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Girls soccer seniors reflect on their last season

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High school sports teams have experienced a fall season unlike any other due the pandemic. For the Dartmouth High girls soccer team, while the unprecedented season required some adjustments, it ultimately had a successful ending: a conference...

Bishop Stang student signed to Division 1 baseball team

Bishop Stang senior Hayden Duke of Mattapoisett will be playing baseball in the NCAA Division 1 at UMass Lowell next year after signing a National Letter of Intent for an athletic scholarship at the university on Nov. 20, according to a release from...
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Champions: SEC title wins for two Dartmouth High teams

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The Fall 1 season has come to a close, and for two of Dartmouth High’s teams, it was a very successful ending: the girls soccer team and the undefeated girls volleyball team are both conference champions. After beating Bridgewater-Raynham 2-0 on Nov...

No hockey this winter at UMass Dartmouth

Coarsair hockey players will not be hitting the ice this winter after the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference announced Nov. 13 that it would cancel all competition for the season. “We explored countless scenarios to find a safe path...

Playoff pushes for Dartmouth High as fall season winds down

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The Fall 1 season is nearing its end — and many of Dartmouth High’s teams still have games to play as part of the Southeast Conference’s modified playoff schedule. As the first Covid-era sports season starts to wrap up, here’s how it went. After an...

Senior night standoff for Dartmouth High girls’ soccer

The stands were full on Nov. 6 for the Dartmouth High girls soccer team’s last regular season match — or as full as they could possibly get in the new post-pandemic normal. “Tonight was the only night that you could have parents in to the stadium...

'No stress, no pressure': Senior night scrimmage at Stang

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Senior night is one of the most memorable nights for high school athletes, giving players the spotlight for the last home game of their high school careers. For two of Bishop Stang’s volleyball captains, that celebration was close to being cancelled...

Dartmouth volleyball tops rival Bishop Stang, remains undefeated

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The winning streak continues as the undefeated Dartmouth High volleyball team beat crosstown rivals Bishop Stang in a close matchup on Oct. 26. Stang’s Spartans kept Dartmouth on its toes by winning the first set 25-22. After back-and-forth set wins...

Start of fall sports roundup

Things are off to a great start for Dartmouth High’s sports. Since the start of the Fall 1 season in late September, each team has seen wins in their respective sports. Here’s how their seasons are looking so far. The girls soccer season kicked off...

Pedal to the metal: Dartmouth teen makes his name in racing

While some teenage drivers occasionally indulge in the traditional donuts-in-the-parking-lot pastime, 18-year-old Dartmouth resident Derek Gluchacki takes his driving seriously. So seriously, in fact, that Gluchacki — a race car driver — is...

Dartmouth High girls soccer team adjusts to new normal

Dartmouth High School’s girls soccer team is back on the field and getting ready for its first game against West Bridgewater on Oct. 7. Coach Scot Boudria said that despite rule changes for pandemic safety — including wearing masks at all times,...

Dartmouth riders pedal for a cause in modified Buzzards Bay Ride

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Driving through Russells Mills village on Sunday , you might have noticed more than a few cyclists riding up Horseneck road — 265 to be exact. On Oct. 4, the cyclists — 24 of whom were from Dartmouth — pedaled across the South Coast as part of the...

Spartans shutout Cougars to kick off socially distanced soccer season

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High school sports are back. Nearly six months since the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association unanimously voted to cancel spring sports seasons and tournaments, student athletes are now returning to competition, including the Bishop...

UMass Dartmouth defensive back semi finalist for ‘academic Heisman’

UMass Dartmouth senior defensive end Jacob Burkead has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell trophy, an honor also known as the ‘academic Heisman.’ The National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame announced...

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...

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...