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Old Rochester Youth Baseball swings into spring training

The spring season is on deck for the Old Rochester Youth Baseball league. The league, which has Tri-Town players from four-year-old tee-ball players up to 12-year-olds, begins games in May. League President Peter Vieira said that since last summer,...

Old Colony downed by Diman in cross country

The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Cougars cross country team lost to Diman Regional Vocational Tech High School on March 30, but OC was still happy with the race. “Obviously Diman won, but we ran our best,” Coach Marcie...
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Buzzards Bay gears up for Watershed Ride

The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride will return for its 15th year on Oct. 3. Sign ups are open for athletes of all ages to to bike 35, 75 or 100 miles at the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride. Participants who sign up before Monday, April 5 will save 50% on...

Road races abound for the Tri-Town

A trio of triathlons are coming to the Tri-Town this summer. At a March 22 meeting, Rochester Selectmen approved plans for the Patriot Half and Sunken Island triathlons, both starting in Freetown with routes that enter Rochester. Earlier this month...

Registration open for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball

Players between the ages of 12 and 16 can sign up for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball by March 28. More than 20 teams are open to players from Dartmouth, Middleboro, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Onset and Wareham. The season will start with plenty of...

Two ORR teams take home travel basketball championships

Swish! The Old Rochester Regional Travel Basketball Association’s season was a slam-dunk, with two of its teams taking home Metrowest championships on March 14. The travel association has boys and girls teams for grades four through eight. ORR’s...

Bulldogs spring into fall sports

Spring is almost here, but Old Rochester Regional High School’s athletes are gearing up for their fall season. After the fall sports season was delayed last year, athletes are getting to make up for lost time with a “Fall II” season. Football was...

Sign up for Rochester softball

ROCHESTER — Rochester Girls Softball League registration has opened for the 2021 spring league. Those interested can sign up at www.leaguelineup.com/rochestergirlssoftball . Girls in grades 3 through 8, who reside in Rochester, Marion or...

Bulldogs, Vikings tie in late-season game

The Vikings and Bulldogs fought it out on the ice on Feb. 10 in a game that ended in a tie, likely knocking the Vikings out of the playoffs. Old Rochester Regional’s Bulldogs will be the third seat for their tournament. The Vikings held the lead for...

Bishop Stang senior Max Brulport signs with Stonehill College

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Bishop Stang High School senior Max Brulport of Rochester will be pitching NCAA Division II baseball for Stonewall College this fall after signing a letter of commitment with the school this week. According to a press release from the school,...

Bulldogs honor injured Bishop Feehan hockey player

FALL RIVER — Old Rochester lost 4-1 to Somerset Berkley on Feb. 3, but for the Bulldogs, the game was about a lot more than winning. Head Coach Zach Ledogar said despite the loss, there was still plenty to be proud of — especially how his players...

Cape Verdean man’s legacy of diversity in baseball to be honored by Wareham Gatemen

A Cape Verdean man and Wareham resident, Joe Campinha, was one of the first players to break the color barrier in minor league baseball in 1949 — ten years before the Boston Red Sox became an integrated team. “What Joe Campinha did goes beyond the...

Bulldogs to play in ‘Fall II’ sports season

Old Rochester Regional High School athletes will get to play fall sports after all — in the winter. After the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association voted to approve the Fall II season on Jan. 29, ORR Athletic Director Bill Tilden...

Bulldogs beat Vikings 10-8

With a hat trick from each team, The Old Rochester Regional/Fairhaven Bulldogs and Wareham/Carver Vikings duked it out in a high-scoring game of hockey on Jan. 20. Overcoming what was once a four-goal deficit, the Bulldogs defeated the Vikings 10-8...

2021 Gateway Babe Ruth baseball registration now open

Registration is now open for 2021 Gateway Babe Ruth baseball league. Players ages 12 to 16 from the following towns are eligible to register: Dartmouth, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, New Bedford, Rochester and Wareham. In order to be eligible,...

OR girls hockey captain signs with Anna Maria College

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester girls hockey captain and defender Carly Drew has been lacing her skates up since she was five, and she’ll be lacing them up a few more times after she signed on to play for the Anna Maria College Amcats on Dec. 20. “It’s...

ORR district sports to return for winter season

Winter sports will happen for Old Rochester Regional High School and Junior High students, as long as they and their families remain diligent about covid regulations. The ORR School Committee approved guidelines for winter sports as well as a...

ORR athletics prepping for winter sports

MATTAPOISETT — While the fall season was pushed into February for coronavirus concerns, Old Rochester Regional High School athletes may be able to compete this winter. If it does happen though, Athletic Director Bill Tilden said that “sports are...

Alex Craig: Star runner turned world-record race organizer

MATTAPOISETT — Alex Craig is already a star runner headed toward an Ivy League education at Dartmouth College. Now, he can add world-record race director to his resume. Back when the South Coast Conference postponed fall sports in September, cross...

Marion, Mattapoisett students sign with Division I baseball programs

Bishop Stang senior Hayden Duke of Mattapoisett and Tabor Academy senior Sam Parks of Marion both signed their intent to play Division I baseball. Duke will be playing baseball in the NCAA Division 1 at UMass Lowell next year after signing a...

Old Rochester athletes commit to colleges

Even with no season to speak of so far this year, some Old Rochester Regional High School athletes have proved their worth to colleges. Marion soccer player Rachael Fantoni and Mattapoisett lacrosse player Ryan Quinlan both signed with colleges this...