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Opinion: On the South Coast Bikeway
Thank you for last week’s article about the grants awarded to the shared-use paths in Marion and Mattapoisett. Both the Marion and Mattapoisett shared-use paths are part of the larger South Coast Bikeway, which will be a 50-mile continuous system of multi-use paths and bike lanes connecting existing routes in Rhode Island to Cape Cod. Several segments of the bikeway already exist in Swansea, Fall River, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett and Wareham.
Marion resident medals at Massachusetts Special Olympics
MARION — Thomas Grondin spent his first nights away from home for the Massachusetts Special Olympics in Boston in early June. Three swim events later, Grondin had three medals. He was one of more than 1,5000 athletes competing at the Massachusetts Special Olympics summer games between June 7 to June 9, which in addition to swimming had events like tennis, volleyball, powerlifting, and track and field.
Record caps comeback: Meet the 2023-24 Girls Track Athlete the Year and Super Team
There were some top performances among SouthCoast female runners during the indoor track season at the various conference championships as well as the divisional meets and Meet of Champions. Here's a look at The Standard-Times' top girls track and field athletes from the 2023-24 season: GIRLS INDOOR TRACK RUNNER OF THE YEAR ...
From the hardwood to the gridiron: Embargo League adds football
Currently in its fourth summer of hosting basketball games: an unlikely “coincidence” has helped the Embargo League add a flag football league to its repertoire. Embargo League co-founder and CEO Dylan Cantara shares a workplace, Cask & Pig in Dartmouth, with Owen Ribeiro and Valentino Aiello, who own the Backyard Football League, an organization that runs one-day football tournaments from time to time on the South Coast.
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Boys Volleyball All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News kicks off Spring All-Scholastics with boys volleyball all-stars. Durfee was the lone team in the Greater Fall River area. The Hilltoppers enjoyed a great season in 2024, finishing with a 14-8 record. Durfee punched its ticket to the postseason and even won a Division I preliminary matchup with Everett.
Dunham Gets Scoring Started, Finishes Game with Walk-Off Double; Patriots Steal 7 Bases
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots walked-off the Reading Fightin Phils in a 7-6 victory on Monday night in game one of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Somerset stole a season-high seven bases in the contest, which matches the single game Patriots Double-A era record. The Patriots have won six of their first seven games to begin the second half of the season. Over the first seven games of the second half, Somerset leads all of Double-A with a .291 BA, 52 R, 73 H, 32 XBH, and 124 TB as a team.CLICK HERE TO...
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Girls Tennis All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News continues Spring All-Scholastics with girls tennis all-stars. There were excellent performances from players from Fall River area schools — Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — this spring. ...
Historic season: Cape Cod High School Boys Lacrosse All-Stars Team
There is a high school state champion on Cape Cod for the second straight spring season. Last year, the Bourne High baseball team won their first title in program history. The Nantucket High boys lacrosse team kept the trend going as they won their first championship in program history in the first all-Cape...
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