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Dartmouth ties Bishop Stang with last-minute field hockey goal

The Dartmouth High field hockey team came back to tie 1-1 during their game against rival Bishop Stang on Wednesday, Sept. 28 with a late fourth-quarter goal. In the teams' first meeting of the season, Dartmouth moved the ball well through the...

Register for youth basketball

Registration for the 2022 youth basketball season with the Dartmouth Youth Activities Association will take place on Friday, Oct.6 at Crapo Field from 6 to 8 p.m. Online registration can also be done by visiting dyaa.leagueapps.com/leagues/...
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Dartmouth High football holds off Old Rochester to win a shootout game

After starting the season with only two touchdowns in as many games, the Dartmouth High football team opened up the scoring on Friday night against Old Rochester, holding off a would-be comeback from their coastal rivals to win 24-21. “We executed...

Longtime Indians hockey coach retires

After more than three decades behind the bench, Dartmouth High hockey coach Mike Cappello is retiring, the school’s athletics department announced last week. “The past 31 years have been very special to me, as it’s been both a privilege and honor to...

Bishop Stang football tops Dartmouth in nail-biter rivalry game

The Bishop Stang football team topped crosstown rivals Dartmouth High in a “Battle of Slocum Road” that came down to the wire on Friday night. In what was a mostly defensive affair, Bishop Stang’s Michael Golden secured the team’s victory by...

Dartmouth girls soccer blanks rival Bishop Stang

The Dartmouth High and Bishop Stang girls soccer teams met on Thursday for their first of two contests scheduled for the 2022 season. In this initial Battle of Slocum Road, victory went to the Indians, who bested the rival Spartans 2-0 at Memorial...

Dartmouth High Golf team tees off another season with win over New Bedford

With the season already underway, the Dartmouth High golf team is looking subpar. But that’s just the way they like it. Head Coach Michael Frates said the team has made progress during summer practices and is “finally coming together.” He said there...

New roster, same expectations for Dartmouth High football

Dartmouth High football returns to the gridiron in a week with a mostly new roster heading into its 2022 campaign. This year’s roster contains only four returning starters from the 2021 squad: seniors Graham White, Dylan Gomes, Eli Johnson, and...

Youth football returns to the gridiron

Are you ready for some football? The young players in the Dartmouth Youth Football league sure are. As of Aug. 1, the young players have made their way back to the gridiron outside Dartmouth Middle School to prepare for the 2022 season. “I think it’...

Sailors compete at 49th Buzzards Bay Regatta

The New Bedford Yacht Club hosted the Buzzards Bay Regatta last weekend, bringing sailors from around the world to Padanaram Harbor for a series of races in multiple categories. The competition marked the 49th iteration of the event after it missed...

All fun during first weekend of Steele tournament

Dozens of little leaguers had fun in the sun at Crapo Field as players from all over the state came to Dartmouth to compete in the first weekend of this year’s John B. Steele tournament. “It was a hot weekend,” Tournament Director Jim Vieira said. “...

Buzzards Bay Regatta to return to Padanaram Harbor this weekend

The 49th annual Buzzards Bay Regatta will be hosted by the New Bedford Yacht Club in Padanaram Harbor this weekend, Aug. 5, 6 and 7. The race course will take sailors from all over New England on a southerly course into Buzzards Bay. A post-race...

Dartmouth High gets new girls’ basketball coach

Dartmouth High School has a new girls’ basketball coach. Brian Jalbert, a 2002 graduate of the school and longtime coach of the girls’ junior varsity team, was announced as the new head coach in a press release from the school this week. “I’d like...

Longtime youth baseball leaders honored with field dedications

Two of the baseball diamonds at Crapo Field now bear the names of two men with more than 90 combined years of dedication to the game. On Tuesday, July 19, the Dartmouth Youth Activities Association kicked off its 2022 postseason with a dedication of...

Knights of Columbus fishing derby gets kids hooked

Dartmouth’s young anglers gathered at Mello’s Pond on Saturday morning, July 16 for a junior fishing derby hosted by the Knights of Columbus. It was a warm and humid morning and the kids, whose ages ranged from 4 to 16 years old, were spread out...

Young sailors take to Buzzards Bay at annual junior regatta

Slight breeze, blue skies, and bluer waters — ideal conditions for the more than 150 young sailors who took to Padanaram Harbor over the weekend for the annual New Bedford Junior Regatta. The regatta, which is in its 27th year at the Elm Street...

Wiffle ball tournament a home run for area charities

The Stackhouse Fairgrounds became a home run derby on Saturday as teams competed for the wiffle ball crown and raised funds for mental health awareness at the 14th annual Theresa Street Summer Classic. The tournament was set up by Theresa Street , a...

Sign up for the Buzzards Bay watershed ride

The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride returns for its 17th year on Sunday, Oct. 2. The annual bike ride to raise funds for the Buzzards Bay Coalition includes a 35, 75, or 100-mile route that winds past coastal farmlands, beaches, cranberry bogs, and...

