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For the love of it: Dartmouth boys hockey wins Valentine's Day game

While many were having Valentine's Day dinners with their loved ones, others like Dartmouth High School's hockey players were spending the Feb. 14 holiday at the ice rink competing against Plymouth North High…

A Super Bowl celebrity in Dartmouth? No, a Puppy Bowl celebrity!

The third quarter Team Ruff players. Source: Animal Planet

People may notice a celebrity walking around the Anchor Animal Hospital following the Superbowl. This celebrity will not be at Levi’s Stadium, but curled up watching…

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Oh, shoot! DGAL girls take over UMass basketball court

The DGAL team celebrates that the scored. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The crowd at the UMass Dartmouth women's basketball game on Wednesdat, Feb. 4 looked a little younger than usual, as the stadiums were filled with elementary girls watching the players they could one day become. Every February since 1974,...

A win in the right direction

Nia Barnes runs with the ball. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School varsity girls basketball team beat Barnstable High School 62-48 in a close game on Tuesday, Feb. 3. “We got out to a big lead early,” said Head Coach Brian Jalbert. “We kind of settled in the second half, and we got a...

Track athletes sprint toward a season of growth

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Dartmouth High School track athletes ran laps around the Carlin Lynch track while throwers competed in the shot put and jumpers reached new heights in the high jump during an indoor track meet held on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Indoor track meets consist...

Dartmouth vs. Dartmouth in girl's varsity basketball

Samantha Murphy blocks Annaleyah Algarin. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The girls varsity basketball teams from Dartmouth High School and Bishop Stang faced off on Monday, Jan. 19, and Dartmouth High School won 60-16. “It’s good to have high school rivalries,” said Dartmouth High School head coach Brian Jalbert. “It’s...

No feeling blue in Smurf League basketball

Rowan Prior practices in a game. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Smurfs were running around Cushman Elementary School, but they weren’t blue or living in mushroom houses. These were kindergartners and first graders playing basketball in the Dartmouth Youth Athletic Association Smurf League. The chaos started on...

Dartmouth High School varsity girls score toward their season goal

Skylar Floyd keeps the ball away from the opposing team. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School varsity girls basketball team started the season slow, but after their victory against Middleboro High School the head coach Brian Jalbert is feeling more confident. The team won 58-39, bringing the total so far this...

Goal scored! Dartmouth high school varsity hockey gets its revenge

Lucas DeSousa and another player skate after the puck. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School boys varsity ice hockey team got their revenge against Norwood High School at a local tournament, winning 4-1 when they faced off at Hetland Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 27. Norwood High School was the team that...

Gimme a '1!' Cheer team places in national competition

The team dancing. Source: Katie Nicholson

Gimme a “C,” gimme an “H,” gimme an “E” “E” “R.” What’s that spell? The Dartmouth Pop Warner Indians cheer teams made it to national competitions. The varsity team made it to regionals for the second year in a row, and the second time ever. The...

Dartmouth High School boy's varsity basketball coach hopes players give it their all

Julian Raymond blocks another player. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The basketball season is just starting out, but after the Dartmouth High School boy’s varsity team lost 41-68 to Aponnequet Regional High School on Saturday, Dec. 27, Coach Nick Simonetti is hoping the team plays hard and gives it their all....

Girls take to the court in a new season of DGAL basketball

Elementary and middle school girls are back on the basketball court this winter, shooting hoops and battling for the basketball as part of the new Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s basketball season. On Friday, Dec. 19, girls in grades six through...

Dartmouth varsity hockey isn't pucking around this season

Lucas DeSousa keeps the puck away from an opposing player. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School varsity hockey team doesn't plan to puck around or be checked out this season. They lost their latest game against Bishop Freehan 7-0 on Wednesday, Dec. 17, but head coach Mark Rossi is going into this season with a...

Dartmouth kicks off Thanksgiving with its annual football game

Aiden Gendron runs with the ball to attempt a touchdown. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School football team fell to Fairhaven High School 21-14 in their annual Thanksgiving game. The game was tied 14-14 for a majority of the game until the Blue Devils made a touchdown with an extra point in the last two minutes....

Dartmouth boys soccer season ends in semifinals loss

Brayden Mitchell chases the ball in the final 8 game. Photo by Kat Sheridan

On Monday, Nov. 17, the Dartmouth High School boys soccer team lost 3-0 to Duxbury High School in the semifinals, closing out a season of successes. This was the first time since 2001 that the team reached the semi-finals, an achievement that Head...

Get ready for the Thanksgiving football game

Quarterback Jackson Hart looks to throw the ball during the Thanksgiving game against Fairhaven Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. Photos by Leighah Beausoleil

The Dartmouth High School football team will be facing off against Fairhaven High School on Thursday, Nov. 27 for their annual Thanksgiving football game. The game will start at 10:00 a.m. at the Dartmouth Memorial Stadium, which is located at 418...

Unified basketball ends their season with smiles

The team ends their season with a cheer. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth unified basketball high school team finished their season on Monday, Nov. 10 with a home game jamboree at the Dartmouth High School. Unified basketball has the same rules as non-unified basketball, the only difference is that unified...

Dartmouth High School boys soccer is in the MIAA final 4

The Dartmouth High School boys soccer team poses with their Final 4 trophy and banner. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Dartmouth High School boys soccer is going to the MIAA final 4 for the first time since 2001 after beating Sharon High school 3-0 on Thursday, Nov. 13. “Coming to this game, my coach says it’s a legacy game and we knew we had something special in...

