Scarlet Knights Sweep Team Titles At D2 Relays
It was Home Sweet Home for North Andover at Sunday’s MSTCA Division 2 State Relays. The Scarlet Knights swept the team titles on their home turf with the boys defeating Peabody, 77.5-56, and the girls besting Woburn, 60-41. In the boys’ competition, North Andover earned victories in the 4×200-meter (1:30.5 seconds), 4x400m (3:24.5), and the […]
Plenty Make A Statement At Division 1 State Relays
Gathering with his teammates inside the infield after an exciting finish in the 4×100-meter relay, Mitchell Kisgen went over to anchor Henry Hasselbeck and told him, “It looks like we ran 42.23.” After holding off St. John’s Prep by just a few strides with a sterling final leg during Sunday’s Division I State Relays, Hasselbeck […]
Wrapping Up First Two Days Of State Relays (& More)
The MSTCA State Relays (and more) are in full force this weekend at various venues throughout the state. We’ve already let you know about the Division 3 State Relays on Friday. Below, is what’s also happened after the first two days. *** FRIDAY The boys’ and girls’ team competition at the Division 6 State Relays […]
D3 State Relays: It’s Walpole Boys, Mansfield Girls!
Two month after winning the indoor title, the Walpole boys were champions again at the MSTCA Division 3 State Relay on Friday night Just like it was during the winter, depth played a key role for the Tigers on the outdoor surface. Walpole scored in seven events, finishing second or better in six of them […]
Underclassmen Shine At William Kane Frosh-Soph Meet
The youngest of our track & field athletes had a chance to share the spotlight on Friday at the annual MSTCA William Kane Freshmen-Sophomore Meet, held at the Lou Conte Track in Agawam. Here’s some of the highlights… Amherst-Pelham’s Nico LIsle, a ninth-grader, was a dominant winner in the 800-meter run, Lisle nearly broke the […]
Recap Of BSR Mid-Distance Classic
After the first lap of his 800-meter race, Logan Walsh admitted he wasn’t feeling his best. As with any race, sometimes that initial 400m isn’t a true representation of what could happen in the end. Fortunately that was the case for the Ludlow High senior at Friday’s BSR Mid-Distance Classic. After pushing through a headwind […]
WATCH Video Coverage Of The BSR Mid Distance Classic
Check it out! We have complete footage of Friday’s second annual BSR Mid-Distance Classic. Under cool and often windy conditions, athletes from several schools in Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island competed in the two-hour meet, hosted by St. John’s Prep and featuring the 400-meter run, 800m, mile and shot. Among the winners were Alexis Caggiano […]
MSTCA Warrior Invitational Produces Stellar Efforts
It’s only April, the start of the outdoor season where the weather hasn’t exactly cooperated for optimum performances. That was certainly hard to tell by the results of Wednesday’s Warrior Invitational, the first statewide meet of the spring campaign. In 2023, it took until mid May until we had our first runner under 50 seconds […]
Shea’s Top U.S. Finisher At World U20 X-C Championships
In the final cross-country race of her high school career, Belmont native Ellie Shea didn’t disappoint against the world’s best in Belgrade, Serbia. The 18-year-old senior, who competes for Emerging Elites, placed 15th at Saturday’s World U20 Cross-Country Championships with a time of 20 minutes, 50 seconds for the six-kilometer course. Shea was the top […]
Looking For Bloggers (& More) To Enhance Coverage On BSR
It’s all about you. That’s the reason we do our thing at Bay State Running. It’s not about us. It never was. BSR is all about you. It’s all about promoting this sport and getting the word out there about all the great happenings by our cross-country and track & field athletes, the schools and […]