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Old Rochester Bulldogs soccer defeated, but not down

With a strong preseason, the Old Rochester Regional’s boys varsity soccer team is hungry for wins, even after Friday's loss. Friday, Sept. 12 the Bulldogs lost 0-5 to New Bedford High School. Noah Thorell, a senior captain and center back, is eager...

Old Rochester varsity football preps for Bishop Stang faceoff

ROCHESTER — “Dogs are coming” said confident captain Cameron Pepin of Old Rochester Regional High School boys varsity football at a Tuesday practice. Excitement simmers over the field as the boys look forward to the next Friday night lights, their...
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Old Rochester varsity field hockey begins new season with ‘team spirt’

MATTAPOISETT — As a new season begins for the Old Rochester Regional High School Varsity Girls Field Hockey team, junior and co-captain Addison Roy states that the “good community” is what keeps players coming back. “Everyone is so nice and...

Old Rochester girls soccer gets the ball rolling in preseason

MATTAPOISETT — Approaching the 2025 season with a young team on the rise, the Old Rochester varsity girls soccer team is “challenging each other to keep raising the level every time we get on the field,” according to Coach Jeff Lombard. “I’ve been...

Old Rochester Volleyball approaches new season with “hungry” mindset

MATTAPOISETT — After reaching the final four in last year’s MIAA Division 3 state tournament, the Old Rochester varsity volleyball team is now ushering in a new season with determination and focus. “The mindset is to just stay hungry, never be...

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...

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...