Big-Time Performances At League Championships

The grounds of the Wrentham Developmental Center, which will host next weekend’s Frank Mooney Invitational, was the site for five league championships on Saturday. The results of some of those competitions made one thing clear – several of our top athletes appear to be a peak shape with the upcoming divisional state championships and the […]

HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Whitinsville’s Emily Flagg & Newburyport’s Michael Mohoric

Following the trend of perfect weather this month, sunny skies greeted the 1,000-plus participants at Franklin Park this past weekend for the 63rd annual Catholic Memorial Invitational. From Saturday’s meet, which attracted some top runners from New Hampshire and Rhode island, were our latest HOKA Athletes of the Week. Congratulation to our two local victors […]

Flagg’s Fantastic Fall Continues At Catholic Memorial

There’s not denying that Emily Flagg is at another level right now. It’s different from the one the Whitinsville Christian tenth-grader experienced last year during her breakthrough freshman season where she won the Division 2C title and finished third at the Meet of Champions. Every race, seems effortless. Every race, she appears unfazed by the […]

WATCH Race Footage From Saturday’s Catholic Memorial Invitational

It was a perfect day for racing at Saturday’s 63rd annual Catholic Memorial Invitational. Check out below, we have more than 45-minutes of race footage (w/commentary) of all three varsity competitions, the girls’ race and the boys’ Red and Gray races. *** GIRLS’ RACE: Individual winner – Whitinsville Christian’s Emily Flagg, CR 17:48.4; Team champion […]

Quick Recap Of Catholic Memorial Invitational (Photos, Interviews & Results)

Bay State Running was at Franklin Park on Saturday for the 63rd annual Catholic Memorial, which was sponsored by Marathon Sports and HOKA. What a day it was for the 52 schools and 1,150 runners that competed in the biggest meet in the last 40 years, held under ideal conditions. Continuing to make a case […]

Star Quality Is High At Saturday’s Catholic Memorial Invitational

The weather forecast appears to be perfect for Saturday’s Catholic Memorial Invitational. With the runners that have signed up for the 63rd annual event, which is sponsored by Marathon Sports and HOKA, the competition could be, too. All three varsity events, the girls’ race and the boys’ Red and Silver races, are chock full of […]

Dazzling Debut! Graffeo Opens His Season With Sub-15 At Twilight!

It was mid June the last time that Jack Graffeo competed in a high school race. Since his second-place finish in the two mile and his leg on his team’s fifth-place finish in DMR at the New Balance Nationals on June 16, the Westford Academy senior has been incognito. Not anymore. Graffeo made his official […]

Eagles Nab Bronze In Eastern States’ Race At Manhattan

One thing was clear at Sunday’s Manhattan College Invitational. No one was beating Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) in the featured Eastern States Championship race. The Colts, the nation’s No. 2 ranked team, proved that at historic Van Cortlandt Park. All five of their scoring runners placed in the top eight to easily claim the title […]

Quick Recap Of Twilight Medium, Small School Races

The Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational kicked off on Saturday night with the Medium and Small Schools competing. A pair of underclassmen won the respective girls’ varsity races, including a returning champion. For the boys that made their way to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds for the mega-popular event, we saw two teammates finish 1-2 in their […]