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Webster On Wheels
First held in 2009, Webster On Wheels (WOW) is Webster’s only annual community bike riding event. Held on Sunday, May 5, at Bristol Elementary School, WOW brought the community — kids, parents and adults — together for a fun and safe bicycle event. “And there were absolutely no scrapes, cuts, bruises, falls or crashes,” said one of the event’s coordinators, Dave Buck. Sunday’s event included free bike safety checks, traffic safety tips from Webster police, and a stunt show from the St. Louis Sprockets.
Check out the seedings and schedule for the Central Mass. softball tournament
The road to a Central Mass. championship starts next week, and the Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association has released the seedings and schedule for the softball playoffs. Class A. Monday's semifinals. No. 3 Nashoba at No. 2 St. Paul, 4 p.m. No. 4 Leominster at No. 1 Wachusett, 4 p.m.
Worcester native Bob Rousseau has field named after him
WORCESTER, Mass. - Worcester native Bob Rousseau has spent 61 years at Vernon Hill Park, at the baseball and softball fields, as a little league player, coach, administrator and, for the last 20 years, as the manager of the softball field. Rousseau spends hours every day raking the field, lining...
Meet the T&G Hometeam high school girls' hockey Super Team for winter 2023-24
The Central Mass. High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the player of the year nominees for girls' hockey. The winners will be announced during the live show on Wednesday, June 26, at the Hanover Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show begins promptly at 7. This award is sponsored by...
Baseball lessons: Students head to Polar Park for WooSox game
WORCESTER — Home plate, not homework. Hundreds of schoolchildren shifted their focus, for a day at least, with a field trip to Polar Park Wednesday. The students took in the 11 a.m. game between the Worcester Red Sox and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders.
St. Paul softball looks to ride momentum into playoffs
WORCESTER, Mass. — The high school softball regular season wraps up soon, and then it's onto the MIAA state playoffs for all the teams that qualify. The St. Paul softball team will be a high seed in Division 1. The Knights have had a good season and the girls want to keep that momentum going.
Pitching milestones and big performances: Cast your vote for the Hometeam Softball Player of the Week
There were plenty of great performances on the softball field last week, and Jennifer Toland found some of the best for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Softball Player of the Week. Congratulations to Hudson's Alyssa Davis for taking the top spot in last week's poll with 860 votes (26.1 percent)...
Track roundup: Ayer-Shirley, Nashoba and Uxbridge sweep league championships
SWCL Championships: Cam Caso captured the sprint double at 100 and 200 meters, lifting Uxbridge (128 points) to the team title at Tantasqua Regional. Caso won the 100 in 11.24 seconds, the 200 in 22.30. Also winning for the Spartans were Hunter Schiller (shot put, 45 feet, 1½ inches), Julian...
On the Diamond: Pitching gems highlight big week in baseball, softball
Week 7 of the baseball and softball season featured a number of highlights and top performances. In baseball, Landon Manzi (Killingly), Keyan Mayernik (Plainfield), and Ian Brais (Ellis Tech) each tossed pitching gems to lead their respective teams to wins. On the softball diamond, Norwich Tech’s Autumn Hanks and Ellis...
Hundreds: Tuesday's MetroWest Fantastic Five high school athletes reached major milestones
Stack 'em up. Tuesday's MetroWest and Milford-area Fantastic Five high school athletes hit major career milestones, they muscled balls out of the park and ensured their teams won. Without further ado, Tuesday's standout athletes: ...
'This is a really special place to be right now': Forbes, Allen help Oakmont notch walk-off win over St. Paul
ASHBURNHAM — Expectations were amped up when the Oakmont Regional and St. Paul baseball teams took the field for a tantalizing matchup with the regular season winding down. The closely contested contest lived up to the advance billing and ended with senior Ben Forbes driving a 1-1 offering into left-center for a bases-loaded single with two out in the seventh inning to lift the Spartans to a 3-2, walk-off win Monday afternoon. ...
Plenty of stellar performances down the stretch. Vote for the Hometeam Baseball Player of the Week
There were plenty of great performances on the diamond last week, and Rich Garven found some of the best for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Baseball Player of the Week. Congratulations to David Prouty's Logan Savageau, who captured the top spot in last week's poll with 736...
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