Frank Kelley Invitational Preview – Small Schools
The wide-open fields of the Wrentham Developmental Center are open for business this weekend. The popular cross-country venue, site of numerous league and statewide competitions—including this year’s Division 1 Championships—will host its fall opener on Saturday: the MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational. This meet highlights each individual class, with separate Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior three-kilometer […]
Frank Kelley Invitational Preview – Large Schools
The wide-open fields of the Wrentham Developmental Center are open for business this weekend. The popular cross-country venue, site of numerous league and statewide competitions—including the Division 1 Championships—will host its fall opener on Saturday: the MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational. This meet highlights each individual class, with separate Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior three-kilometer races. […]
Flagg Sisters Lead Way At Highland Park Invitational
For the second straight week, Highland Park played host to a statewide cross-country competition. More than 300 athletes were at the Attleboro venue this past Saturday for the annual Highland Park Invitational. A week after taking the top two spots at the Vineyard XC Invitational, the twin-sister duo of Emily and Abby Flagg were once […]
MARSHVegas Classic: Results, Interviews & Photos (2K Plus!)
Bay State Running was on site for Saturday’s inaugural MARSHVegas Classic, and the consensus was clear—this unique European-style cross-country meet was a huge success. On a bright, sunny morning at the Marshfield Fairgrounds, BSR captured all the action (with still more coverage to come). We’ve got more than 2,000 photos, plus interviews with all our […]
Ocean State Invitational Gears Up For 17th Year
Year after year, some things never change at the Ocean State Invitational: the competition is fierce, the talent is deep, and the atmosphere is electrifying. That’s exactly how co-meet director Siobhan Breagy likes it. “Last year, one of the coaches I reached out to initially said his team would attend a different meet because of […]
Deadline For One-Of-Kind MARSHVegas Classic On Wednesday
A water pit, hay bales, and live music! If you’re a true cross-country runner, does it get any better than this? Of course not. That’s exactly what’s in store for participants at this Saturday’s inaugural MARSHVegas Classic. Presented by Marathon Sports and New Balance, this weekend’s event will mark New England’s first Euro-style high-school cross-country […]
Competitive Spirit Shines At MSTCA X-C Relays
It’s considered a fun event — the kind of meet at the start of the season where the pressure is low. But with athletes wired for track & field and cross-country, the fun only lasts so long. About as long as it takes for the starter’s pistol to fire. That was the case at Saturday’s […]
Bay Staters Gear Up For Busy Weekend Of Competition
It will be a busy Saturday of racing In the first offical weekend of statewide coimpetition, Massachusetts athletes will be spread across three meets featuring more than 100 schools. *** Vineyard XC InvitationalOn the island of Martha’s Vineyard, the 18th annual Vineyard XC Invitational will be held on the school’s grounds. The popular event includes […]
Runners To Watch: Norwell’s Katherine Murray
The state produced its share of talented underclassmen last season. In their respective divisions at the Meet of Champions, nearly a dozen runners placed among the top 10. Katherine Murray was one of them. As a ninth-grader, the Norwell standout was the first across the line at the Division 3 Championships, clocking 18 minutes, 50.59 […]
Runners To Watch: Billerica’s Gianna McGowan
As a sophomore last fall, Gianna McGowan competed in only a handful of cross-country races. But the diminutive runner from Billerica certainly made the most of those opportunities. In her debut season on the trails, McGowan earned runner-up honors in the Division 1 race at the Meet of Champions, clocking an impressive 18:16.5 over the […]