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Fans pack Polar Park for Fourth of July festivities
WORCESTER -- It was a packed house at Polar Park on Thursday night, as almost nine and a half thousand fans filled the seats, the berm and every spot in between for the Fourth of July celebration. Although the game on the field wasn’t much to cheer about, but the place was still packed for fireworks as the crowd celebrated the nation’s birthday.
'He was a ball of energy': Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik's former coaches excited for upcoming Paris games
STERLING, Mass. – A big sign in the middle of Sterling Gym honors one of its former regulars, U.S. Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik. Just below it, the next generation hones their craft, wondering if they, too, can make it to the games. "It creates a culture in this gym...
Wednesday's local roundup, results: Long leads way for Hudson Legion
Hudson 7, North County 4: Bobby Long went 4 for 4 with a triple and RBI and Michael Domino allowed three hits and struck out two in the final 2⅓ innings as Post 100 (13-2) rallied to beat Post 129 (8-5) at Doyle Field. Leominster 2, East Side 1:...
Worcester fall to Syracuse 9-1
A bit of afternoon rain is not enough to halt MiLB baseball as the Worcester Red Sox take on the Syracuse Mets in an Independence Day matchup. This short three game homestand finds the WooSox in 3rd place 1 ½ games out of 1st place with a 5-3 record.
Competitive spark: This senior earns Player of Year honor for commitment to sport
Last week, The Gardner News put out a vote to let readers have a say in the winner of The Gardner News Softball Player of the Year. The results of the poll, along with votes by the staff, were combined to decide the winner. Meaghan Doyle of Quabbin tallied the...
Aaron Ortiz will represent Team USA in Muay Thai
WORCESTER, Mass. — Professional world-class Muay Thai fighter Aaron Ortiz from Worcester is preparing to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. The martial art of Muay Thai will be a side exhibition event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The International Federation of Muaythai Associations is working to make Muay Thai to an official Olympic sport one day.
Men’s Swimming and Diving Leads Ivy with 19 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving led the Ivy League with 19 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans for the 2023-24 campaign, the CSCAA announced on Wednesday. The Crimson's total ranked second nationally to Stanford's 21 recipients. Will Grant was Harvard's lone...
Men's Lightweight Four Competes in Henley Royal Regatta on Day Three
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, U.K. –– The Harvard men's lightweight four competed in the third day of competition at the Henley Royal Regatta. The four faced Oxford Brooke's 'B' and lost by a total of three boat lengths. The four consisted of Zachary Mecca (stroke), Michael Fairley, David Picard, Ben Weatherwax,...
IronPigs there for each other through celebrations and conversations
Aramis Garcia found IronPigs teammate Weston Wilson in the clubhouse moments after Sunday’s series finale in Durham against the Bulls. It was no coincidence that the Lehigh Valley player in the most prolonged slump approached the team’s hottest hitter. It was only seven weeks earlier when Wilson’s batting average was nowhere near the Mendoza Line. His slugging percentage was all of .248 as ...
Tuesday's local roundup, results: Northborough, Hudson roll in Legion play
Baseball American Legion Northborough 17, Northbridge 0: Will Mahoney hurled one-hit ball over five innings, Joe Russell was 4 for 4 with a double, three runs and two RBIs, and Zach Meehl (2 for 3) homered, scored three runs and drove in two for host Post 234 (6-8). ...
Marist College Red Foxes Extend Offer to Worcester Academy Shooting Guard Jake Blackburn
Class of 2025 Worcester Academy (Mass.) shooting guard Jake Blackburn has received an offer from Division I Marist College Red Foxes Men’s basketball program, he recently wrote on X. In addition to the Marist offer, the 6-foot-5 Worcester, Mass., native currently holds offers from Fordham, Binghamton, Maine, Canisius, Boston...
Making the Boston Marathon a River Hawk Family Affair
Lift, practice, games, school, repeat. The life of a Division I student-athlete may seem like a marathon. But that was not enough for one River Hawk. UMass Lowell field hockey rising junior Maggie Dowd (Worcester, Mass.) added training for and running an actual marathon, the 128th Boston Marathon to be exact, to her plate in support of her family and a good cause this past April.
Women's Tennis Adds Nagel as Assistant Coach
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis adds RJ Nagel to the coaching staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season, Traci Green, The Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women's Tennis, announced today. Nagel joins the Crimson following a six-year stint as an assistant coach at...
Meet the region’s three American Legion baseball teams
REGION – Summer baseball is here. American Legion Baseball, which dates back to 1925, brings together almost 50,000 players and over 2,900 teams from across the country. The players range from high school freshmen to 19-year-old rising college sophomores. Teams are sponsored by American Legion posts, and, depending on the location, may be able to draw players from several neighboring communities to create a roster.
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