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Hard-fought season ends in defeat for spring sports teams

The spring sports season has come to an end for Dartmouth athletes. Boys baseball, girls softball and boys tennis fell short June 21 in their bids to continue on in the MIAA’s state tournaments, but players and coaches are grateful to have even had...

Girls lacrosse tournament run ends in first round

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Despite a hat trick from junior captain Sorelle Lawton, the Dartmouth High girls lacrosse team’s bid for a state title came to an end after the sixth-seeded Indians lost 16-4 to 11th-seeded Needham High in the first round of the MIAA state...
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Girls softball notches solid win to move on to sectionals

The Dartmouth High softball team is one step closer to a state title following a 10-4 win over Hingham during the first round of the MIAA state tournament on Friday. Head Coach Beth Arguin was pleased by the win, especially since the team has been...

Dartmouth High baseball falls short of conference crown

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NEW BEDFORD – Dartmouth High’s baseball team will have to wait another year for a chance to top the Southeast Conference following a 4-2 loss to Bridgewater-Raynham on June 15. Dartmouth struck early, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning...

Girls lacrosse team takes conference title

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Teamwork and flexibility helped the Dartmouth High School girls lacrosse team win the Southeast Conference championship against New Bedford High June 14, head coach Chris Tresca said. The final score was 10-6. During a shortened season, team members...

Dartmouth High athletes sign commitment letters for college sports

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Dartmouth High School student athletes signed letters of commitment to play sports this fall at colleges throughout New England. At a ceremony held at Dartmouth High School June 5, seven students took their turn in the spotlight as they made their...

Sign up for the Buzzards Bay watershed ride

The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride returns for its 16th year on Sunday, Oct. 3. The annual bike ride to raise funds for the Buzzards Bay Coalition includes a 35, 75, or 100-mile route that winds past coastal farmlands, beaches, cranberry bogs, and...

‘Different, but exciting’: Dartmouth High softball adjusts to modified spring season

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After being benched following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dartmouth High softball team is back in full swing this spring. Coach Beth Arguin noted that the team started off strong, going undefeated through the first four games of the...

UMass Dartmouth to reinstate women’s tennis, swimming

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UMass Dartmouth announced Tuesday the university has reinstated women’s tennis, along with women’s swimming and diving as varsity intercollegiate programs effective immediately. The sports were among eight programs cut this past July including...

A league of their own: Residents learn the history of baseball

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There are many theories for what helped end the 86 year championship drought the Red Sox faced. Over the years, fans tried everything: placing a Sox cap on top of Mount Everest while burning a Yankees one, hiring an exorcist to “purify” Fenway Park...

Back on the water: Dartmouth High team in full sail

Despite the cancellation of spring sports last year — and a late start to the season due to the floating Fall II season earlier in the spring — the Dartmouth High School sailing team is well underway. “We have a pretty short season,” noted head...

Re-lax'd: Girls lacrosse returns to play with big win

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It’s been nearly two years since the Dartmouth High girls lacrosse team last competed at Memorial Stadium. Despite the gap in play, the Indians looked to be in midseason form as they beat Bridgewater-Raynham 16-8 to start their spring season on May...

Youth baseball warms up for summer play

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Summer is just around the corner, and early signs are beginning to pop up around Dartmouth. Youth baseball is returning to the diamonds at Crapo Field. On May 1, the Dartmouth Youth Activities Association started the season off with a rating clinic...

Dartmouth High coaches prepare for spring competition

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Two years removed from competition, spring sports are now just days away from beginning their respective seasons — and Dartmouth High’s coaches are feeling confident about their upcoming schedules. The spring season — set to run from April 26 to...

Registration open for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball

Players between the ages of 12 and 16 can sign up for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball by March 28. More than 20 teams are open to players from Dartmouth, Middleboro, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Onset and Wareham. The season will start with plenty of...

Dartmouth High kicks off Covid-era football with win over New Bedford

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For the first time since 2019, the Dartmouth High football team is back to playing under the Friday night lights at Memorial Stadium. On March 12, the Indians kicked off the socially-distanced Fall II season with a 20-14 win over New Bedford High...

Workouts, donuts at first unified basketball practice of the year

After a virtual fall season, unified basketball is back at the Dartmouth High School gym. The popular sports team started the Fall II season off on March 11 with warmup drills, a shooting competition, and plenty of donuts as more than two dozen kids...

