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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…

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…

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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...

Celebrating another year with the Dartmouth Youth Soccer Association

Bob Long has been part of Dartmouth Youth Soccer Association for nearly two decades. First a parent on the sidelines, then as a coach, and now, for the past eight years, the president. His oldest daughter is now on the board as concession director....

UMASS Dartmouth Softball receives academic accolades

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has released its 2024-25 All-America Scholar awards with the UMass Dartmouth softball team garnering academic honors. UMass Dartmouth is one of three Little East Conference teams to be honored for their...

Dartmouth sailors join crew in Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race

Navigating fog, seasickness and fatigue, the crew aboard the New Bedford Community Boating Center’s Baltic sailboat, Crazy Horse, completed the 361-nautical-miles from Marblehead to Halifax, Nova Scotia, docking back in Fairhaven Monday, July 14....

Young sailors tested with winds, waters and independence at regatta

Before the boats began to launch for the first race of the 27th annual Junior Regatta, New Bedford Yacht Club sailing coach Dom Spinola described the pressure his team was under: racing on their home bay, expected to know the wind better than anyone...

Knocking it out of the park: Dartmouth Dynamites take over tournament

The Dartmouth Dynamites dominated the diamond in the Summer Blast Softball Tournament, taking home multiple wins across three teams. Softball Commissioner Brian Thomas said the softball program grows every year and has had a successful season....

'They learned the ropes, no pun intended': Women in STEAM sail for second year

The waters of the SouthCoast saw what "girl power" can truly do. Over the course of four days, eleven women-identifying and non-binary individuals boarded the Ernestina-Morrissey captained by Tiffany Krihwan to learn, bond and grow. The trip is part...

Burgo Basketball league heats up for the summer

With sneakers squeaking and teammates cheering, young players from the Burgo Basketball Association’s summer league took to the court Monday night, June 24, for another round of spirited games and for some, their first-ever season of Burgo...

‘More than an athlete’: Jackson Hart leaves high school with no regrets

Before the late night crowds, before the broken records, before the Division I offer — Jackson Hart was just a kid running drills on youth fields across Dartmouth. From soccer and baseball to lacrosse and flag football, he moved from sport to sport...

Fourteen Dartmouth High athletes commit to college sports programs

Fourteen Dartmouth High School seniors signed letters of intent this month to play collegiate sports at schools across New England, from Division I football to women’s rugby, with the milestone captured and produced by fellow student-athletes...

Low-cost golf opportunity available for Dartmouth kids

Young golfers in Dartmouth now have access to affordable rounds at Allendale Country Club thanks to a national initiative launched by Bank of America. The “Golf with Us” program, created in partnership with the nonprofit Youth on Course, allows...

Tennis league looking for new players this summer

Tennis players in Dartmouth looking to hit the courts this summer have a new opportunity to serve up some fun. The Mattapoisett Community Tennis Association, which serves players in Dartmouth, Mattapoisett, Marion and Fairhaven, is inviting men and...