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90-year-old Manchester man skydives in memory of his late wife: '[She] talked to me all the way down'
PEPPERELL, Mass. — At 90 years old, most people are starting to slow down and stay home more often. However, that is not the case for Bill Rogers from Manchester. On Sunday, in honor of his anniversary with his late wife, Natalie, he decided to skydive for a sixth time.
Mill City Eagles off to 3-0 start: Semi-pro football team loaded with local talent
The Mill City Eagles are back for another exciting season in the semi-pro East Coast Football League. The Eagles play their home games at Cawley Stadium in Lowell. Tewksbury residents Ryan Crockett and Nick Zullo are members of the squad, but thelocal talent doesn’t stop there. Josiah Martinez and...
Patriots punter has tough back 9 in Mass. Amateur Tournament
Bryce Baringer started the 2024 Massachusetts Amateur Championship with a solid front 9 at the Framingham Country Club on Monday afternoon. But a tough back 9 led to the New England Patriots punter to be 5-over par after the first round. He was even par halfway through Round 1 and...
EYE ON DRACUT: Monumental Loser Phil Thibault Unaffected in Dracut
How can Dracut miss Phil Thibault if he won’t go away?. The town’s most rejected perennial candidate—a nine-time failure at the ballot box—Phil Thibault has a new hobby: Applying for appointments on town boards and reapplying when he’s rejected. When there’s an opening on any...
Here are Seacoast golfers seeking NH Stat Am title in 2024
Clubmates Harvin Groft and Jabe Felch, who represent two-thirds of the three-way playoff for the recent Seacoast Amateur Golf Championship, are part of a contingent of nearly two dozen area players who will tee it up in the 121st New Hampshire Amateur Championship which opens Monday at Concord Country Club.
Friday's local roundup, results: Top of order, closer boost Bravehearts
Futures Collegiate League Bravehearts 7, Brockton 4: The top four hitters in the order — Shea Grady, Owen Pincince, Dylan LaPointe (3 runs) and Matt Milone (2 RBIs) each had two hits, and Joe Mulhern posted the save with three perfect innings and three strikeouts as visiting Worcester (18-15) topped the Rox (11-21)...
Mass Amateur golf tournament information about Framingham CC, player profiles, stats
Defending champion: Ryan Downes (Essex County Club) Low 32 players will qualify for Match Play beginning Wednesday. Parking: Extremely limited. Additional overflow parking will be available at Framingham State University's Maple Street Lot (123 Maple St.). Shuttle service will be provided. Match Play. Wednesday: Round of 32 (a.m.) and Round...
Vanderbilt golfer John Broderick of Wellesley co-leads Massachusetts Amateur after Day 1
Wellesley's John Broderick is one of two golfers tied atop the leaderboard after one day at the 116th Massachusetts Amateur Championship. The Vanderbilt sophomore fired a 4-under 68 on Monday at Framingham Country Club. He's tied with Matt Cowgill, who is originally from Weston and played collegiate golf at James Madison. Cowgill represents...
U9 squad falls in extra inning: Wilmington loses baseball slugfest against Marblehead
The Wilmington U9 baseball team lost in extra innings, 13-11, last week against Marblehead. Wyatt Grossman and Vincent Collins and Max Jaynes pitched for Wilmington. Wilmington batted around in the fourth inning while scoring five runs, but Marblehead came back and tied it up in the sixth. Marblehead scored two...
Kyle Tibbetts, longtime Framingham Country Club member, plays up State Am at 'The Ham'
Can “ordinary” be a vibe? If so, Kyle Tibbetts rocks it. (If that's possible) When asked what the former Milford resident does when he’s not chasing an 11-month-old around, or working as a sales rep, or draining birdies, Tibbetts took the everyman route. ...
Lacrosse programs solid at Junior Varsity level: Redmen boys go 9-3, girls B team shows big improvements
The Tewksbury High girls lacrosse program ran into a problem before the season even started. On the first day of tryouts, 52 prospective players reported to Doucette Stadium. That’s a lot of players, and two teams — varsity and junior varsity — wasn’t going to suffice to provide everyone with a fair playing experience.
Wilmington U10’s win a playoff thriller: Baseball squad edges North Reading by a 6-4 score
The 10U Wilmington baseball team beat North Reading in an extra-inning thriller at Benevento Field in North Reading in the District Tournament. Wilmington won 6-4 in seven innings. Terrific pitching by Kody Castellano and Jack Cottini sparked Wilmington. Big hits came off the bats of Lucas Tran, Will Irving Castellano,...
Dave McDuffee believes it took a village to get him to the Hall of Fame
The long-time owner will be inducted tonight into the Harness Racing Living Hall of Fame. Dave McDuffee’s enthusiasm for harness racing is so electric it could light up a room, and even though tonight’s (July 7) Hall of Fame banquet (watch it live here) will be held outside under the stars, it’s a good bet none will shine brighter than him.
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