Flagg Dominates Bay State Invitational, Sets Course Record
The lights were on for the first nighttime edition of the Bay State Invitational. But for Emily Flagg, competing in one of two varsity races at Saturday’s meet, it was simply — lights out! The outstanding Whitinsville Christian senior made her 2026 cross-country debut in astonishing fashion. Flagg not only dominated the competition in the […]
Strong Performances Abound At MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational (Results & Photos)
Clear skies, no wind, and a moderately flat terrain—you guessed it! Fast times were plentiful Saturday at the MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational, the opener of a doubleheader that also featured the Bay State Invitational (Twilight Meet). Hopedale’s Quinn Cook clocked the state’s No. 1 time of the season to capture the featured Open 5K at […]
Frank Kelley Invitational Open 5Ks Feature Deep Fields & Top Contenders
While every race should generate its own level of excitement, Saturday’s Open 5K at the Frank Kelley Invitational has the potential to be the most intriguing of the day. It will be held midway through the first meet of a doubleheader that also includes the Bay State Invitational Twilight Meet later Saturday, with the girls […]
Top Runners Set To Make Their Mark At Bay State Invitational (Live Results)
(Updated) Day or night, the schools will be out in force — 119 teams under the bright sunshine and 90 more when darkness sets in. That will be the scene Saturday as more than 3,000 runners descend on the Wrentham Developmental Center for back-to-back cross-country competitions: the Frank Kelley Invitational and Bay State Invitational (Twilight […]
September Invitational Meets: What Has Caught Our Attention So Far
League competition has been underway for a few weeks now, and we’ve had a handful of invitational meets and out-of-state competitions that our teams and athletes have competed at this fall. With the month of September essentially in the books, we’ve gotten somewhat of a glimpse at the talent across Massachusetts this cross-country season. This […]
25 Races, 12 Hours: Wrentham Set For Cross-Country Doubleheader
Unless you’re a farmer living through a drought, rain is usually nobody’s friend. Among others in the Northeast, that was certainly the case earlier this week for the MSTCA, which was forced to postpone its annual Frank Kelley Invitational at Wrentham. The Kelley Invite was to be the first major competition of the cross-country season […]
Nor’Easter Forces Postponement Of Frank Kelly Invitational
The Wrentham Developmental Center, a familiar venue for several cross-country competitions in Massachusetts, was set to open its gates this Saturday for the first statewide meet of the fall season with the annual MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational. Unfortunately, the predicted Nor’ Easter that’s expected to hit the region has forced officials to postpone the meet. […]
Lexington Girls Prove Their Mettle At Manchester
Over the weekend, the Lexington girls proved something we already knew. Perhaps the Minutemen’s showing at Saturday’s Manchester (N.H.) Invitational made believers of a few more. Averaging a 5K pace of 19 minutes, 23 seconds among its scorers on a course that simply shows no mercy, Lexington was the fastest of them all at Derryfield […]
North Andover Packs It In, Concord-Carlisle Rises At Amherst Invite (Photos & Results)
Bill Varney considers 30 seconds the magic number. That’s the spread between the five scoring runners on a team—the kind of gap the North Andover boys’ cross-country coach believes can often lead to success. “Forty-five seconds is not bad,” he said. “You get over a minute, it gets harder with the best in the class.” […]
Bay State’s Best Heading To Ocean State Invitational (Sept. 25-26)
Like Christmas in September. We’re getting closer to one of the East Coast’s biggest cross-country extravaganzas. In just a week, teams from throughout the Northeast region, and even beyond, will make Goddard State Park in Warwick, R.I., their destination of choice for the 18th annual Ocean State XC Invitational (Sept. 25-26). The two-day meet, sponsored […]