, Middleboro, Rochester and Freetown Sunday, Aug. 20 for the 22nd annual Cranberry Trifest. The event began and ended at Ted Williams Camp in Lakeville. The 21-mile bike course began...

Beverly Yacht Club hosts 60th Junior Regatta

MARION — Eleven-year-old Graham Greenwalt was determined to hold his title as the first ranking sailor in the Optimist Green class during the Beverly Yacht Club’s 60th annual Junior Regatta on Wednesday, Aug. 17. “You just have to keep going and...

Summer basketball league a ‘brotherhood’

MARION — Over 140 basketball players from across the South Coast needed a place to play competitively this summer, and they found it with Marion’s Embargo League. Now in its third year , the Embargo League gives college-aged basketball players a...

Registration opens for Mattapoisett Recreation fall programming

MATTAPOISETT — Registration has opened for all Mattapoisett Recreation fall programming. Mattapoisett recreation has many after school, evening and weekend programs available. Flag football is on Sundays. Evening offerings include tennis, youth...

Annual Cranberry Brawl hits it out of the park

ROCHESTER — Young baseball players were in full swing at Rochester’s Gifford and Dexter Fields for the Old Rochester Youth Baseball League’s annual Cranberry Brawl tournament on July 29 and 30. The tournament brought together players from across...

Mattapoisett, Rochester residents commit to college basketball teams

BARRINGTON, R.I. — St. Andrew’s School in Rhode Island held a Recognition Day to celebrate members of the Class of 2023 who have committed to continuing their athletic careers at the college level. Mattapoisett resident Cadence Johnson and Rochester...

Athletes take to the sea and road in Lions Club Triathlon

MATTAPOISETT — Athletes equipped with bathing suits, bicycles and running shoes gathered at the Mattapoisett Town Beach for the Lions Club annual Triathlon on Sunday, July 30. The three-part race tasked athletes with swimming .25 miles, biking 10...

Running, jumping and throwing with the Mattapoisett Track Club

MATTAPOISETT — Over 30 years ago Mary Ann Amoruso’s son joined “Mudgie’s Club,” an after school track program founded by late Center School custodian Maurice “Mudgie” Tavares. Now, Amoruso and a team of volunteers carry on Tavares’s legacy with the...

‘Taking it all in’: Old Rochester welcomes new athletic director

MATTAPOISETT — Student athletes, teachers and parents can expect to see a new face on the field and on the court at Old Rochester Regional High School in the fall. On Monday, July 24, Chris Carrig joined the school district as Old Rochester’s new...

Support Rochester Boy Scouts with fundraiser golf game

ROCHESTER — Join Rochester’s Boy Scout Troop 31 for a golf fundraiser on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the Back Nine Club in Lakeville. Troop 31 can be supported with a round of golf and dinner for $125, or just dinner for $40. The golf fundraiser will also...

Young basketball players ‘get comfortable’ with hard work

MATTAPOISETT — Basketball coach Brian Rudolph instructed Tri-Town basketball players to “get comfortable with the uncomfortable” during the Mattapoisett Recreation summer basketball clinic on Tuesday, July 18. As players lined up to practice...

Youth baseball players get pointers from Gatemen

ROCHESTER — The players of the Old Rochester Youth Baseball League got a masterclass from the Wareham Gatemen on Sunday, July 9 and Gifford Field in Rochester. From pre-game stretches to throwing knuckleballs Gatemen players imparted knowledge to...

Mattapoisett skipper wins family trophy in Bermuda Boat Race

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Despite “fast-moving squalls and completely still air,” the skippers competing in the Marion-Bermuda Boat Race made their way to the island after setting off on Friday, June 16. One Mattapoisett skipper, Dennish Walsh who...

Youth Baseball team takes trophy in Bridgewater tournament

ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Youth Baseball’s All Star 10U team took home the first place trophy in the 56th Annual Robert Anderson West Bridgewater Invitational 10U Tournament on Saturday, July 1. The little Bulldogs went 5-0 throughout the entire...

20th annual Marion Mile starts off on the right foot

MARION — Marion Mile Race Director Chris Adams had some advice for the youngsters at the starting line of the Marion Mile on Tuesday, June 27: “If you fall down, get back up again.” And then, with the sound of a starting siren, the six and under...

