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Jesse Burkett softball all-stars get special send-off to Little League World Series
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Jesse Burkett softball team is officially off to Connecticut for regional play, hoping to advance in the Little League World Series. The all-star team will begin play Sunday in Bristol, after winning the state championship last weekend. The team was joined by family, friends and...
The best public-access and private golf courses in Massachusetts, ranked
Looking to play the best golf courses in Massachusetts? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses. Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
The Big Show: Cleetus McFarland New England 900 Packs House For Unique Show At Stafford
STAFFORD – Weather issues have been an annoying factor for much of the 2024 racing season at Stafford Speedway. On Friday night though it was an entirely different sort of storm taking over at the historic short track racing facility. The Cleetus McFarland New England 900 thundered into Stafford...
Picture This: Views From The Cleetus McFarland New England 900 At Stafford
STAFFORD – The Cleetus McFarland New England 900 rolled into Stafford Speedway Friday and lived up to the months long hype buildup. A sellout crowd jammed Stafford Speedway to get a taste of the full Cleetus McFarland experience. Check out the gallery below from the afternoon and evening at...
Major Taylor Association hosts 20th annual George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor
WORCESTER, Mass. - 51-year-old year Alex Merriweather wasn't going to miss the opportunity to put the pedal to the metal up a steep hill in Worcester. It's all for the 20th annual George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor. "I'm feeling great, a little winded, this hill was a little...
No records, but plenty of fun and sore muscles at the Major Taylor bike climb
WORCESTER ― They came from near and far to conquer one of the steepest stretches of roadway in Worcester. Some climbed out of their Worcester beds Sunday morning to make the 10 a.m. start time at the intersection of Main and George streets. Others traveled all the way from Georgia to tackle the 500-foot...
Swimming allowed: Crompton Park pool opens after glass cleanup
WORCESTER — The city pool at Crompton Park reopened at noon Friday, after a multiday cleanup of glass found in the water Monday morning. Crews worked to drain the pool, remove the glass, refill, and balance the chemicals. It was previously reported that the pool would need to be closed until Saturday. ...
Sunday's local roundup, results: Auburn, Burkett notch big Little League wins
Auburn 11, Berlin (Md.) 10: Patrick Saucier belted a three-run double to left and scored on a double by Bryce Everson to cap a four-run rally with two outs in the top of the seventh as Auburn stunned Berlin, Maryland in a winner's bracket final of the Senior League East Regional in Bangor, Maine.
Check out Friday's local summer sports schedule
Ronnie's at Lunenburg, 6 p.m. (Marshall) Shrewsbury at Blackstone Valley, 7 p.m. (Renaud) North County at Leominster, 5:30 p.m. (McLaughlin) Hudson at Milford, 7 p.m. (Fino) Eastern Mass. vs. Vermont, 1 p.m. Connecticut vs. PNJ All-Stars, 4 p.m. Little League. Major League. State sectionals. Athol at Holden, 5:30 p.m. Softball.
First Person: A diamond is forever, especially baseball memories
My first memory involving baseball is very traumatic. As a young boy, I would toss a rubber ball against the concrete side of the garage behind the three-decker our family lived in. Sometimes, a throw would be errant and sail above my glove and over the metal fence that separated...
A Central Showcase: Northeast 7v7 football regional comes to Central Mass.
FITCHBURG — Milton football coach Steve Dembowski has run the Northeast 7v7 football tournament, located mostly in Eastern Massachusetts, for the past 20 years. This year, however, Dembowski brought the tournament west of Route 495 to St. Bernard’s in Fitchburg, and with the help of Bernardians coach Tom Bingham, the creation of the Central Regional has allowed more Central Mass. teams to take part in the midsummer, one-hand-touch passing tournament and prepare for the upcoming season. ...
Worcester Red Sox drop series against Lehigh Valley IronPigs after Sunday’s loss
ALLENTOWN – The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (14-7, 48-46) topped the Worcester Red Sox (10-10, 45-50) by a 6-4 final on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park to win the series, 2-1. For the third time in the series, the IronPigs scored first. Cal Stevenson lifted a solo home run over the left-field fence in the second inning to give Lehigh Valley a 1-0 advantage.
Lehigh Valley gets decimated by the Red Sox on Friday night
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (46-46) returned from their All-Star break on Friday night to Coca-Cola Park against the Worcester Red Sox (44-49) to finish off a nine-game homestand. Lehigh Valley starter Max Castillo (0-4, 8.82 ERA) was on the mound against Worcester’s Grant Gambell (3-6, 4.56 ERA). In the...
Westfield Starfires’ comeback attempt falls short against Worcester Bravehearts
WORCESTER – Max LeFrancois (Assumption) grounded a walk-off single to center field, lifting the Worcester Bravehearts to an 8-7 walk-off win over the Westfield Starfires at Fitton Field Sunday. The Worcester native’s game-winning knock helped the Bravehearts stave off a late Starfire comeback and snapped the ‘Hearts’ five-game losing...
Holy Cross Promote Castan Sommer to Associate Head Coach
Holy Cross have promoted Castan Sommer to associate head coach, the team announced Thursday. View the original article to see embedded media. A product of Shrewsbury, Mass., Sommer served as an assistant coach with Holy Cross for the past three seasons. Prior to getting into coaching, Sommer enjoyed parts of two seasons as a pro - suiting up in the ECHL and Sweden. Before turning pro, Sommer played four seasons with the Crusaders, collecting 64 points in 148 career games. Having retired in 2017, Sommer got into coaching right away, joining the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) as an assistant coach prior...
Meet the T&G Hometeam high school boys' lacrosse Super Team for spring 2024
The Central Mass. High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the player of the year nominees for boys' lacrosse. The winners were announced during the live show that took place June 26 at the Hanover Theatre. The Central Mass. High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA...
Woelmer Named Strength Coach for Women’s Basketball, Lacrosse
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jamie Woelmer has joined the Rhode Island Athletics Strength and Conditioning staff. In her position, Woelmer will work directly with women's basketball and women's lacrosse. Woelmer comes to Rhode Island after spending five years working at the College of the Holy Cross. After starting as an intern with the Crusaders in August of 2019, she was hired as a part-time assistant strength and conditioning coach in November of 2019. Woelmer was promoted to full-time status the following August. "Jamie is a great fit to work with the programs of women's basketball head coach Tammi Reiss and women's...
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