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‘I never have to ask them to put more effort in’: Girls basketball readies for a new season

Most seasons, players on the Dartmouth girls basketball team start practicing in November and play until March. But not this team: Players on the 2023-2024 varsity team took it upon themselves to practice and play all year, including over the summer...

Softball team donates toys for Christmas

The Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s travel team donated more than 80 toys to the UMass Dartmouth Police Department’s toy drive. The idea came from Lt. Michael Reynolds of the UMASS Dartmouth Police Department, who is also the head coach of the...
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DYAA hosts Smurf League Instructional Clinic

The Dartmouth Youth Activities Association will be hosting its Smurf League instructional clinic on Jan. 6, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon at Crapo Field. The event is open to players ages 5, 6, or 7 before Sept. 1 and players that are 8 after Sept. 1 not...

Youth baseball league teaches kids to ‘give back’ with inaugural toy drive

Dartmouth Police’s annual “Fill-A-Bus” toy drive is weeks away — but after Dec. 2, the bus is already part way full. For the first time, the Dartmouth Youth Athletic League hosted a toy donation drive, bringing together nearly all of the league’s...

Thanksgiving football match ends with last minute disappointment for Dartmouth

The Thanksgiving Day football game between the Dartmouth Indians and the Fairhaven Blue Devils was close — even through the fourth quarter. The two teams were tied 15-15 near the start of the fourth quarter and one touchdown from each team kept them...

Six and nine-year-old golfers have impressive drive for success

Six-year-old golfer Teddy Taylor has another name for his caddie — Daddy. His father Ben Taylor carries his golf bag and provides moral support for the young Dartmouth golfer. Not to be outdone, his older brother, Barrett, also keeps caddying in the...

Cross country runner places 89th in state championship

After a strong performance at the state qualifying tournament, Dartmouth High School cross country runner Elaijah Monteiro earned a spot in the Nov. 18 MIAA cross country championship in Devens. Monteiro was looking to break 17 minutes, but finished...

‘The biggest one we’ve had’: 9th annual trail race brings more runners than ever

While the day mostly stayed dry, the sporadic rain on Saturday, Nov. 18 had some unfortunate timing for the Dartmouth Natural Resources’ 9th annual trail race: “As soon as the race started, it started raining,” said Kendra Parker, Development and...

‘The work is working’: State championship is next for Dartmouth High cross country runner

For the second year in a row, runner Elaijah Monteiro will be the sole representative of Dartmouth High School at the state championship on Nov. 18. Monteiro outperformed most runners at the Nov. 11 qualifying meet, smashing through to 27th place...

Annual DHS volleyball fundraiser to benefit KyleCares

Dartmouth High School’s National Honor Society will host its annual volleyball fundraiser again this year, on Nov. 15 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the high school’s gym. The tournament is open to the community to play, watch or donate, and raffle...

Dartmouth High marching band reaches semifinals in Grand National competition

For the first time in the school’s history, Dartmouth High School’s marching band drove to Indianapolis to compete in the Bands of America Grand National competition, from Nov. 9 to Nov. 11. Dartmouth typically competes at MetLife Stadium in New...

Playoff update: Undefeated runs end for football and field hockey, cross country runner heads to state

After whirlwind regular seasons that made Dartmouth field hockey and football look unstoppable, both teams were taken down before reaching the final four of the state tournament. On Thursday, Nov. 9, Dartmouth football fell to 3-seed Milton High...

‘It’s like their superbowl’: Unified basketball Jamboree comes to Dartmouth High home courts

Sportsmanship is nothing new for Dartmouth High School athletics, but the school’s unified basketball team lends the word a new meaning. “When the opposing team scores here, everyone’s always cheering, it’s literally just the best,” said assistant...

Updated: State tournament roundup

Update: Dartmouth Field Hockey advanced to the round of 8 after defeating Longmeadow High School Nov. 7. Dartmouth Volleyball fell to Oliver Ames High School 3-2 in its Nov. 7 game. Dartmouth High School football...

Dartmouth Marching Band secures another USBands championship win

After its second win in a row at the Bands of America regional competition last weekend, Dartmouth High School Marching Band secured its 12th USBands championship title at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 4. This is the band’s seventh time winning the...

Dartmouth football stretches undefeated season into playoffs

Dartmouth continued adding to its undefeated season record with its first playoff game win — but with the team’s narrowest margin yet, 34-27. As of Friday, Dartmouth is the only undefeated team in the division. West Springfield, a previous...

