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Gardner will hold a public hearing on proposed horse track on Tuesday. What to know
Gardner officials plan to hold a public hearing on the proposed Bay State Racing racetrack this Tuesday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. The public hearing will be at City Hall in the Council Chamber. Before the public hearing, there will be a City Council informal meeting between 6 and 7:30 p.m., during which Bay State Racing LLC will give a detailed presentation on the project to transform the current GAAMHA Carl E. Dahl House facility...
'We're just very excited': Special send-off held for Worcester Olympians Stephen Nedoroscik and Aaron Ortiz
HOLDEN, Mass. – Parents of Olympic gymnast and Worcester native Stephen Nedoroscik knew he was always a special athlete. It's why his dad bought him his own pommel horse when he was a kid. Excitement for the Nedoroscik family hit its peak when his name was first announced for...
MOT Senior softball in semis with chance to advance to championship
MOT Senior softball is set to play for a chance to advance to the Senior League Softball semifinal for a chance to advance to the championship. MOT is the Delaware representative in the Senior Softball Eastern Regional in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are set to face Connecticut today at 5:30pm. Connecticut is represented by the Bristol Girls Little League ... Read More
'We've had nothing but positive feedback': Upgrades pay dividends for Fred Warren Road Race
Next Sunday's 61st Fred Warren Road Race in Holden shall show that tinkering with tradition can pay off with pleasing results. New course, new distance, new start time, new location — those changes could have been too much for traditionalists to handle last year. But maintaining low entry fees...
Major Taylor Association hosts 20th annual George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor
WORCESTER, Mass. - 51-year-old year Alex Merriweather wasn't going to miss the opportunity to put the pedal to the metal up a steep hill in Worcester. It's all for the 20th annual George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor. "I'm feeling great, a little winded, this hill was a little...
No records, but plenty of fun and sore muscles at the Major Taylor bike climb
WORCESTER ― They came from near and far to conquer one of the steepest stretches of roadway in Worcester. Some climbed out of their Worcester beds Sunday morning to make the 10 a.m. start time at the intersection of Main and George streets. Others traveled all the way from Georgia to tackle the 500-foot...
Sunday's local roundup, results: Auburn, Burkett notch big Little League wins
BASEBALL Little League Auburn 11, Berlin (Md.) 10: Patrick Saucier belted a three-run double to left and scored on a double by Bryce Everson to cap a four-run rally with...
Walk-Off Walk Leads to Lehigh Valley Victory Over WooSox
ALLENTOWN, PA — On a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Cal Stevenson worked a walk to give the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (13-7, 47-46) a walk-off win over the Worcester Red Sox (10-9, 45-49) on Saturday night at Coca-Cola Park.
Holy Cross Track and Field Bolsters Team with Stellar 2024 Recruiting Class
Track and field program at Holy Cross welcomes 25 new student-athletes for the upcoming 2024-25 season, led by director Egetta Alfonso. Total of 25 student-athletes joining the Crusaders for the fall of 2024. 12 men and 13 women make up the incoming class. State of Play. Announcement of a strong...
Roundup: MOT Seniors two wins from Series; Indian River's Illian transfers to UD
MOT downed Rhode Island, 14-1, in the East Region semifinals of the Senior League softball tournament on Monday afternoon. The victory puts the Delaware state champions just two wins away from ...
Lehigh Valley hits two home runs taking the series win over Worcester
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (48-46) concluded the three-game series on Sunday afternoon against the Worcester Red Sox (44-51) from Coca-Cola Park. Lehigh Valley starter David Buchanan (6-3, 5.03 ERA) was on the mound against Worcester’s Richard Fitts (5-4, 4.76 ERA). In the bottom of the second inning with one...
WooSox Rewind: Worcester drops two of three against Lehigh Valley
The Worcester Red Sox came out of the International League’s All-Star break with a short series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA and after winning the opener dropped the next two games to fall to 10-10 in the East Division second half standings. Friday.
Westfield Starfires’ comeback attempt falls short against Worcester Bravehearts
WORCESTER – Max LeFrancois (Assumption) grounded a walk-off single to center field, lifting the Worcester Bravehearts to an 8-7 walk-off win over the Westfield Starfires at Fitton Field Sunday. The Worcester native’s game-winning knock helped the Bravehearts stave off a late Starfire comeback and snapped the ‘Hearts’ five-game losing...
WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts walk off into All-Star break
The Worcester Bravehearts began their week with a Tuesday game at Fitton Field against the Vermont Lake Monsters, and despite a mid-innings comeback to tie the score they couldn’t get over completely over the hump and drop a 5-3 contest. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh WooBall tied it on a Shea Grady RBI single and then a two-run single from Max DAlessandro. Vermont would go on to score runs in the eighth and ninth for the win.
Holy Cross Promote Castan Sommer to Associate Head Coach
Holy Cross have promoted Castan Sommer to associate head coach, the team announced Thursday. View the original article to see embedded media. A product of Shrewsbury, Mass., Sommer served as an assistant coach with Holy Cross for the past three seasons. Prior to getting into coaching, Sommer enjoyed parts of two seasons as a pro - suiting up in the ECHL and Sweden. Before turning pro, Sommer played four seasons with the Crusaders, collecting 64 points in 148 career games. Having retired in 2017, Sommer got into coaching right away, joining the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) as an assistant coach prior...
Track and field welcomes incoming class ahead of 2024-25 season
WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross director of cross country and track and field Egetta Alfonso has announced that 25 student-athletes will join the Crusaders in the fall of 2024. On the men's side Khalil Antonine (New Haven, Conn.), Tireni Asenuga (Peabody, Mass.), Iain DeBooth (Barrington, R.I.), Josh Dymond (Bloomingburg,...
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