Race Footage From The Ocean State Invitational: It Was A Big Day For The Bay State!
Per usual, several of our MA schools made the short trek to neighboring Rhode Island for the popular Ocean State Invitational, a two-day meet sponsored by Marathon Sports and HOKA. Also, once again, the Bay State was visible throughout the weekend on the grounds of Goddard Memorial State Park with several winners (individuals and teams) […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron & Needham’s Greta Hammer
Two of our state’s best achieved success from beyond the borders to earn the HOKA Athlete of the Week. Congratulations of Needham’s Greta Hammer and Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron our girls’ and boys’ recipient of this week’s honor. Hammer, a sophomore, raced to the fastest time of the day at Saturday’s 48th annual Manchester (N.H.) […]
Scenes From The Ocean State Invitational
Bay State Running was on site for this past Saturday’s 16th annual Ocean State Invitational, sponsored by Marathon Sports and HOKA. Coming soon, we’ll have footage of all the races from the two-day meet at Goddard Memorial State Park. For now, enjoy some great pics from the regional competition. Here we feature seven of some […]
Hammer Puts “Hammer” Down At Manchester
With the season just a few weeks old, Needham’s Greta Hammer earned a significant victory at the Manchester (NH) Invitational this past Saturday. In the Large School race of the prestigious meet, the Rockets’ talented sophomore hung with the leaders from the start. She then utilized a strong finishing kick at the end to post […]
Bergeron Makes Statement At Ocean State Invitational
Paul Bergeron had only one thing on his mind at Saturday’s Marathon Sports/HOKA Ocean State Invitational. “Coming into this, I just wanted to get the win,” he said. “I wasn’t worried about time.” On a wet and cool afternoon at the Goddard Memorial State Park, the Westford Academy senior got his wish in the featured […]
Ocean State Invitational Championship Girls’ Preview
Five years ago at the Marathon Sports/HOKA Ocean State Invitational, a young junior from North Rockland in New York turned Goddard Memorial State Park into her own personal time trial. Not sure, at least in the foreseeable future, we’ll ever see a performance quite like the one we witnessed back in 2018 when Katelyn Tuohy […]
Ocean State Invitational Championship Boys’ Preview
The last two years at the Ocean State Invitational, the boys’ course record has been broken. In 2021, Conard (CT) alum and All American Gavin Sherry was the first runner to break 15 minutes on the five-kilometer course at Goddard Memorial State Park with a winning time of 14:58.7. That record proved to be short-lived […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: East Longmeadow’s Charlie Klatka & Northampton’s Maeve O’Neil
As with most weeks, it was a difficult decision choosing the best candidates for our HOKA Athletes of the Week. For this week’s honor, we’re recognizing East Longmeadow’s Charlie Klatka and Northampton’s Maeve O’Neill, recent winners at the 27th annual Ted Dutkiewicz. Klatka, a seventh-place finisher in the Division 2B Championships last fall, got his […]
Ted Dutkiewicz Invitational Recap
More than 500 runners were at Holyoke Community College for Saturday’s 27th annual Ted Dutkiewicz Invitational. East Longmeadow’s Charlie Klatka won a competitive battle in the boys’ varsity race where the top three broke 16 minutes for the three-mile course. Klataka, a senior, was timed in 15:42.0 for the victory. Northampton’s Theodore King-Pollet finished nearly […]
Highland Park Invitational Recap
ATTLEBORO – While times may have been affected by the windy conditions, it had little affect on teams like Boston Latin at the fifth annual Highland Park Invittaionak The Wolfpack, one of our state’s top boys’ teams in the Division 1 ranks, proved their worth with an impressive team win at Saturday’s meet. Highlighted by […]