Updated: Dartmouth fall sports teams qualify for state tournaments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: no, not the holidays — high school sports playoffs. Propelled by their regular season performances, many of Dartmouth and Bishop Stang’s fall sports teams head into the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic...

Dartmouth High School marching band sweeps all categories in regional competition

Competing against top schools from across New England, the Dartmouth High School marching band won first prize in all three categories in the Bands of America regional competition at Rutgers University on Oct. 28. It’s the second time Dartmouth...

Fall softball season affords extra practice for Dartmouth Girls Athletic League players

The Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s fall softball season, or “fall ball,” is more focused on practice and player development than the spring season — but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy to organize. Commissioners Ryan Rymszewicz and Brian Thomas...

Bishop Stang volleyball hosts annual ‘Spike Out Cancer’ event, raising $1,000

Bishop Stang Girls Volleyball hosted their annual Spike Out Cancer night Oct. 18, not only raising $1,000 but defeating New Bedford High School 3-0. All concession proceeds and donations go to the Jimmy Fund. “It was a great night,” Head Coach and...

Experience and second-string strength: Checking in with Dartmouth High’s girls soccer team

The girls soccer team at Dartmouth High School started off the season with some unfortunate injuries — at different times, Lindsey Klein, Ava Oliviera, Ava Fernandes and Aubrey DeSouza all took games off. At the same time, that bad luck has meant...

Creating a tradition: Race for Veterans 5K returns to UMass Dartmouth for second year

“I actually don’t like running at all,” said Cameron McAlpine, who originated the idea for the 5K last year. But McAlpine — then-student, now-alumnus and Dartmouth resident — had participated in cystic fibrosis 5K races and walks for his cousin...

‘A really tough conference’: Checking in with Dartmouth High School’s boys soccer head coach

With a “fairly young team” and a “tough schedule,” Dartmouth High School’s boys soccer team has battled to a fairly even record of five wins and six losses. “Our conference games are really competitive, we play in a really tough conference,” said...

DYAA Basketball gets ready for sign-ups

DYAA Basketball sign-ups will be on Sunday, Oct. 15 and Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crapo Field in Dartmouth. Recreational Basketball is co-ed from ages 8-18 on September 1st 2023. All 18-year-old players must still be in high school in...

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride breezes through Dartmouth

While artists of Dartmouth painted the village’s natural scenery Sunday, Oct. 1 , cyclists from across Massachusetts and Rhode Island breezed through Padanaram at the same time, coming from Smith Neck Road and heading up Dartmouth Street. The annual...

‘Coming full circle’: Bishop Stang’s new girls basketball coach returns to alma mater

Kailyn Aguiar’s basketball career is circling back around: she played at Bishop Stang High School as a student less than a decade ago, and now returns as the newest girls head basketball coach. “I would never have imagined coming full circle from...

Bishop Stang student earns individual medal at Cape Cod Golf Invitational

Matthew Costello of Bishop Stang High School was a finalist at the 7th Annual Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational on Sunday. The entire event was won by St. John’s Preparatory High School, though Costello bested Terry Manning from...

Dartmouth High School volleyball begins season undefeated after landmark year

Last year, the volleyball team at Dartmouth High School advanced to the final four of the competitive division II tournament for the first time in the program’s history . Head coach Rachel Lassey said she doesn’t want to jinx the team with any...

Bishop Stang to compete in 7th Annual Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational

The 7th Annual Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational will be held on Sunday, September 24th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Bishop Stang High School is one of 11 high school teams invited to the tournament. This year’s field is headlined by...

‘Today is our big day’: Dartmouth Girls Athletic League opens field hockey season

Sunday, Sept. 10 was a “big day” for the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League field hockey program, said the organization’s co-commissioner Nicole Mello. Behind Quinn Elementary School, three fields were filled with girls of all ages playing and...

Dartmouth shuts out Bishop Stang in roaring season opener

In a vast departure from last year’s nail-biter rivalry game , Dartmouth High School shut down and shut out Bishop Stang High School Sept. 8, piling on touchdowns into the fourth quarter for a 40-0 finish. “It’s always fun to not have to play your...

Dartmouth football readies for ‘Battle of Slocum Road’ versus Bishop Stang

Dartmouth High School football’s last crosstown rivalry game against Bishop Stang went to the Spartans after a clutch field goal block that kept Stang in a narrow 9-7 lead. The memory is fresh in Dartmouth players’ minds: “We lost last year on a...

Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s field hockey program prepares for opening day

Sixteen players aged out of Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s field hockey program this year, said league co-commissioner Nicole Mello, and all but two or three of those players will continue on to play at the high school level. “And those girls...

Football season is back and starting small

“Ready, set, hike!” squeaks a six-year-old boy with the number one plastered on his chest and a piece of tape across his helmet which reads “Herb,” his name. Kids can learn the football fundamentals at almost any age in town, through the Dartmouth...

Dartmouth High alums create summer basketball league of their own

In its second year, with 14 teams, 2 conferences, 125 players and 16 sponsors, the Dartmouth Community Summer League is a bona fide basketball operation. Teams play under the lights at Burgo Basketball Association with full use of the scoreboard...

Longest running youth baseball tournament in the northeast brings teams from near and far

Believed to be the “oldest consecutive running youth baseball tournament in the northeast,” the John B. Steele tournament brought 30 teams from across New England to DYAA’s Crapo Fields. “I think it’s a huge boost to this town, people from all over...

Knights of Columbus council hosts golf tournament fore charity

LAKEVILLE — Golf got upgraded: say goodbye to so-called “drivers” and “irons” and say hello to the air cannon. On the second hole of the Knights of Columbus’ annual golf tournament, golfers had a choice: drive the old-fashioned way, or donate $20 to...

Dartmouth teenager wins the Men's Club Championship at Allendale Country Club

Sixteen-year old Matthew Oliveira of Dartmouth is the new Men’s Club Champion at Allendale Country Club. Trailing by five shots going into the third and final day of the club championship, Oliveira came in 6-under par to a score of 66 to overtake...

DYAA recreational league heads toward end of season with a triple header

After beginning at the end of April, Dartmouth Youth Activities Association said farewell to its 2023 season with three simultaneous championship games, one for each league, on August 8. Little League saw the Red Sox face off against the Reds, with...

Take me out to the baseball tournament

The longest running baseball tournament in New England made its return to Crapo Fields, 225 Russells Mills Road. Players from across the state participated in the annual John B. Steele tournament for its first of two weekends. From August 4-6, the...

It’s all about preparation for new boys basketball coach at Bishop Stang

Jacob Ashworth spent the last year as an assistant coach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s basketball program, where he learned the kind of dedication a team needs to thrive. “The amount of preparation that we did at WPI — I had never seen...

Summer little league gears up for ‘longest running youth baseball tournament in New England.’

The Dartmouth Youth Activities Association's July 27 Little League playoffs brought out friends, family and the competitive spirit in many young baseball players, until the thunder arrived. Each batter knew what was on the line — lots of bragging...

Annual Summer Blast softball tournament brings teams from across the state and beyond

For over 10 years, softball teams from across the state and New England have come to Dartmouth to play at the annual Summer Blast tournament, taking place over three days. The event requires days of preparation. Coach Brian Thomas said he and others...

Youth clinic with Gatemen is outta the park

The Wareham Gatemen came to Dartmouth to help instill baseball wisdom and knowledge in young players. “It’s a lot of fun getting to give back,” said Josh Stevenson, a Gatemen outfielder. “As a kid, I always came to these camps [too] … and hopefully...

UMass Dartmouth athlete inducted into LEC Hall of Fame

The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2023 on Thursday and UMass Dartmouth’s Krista Chauvin is one of 11 individuals to be honored. Chauvin is a three-sport student athlete for the Corsairs in women’s indoor track...

Community Tennis Association seeking more players for summer league

Grab a racket and hit the court. The MCTA, Community Tennis Association which serves the towns of Mattapoisett, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion, Rochester, and Wareham is seeking adult men and women as new members to play in their Summer tennis drop-in...

Dartmouth swimmers raise money in annual Buzzards Bay Swim

Through rain and clouds on June 24, 225 swimmers competed in this year’s Buzzards Bay Swim, held in New Bedford’s Outer Harbor. 19 swimmers hailed from Dartmouth, including one of the top fundraisers Nancy Smith, who raised $5,450. Also swimming...

Local youth baseball team wins second place in American Athletic Union Gold Division

On Sunday, June 11, the Dartmouth Youth Activities Association’s 10-year-old baseball team competed in the Final Four of the American Athletic Union’s Gold Division, defeating #1 seed Brigade Baseball and advancing to the Championship game later in...

Growing up on the soccer field

Charlee Norton and Emma Almeida grew up together on the soccer field. Now, their love for soccer has crossed over state lines. The 12-year-old Dartmouth locals have been playing soccer since they were four years old, and together for almost as long...