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Indians celebrate Thanksgiving victory over Blue Devils, 21-14

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, 21-14. It was a close one as both teams fought through the pouring rain and cold...

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...
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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...

A legacy lives on at the Burgo Basketball Association

While a few are vying to get their name on the new Burgo Basketball Association Basketball Complex through monetary donations, the association had a very different naming ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 29. Association President Steve Burgo announced one...

Darian Dias digs deep to achieve 1,000 career digs for Bishop Stang volleyball

[Editor’s Note: This story was submitted by Sophomore Chrishtiona Stephenson, editor of the Bishop Stang Script and member of the varsity volleyball team.] “It wasn’t just luck or talent” said Darian Dias on Friday, Sept...

Girls soccer team learns to face adversity on and off the field

When the Dartmouth High School girls soccer team steps onto the soccer field, the players are there to learn about two things: first, how to improve their soccer skills and win games and second, how to apply what they learned to life. As a dad, a...

Boys soccer team toughs out the storm as they look to season ahead

After enduring persistent winds and pouring rain, the Dartmouth High School boys soccer team is looking to build back its momentum. On Friday, Sept. 20, the team played against B.M.C Durfee High School in a game that ended in a tie. “It was a sloppy...

Swinging into fall ball with the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League

With two outs on the board, one of the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League softball teams knew they were one out away from winning their second game of opening day on Sunday, Sept. 8. And with the crack of the bat, the final ball of the game was...

Undefeated 11-year-olds move up to the Elite Division

Back in May, the Brian Rose Bulldogs’ division one 11u team completed its travel season, winning the Memorial Day Weekend Tournament in Dayton and finishing with a near-perfect record. The boys had 27 wins, no losses and only a single tie, according...

Swinging to victory: Boys golf team aims for sectionals

After graduating eight seniors last year, the Dartmouth High School boys golf team is looking a little different. This season, only four athletes returned and four freshmen joined, making the team “a little young this year,” Head Coach Michael...

Cyclists pedaling for petals to stop in Dartmouth for tree planting

Seventy-nine cyclists traveling 430 miles in the 2024 Tour des Trees will be stopping in Dartmouth among a few other towns to plant trees. The ride, which raises money for the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, begins in Stamford,...

Going the distance — Dartmouth cross country athletes head to the starting line

The Dartmouth High School cross country teams started the season with a goal, but not one that’s scored in many other sports. This season, both teams are “young,” said Head Coach Hilary Sousa. “We’re trying to rebuild.” Sousa, who has been coaching...

Progress on the ‘path’ to a safe commute

It was an “absolutely gorgeous” day for a ride, with the sun out and the breeze blowing, as about 160 cyclists made their way through Dartmouth for 35 miles as a part of the South Coast Bikeway Alliance’s sixth annual Pedal for the Path. The ride is...

DGAL hockey fields all the fun opening day

Dartmouth Girls Athletic League’s field hockey opening day is “our favorite part of the season,” said Field Hockey Commissioner Nicole Mello. On a “beautiful,” cloudless day Sunday, Sept. 8, field hockey’s 17 teams made up of 220 players hit the...

‘Battle of Slocum Road’ sees Dartmouth beat Stang, 34-0

For the second year in a row, the Dartmouth High School football team beat Bishop Stang in the Battle of Slocum Road. Dartmouth beat Bishop Stang with a score of 34-0. “It’s a pretty serious subject,” one senior at Dartmouth said. The game, which...

MetroWest Youth Basketball looks for another slam-dunk season

After losing the Division One state championship last year by only two points, the fifth grade boys in the MetroWest Youth Basketball League came out of this year’s March competition victorious against Waltham. And by only two points. “It was...

Swapping swears for sweat: Push-up penalties set tone for youth football season

Those with a potty mouth may find themselves a little more fit this football season, according to Sam Blevines, the new Dartmouth Youth Football League president, who is implementing a no-swear policy on his field. Those caught swearing will be...

Touchdown for tech: Dartmouth High athletics sees digital improvements this season

Despite overall enrollment at Dartmouth High School decreasing, Athletic Director Andrew Crisafulli said participation in sports has remained proportionately the same. “It's a good indication of the health of a department,” Crisafulli said, adding...

