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Two Fall River athletes win gold at Bay State Games
FALL RIVER — It was all golden for Shawn Kalunga and Thalys Silva. The Atlantis Charter student athletes recently captured gold medals during the Bay State Summer Games Track and Field event at Regis College in Weston. ...
Taunton team wins national title
LEESBURG, Va.— Last month, Taunton High softball took home its fourth straight state title. Now a Taunton club team has brought home a national title. The Mass Dynamites 14U team (18-8-2) captured the USA Softball Class-B Eastern 14-Under Fast Pitch National Championship Sunday, beating the Olney (Md.) Cougars Pomeroy 13U, 5-4, in the...
Dartmouth Indians Thrilled to Play at Gillette Stadium
Pop Warner football coaches are all too familiar with the feeling. Sometimes it feels like you are herding cats, especially early in the pre-season when the kids are young. Every second counts in August, as you get the little guys ready for week-one action. It can be an accomplishment just to have the kids get into a straight line without pushing each other or talking.
Cape Cod Baseball League roundup: The Wareham Gatemen's win aids race for West Division
The Wareham Gatemen (20-11-1) flexed their muscles in an 8-1 victory over the Brewster Whitecaps (12-18-2) in seven innings to keep pace with the idle Cotuit Kettleers in the race for the West Division title. The Gatemen scored five runs in the fourth inning and led 8-0 before the Whitecaps broke the shutout in the sixth. Eli Putnam (Davidson) had a pair of hits, drove in two runs and scored one himself, while Antonio Jimenez (Central Florida)...
Crafting a new era: The 2024 Bristol-Plymouth football schedule
With July coming to a close, a new high school football season is on the horizon. Ahead of the tryouts and training camps, and before the first kickoff whistle sounds under those famed Friday night lights in the Greater Taunton area, the Taunton Daily Gazette is kicking off our 2024 high school football coverage with a look at all four area team's schedules, and last but not least is Bristol-Plymouth. ...
Q&A with varsity golf player Sophie Thai ’26
Varsity golf player Sophie Thai ’26 will compete in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship — an elite national tournament— in Tulsa, Okla., in August. Thai, who has been playing in golf tournaments since she was nine years old, was recruited to Dartmouth from Los Altos High School. After two years on the Dartmouth team, she earned the Championship seat at a qualifying competition in Newton, Mass., on July 16. The Dartmouth sat down with Thai to discuss her recent qualification, playing golf at Dartmouth and how she’s gearing up for the competition.
Granite Chin Promotions signs 2024 N.E. Golden Glove Champion “Showtime” Shea Willcox
To make Pro debut on Sept. 13 in Bridgewater, Mass. Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) has announced the signing of Everett junior welterweight “Showtime” Shea Willcox, a 2024 New England Golden Gloves Champion, to an exclusive promotional contract. He is scheduled to make his pro debut on September 13 in a GCP show in Bridgewater, Mass. The 22-year-old Willcox, who was a member of two of Everett High’s Super Bowl, Division One, football championship teams, was also selected as the “Most Outstanding Boxer” at this past February’s New England Golden Gloves Championships. He also was a 2018 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion.
Dartmouth Athletics upgrades sailing boathouse
Dartmouth’s sailing boathouse on Mascoma Lake, the varsity women’s and open sailing teams’ primary facility, is under construction. The project, which will replace the preexisting 70-year-old Allen Boathouse, began this summer and is set to finish in September or October, according to athletics director Mike Harrity. The...
Women's Lacrosse Tabbed for Academic Honors by IWLCA
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association (IWLCA) has announced its academic award winners for 2023-24 and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women's lacrosse team has been recognized. As a team, the Corsairs were named an Academic Honor Squad, while six student-athletes were tabbed to the Division III Honor Roll for their outstanding work in the classroom.
Four Garner ITA Scholar Athlete Recognition in Tennis
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced its Division III Scholar-Athletes for the 2023-24 season and four UMass Dartmouth student-athletes have been recognized. The Corsairs have now had 48 honorees since the 2014 season. Among the individuals honored for the 2023-24 season was recent graduate and...
Eagle Academy II’s Jeremiah Jacobs Receives Division I Basketball Offer from Stonehill College
Class of 2025 Eagle Academy for Young Men II (Brooklyn, N.Y.) forward Jeremiah Jacobs has picked up an offer from Division I Stonehill College Men’s basketball program, today he wrote on X. In addition to the Stonehill offer, the 6-foot-8 Harlem, N.Y., native holds offer from Wagner, Marshall, Sacred...
New Bedford Fire Dept. baseball team becomes 2024 Minor Champions!
“Congrats to New Bedford Fire!! Your 2024 Minors Champions!. They knocked off Jeep in the final game by a score of 8-3. A huge performance from Andrew “Sticks” Hinchliffe led the way. Andrew was 3-3 with 4 RBI!. Congrats to all the players and coaches and hats off...
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