MIAA Meet Of Champions: Recap Of Boys’ Races

Not too long after an impressive victory at the Ocean State Invitational at the start of the season, Paul Bergeron had what he called, “a little hiccup,” where he suffered a slight back injury. The setback forced the Westford Academy standout to resort to cross-training for about a month of an already-short cross-country season. “After […]

Interviews, Results & Photos (1.4K Plus!) From MOC

COMPLETE RESULTS Bay State Running was at Fort Devens on Saturday for the MIAA Meet of Champions. We have interviews with all our winners and nearly 1,500 photos from the six races that took place on 3.1-miles of real estate at Willard Park. Congratulations to all our runners and teams that participated at the MOC. […]

BSR To Preview Saturday’s MIAA Meet Of Champions

And now it all comes down to this weekend. All the league meets and championships are finished, there’s no more invitationals on the slate and this past weekend the divisional state championships took place, checking off another important meet during two-plus months on the cross-country trails. What’s next? For the qualifying teams and individuals, it’s […]

Recap Of Boys’ Races At Division 2 Championships

COMPLETE RESULTS Finn O’Hara has certainly shown he has a knack for cross country. There’s no doubt about that. But with sub two-minute 800-meter speed and a best of 4:21 for the mile, the Manchester Essek senior is primarily a track runner. O’Hara knows that, and at the most opportune time at Saturday’s MIAA Division […]

Recap Of Girls’ Races At Division 2 Championships

Emily Flagg could hear the footsteps. Just as she’s done for most of her races this season, the Whitinsville Christian fabulous freshman took charge at this past weekend’s Division 2C Championships. But throughout her journey on the moderately-challenging five-kilometer course at Wrentham, she could hear the footsteps of her closest pursuer. “There were definitely times […]

It’s A Wrap! Recap Of Division 1 Championships

COMPLETE RESULTS One last shot to qualify for this weekend’s Meet of Champions, a chance to capture or defend a team title, or an opportunity to finish off the cross-country season on a high note. Those reason (and more) are why the throngs of participants made their way to one of three divisional state championships […]

It’s A Wrap! Recap Of Division 3 State Championships

COMPLETE RESULTS One last shot to qualify for this weekend’s Meet of Champions, a chance to capture or defend a team title, or an opportunity to finish off the cross-country season on a high note. Those reason (and more) are why the throngs of participants made their way to one of three divisional state championships […]

Div. 2 States: Results, Photos & Interviews

Bay State Running was on site for Saturday’s MIAA Division 2 State Championships, held under cool conditions at the Wrentham Developmental Center. We had a chance to talk with all the individual victors in the three boys’ and three girls’ races (2A, 2B & 2C) along with the winning coaches and/or teams. Below we have […]

Mooney Invitational: Triumphant Luisi Ready For Postseason

By JOE REARDON‘WRENTHAM – Carmen Luisi will have a target on her back the next couple of weeks but it’s nothing new for the great Holliston runner. With the division championships just a week away, Luisi is running better than ever and should be a heavy favorite to defend her Div. 2 All-State title.The competition […]

Grove, Hammer Triumphant At BSC Championships

Brookline finishes 10 points ahead of Wellesley for boys title, while Weymouth take a close one against Needham in the girls’ competition. By JOE REARDONWRENTHAM – As a senior harrier looking to compete at a high level, Newton North’s Gabriel Grove is more than just a little happy with what the Bay State Conference offers. […]