Here’s A Few Top Events At Large School Coaches Invitational
There will be plenty of top performances at Saturday’s MSTCA State Coaches Large School Invitational. Here a few that caught our eye for this weekend’s meet at Reggie Lewis. Girls’ 55m hurdles This race matches our top two finishers from the Northeast Invitational a couple of weeks ago – Franklin’s Sarah Dumas and Algonquin’s Olivia […]
Top Performers/Performances of 2023
We’re not going to lie. With so many great athletes and performances from this past year, singling out just the top 10 is very, very, very difficult. It took us a while to come up with this list. It certainly wasn’t an easy task.Without further adieu, here’s our list of the top performers/performances of 2023. […]
Inaugural Mercury Games Proved To Be A Big Success
Something a little different. Something that not only provides some good, quality competition, but also creates a little fun, a little excitement for its participants. That was the main goal behind Sunday’s inaugural Mercury Indoor Games. It would be safe to say that this past weekend’s meet, held at Wheaton College’s Haas Athletic Center, fit […]
BSR Scribbles: Fast Times At Colyear-Danville Meet
Men’s and women’s collegiate 5,000-meter records were broken at this past weekend’s meet. Several MA alums take advantage of the fast oval at Boston College. (Above, Stanford University Photo) BOSTON – Boston University’s indoor track facility continued to prove why it’s one of the fastest on the planet this past weekend. At the BU Sharon […]
One Last Look At The Meet Of Champions
We knew it wouldn’t disappoint. But seriously, does it ever? The Meet of Champions (MOC) at Fort Devens was everything we expected this past weekend for the multitude of runners that poured their hearts out on the grounds of Willard Park. It always great to see the excitement and enthusiasm that these championship meets bring […]
For Brookline Amputee Alaina Bodine, There Are No Limitations
The idea of failure. Like most runners, that’s what motivates Alaina Bodine to keep going. That’s what motivates her to make it across that finish line each time she races, to continue a long training run with her teammates when her body’s telling her to stop. “If I quit, it’s like putting me a step […]
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 […]
A Few Notes About Twilight Invitational
The Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational always lives up to the hype so, for the most part, expect the expected on Friday and Saturday at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds. Here’s a few things that we dug up about the two-day event that should strike some interest. *** The numbers don’t lie In the history of the […]
BSR/HOKA Power Rankings: Girls’ Division 1
Five teams moved up, five moved down in our latest Bay State Running/HOKA Power Rankings, released on Thursday morning. Taking over the No. 1 spot is Oliver Ames. The Tigers, who moved up three spots from No. 4, are a few weeks removed from a strong third-place showing at the Ocean State Invitational. Oliver Ames […]