Big cleats to fill: Field hockey looks to a season of rebuilding

After losing their whole varsity line up to graduation, Dartmouth High School’s field hockey team is looking at a season of “rebuilding,” according to Head Coach Beth Arguin. “We’ve got some talented young kids — we’re going to fill those shoes,”...

Dartmouth’s newest ‘All Stars’ celebrate latest performance

For the first time ever, Dartmouth girls were invited to participate in the state’s All Star Games for lacrosse on Sunday, Aug. 11, according to Anthony Savastano, assistant coach. This was also the first year Dartmouth Youth Lacrosse Club girls...

Another slam-dunk season for the Dartmouth Community Summer League

After a two year win streak, the undefeated black team was finally dethroned by the purple team in the third annual Dartmouth Community Summer League basketball tournament on Sunday, Aug. 11. This was also purple’s comeback, having been defeated in...

Knights annual golf tournament continues to gain swing

LAKEVILLE — It’s a potato gun, essentially, said Steve Dakan, of Wareham, as he loaded the air cannon with another bright yellow golf ball. With the ability to shoot up to 400 yards, Dakan said the cannon was set up for the exact distance of the...

Hot dogged effort: YouTuber and friends attempt the 999 Challenge

Barefoot, Tyler Murphy made his way around the diamond, leaping his way into home base and scoring his team a run before cracking open a beer and plopping down on the grass for an “exclusive interview” with the film production’s on-field reporter...

‘It’s unbelievable’: Forty years and still kickin’ it at the DYSA

Laura Zexter remembers boxes and boxes of uniforms piled up in her living room, waiting to be counted and distributed to its respective soccer teams, but nobody was sure how many they’d need. That was 40 years ago, Zexter said, when her parents,...

Coastal Team ‘spikes’ gold at Bay State Games

After three years of just barely missing the mark, Jimmy Oliveira, head coach of the Coastal Region volleyball team, and his assistant coach Ryan Grace oversaw the win of their first gold at the Bay State Games over the July 13 weekend. The Bay...

‘Red Sox’ catch the title, sew up DYAA season with championship win

Last year, the Dartmouth Youth Activities League’s Red Sox may have lost the championship to the Mets, but they came back this year with determination and left the field Thursday, July 18 victorious. The Red Sox defeated the Giants in the...

Powerful performance by Dynamites wins tourney

The 12U Gold Dartmouth Dynamites lived up to their name. The team put in a dynamic performance to win the Summer Blast Tournament of the Dartmouth Girls Athletic League, which ran from Friday, July 12 to Sunday, July 14 at Quinn Elementary School...

Young sailors catch the breeze at annual regatta

On a sizzling hot weekend, young sailors from as far away as Texas kept their cool as they sailed in the 29th running of the New Bedford Junior Regatta out of the New Bedford Yacht Club in Padanaram Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14. More than...

‘Hall stars’: 14 Dartmouth legends inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame

Growing up in Dartmouth, Keri Branquinho had always been quite involved in various extracurriculars, but she said she was also made fun of a lot. “Sports gave me a place to grow,” Branquinho told friends, family, former teammates, coaches and dozens...

Dartmouth Youth Lacrosse Club sees season and registration success

It was only three years ago when the Dartmouth Youth Lacrosse Club didn’t have enough boys under 9 to run a program for that age group, according to Club Board member Nina McGoff. Nor did the club ever have enough girls to have a first and second...

‘More important than a win or loss’: Unified track recognized by state for sportsmanship

For the second year in a row, Dartmouth High School’s unified track and field team has been recognized by the state for its sportsmanship. Pete Smith, associate director of MIAA and liaison for unified basketball and track and field, said at the end...

Baseball defeated by Hopkinton in Round of 16, 6-2

Dartmouth High School’s last remaining team in postseason competition is out after the baseball team was defeated by Hopkinton High School, 6-2. The game, held Wednesday, June 5, was for the Round of 16 in the tournament. The team finished the...

Updated: Baseball continues Dartmouth’s success in post-season competition

Baseball is Dartmouth High School’s only team remaining in post-season competition, according to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. At the Monday, June 3 School Committee meeting, Dartmouth High School team captains came to...