Bulldogs bow out of state tournaments

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School sports teams put up a fierce fight in the 2023 Spring MIAA Tournament season but came up short in all competing sports. The 10th seeded Old Rochester Regional High School boys lacrosse team made...

Tabor track teams takes home regional championship win

MARION— The Tabor Academy Girls track and field team won the New England Championships on the weekend of May 28. The girls took home the win in the New England Championships after being runner-ups in the Independent School League championship the...

Old Rochester girls’ tennis moves to round of eight in playoffs

MATTAPOISETT — The players on the Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ tennis team are on a roll in the MIAA playoffs following wins against Ashland on Friday, June 2 and against Medfield on Tuesday, June 6. The Bulldogs won 3-2 against Ashland...

Old Rochester Regional High School athletic director steps down

MATTAPOISETT— Old Rochester Regional High School Athletic Director Bill Tilden is stepping down from the position he has held for 16 years. Old Rochester Regional High School Principal Mike Devoll announced Tilden’s retirement from the role during...

Girls’ lacrosse starts playoff season strong

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional girls’ lacrosse team started the playoff season strong with their win against Dighton-Rehoboth on Monday, June 5. The Bulldogs won the game with a score of 9-5. According to head coach Scott Tavares the team...

Old Colony Cougars head into playoffs undefeated

ROCHESTER — The Old Colony Regional Technical Vocational High School varsity boys lacrosse team will be heading to the playoffs undefeated thanks to their win against Hanover’s South Shore Vikings on Tuesday, May 23. The Old Colony Cougars with a...

Bulldog baseball: ‘It’s what we do’

MATTAPOISETT — On Friday, April 28, the bases were loaded and the Bulldogs were up at bat against the Swansea Case Cardinals. The tension didn’t last long as solid hits from Old Rochester batters led the Bulldogs to score several runs — eventually...

Old Rochester Youth Baseball minor league opens season

ROCHESTER — Gifford Baseball Field in Rochester was full of life on Monday, April 24 as Old Rochester Youth Baseball began its minor league season with two games on two fields. On field 5, Team Carriage Shed Automotive played Team Final Inspection...

Consistency is key for girls’ varsity softball team

MATTAPOISETT — “Let’s go one seven,” shouted outfielder Alyssa Viera to her team captain Rylee Kouta during the Old Rochester Regional varsity girls’ softball game against Somerset Berkley Regional on Friday, April 21. Although the Bulldogs lost to...

Boys’ lacrosse stays competitive with returning, new players

MATTAPOISETT — The matchups in a game of boys lacrosse are physical, said Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ lacrosse coach Michael Forns. “When it comes down to it, 18-year-olds are 18-year-olds … they're going to want to play hard,” he said...

Old Rochester Youth Baseball looks forward to start of season, fundraiser

ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Youth Baseball is dusting off home plate and getting ready for the start of its 2023 baseball season with opening days and fundraisers. Old Rochester Youth Baseball’s minor and major leagues will begin open their seasons on...

Marion native named Northeast Conference ‘Rookie of the Week’

MARION — Marion resident and Tabor Academy graduate Sam Parks, a freshman who currently plays baseball for Stonehill College, was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, April 18. Parks had a strong week for the Stonehill...

Tri-Town runners compete in 2023 Boston Marathon

BOSTON — Seven Tri-Town runners made the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Back Bay on Monday, April 17 during the 127th Annual Boston Marathon. Representing Marion, Sarah Poulin, 30, finished the 2023 Boston Marathon with a time of 3:26:58. In...

Eight Tri-Town runners to compete in Boston Marathon

Eight Tri-Town residents are lacing up their shoes and getting ready to compete in the 127th Boston Marathon. They will race on Patriot’s Day, Monday April 17. From Marion, Jared Maxwell, 47, and Sarah Poulin, 30 will compete. In the 2022 Boston...

Old Rochester girls’ tennis welcomes fresh faces, fierce players

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ tennis team lost four senior players going into this year’s season, but according to head coach Kyle Noseworthy, the team is still as strong as ever. Noseworthy credits young players like...