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Mattapoisett 4th of July Road Race scheduled

The Mattapoisett 4th of July Road Race is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The race begins at 9 a.m. July 4 at Shipyard Park. Online registration is $25 and can be done online at mattapoisettroadrace.com until July 2. In-person registration is $35...

Marion Mile children’s running program returns June 28

MARION — The 20 th annual Marion Mile summer running series for children starts Tuesday, June 28 at 6 p.m. at Tabor Academy. This is a six-week series open to children ages 14 and under. The event takes place each Tuesday evening on the Tabor...
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Marion Village Road Race returns

MARION — The Friends of Marion Recreation are bringing back the Marion Village 5K race. The flat and fast 5K in Marion will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25. The event offers prizes in the form of cash and merchandise, food and raffles. T-...

Marion Village 5K returns June 25

MARION — The Marion Village 5K race returns at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25, The Friends of Marion Recreation has announced. Anyone who registers for this fast and flat 5K by Sunday, June 19 will receive a T-shirt. The event includes...

Unified Track team ran a good race

Members of the Old Rochester Regional High School unified track team had a good run this season. The team, which combines special needs students and their classmate partners, had a strong showing at the sectionals held recently at Middleboro High...

ORRHS Track & Field qualifies for All-State Championships

Old Rochester Regional High School’s Track & Field team qualified for All-State Championships in six events as ORRHS made a strong showing at their last meet. The team attended the MIAA D5 Championship in Weston over Memorial Day weekend, where...

Old Rochester Regional Track wins SCC Championship Meet

It’s been a race to the finish line, but Old Rochester Regional High School has achieved big wins for both boys and girls track teams. Both teams came in first place at the South Coast Conference Championship meet on Thursday, May 19, at Apponequet...

Full sail ahead to the end of the sailing season at ORR

MATTAPOISETT – Despite how it appears, sailing isn’t always a breeze. Old Rochester Regional High School’s sailing team lost 4-1 on Tuesday, May 17 to Dartmouth High, but Coach Charlie Van Voorhis says it’s still been a good time. “They’re a great...

Team Gateway baseball to host clinic

ROCHESTER — Team Gateway Baseball is hosting a 8 and under clinic on Sunday May 29 and Sunday June 5 at Dexter field in Rochester from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The clinic is designed to prepare 8 and 7 year olds for AAU tryouts and covers hitting, fielding...

Girls soccer clinic June 27-30 at Old Rochester

Mattapoisett Recreation is offering a new summer program, a girls soccer clinic. The program is open to grades 3 to 8 and will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. June 27 to 30 at Old Rochester Regional High School. The clinic will be run by Meg Hughes, a...

Old Rochester Youth Baseball is back in full swing

It was a cold, windy day on Saturday, May 7, when Old Rochester Youth Baseball held its Opening Day Parade. However, President David Arancio assured parents and players that the festivities would continue, rain or shine. “I was up all night making...

Four Tri-town runners complete Boston Marathon

Four Tri-Town runners completed today’s 126th Boston Marathon. Jared Maxwell, 46, of Marion, registered the best time among Tri-Town runners, with a finish of 3:26:58. Sarah Poulin, 29, of Marion, was not far behind, with a time of 3:36:37...

Tri-Town runners kick up their heels in Boston Marathon

Three Tri-Town runners are scheduled to participate in today’s 126th Boston Marathon. Good luck to Marion residents Dana Leroy, 20; Jared Maxwell, 46; and Sarah Poulin, 29; and to Mattapoisett residents Karen Coucci, 58; and Bethany Couto, 36. No...

Serving up a new season at ORR

It’s a tense start to the tennis season for girls and boys varsity teams at Old Rochester Regional High School. With two games under way and mixed results, the spring season could shake out either way. The girls had a strong start, winning 3-2...

Mattapoisett teen bowls them over and strikes gold at the Special Olympics

MATTAPOISETT — Mikey Hogan gets stopped by strangers nearly every time he goes bowling. “All the time, people come up to us and say he’s unbelievable. Total strangers will walk up after he bowls to tell us it’s unreal,” his father, Jim Hogan said. “...

