New Balance Nationals, Day 3: Skeete Takes Gold In Triple Jump
It seemed like only a matter of time. In a breakthrough performance at last year’s New Balance Nationals, Catholic Memorial’s Amar Skeete was third at last year, cracking 50 feet for the first time. With that success came higher expectations as he was near or at the top of the national rankings all year. Now […]
Boys’ New Balance Nationals Preview
The New Balance Nationals feature the best of the best from across the country. It takes a special kind of talent to make it this far. Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Massachusetts’ finest track and field athletes will be looking to make some noise in the City of […]
Meet of Champions: Girl’s Preview
Top Girls Events to Watch
MIAA Division 4 Championship Preview
MIAA Division 4 Championship-Boys Site/Time: Bridgewater State University Thursday 5/28 3:00PM, Saturday 5/30 2:30PM Teams: Agawam, Barnstable, Blackstone Valley Reg Voc/Tech, Boston Latin Academy,Bristol-Plymouth Reg Voc Tech, Canton, Chicopee Comprehensive, Dartmouth, DohertyMemorial, Greater Lowell Tech, Greater New Bedford RVT, Hingham, King Philip Regional,Longmeadow, Lynn Classical, Malden Catholic, Mansfield, Marshfield, Masconomet Regional,Melrose, Milford, Milton, Minnechaug Reg, […]
Five Must Watch Events at Freshmen-Sophomore (Boys)
The MSTCA Freshmen-Sophomore Meet has moved to later in the season than it’s usual spot in early January, with the hope of creating more of a Championship Environment. Looking through the entries, that appears to be the case. Let’s take a look at some must watch races. 300m: There was once a time when cracking […]
Five Must Watch Events at Freshmen-Sophomore (Girls)
The MSTCA Freshmen-Sophomore Meet has moved to later in the season than it’s usual spot in early January, with the hope of creating more of a Championship Environment. Looking through the entries, that appears to be the case. Let’s take a look at some must watch races.
Division 5 Indoor State Relays Preview
The MSTCA Division State Relays have arrived. A majority of coaches will agree that this weekend’s meets represent a true team champion; where depth and talent play a more important role than next month’s championship meets. Throughout this week, we’ll provide a capsule of all five divisions. Who are the teams that will be facing […]
Track Action Keeps Rolling This Weekend With Indoor State Relays
From one busy weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center to the next. We’re just a few days removed from the three-day extravaganza known as the MSTCA Northeast Invitational. Now it’s on to another mega-popular event inside Reggie: the 57th annual James Kalperis Indoor State Relays. Five divisions—boys and girls combined—will compete from Friday through Sunday. […]
Indoor T&F Preview: Boys Middle Distance 600m & 1000m
Middle distance is a relative term here. The 600m and 1000m offer challenges for runners we don’t often see race each other. You get 400m runners moving up in distance, and Milers moving down in distance. The three lap and five lap races turn into a meeting ground for runners of a variety of strengths and weaknesses.
Indoor T&F Preview: Boy’s Jumping Events
The jumping events are exciting heading into winter because they’re hard to predict. Unlike many of the state’s best distance runners that are coming off cross country, we haven’t seen most of these athletes since June. That period allows for a lot of improvement, and a lot of surprises. Let’s look at some of the top returners heading into this season.