Dartmouth native honored with double All-American designations

Dartmouth native Skylar Barthelmes, a graduate student and track and field athlete at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was named a Division III All-American in both the shot put and the hammer throw last month, the university announced. Barthelmes...

Girls lacrosse playoff run comes to an end in Elite Eight

Their historic run has come to an end. The No. 6-ranked Dartmouth High girls lacrosse team lost 17-6 Tuesday to third-seeded Bedford in the elite eight — the first time in program history the Indians have reached that round. Despite the loss, head...

Dartmouth fencer wins gold at Bay State Games

Dartmouth fencer Sayid Achilov, 16, won a gold medal in the 13-and-up senior men’s foil fencing competition held at the Boston Fencing Club on June 5. The Dartmouth High student, who trains at the Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club, was also...

Dartmouth Youth Soccer to bring popular soccer summer camp to town

Dartmouth Youth Soccer is partnering with Resendes Soccer Academy this summer to offer a weeklong soccer camp experience for boys and girls ages 5-14 of all ability levels. The popular New England summer camp will be hosting the program in Dartmouth...

Through adversity, Indians win overtime thriller to advance to third round

Thanks to one goal, the Dartmouth High girls lacrosse team is now in the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. The fourth-seeded Indians won 10-9 in a hard-fought overtime thriller over No. 11 Burlington on Saturday to move on to the...

Bishop Stang freshman finishes in top 20 at state golf championship

Bishop Stang freshman and Dartmouth resident Bianca Ligotti finished in 19th place at the Massachusetts Girls Golf State Championship on Tuesday, June 7 at Eastward Ho! Country Club in Chatham, shooting a 93 to land inside the top 20 in the...

Dartmouth lacrosse moves on in Division 2 playoffs

The Dartmouth High girls lacrosse team is moving on to the Sweet 16 of the spring tournament after the Indians opened up the spring tournament Thursday with a 17-11 win over Groton-Dunstable. “That was a lot of fun,” said first-year head coach...

Special Olympics Day returns to Dartmouth

The annual Special Olympics School Day Games made its triumphant return to Dartmouth Friday with its biggest turnout yet. Nearly 450 athletes from seven South Coast cities and towns filled Memorial Stadium for a day consisting of races, kicking...

Dartmouth High sailing team cruises to victory at last meet of season

MATTAPOISETT — The Dartmouth High sailing team cruised past Old Rochester on Thursday, May 17 winning 4-1 at the team’s final meet of the year. The event was a team race with three boats per team and two sailors per boat. The winner was decided by...

Spartans walk-off over rival Dartmouth High

It was the right hit at the right time for Bishop Stang baseball as the Spartans walked off their new diamond 4-3 against crosstown rival Dartmouth High Friday afternoon. “Not all wins are pretty, but we’ll take as many as we can get,” Bishop Stang...

Youth softball returns to Quinn School diamonds

Youth softball is officially in full swing in Dartmouth. Sunday saw full diamonds outside Quinn School as the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League's celebrated opening day for the 2022 season — its biggest yet, according to commissioner Ryan Rymszewicz...

Runners hit the pavement to support unified sports

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They walked so the unified track program at Dartmouth High can continue to run. Nearly 100 walkers came out to the high school Saturday morning to participate in the first annual 5K fundraiser to support Unified Sports, which pairs athletes with...

UMass Dartmouth mourns loss of baseball player

The UMass Dartmouth community is mourning the loss of sophomore outfielder Wilcar “Willy” Moreno, who died on April 23 after a battle with cancer. He was 22 years old. “ Our thoughts and prayers are with Willy's family, friends, teammates and...

Dartmouth runners complete Boston Marathon

Five Dartmouth runners completed today’s 126th Boston Marathon — the first in person Patriot’s Day race since 2019. David Hawkins, 58, registered the best time among the town’s marathoners, with a finish of 03:27:03 — shaving off 12 minutes from his...

5k to benefit unified sports

The nonprofit organization Theresa Street will host a 5K fundraiser at Dartmouth High on April 30 beginning at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the school district’s unified sports program, which brings together athletes with intellectual...

Here's who is running the Boston Marathon

It’s Marathon Monday, and six Dartmouth runners are scheduled to participate in today’s 126th Boston Marathon. Good luck to residents Alex Boswell, 27 (No. 27962); Julie Furtado, 41 (No. 18720; David Hawkins, 58 (No. 14578); Meghan Rogers, 36 (No...

Dartmouth girls tennis looks to build new leadership after departure of top player

The Dartmouth High Girls Tennis Team is back on the court and ready to ace their upcoming season after winning the Southeast Conference Championship last year. “I have a lot of faith — we have a really strong singles and doubles team,” said junior...

Microsoccer gives kids their first introduction to organized sports

The first warm days of spring have ushered in the return of outdoor sports and, for many of Dartmouth’s youngest residents, their first chance to participate in organized sports. The Dartmouth Youth Soccer Association runs programs for players up to...