Recreation basketball season ends on a strong note

MATTAPOISETT — The Tri-Town Recreation Basketball League season came to a strong end Wednesday, March 23 during finals night at the Old Rochester Regional High School gymnasium. The league features players from Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester and...

Rochester player named pitcher of the week

Junior right-handed pitcher Bob Ross of Rochester of the Anna Maria College baseball team has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March 20, 2022 in an announcement by the conference on...

Babe Ruth tryouts scheduled

ROCHESTER — Gateway Babe Ruth Registrations close on April 1. Tryouts will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Dexter Field in Rochester. Organizers estimate that more than 20 teams will be participating. Rain date is Sunday, April 3. To register...

Georgia on her mind: Young golfer wins spot at national tournament

MATTAPOISETT – Eleven-year-old Willow Ruel doesn’t think of herself as a future golf pro, despite qualifying for the Augusta National. “I never expected this. I just play golf for fun,” she said, shrugging her shoulders. But she was motivated by a...

Marion woman named lacrosse player of week

Bridgewater State University senior attack Katherine Tracy of Marion has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week. Tracy tallied six goals and four assists for ten points in...

Second graders hoop it up at Mattapoisett rec program

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett Recreation’s second grade basketball program finished off the season with an exciting playoff and finals night, with all four teams facing off at the Center School gymnasium Thursday, March 10. This was the program’s...

Boys hoop season ends with loss to Norton

NORTON — Old Rochester Regional High School’s boys basketball team suffered a disappointing loss 59-39 against Norton High School Saturday, March 12, ending the season for the Bulldogs. The loss wasn’t for lack of fan enthusiasm. Crowds packed the...

Updated: Boys basketball advances, girls’ hoop season ends

A double-overtime win Tuesday, March 8 for The Old Rochester Regional boys basketball team over Swampscott moves the team further along into the playoffs. The team won, 91-89. The boys team had defeated Cardinal Spellman 53-48 on Friday, March 4,...

ORR hoop, hockey teams headed to states

The boys and girls basketball teams at Old Rochester Regional High School have made it to the state tournament. The boys team, with a record of 14-16, are seeded number 12 in Division 3. They will host the first round game at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March...

ORR swimmers make a splash at championship meet

The Old Rochester Regional High School swim and dive team is making a splash. The boys team took first place for the fifth consecutive year at the SouthCoast Conference Feb. 3 in Seekonk. The girls placed second. Alex Desroches, co-head coach of the...

Hockey for a good cause: Game supports local boy with cancer

BOURNE — The stands at the Gallo Ice Arena were packed on Saturday afternoon — both for the game between Wareham and Old Rochester Regional and to support Shane McColgan, a classmate currently fighting cancer. Shane, a 15-year-old from Carver,...

Old Rochester Youth Baseball registration available

Registration is now open for the 2022 spring season of Old Rochester Youth Baseball. Four Cal Ripken divisions will be offered this season: Tee Ball, Farm, Minors (46/60), and Majors (50/70). Registration is open to all residents of Marion,...

ORR track star headed to nationals

He ran like the wind. Old Rochester’s Colby Gross qualified for nationals in the 400 meter at an indoor track event on Sunday, Jan. 16. Gross set the meet record for the race with a time of 49.83 seconds at the Northeast Invitationals at the Reggie...

Gateway Babe Ruth opens spring registration

Registration for the spring Gateway Babe Ruth baseball season is now open. More than 20 teams will be competing. Players ages 13 to 16 as of May 1, 2022, are eligible to register. Twelve-year-olds must come to evaluations to be considered. Players...

Old Rochester hockey falls to Dartmouth at the Dunk’

PROVIDENCE — The Old Rochester High School Hockey team got a taste of the big leagues on Friday, Jan. 14 when it faced off with local rival Dartmouth at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence, losing 13-5 in the exhibition matchup. Head...