Stonehill College honors 9/11 victim with field rededication

Stonehill College rededicated Timothy J. Coughlin ’80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium on Oct. 31 before its football team faced Mercyhurst University. The ceremony honored Coughlin’s legacy as a Stonehill football student-athlete and alumnus, according to a community announcement. Coughlin died at age 42 in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Family, friends, classmates, former teammates and other members of the campus community gathered for the rededication and reflected on Coughlin’s determination, integrity and heart, according to the announcement. The ceremony also recalled his call to always “Play Hard.” 3 other Stonehill community members also honored The observance, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, also honored three other members of the Stonehill community who died that day: James E. Hayden ’76, Timothy E. Reilly ’82 and Rev. Francis E. Grogan, C.S.C. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Stonehill College honors 9/11 victim with field rededication

Taunton High School students to bring 'Grease' to life

Taunton High School students will bring the music, dancing and teenage drama of the 1950s to the stage with four performances of the musical "Grease" from Friday to Sunday, Nov. 13-15. The Taunton High School Drama Club will present the production, according to a community announcement. Set at the fictional Rydell High School, "Grease" follows teenagers as they navigate friendships, romantic relationships and the challenges of finding where they belong. The musical features familiar songs and scenes, including "Greased Lightnin'," "Beauty School Dropout," the Rydell Fight Song and the hand jive. Director Justine O'Brien, a former THSDC student, said the show's themes extend beyond its well-known music."Grease at its core is more than just catchy tunes and iconic lines,” O'Brien said. “It showcases the everyday struggles of high school cliques and trying to find the place you belong and people you belong with.” O'Brien said returning to the program as director has special meaning. The director said they feel “blessed to return now and guide students through the same formative arts education that I experienced.” According to the announcement, the drama club gives students opportunities to participate in multiple aspects of theater production, including building sets, performing and developing musical

Bellingham football edged by Winthrop in Division 6 quarterfinals

BELLINGHAM — With the fingertips of Desmond Cassidy, the Bellingham High football team’s bid to reach the Final Four came to a heartbreaking end. Cassidy blocked an extra point in the second quarter and a potential go-ahead field goal late in the fourth as 12th-seeded Winthrop stunned No. 4 Bellingham, 7–6, in an MIAA Division 6 quarterfinal thriller on Friday night, November 13. With the loss, the Blackhawks end their postseason run and fall to 8–2, while the Cinderella Vikings continue to wear the glass slipper — traveling roughly 50 miles to knock off a top-four seed and advance to the Division 6 semifinals against Norwell. More: MetroWest high school football schedule/live scores (Nov. 12-14) "We made one more play—two more plays, honestly," Winthrop coach Jon Cadigan said afterward. "I mean, if he makes the extra point, we're still here. Bottom line was execution. First things first, we talked about it all week that extra points and field goals were like a play that we need to execute. So it's just like an offensive play for us. We felt like we had something where we could get a block, and obviously our guy made a play." Winthrop struck first with

MetroWest high school football schedule/live scores (Nov. 12-14)

The playoffs march on, with 64 teams still alive across the state. Massachusetts high school football teams that made their division's quarterfinals are ready to play through some more inclement weather this weekend. It may no longer be the Road to Gillette , but teams have to win the next one in front of them to reach the state semifinals. And many more are on the march toward their Thanksgiving rivalry games. After another eventful slate in Week 9, what will the opening round of the MIAA high school football playoffs in Massachusetts have in store? In the Daily News coverage area, we have 19 games to kick off over three days in Week 10 of the 2026 campaign, with three of those being playoff matchups. On Thursday night, we have seven games, then nine contests under the Friday night lights and three more on Saturday. More: Who is the Daily News Football Player of the Week for Week 9? Follow our scheduling updates and scores from Thursday through Saturday right here. MetroWest high school football coverage Time to explore 8-man football in Mass.? 2026 MetroWest schedule Statewide top 25 State's best QBs The scoreboard .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height:

Massachusetts Students Miss Weeks of School for Travel Sports Tournaments

Wellesley High School — Reported Site of Soccer Player Absences. A Massachusetts student, Soley Rodriguez Martinez, traveled to a tournament. Massachusetts school staff say sports travel is contributing to student absences. School staff around the state have told reporters that sports-related travel is contributing to student absences, according to...

B-R football’s Cam Knudsen comes in clutch again in quarterfinal win

BRIDGEWATER — As No. 2 Bridgewater-Raynham football (7-2, 2-0 Pioneer Athletic Conference) entered the second half of its MIAA Division 2 quarterfinal against No. 7 Westford Academy (8-2, 3-0 Dual County Thorpe), the Trojans found themselves in some relatively unfamiliar territory : being held scoreless. Trailing by a touchdown to the Ghosts after a defensive stalemate of a first half, B-R received the ball to start the third quarter and battled its way down field to the goal line. A determined WA defense stood as strong as advertised, holding the line and forcing the Trojans into a fourth-and-goal with just inches remaining. That’s when B-R coach Eian Bain made the call for a direct snap to one of his most trusted options on all sides of the ball in senior wide receiver/safety Cam Knudsen. As he has all fall, Knudsen found a way, sweeping to the right and in for the touchdown with 6:56 left in the third quarter. “I just went into the huddle and said ‘I love each and every one of you,’ Knudsen said. “‘Let’s do this for each other.’” From there, it was a completely different ballgame. While a rare extra point miss by senior kicker

Porkers blank Central Catholic again in playoffs

The Walpole Porkers field hockey team persevered to a 3-0 victory over the Central Catholic Raiders on Saturday November 7, 2026 at Walpole High School. Raiders (7-9-2) were seeded 28th. The two teams have met on the pitch in consecutive years in the opening round of the playoffs. In 2025,...

