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Worlds collide: DGAL and DYAA dribble out the season together

The packed gym at Quinn Elementary School buzzed with excitement on Sunday, March 23 as friends, families, athletes and coaches from both Dartmouth Girls Athletic League and Dartmouth Youth Activities Association joined together to compete in their...

Inclusion celebrated on all fronts as middle school unified teams grow

Competing in their first game of the season, Dartmouth Middle School’s unified basketball team came out triumphantly against Westport on Friday, March 14. The four-year-old program continues to grow as 14 athletes and partners join together this...
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Bishop Stang falls to Hingham in girls hockey championship, 5-2

BOSTON — The young Bishop Stang girls hockey team may have faced defeat on the ice of TD Garden Sunday, March 16, but they aren’t through making history. Ranked as 15 in Division 1, Stang’s team fought their way through the tournament, winning the...

Bishop Stang girls hockey makes it to state finals

The Bishop Stang girls hockey team continues to see success in the state tournament, qualifying to play in the finals at TD Garden in Boston. The qualification comes after the team beat Methuen High School, 3-2, in the semifinals at Gallo Ice Arena...

Girls basketball season comes to a close

The Dartmouth girls basketball team’s season came to a close Friday, March 7 after the girls lost to Whitman-Hanson Regional High School 43-48 in the Elite 8 round. “It was one of those games that could go either way, and it didn’t go our way,” Head...

‘History makers’: Bishop Stang girls hockey head to semifinals

BOURNE — For the first time in program history, the Bishop Stang High School girls hockey team celebrated a state tournament win this season. And now, after a 1-0 win in the Elite Eight against Bishop Feehan Thursday, March 6, the girls will be...

Two Dartmouth teams head to the Round of 8

As the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s tournaments progress, a number of teams hang up their uniforms for the winter. However, Dartmouth High School girls basketball, finishing its season with an 18-2 record, continues onto the...

Super strength: Dartmouth resident aims to become one of the strongest women in the world

Carrying over 400 pounds on her back, bench pressing a tree log and pushing herself to the limit, Liz Pereira is preparing to put her strength to the test while competing against some of the strongest people in the world. Pereira, 46, lives in...

Slam-dunk performance: Dartmouth athlete scores her 2,000th point

Going into the first match of the girls basketball state tournament, Dartmouth senior Kat Cheesebro had one thought on her mind: beat North Attleboro High School and move on to the Sweet Sixteen. And after a tight game on Thursday, Feb. 27 where the...

From first aid to first place: Athletic trainer recognized for decades of work

When Dartmouth High School’s Athletic Trainer Kathleen Thornton was in high school, she had no idea people in her role existed — her school didn’t have one. However, a few weeks into her time studying engineering and computer science and playing...

First season, first championship for young DGAL athletes

In bright pink and blue shirts, second and third grade girls took over the Dartmouth Middle School basketball court, competing for the championship title that would mark the completion of the age division’s very first season in the Dartmouth Girls...

Dartmouth winter teams head to the state tournament

The end of the season rarely means the end of play for Dartmouth teams and this year is no different. Propelled by their regular season performances, many of Dartmouth and Bishop Stang’s winter sports teams head into the Massachusetts...

‘It’s bigger than sports’: Duo launches spring flag football league

After years of involvement with Dartmouth Youth Football League, watching their kids grow up in the sport, best friends Joey Moniz and Sam Blevines are starting up a league of their own this spring. “We had a vision and it’s becoming a reality right...

Kids shoot hoops and shape their futures in basketball

Kids of all ages weaved through traffic cones and shot baskets at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School on Sunday, Feb. 16, trying out for the Burgo Basketball Association’s upcoming spring season. “They come in, they do layups, they...

Batter up! Legion baseball is returning to Dartmouth

For 100 years kids across the country have competed in American Legion Baseball, and after a brief pause in its program, the Dartmouth team is returning to the pitch. Adam Moreira decided to restart the program after he saw a need for kids to have...

CrossFit competition leaves Dartmouth athlete ‘hungry’ for more

LAKEVILLE— Ashley Souza never imagined herself taking part in a CrossFit Competition. She took up the sport six and a half years ago to get stronger and become a better version of herself, but competing was never on her radar, she said. Until she...

UMass Special Olympics Winter Recreation Day gets kids active

For UMass Dartmouth students Olivia Ali and Samantah King, sports have always been a space for them to find community and grow. And on Sunday, Feb. 2, the two got to be a part of building that community. Ali and King, who are vice president and...

‘It’s been a nightmare’: Burgo continues to face obstacles in road to recreational facility

Burgo Basketball Association is still hoping to break ground on its recreational facility this spring. The 30-year lease for the property on Slocum Road was signed last March, but the association continues to hit obstacles on the road to...

Running to success: Tracks teams go independent this season

Dartmouth High School boys and girls track are no longer a part of a league and the team is now reaping the benefits. Hosting another meet in the Carlin Lynch Activity Center on Friday, Jan. 17, Head Coach John Breault explained that in the past,...

Hoops 101: Smurf clinics kick off learning fundamentals

Inside the gym at Cushman School kindergarteners and first graders excitedly hopped around as they began to play a game of basketball — some for the first time ever. So it was no surprise when some of those kids began to run across the court — ball...

