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Powerlifter from Attleboro sets national record
A 74-year-old powerlifter from Attleboro is raising the bar. WCVB reported that Paul Topham set a new national record for powerlifting for his age and weight category. His bench press was about 210 pounds, his squat about 364 pounds, and his deadlift about 386 pounds. A year ago, we introduced...
Last minute tickets to Zach Bryan at Gillette Stadium tonight
Zach Bryan is back in Foxborough, MA for his second and final show at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, July 17 as part of his 2024 tour. Fans who missed out on the first show and don’t have tickets to this one can still shop for tickets online now using reliable resale ticket vendors like StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek.
A new odyssey for the Trojans: The 2024 Bridgewater-Raynham football schedule
Only a few weeks remain before the return of high school football in the Greater Taunton area. 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 next up is Bridgewater-Raynham.
Four Brockton-area athletes are featured in new college football video game
It’s finally here. College Football 25, EA Sports long awaited reboot of the series, was released early to some players on Monday, with the game’s standard release coming Friday. For college football and video game fans across the Brockton area, there will be a few recognizable names when...
Rhode Warriors Running Club takes first steps in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND – Last Saturday morning’s threat of rain may have kept people indoors and away from any outdoor activities, but it didn’t prevent a handful of runners from meeting at 7:30 a.m. near the River Lofts at Ashton Hill to work out on the Blackstone River Bikeway for the Rhode Warriors Running Club’s inaugural gathering.
AJ Dybantsa dreaming big college hoop's top recruit in 2025
BROCKTON -- AJ Dybantsa of Brockton may have been born to play basketball. But his dad says it wasn't his son's first choice."He didn't want to play basketball at first. He was in love with Spider-Man, so [when he was four or five years old], I got him a Spider-Man basketball," recalled Anicet Dybantsa. "His eyes lit up, he brought it to his room and started shooting, and the rest is history."AJ grew up in Brockton and enrolled at St. Sebastian's in Needham. He started on the varsity basketball team as an 8th grader and played there for two years,...
Millis boys soccer won't field varsity team, as new coaches take over it and girls team
The soccer landscape at Millis shifted dramatically Thursday. New coaches will take over both the boys and girls programs, Millis athletic director Derek Phinney announced. Reg Wilcox is the new boys head coach after previously serving as a varsity assistant for the past six years under previous coach Jason O'Brien left the program in...
Bristol County teen powers through to win several gold medals at national para-sports competition in Alabama
Hoover, AL – A Taunton teen continues to power through both literally and figuratively. 15-year-old Mary MacDonald of Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical High School claimed 7 gold medals in multiple sports and events at Move United’s Hartford Nationals, the largest and longest-standing national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability.
Starfires jump in front early, soar past Brockton Rox
Luke Yuhasz and Danny Hussey led the way for the Westfield Starfires on Thursday in their 14-5 victory over the Brockton Rox. The Starfires advance to 26-18 on the season and will remain on the road for their next game on Saturday, July 20 against the Vermont Lake Monsters, with the first pitch set for 6:05 p.m.
Falcons take flight: The 2024 Dighton-Rehoboth football schedule
It may be the middle of summer, but the high school football season will be here before you know it. 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 next up is Dighton-Rehoboth.
AAGA prepares for 64th 'City Open'
NORTH ATTLEBORO - The qualifying round for the Attleboro Area Golf Association’s 64th championship, affectionally known as the City Open, will be held this coming Friday, July 26 at Heather Hill County Club in Plainville. Next week's qualifiers will join the top 40 finishers from last year’s tournament when...
VOTE: Select the 2023-24 Herald News Female Athlete of the Year
FALL RIVER — Twenty-three athletes from the Fall River area area have been selected to the 2024 Herald News Female Athlete of the Year ballot. This poll is for athletes from six different high schools — Atlantis Charter, Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — this past school calender year. Supporters...
Francoeur Fires 3-Under 67 in Opening Round of Bromont Open
Former University of Rhode Island star Chris Francoeur carded a three-under 67 in the first round of the Bromont Open on PGA Tour Americas. Francoeur is in a tie for 32nd after round one. There is currently a four-way tie for the lead at seven-under par. Francoeur’s Round. Starting...
The 2024 Taunton Daily Gazette Softball All-Scholastics
Another high school softball season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area, which this year is home to not just one, but two state champions. Taunton (25-0, 16-0 Hockomock League) was perfect in its pursuit of a fourth straight Division 1 title, shutting out longtime rivals No. 21 King Philip in the first ever state title showdown between the Hockomock heavyweights. Dighton-Rehoboth (23-3, 11-3 South Coast Conference) rode its high-powered offense and strong pitching...
Woonsocket Little League's ages 8-10 all-stars fall to Cumberland in District IV finals
CUMBERLAND – Since merging its city’s two Little Leagues to form one organization in 2014, the Woonsocket Little League has yet to win a District IV Major Division championship, but on Sunday afternoon at Garvin Field, Woonsocket’s ages 8-10 all-star baseball team did its best to take home the coveted banner in its title contest against defending champion Cumberland.
Heat, traffic may pose challenges for Zach Bryan fans headed to Gillette Stadum
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Zach Bryan fans are being warned of potential traffic delays and temperatures in the 90s as they head to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Wednesday for his sold-out show. The concert, which starts at 7 p.m., marks Bryan's second stop at the home of the...
Dobee Plaisance named athletic director at Ursuline Academy
Dobee Plaisance has been named athletic director at Ursuline Academy. Mrs. Plaisance comes to us from Nicholls State University, where she completed 15 seasons as the head coach for Colonels women’s basketball and is the program’s all-time leader in victories (174 wins). In 2018, Mrs. Plaisance led Nicholls to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
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