New Balance Girls Power Rankings

New Balance Girls Power Rankings Week One of the Cross-Country season is in the books, and despite limited teams competing, there was plenty of action. There were dual and tri meets between top ranked teams as well as multiple invitationals. So now it’s time for our week one Power Rankings brought to you by New […]
Catholic Memorial makes a statement; Noteworthy returns highlight Vineyard Invitational

Saturday in Martha’s Vineyard featured strong winds, a bright sky, and some major performances from teams and individuals we did not feature in the preseason.
BSR Race Forecast

The first race week of the season is here and there’s no shortage of excitement. If you were planning on easing into competition this year, the Cross-Country Gods had other ideas.
Runners to Watch: Monument Mountain Regional’s Everett Pacheco

Everett Pacheco of Monument Mountain Regional returns looking for his second straight Division Three crown. After finishing 10th as a sophomore, Pacheco would win this past fall in 16:09, a time that ranks fourth out of all returning runners from the Meet of Champions.
Runner’s to Watch: Natick’s John Bianchi

The number two returner from the Meet of Champions Division One race will be looking for an individual title as well as a team title this fall. John Bianchi was eighth last year and has the third fastest time, 15:59, of all returning runners. He will look to lead our number two ranked Natick squad to the team title after finishing fifth last season.
Preseason Rankings

With 27 days until the official start of the 2025 Cross Country Season, Bay State Running will help count down the days by releasing our Preseason Top 20 Rankings for both Boys and Girls.
Legends of the Fall

This Summer we’ll be taking a look at some of the greats of Massachusetts Cross Country as we count down until the 2025 season.
Hennessy’s 4:40 Mile Highlights Big Weekend For Bay Staters

The first big (extended) weekend of competition was certainly not without its share of highlights. Most of our Bay State athletes competed in-state at five different meets -the MSTCA William C. Kane Developmental Invitational at Holyoke (Thursday), the MSTCA Warrior Classic at Foxborough (Thursday), the 2nd annual Mercury Games at Bridgewater-Raynham (Friday), the MSTCA InVacational […]
MOC Preview: Middle & Long Distance Events

We conclude our previews for Saturday’s MIAA Meet of Champions with the longest races on the oval – the 1,000-meter run, Mile and Two Mile. BOYS 1,000m Who’s taking the lead in this race? That could be the biggest question here. The top five seeds in this race are separated by just about half a […]
BSR To Preview Saturday’s MIAA Meet Of Champions

And just like that, we now move onto the MIAA Meet of Champions (MOC). With the last of five division state championships completed this past Monday, the next focus for our track & field athletes is Saturday’s meet at the Reggie Lewis Center. Based on what happened at the divisionals, a six-day span that included […]