As recreational basketball grows, commissioner hopeful for high school teams

For the past few weeks, the athletes of the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League recreational basketball program have been hard at working, honing in on their skills, learning new drills and having fun. Steve DaCosta, the program’s commissioner, said...

Dartmouth ice hockey kicks off the season with rivalry victory

Though the Dartmouth High School ice hockey team had a 3-1 lead against Old Rochester Regional High School, a number of mistakes would push the game into overtime as the two teams battled to break the 4-4 tie. Less than two minutes into overtime,...

Youth cheer named national champs for first time in history

For the first time ever, the junior varsity cheerleaders of the Dartmouth Youth Football League took first place in their national competition in Orlando, Florida. “It went really, really well. We thought that the girls would place in the top eight...

Boys basketball throws it all in for first game of the season

The Dartmouth High School varsity boys basketball team ran onto the court just minutes after the junior varsity team played a neck and neck game against Barnstable High School that went into overtime and ended in a close Dartmouth loss. Once the...

No arrests made in bocce competition against law enforcement

In the halls of Dartmouth Middle School, the unified all stars bocce team had a standoff against law enforcement officers, which ended with no arrests made. “At first I was like, ‘Oh, no, they’re going to arrest me if we win,” said eighth-grader...

Indians celebrate Thanksgiving victory over Blue Devils, 21-16

After three years of defeat to their Thanksgiving rivals, Dartmouth High School made a comeback Thursday, Nov. 28, claiming victory over the Fairhaven Blue Devils, 21-16. It was a close one as both teams fought through the pouring rain and cold...

Seniors celebrate a pep rally victory

After collecting canned goods, dressing up and competing in a number of games, the seniors were crowned the champions of spirit week at Dartmouth High Wednesday, Nov. 27. “It was excellent,” said Principal Ryan Shea. “You can feel the class...

Cheerleaders overcome a season that was anything but routine

Facing a sea of green, the Dartmouth cheerleaders performed their competition routine for the final time this season. Athletes were lifted up or jumped into the air as fellow high schoolers showed enthusiasm and onlooking eighth graders watched from...

The undefeated UMass football team sails into postseason play

Packed into a classroom, and full on celebratory pizza, the UMass Dartmouth football team sat in anticipation, awaiting the livestreamed selection that would decide their NCAA fate after going undefeated this season and earning their third-...

Celebrating unity across the district

The gymnasium roared with cheers, as Dartmouth High School showed off its pride for unity. Decked out in their school colors and waving signs of players’ faces, students cheered on their unified basketball team who were playing a game against...

Boys cross country team competes at the Meet of Champions

Competing as a team for the first time in the MIAA Meet of Champions, the Dartmouth boys cross country squad ran to a 19th place finish on Nov. 16 at Fort Devens. Senior Tyler Amaral was the first Dartmouth athlete to cross the finish line, coming...

Crossing boundaries and finish lines one step at a time

For the first time in the program’s history, the Dartmouth boys cross country team is headed to All States. The season started a little slow with some losses at dual meets, but as it progressed, the team started to perform better at invitationals,...

Girls soccer finishes regular season with a win

After wrapping up their regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 30 with a win against North Attleborough High School, the Dartmouth girls soccer team prepared to head into states. “We’ll find out who we’re going to play in the states and then we figure...

Burgo Basketball’s ‘Lightening’ strikes twice

When overtime led to sudden death in the championship game for the Burgo Basketball AAU high school team, Coach Abbie Hurley advised them to “leave the paint open,” giving them the most chance to score a three-pointer that would win them the game...

After qualifying for regionals, youth cheer eyes nationals

A few weeks ago, the cheerleaders of the Dartmouth Youth Football League faced off in the RISMA competition held in Kingston, Rhode Island, where all three competitive teams won first place, with the peewee team taking on the title of grand...

Young field hockey team ‘steps up,’ making it into postseason tournament

The Dartmouth High School field hockey team has made it into the postseason tournament, ranking 21st in the state with a record of 9-6-1, according to the Friday, Oct. 25 MIAA Power Rankings. And on Friday, the girls took home another win, defeating...

Dartmouth football tackles its way to victory

Pink powder burst from the student section at Dartmouth Memorial Stadium to celebrate each touchdown scored during a Dartmouth High School football game against Barnstable High School on Friday, Oct. 18. Playing against a team ranked fourth in...

Dartmouth seniors return to the football field decades later

Fireworks erupted in the distance beneath the not-quite-full moon when the Dartmouth Council on Aging seniors, all dressed in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness, attended a Friday night high school football game on Oct. 18. The event was organized...

‘We were fighters’: The ‘DVB Fam’ stands strong together despite defeat

The gym was packed with fans Friday night, Oct. 11 to watch Dartmouth volleyball’s second season game against Old Rochester Regional High School. Despite triumph in the first two sets, the Bulldogs found their way back in the third and fourth sets,...

Cheerleaders look to stunt pompom-shaking clichés

Cheerleading is often associated with Friday night football games, but athletes on the Dartmouth High School varsity cheerleading team say the sport is more difficult than “so many people” realize. “It really is so much hard work, and no one knows...

Dartmouth unified basketball dribbles into second victory of the season

Though it was close throughout, the final half of the unified basketball game Monday afternoon, Oct. 7 crowned Dartmouth as victors for the second time this season. Despite the good game brought by the Wareham Vikings, Dartmouth defeated the team 41...