Dartmouth High School cheer team cheers each other on

Taylor Beauparland and Cecelia Trahan pose in a stunt. Photos by Kat Sheridan

“Everyone just thinks that we stand on the sidelines at the football games and do the little cheers, but they have no idea what it’s like behind the scenes,” said Cecela Trahan, a captain on the Dartmouth High School cheer team. “Cheer can be very...

Dartmouth boys soccer defeats Hingham, advances into Round of 8

The Dartmouth boys soccer team will be advancing to the Round of 8 in the playoffs after defeating Hingham High School 3-2 on Saturday, Nov. 8. "Kids battled really hard today. I'm proud of the effort," said Head Coach Joshua Silva. Silva noted...

Dartmouth high school teams to compete in playoffs

The boys soccer team. Photo by Kat Sheridan

Three of five Dartmouth High School sports teams will be competing in the playoffs this fall as the regular season comes to a close. The boys soccer team ranked eighth out of 61 other division two teams. They won nine games, lost five and tied...

Dartmouth high school football heads to the playoffs

Teammates chest-bump after a touchdown. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School football team ended their regular season strong on Saturday, Nov. 1, with a 31-0 win against New Bedford High School, giving them a 5-2 winning season. They will be continuing on to the playoffs, which coach Richard White...

Soccer seniors get a send-off

Caleb DaSilva and Caiden DeCosta go for the ball. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The crowd cheered in excitement at the Dartmouth High School boys soccer game in celebration of their seniors and their win against North Attleboro High School on Wednesday, Oct. 29. While excited and happy about how the season has been going, the...

High school volleyball player 'kills' 10-year-record

McKinnon hits her 700th kill. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Chloe McKinnon, the co-captain for the girls volleyball team at Dartmouth High School, broke the 10-year record for kills, which is an unreturnable spike into the opposing team's court that scores a point. She beat the record with 683 kills on...

Race in the DNRT's annual trail run

Put one foot in front of the other in the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust’s 11th annual trail race on Saturday, Nov. 15. The race will go through the Destruction Brook Woods with a 5K and 10-mile races available. Walkers are also welcome to take...

DGAL hits a Halloween home run

Dartmouth Girl’s Athletic League had their first fall tournament that started off with a costume day, with the teams going as Skittles, minions and “6-7.” The league’s Fall Tournament went from Saturday, Oct. 18 to Sunday, Oct 19. Typically, the...

JV volleyball sets a record breaking performance

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For the first time in known program history, the girls junior varsity volleyball team at Bishop Stang has been undefeated, and the players say they owe it to their team chemistry. “We have good chemistry together, and that’s something you need to...

Boy’s varsity soccer aims to 'click on all cylinders'

Logan Stott tries to keep the ball away from an opposing player.

The Dartmouth high school boys varsity soccer team has won five games, lost five games and tied one game so far this season. On Thursday, Oct. 9 they faced off against Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, but lost 3-2. In the last 10 minutes,...

Cross country athletes face a season of growth and rebuilding

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Looping around the track at Dartmouth Middle School and around the fields of Quinn School, Dartmouth High School cross country athletes have been taking the season one stride at a time. On Wednesday, Oct. 8 the boys and girls cross country teams...

Youth hockey hits the ice

Landon Amaral shoots the puck toward the goal. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The sound of pucks slamming against glass and hockey sticks hitting the ice started off the Youth Hockey Association game on Saturday, Oct. 4 where the Soath Coast Panthers faced off against Quincy and won 6-1. The Association has existed since...

Field hockey scores a goal toward season goal

Arianna Tieu takes the shot. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School varsity field hockey team continued their winning streak with another win on Wednesday, Oct. 1 against Durfee High School, putting them at six wins, one loss and one tie. Dartmouth Week reporter Kat Sheridan attended the...

Undefeated Dartmouth football goes 4-0 this season

Head coach Richard White talks to the team after their win. Photos by Brandy Muz

Dartmouth High School varsity football takes another win for their undefeated season. On Friday, Sept. 26, Dartmouth took on Old Rochester Regional High School. Dartmouth took the lead early, but it wasn’t an easy fight, beating Old Rochester 33-21....

Dartmouth girls volleyball gets set to ace the season

Margherita Spinelli hits the ball over the fence. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School girls varsity volleyball team started out the season rough, but won the game against North Quincy High School 4-1 on Monday, Sept. 22. The year has been “a rollercoaster,” according to head coach Rachel Lassey. Although...

High participation makes Dartmouth tough competition this year

Cross country runners populate the sidewalks as whistles from the fields can be heard, marking the sign of fall sports in full swing at Dartmouth High School. Fall sports usually have the highest levels of participation, especially this year...

Sporting fun: DGAL girls return to the playing field

Shouts of encouragement rose from the fields behind Quinn School as the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League kicked off its field hockey and softball seasons on Sunday, Sept. 14. Girls come from 22 communities to participate in the league, including one...

A basketball legacy: The Burgo Basketball Association’s 30-year journey

It all started with machetes. In 1994, 17-year-old Lance Burgo was playing basketball with friends in New Bedford. The city hadn’t turned the lights at the court, so the group lined up their cars around the blacktop to light the game. They’d been...

Dartmouth wins the battle for Slocum Road

Under the stadium lights at Dartmouth Memorial Stadium, rivals Dartmouth and Bishop Stang faced off in the annual ‘Battle of Slocum Road’ football game on Friday, Sept. 5. Entering a game that many thought Bishop Stang would win, Dartmouth came out...

Dartmouth varsity girls soccer kicks off a new season

After 32 years of leading the varsity girls soccer team, Dartmouth High School coach Scot Boudrin states that his goal for the team remains the same every year: “get better every practice [and] get better everyday.” After 13 seniors graduated in...