League & Conference Championships Occupied Weekend
There was plenty of action on the trails this weekend with the league championships continuing on Friday and Saturday. Franklin Park was the site of Friday’s Dual County League Championships. Westford Academy swept the individual titles in the girls’ and boys’ competition of the Thorpe race with Abigail Hennessey (19 minutes, 02.4 seconds) and Jack […]
League & Conference Championships Are Here!
It’s all about the league championships this time of year. We’ve had a few that have already taken place and plenty more on the horizon, including a lineup of four meets being held at Wrentham on Saturday. So what has happened so far? Here’s a quick look at our individual and team champions at a […]
Reilly Focused On A Strong Finish To His X-C Season (& More)
The cross-country season officially began about two months ago. But for runners like Marcus Reilly, it’s just getting started. Competing in his final season before heading off to Michigan in the fall to run for the Division 1 Wolverines, the Northbridge senior has high hopes for the fall campaign, which includes striking it rich at […]
Nuttycombe Invitational Featured Several Former HS Stars
We all know it’s championship time for high schools in Massachusetts with the league championships already underway and occupying most of Saturday with at least a half dozen meets taking place on the weekend. For collegians, it’s also championship time with the conference meets on the docket this week and the NCAA regional and championship […]
Bromfield Sweeps Titles At Atkinson Invitational
A driving rainstorm that never let up didn’t draw away all the competition at Northfield Mountain on Saturday for the annual Dick Atkinson Invitational. Sloshing through a wet and muddy course where PRs were not a priority were a dozen schools from throughout the state. The slippery conditions on the challenging 5K terrain did force […]
Watchlist: Who Are The Top Runners At Atkinson Invite?
More than 350 runners are expected to make the trip to Northfield Mountain this Saturday for the annual Dick Atkinson Invitational. With the league championships underway and only a week removed from the heavily-populated Twilight Invitational, the numbers are lower than a typical statewide Invitational. But the meet, which honors the late legendary high school […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Westford Academy’s Jack Graffeo & Oliver Ames’ Katie Sobieraj
A busy weekend of cross country produced quite a few outstanding performances by our Bay State athletes. For this week’s HOKA Athletes of the Week, we’d like to recognize Westford Academy’s Jack Graffeo and Oliver Ames Katie Sobieraj as our respective male and female recipients. Graffeo became our first runner to break the 15-minute barrier […]
BC High Fifth In Eastern States Race At Manhattan Invite
With all the meets that happened this past weekend, we certainly can’t ignore the performance of Boston College High. The Eagles, along with a few other MA schools, were at historic Van Cortlandt Park for the annual Manhattan College XC Invitational. In the featured Eastern States Championships, a race that attracts some of the region’s […]
WATCH Race Footage From Catholic Memorial Invitational
Our State Running Team was down at Franklin Park for the 62nd annual Catholic Memorial Invitational. Check out our video coverage off all three varsity races below. COMPLETE RESULTS SILVER RACE – Won by Billerica’s Ryan Leslie, 16:05.6; Team Champion – Marshfield RED RACE – Won by Oyster River’s Matthew Giardina, 15:36.2; Team Champion – […]
Leslie, Sobieraj Breeze To Titles At Catholic Memorial Invite
COMPLETE RESULTS Without any disrespect to his competition, Ryan Leslie knew there was only one way to race at Saturday’s Catholic Memorial Invitational. Once he didn’t see names like Oliver Ames’ Brendan Thomas, Nashoba Regionals’ Adam Balewicz or Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron and Jack Graffeo in his race, he knew what he had to do. […]