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Playing it safe: Fall sports start at Dartmouth Girls Athletic League

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The Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s players are getting back into the swing of things as they start a fall season that looks quite different from past years. Softball and field hockey games officially began Sept. 13, with practices starting only a...

Virtual Boston Marathon a new experience for Dartmouth runners

For the first time in the 124-year history of the Boston Marathon, the 26.2 mile race was cancelled due to coronavirus. But that didn’t stop a few Dartmouth residents from joining a group of 25 local runners to take part in the first-ever virtual...
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UMass Dartmouth pitcher signs with Red Sox

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Growing up, UMass Dartmouth pitcher Nate Tellier loved watching Jonathan Papelbon close out games for the Red Sox. Now, the Attleboro native may end up pitching at Fenway Park himself after signing a three-year contract with the team on Sept. 1. “...

No sports fans allowed as athletics to kick off amid pandemic

No sports fans will be allowed to watch Dartmouth High School games in person this fall, according to a pandemic safety plan presented by Athletic Director Andrew Crisafulli and approved unanimously by the School Committee at a meeting on Sept. 1...

Youth soccer games kick off again this September

The Dartmouth Youth Soccer Association will be going ahead with its fall soccer season after revising its program to ensure safety during the coronavirus pandemic. New rules include limiting the number of people at sessions to 25 participants and 50...

Un-fore!-gettable: Six-year-old wins golf tournament

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One of Dartmouth’s own just won his first golf tournament earlier this month — at the age of six. In just his first year of competitive golf, Barrett Taylor was named this year’s champ of the U.S. Kids Boston Local Tour, an annual New England-wide...

Fall sports cleared, football this February

State officials have given most Dartmouth High School fall sports the go-ahead, but don’t expect there to be any football games at Memorial Stadium until at least February. On Aug. 19, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association...

Ready, set, surf: Kids catch waves with local non-profit

For the past two years — and despite a developmental delay that affects his coordination — six-year-old Landon Santos has been learning a new pastime: surfing. The Dartmouth resident started taking lessons with Fall River non-profit Gnome Surf in...

Sailing school persists despite pandemic

As a long-time sailor, Amy Gross-Kehoe is used to headwinds. The new sailing director at Padanaram’s New Bedford Yacht Club moved from Chicago to Falmouth to take up the position following the departure of 20-year veteran Michael Callahan. Gross-...

Dartmouth resident rides 89 miles for a cure in 2020 Pan-Mass Challenge

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While most people tend to be asleep at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday, Dartmouth resident Heather Mickool was beginning an 89-mile bike ride as part of this year’s virtual Pan-Mass Challenge cycling fundraiser for cancer research. “This was actually the...

Dartmouth resident gets ready for cycling challenge

Dartmouth’s own Heather Mickool is one of five residents taking part in this year’s virtual Pan-Mass Challenge cycling fundraiser for cancer research on Saturday, August 1. They will join more than 10,000 participants cycling solo in the socially...

Most fall sports cleared to start at DHS, but football uncertain

State officials have given most Dartmouth High School fall sports the go-ahead — except for football, cheerleading, and unified basketball, according to a tweet posted from the school’s official sports Twitter account on Monday evening. Field hockey...

Fall sports suspended, winter season delayed for UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth will not be holding a fall athletics season. The Little East Conference announced Tuesday it would not conduct regular season conference competitions or championships for fall sports during the fall 2020 semester. This affects six...

Fledgling foundation aims to make youth sports more accessible

Youth sports leagues provide area kids with much-needed exercise and social interaction. But for some, the cost of equipment and fees prevents young athletes from joining the fun. This spring, one young resident decided to do something about it...

Net positive: Youth soccer adjusts to covid restrictions

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Soccer looks very different at the Dartmouth Youth Soccer Association’s practice field these days. Most summer evenings, the fields are packed with hundreds of kids and parents. But with the season scrapped by the pandemic, they have mostly remained...

No football this fall at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth football players won’t be returning to the field this fall after the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference announced last week that it would be suspending competitions for the season due to the pandemic. Out of all of...

Former Dartmouth High athletes disappointed in UMass cuts

Eight former Dartmouth High School students are among the 94 student-athletes affected by UMass Dartmouth’s shock decision to drop eight sports programs earlier this month. Of those eight, five residents were on just one team: men’s tennis. The...

Ace graduate nets coveted athletics award

Dartmouth High School graduate Cierra Yim has one more reason to celebrate this summer. The teenager — who is heading to Clemson University in the fall — was awarded the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Student-Athlete of the Month...

Play ball! Youth baseball returns to the practice diamond

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Baseball is back in Dartmouth. After being postponed all spring, players returned to practice at Crapo Fields on July 6 as youth sports begin to open back up with extra precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Players and their families are happy...

Residents to participate in virtual cycling cancer fundraiser

Five Dartmouth residents will join more than 10,000 participants in a “reimagined” 2020 Pan-Mass Challenge bicycle fundraiser for cancer research on Saturday, August 1 — virtually. The traditional ride to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...

Golfers tee off as courses open up in Dartmouth

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - Mark Britto practices his swing at Allendale Country Club the day after golf reopens in Massachusetts. Photos by: Kate Robinson
It didn’t take long for South Coast golfers to get back on the green after Governor Charlie Baker announced the reopening of Massachusetts’ courses from May 7. “The second that the governor opened up golf courses at 10 o’clock, I’d say by 10:10 the...

UMass Dartmouth baseball player awarded $3,000 scholarship

UMass Dartmouth baseball player Eric Sylvia was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, the union announced in an April 24 press release. Sylvia, a recent graduate of Dartmouth High School, was among 26 recipients across New...