SPORTS
Messi fans flock to Gillette
FOXBORO, MASS. (WJAR) — “Its an exciting atmosphere I would say more so than the other games that I went to.” The words of Elise Schreier, a fan of Argentinian soccer phenom, Lionel Messi, who plays for Inter Miami, playing the New England Revolution in Foxboro Saturday.
Spring Sports Heat Up Despite Chilly Weather
With April vacation in the books, spring sports at the high school are at full sail as the Vineyard’s student athletes battle in their divisions across the water, diamond, court, field and track. Girls lacrosse, boys baseball and the sailing teams are leading the way so far with three...
Spring returns to Southern New England
We say goodbye to the chilly mornings and the cooler-than-average temperatures this weekend!. Although I can not say for certain that Messi will be playing tonight as Inter Miami takes on the New England Revolution at Gillette, I can say confidently bring your jacket! Temperatures during the match will fade from the upper 50s to the upper 40s.
Canoeists roll down the river for annual race
MIDDLEBORO — She sat alongside him in the boat, but Don Swarce’s border collie Sitka was not much help as he completed the annual Canoe River Race held Saturday, April 27 on the Nemasket River. “She’s not very good at paddling,’’ the former Middleboro resident, who now lives...
Track For the Future
Rowan O’Brien had taken up soccer at a very young age and thought that this was going to be his sport growing up, but after finding track, things changed for the better. Instead of kicking a ball around the field, he decided that kicking it into high gear and running past other runners was now his go-to sport.
Lincoln's Durang, Murtha, Clifford sign NLIs to continue athletic careers at D-I schools
LINCOLN – Tyler Durang’s high school football career ended with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and First-Team All-State honors last year as Lincoln High’s bruising fullback, but it unceremoniously began with an ACL tear in his knee during his freshman season that also kept him on the sidelines the following year.
Westwood High School team competes for national Academic Decathlon title
Westwood Regional High School was recently crowned as New Jersey's champion for middle-sized schools in the rigorous Academic Decathlon competition. This weekend brings a new challenge: seeing if the team can win the title of top scholastic warriors in the nation. “They’re working extremely hard,” said James Thomas, a math teacher who coaches the 18-member squad, known by its acronym WACADECA. “They got a taste of success last year and now they want more of it.” ...
Softball slugger takes significant swing in third year
For third-year third baseman Emily Power of the University of Rhode Island softball team, the 2024 season has been one of growth. Power batted in the low .200s and high .100s through the first two years of her career in Kingston, Rhode Island. However, in 2024, she has a batting average of . 284 , one of many offensive categories currently experiencing career highs. Power’s home runs (4), runs batted in (18), slugging percentage (.414) and on-base percentage (.328) are all the highest marks of her career.
Women’s track earn top three finish at Holy Cross
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team headed north on Interstate 95 to Worcester, Massachusetts to compete in the Holy Cross Invitational on Saturday, finishing third of seven teams. The Rams totaled 97 points in the third-place finish. The host of the event, College of the...
Softball battle to pair of home wins before splitting mid-week doubleheader
Pushing for a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championships, the University of Rhode Island softball team exited their week with a positive record after separate stints against George Washington University and the University of Massachusetts. The Rams’ weekend stretch with the Revolutionaries proved fruitful, as Rhode Island took two of...
Over the hump: Wednesday's MetroWest and Milford-area Fantastic Five high school athletes
What a Wednesday. These Fantastic Five (plus one) MetroWest and Milford-area high school athletes got their teams over the hump. They excelled all over the diamond, courts and on the track. ...
Third-year quarterback leans on experience in heavily-contested starting battle
The freezing temperatures and harsh winds of a New England winter have officially begun to turn to sunny days on the quad and a warm spring breeze at the University of Rhode Island. With this, the likes of basketball, indoor track and other winter sports have begun to turn into...
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