Ocean State Invitational: What A Day For MA!!!
Boston College High is certainly not one of those teams that’s going to fall under the radar this season when it comes championship time. Nearly all of its runners are returning from last year’s team that placed second at the Division 1A Championships and third overall at the Meet of Champions. From that group, three […]
Rainy Weather Didn’t Damper Performances At Frank Kelley
Aoife Shovlin wasn’t alone in pursuit of a victory at Saturday’s Frank Kelley Invitational. After all, there was the lead vehicle she had to follow. With only a view of the ATV in front of her, the Cambridge Rindge & Latin senior claimed gold in the girls’ Championship race with a gun-to-wire victory and PR […]
Knights’ Upton In Charge At Manchester Invite
Michael Upton sure is off to a hot start this cross-country season. For the third time in as many weekends, the Catholic Memorial junior emerged victorious in a statewide competition. After capturing individual titles at the Vineyard XC Invitational on Sept. 7 and last Saturday’s Highland Park Invitational, Upton bested a field of 180 runners […]
Results & Photos From Frank Kelley Invitational
Under less-than-ideal conditions with a steady rainfall and a slight wind, the Frank Kelley Invitational was held on Saturday at the Wrentham Developmental Center In the featured Championship 5K races, Cambridge Rindge & Latin’s Aoife Shovlin and Falmouth’s Silas Gartner claimed the respective girls’ and boys’ title. Shovlin, the two-time Division 1 state champion, cruised […]
Quick Recap Of Highland Park Invite & Duck Races
It was home cooking for Sophie Shaw. Competing on a course she calls home, the Bishop Feehan junior captured the girls’ Varsity race at Saturday’s fifth annual Highland Park Invitational. Shaw won a close race, outdistancing Haddam Killingworth by just three seconds with a winning time of 20:30.19. With all five of its scoring runners […]
Flagg, Upton Make It Happen At Vineyard X-C Invitational
While she admits that her look can be deceiving on race day, Emily Flagg is one of those runners you can never tell if she’s nervous or not by the calmness exhibited on her face prior to the gun being fired. The Whitinsville Christian sophomore is also one of those runners that when she’s called […]
Westford Academy’s DMR Highlights Final Day At New Balance
Imagine a team running sub 10 minutes for the Distance Medley Relay and falling short of making it to the podium? Guess what? It happened. That scenario became reality at Sunday’s New Balance Nationals, the final day of competition at UPenn’s Franklin Field. The historic stadium played host to an historic DMR, one that Westford […]
Pierre, Reilly Star For MA On Day 3 Of New Balance Nationals
An individual title for Gabrielle Pierre in the triple jump and another stellar performance from Marcus Reilly against the nation’s best milers were among the top highlights for MA track & field athletes during Day 3 of the New Balance Nationals at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field. Just a few weeks ago at the […]
MA Athletes Off To A Great Start At National Meets (Updated)
Massachusetts’ athletes have certainly gotten off to a great start so far with the final national competitions of the outdoor track & field season taking place throughout the week. It all began on Wednesday night in Seattle where Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron and Northbridge’s Marcus Reilly placed high in their respective events at the ultra-competitive […]
Three Athletes Crowned Champions At New England Meet
On a day where Mother Nature couldn’t quite make up her mind, the Bay State managed to have several of its athletes make the podium at Saturday’s 77th annual New England Outdoor T&F Championships. Held at the University of New Hampshire’s Wildcat Stadium, the day featured periods of sunny skies, cool and moderately windy conditions […]