Frank Kelley Invite: Recap Of Large School Races
Perfect running weather, cloudy skies and a nice, cool temperature, greeted the throngs of participants that made their way to the Wrentham Developmental Center for Saturday’s annual Frank Kelley Invitational. For some, most notably the freshmen, this was their first time competing on Wrentham’s open field, spectator-friendly course. For others, another first was created this […]
Frank Kelley Invitational: Recap Of Championship Races
COMPLETE RESULTS While she’s been a key runner for the Brookline girls’ cross-country team the last few years. Lucia Werner has never had the opportunity to feel what it’s like to win a statewide meet. On a cool and overcast Saturday morning at the Frank Kelley Invitational. it was the talented senior’s time to shine. […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Milestone 2,000 For MA’s Most Dedicated X-C Fan, Mike Mahon
With more than two decades covering high school track and cross-country, yours truly has been to his share of meets. In any given year, particularly the last decade, I’d estimate an average of 60-70 meets per year. Excluding our countless dedicated coaches and parents out there, I used to think there was no one more […]
Vineyard XC Invite: Girls’ Title Belongs To Crusaders
PHOTOS by Byron Flagg MARTHA’S VINEYARD – With two-time champion Holliston still strong this season, Whitinsville Christian coach Chris Vander Bann is well aware it will be a tall order to dethrone the Panthers in Division 2 once the championship season rolls around in a few months. “They’re just so deep and they’re so well […]