Home-field advantage boosts Sandwich girls soccer into quarterfinals

SANDWICH — Stressful. That’s the only word that the fourth-seeded Sandwich High girls soccer coaches and players alike could find to describe Thursday’s 2-1 golden goal victory over No. 13 West Bridgewater in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 4 Round of 16. “I don’t know if I have a lot in me,” Sandwich head coach Yvonna Press said. “It was very stressful because they had their chances and we had our chances—and the wind was quite brutal.” The wind, which was whipping at 15 miles per hour from north to south across Gerald F. DeConto Veterans Memorial Stadium, made its impact felt. Gusts even surpassed 20 mph. West Bridgewater’s only goal was a direct result of the wind when the ball skipped awkwardly off the turf and over Sandwich goalkeeper Rena Mooney’s head for Sophia Hulme to fire from point-blank range into the roof of the net. The stress of trailing in the state tournament alleviated itself two minutes later after eighth grader Ginger Gaffney scored her first varsity goal to draw Sandwich level. But the tension ramped up as the minutes passed without a goal to break the deadlock. Sandwich dominated the run of play across the second

Two years removed from one-win season, Rockland football is back in Final 4

TYNGSBORO -- They were the lower seed, but the Rockland High football team became the bullies in a state quarterfinal on Friday, Nov. 13. After giving up an opening drive touchdown, No. 7 Rockland scored 30 consecutive points to upset No. 2 Tyngsboro on the road 36-12 in the MIAA Division 7 state tournament quarterfinals at Tyngsboro High School. Rockland (5-5) advances to its first Final Four since it made consecutive state semifinals in 2021 and 2022. The Bulldogs will face No. 3 St. Bernard’s (10-0) in the semifinals next week. Tyngsboro (8-1) called the game with under 2:30 remaining on Rockland’s final possession after an unsuccessful onside kick attempt. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Rockland head coach Nick Liquori. “That 1-10 season looks so far behind us.” Just three seasons ago, Rockland struggled to a 1-10 finish after making the state quarterfinal or better in each of the three previous seasons. Now, Rockland has climbed back to its championship standard. More: Defending champ East Bridgewater volleyball returns to Final Four It’s Rockland’s second consecutive playoff win against Tyngsboro. The Bulldogs won 14-6 in the first round of the 2025 Division 7 state tournament. Tyngsboro’s only two losses

Reading v. Duxbury: Round Three

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Bus delays, upset children: Rochester Memorial School parents call for answers

ROCHESTER — Two moms say their kids have been arriving back at their bus stop late, and frequently emotional, after a new bus driver took over their kids’ route. These parents of Rochester Memorial School students raised concerns about delays and strange interactions with the driver at the Rochester School Committee’s Thursday, Nov. 12 meeting.

Behind Alpha’s stalled push into Massachusetts public schools

Three days before Springfield students returned to classrooms this fall, a district technology official got a request he was unsure about: to install new software on 30 school computers. The request came from a representative of Alpha School, a for-profit company that has drawn national attention for its polarizing education...

Silver Lake Announces 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

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Bedford, Concord-Carlisle School Leaders Present Anti-Hate Strategies at Statewide Conference

At the joint M.A.S.S./MASC conference on Nov. 4, leaders from Bedford and Concord-Carlisle school districts presented “Beyond Belonging: Creating a Culture of Understanding and Upstanding for All Students,” sharing ways to make schools safer and more inclusive. According to a Bedford Citizen report, the session brought together approximately...

Notre Dame Academy in Hingham Celebrates A+ Rating!

Notre Dame Academy (NDA), an independent, all-girls Catholic school, was awarded an A+ rating as the school’s overall grade, including academics, athletics, clubs, and activities. The 2026-2027 rankings for schools across the country were recently published by Niche, a school-rating platform. NDA also celebrated its third year of recognition for having the #1 all-girls high school athletic program in Massachusetts.

Bridgewater State professor Michele Meek examines consent in media, law, culture at book talk

On Thursday, Associate Professor of Sociology Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve and Associate Professor of Communication at Bridgewater State University Michele Meek discussed Meek’s latest book, “The Ambiguity of Consent: Consent Puzzles in Film, Television, Public Discourse and the Law,” at the Brown Bookstore. Much of the talk examined how consent’s meaning shifts and is debated in various realms and consent education in the context of sexual assault.

ABC News Live: Boston students stage walkout to call for remote learning amid surge

Hegseth's Military War College Overhaul Reduces Civilian Faculty

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered sweeping changes to the military’s professional education system, directing war colleges to prioritize instructors with military experience, restrict tenure for newly hired civilian professors, and replace traditional academic assessments with competitive wargames. The Nov. 9 memorandum, titled “Reforming Professional Military Education to Forge...

Running is hard. These students love it anyway.

Sneakers collide with the pavement as a herd of runners rush down Huntington Avenue. Boston is a runner’s city, and this culture stretches to Northeastern, where athletes flock to Northeastern Club Running, or NUCR, and the Women’s Run Club. The city’s running culture stretches back over a hundred...

Cranston Strikes New JWU Payment Deal After Three Years of Getting Nothing

Cranston's Finance Committee has signed off on a new voluntary payment agreement with Johnson & Wales University that would bring the city $150,000 a year for three years, then $100,000 annually after that, following a stretch in which the university sent the city nothing at all. The full City Council is set to weigh in at its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 16.