Wheelchair tennis rolls on at Dartmouth courts

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Disabled since birth, Wayland resident Melissa Hoffman has always found solace through biweekly wheelchair tennis clinics at the Dartmouth Indoor Tennis Building on State Road. For Hoffman, she’s always seen the court as a place to forget about the...

Socially distanced practice kicks off Fall II football season

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The calendar says it’s winter, but those driving past Memorial Stadium this Tuesday would be forgiven for thinking it’s the fall after seeing a typical autumn sight: Dartmouth High’s football players back on the gridiron. On Feb. 23, the Indians...

UMass Dartmouth basketball player named Little East Conference Rookie of the Week

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UMass Dartmouth freshman guard Isaac Percy was named as the Little East Conference Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week on Feb. 15 for his performance over the course of three games the previous week. A native of Pittsfield, Mass. and a graduate of...

UMass basketball player named conference Player of the Week twice in a row

UMass Dartmouth junior guard Jordan Moretti earned her second straight nod as the Little East Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Feb. 15 for her performance in a pair of home contests last week. According to a press release, the...

Dartmouth High to participate in Fall II season

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Tom Brady won’t be the only one to step on the gridiron this month. After the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association voted to approve the Fall II season on Jan. 29, Dartmouth Athletic Director Andrew Crisafulli confirmed at a Feb. 8...

Bishop Stang’s Declan Markey nets 1,000th point

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Bishop Stang senior Declan Markey can now add his name to a very exclusive list at the school. On Feb. 5, the Dartmouth resident scored his 1,000th point for the Spartan basketball team, becoming the 13th player to do so in the school’s history. “It...

Bishop Stang senior Max Brulport signs with Stonehill College

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Bishop Stang High School senior Max Brulport of Rochester will be pitching NCAA Division II baseball for Stonewall College this fall after signing a letter of commitment with the school this week. According to a press release from the school,...

Dartmouth High hockey team makes big donation for injured Bishop Feehan player

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The hockey community always helps one of their own. Following the injury of Bishop Feehan senior AJ Quetta, the Dartmouth High hockey team recently donated $1,680 toward the center’s medical expenses. According to Dartmouth Head Coach Mike Cappello...

Bishop Stang senior Liam Santos signs with Becker College

Bishop Stang High School senior Liam Santos of Dartmouth will be playing NCAA Division III soccer for Becker College this fall after signing a letter of commitment with the school last week. According to a press release from the school, Santos...

High school hockey is back

After a week’s delay, high school hockey came back to Dartmouth — as the Dartmouth and Bishop Stang high school hockey teams restarted their season following a postponement of games in mid-January due to the Covid surge. Dartmouth High announced a...

Corsairs beat Castleton University to tip off socially distanced season

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After 332 days away from the court, men’s basketball has returned to UMass Dartmouth. In the first game of his winter season, UMass Dartmouth senior Jake Ashworth of Fairhaven scored 23 points to help the Corsairs beat Castleton University 76-41 on...

Dartmouth High boys basketball falls short in first game back

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Basketball? More like mask-it-ball. Nearly a year after they last competed, the Dartmouth High basketball team returned to the court in a 54-40 loss to Bridgewater-Raynham to tip off the socially-distanced winter season. on Jan. 22. Things were off...

UMass Dartmouth football season canceled

UMass Dartmouth’s football season will not be going ahead this spring as previously planned after the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the cancellation of the fall sports competition on Jan. 22. The league’s Council of...

UMass basketball returns this weekend

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Corsair basketball is all set to return this weekend. UMass Dartmouth will join with five other Little East Conference members in sponsoring double round-robin competition in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball for the winter season, the...

Sports on week-long pause due to spiking Covid cases

Dartmouth High School sports are on pause this week due to skyrocketing Covid cases in town, according to a Jan. 11 release from Athletic Director Andrew Crisafulli. Crisafulli postponed all in-person athletic activities until Jan. 19 after the town...

Dartmouth hockey shuts out Stang to start off socially distanced season

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Any other year, New Bedford’s Hetland Arena would be packed with fans as crosstown rivals Dartmouth High and Bishop Stang go at it on the ice. Dartmouth junior Reid Martin said that while the muted atmosphere was “a little tough,” he thought his...