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Massachusetts hockey rinks to close until Nov. 7
The Department of Health cited at least 30 clusters of COVID-19 that involved residents from more than 60 cities and towns linked to indoor ice rinks. → Read More
This is going to be a different season.
The new MIAA soccer rules are out, and there’s no doubt they will change the way the game is played. The MIAA released the first of its sport-specific guidelines on Aug. 29, and many of the changes to the game of soccer were the same as the youth soccer rules released in early August, with a few additions. Let’s break them down: Do players have to wear masks? Yes. Players are expected to wear… → Read More
This is going to be different
The new MIAA soccer rules are out, and there’s no doubt they will change the way the game is played. The MIAA released the first of its sport-specific guidelines on Aug. 29, and many of the changes to the game of soccer were the same as the youth soccer rules released in early August, with a few additions. Let’s break them down: Do players have to wear masks? Yes. Players are expected to wear… → Read More
The MIAA released its soccer guidelines. What will the game look like this fall?
The MIAA released the first of its sport-specific guidelines on Friday, and many of the changes to the game of soccer were the same as the youth soccer → Read More
Massachusetts has released high school sports guidelines. What do they mean?
"For the avoidance of doubt, this guidance applies to K-12 school and other youth sports activities," the report stated. → Read More
Bill Murray was back in New Bedford, this time for a couple of burritos
Bill Murray made a stop in New Bedford for a burrito and some horchata on Wednesday. In a post by William Santiago Jr. on Facebook that was shared by the → Read More
2019-20 Girls Athlete of the Year: Old Rochester's Mary Butler
“She was one of those kids, at an early age, who was happy to go to soccer practice when she was 4. She would put her little shin guards on and off she went.” — Kate Butler, mom “The thing that stood out to me is she loved being on teams. That’s how she’s wired and how she’s always going to be. She always loved the concept and idea of being on teams and she loves to compete and she’s pretty… → Read More
The 2019-20 Standard-Times Ultimate Girls Super Team
Maggie Gallagher, Apponequet, Senior The 2019 Cross Country Runner of the Year, Gallagher went undefeated during the dual meet season, recording the fastest 5k time of any SouthCoast girls runner this year when she went 20:05 at Wrentham. She placed second in the SCC meet and 36th at the Div. 5 championship, while also setting Apponequet's home course record (19:04). During the winter track… → Read More
'It's definitely good to be back' — Introducing Area X Baseball
Erik Zine was at Shaw’s. Khai Delgado was on his couch. Adam Breault was checking his email. It may not rank that high on the where-were-you-when scale, but for many SouthCoast baseball players, the announcement of the independent Area X summer baseball league was a joyous moment. “It’s pretty sweet,” said Zine, who would have been a senior baseball player at Wareham High this spring. “It’s… → Read More
Brendan Kurie and Laurie Los Lee pick the top 2020 athletes in a fantasy baseball draft
Hi Brendan, There's nothing like enjoying a sunny spring afternoon charting a SouthCoast baseball game, but we didn't get the chance this spring. No one → Read More
Cops, Kids, Community tries to bridge policing divide with youth
How to build better relationships between police officers and local youth is a challenge nearly every department and community in the country is currently → Read More
New Bedford's Jared Shuster talks about being a first-round MLB draft pick
Jared Shuster has always been modest. But he’s also always been confident. It’s that rare combination that has helped vault him to the top → Read More
Rochester 10-year-old raises $700 selling lettuce to benefit diversity library in Tri-Town
A desire to make a difference, and a few heads of lettuce. That’s all it took 10-year-old Rochester resident Kelcey Robertson to help his fellow → Read More
Former New Bedford volleyball star hired as Old Colony head coach
Back when Alyssa Watling was playing volleyball at New Bedford High — and when her name was Alyssa Grimes — she marveled at assistant coach Katie Toomey. “I always looked up to her because I knew she could get on the court and do the skill better than any of us,” Watling said. “We never gave her a hard time. If we did, she would clear the court and show us how to play. My goal has always been to… → Read More
Introducing the next great New Bedford basketball talent: 'His name is Elijah'
Here’s the next basketball name from New Bedford you need to know: Elijah Rodrigues. Next winter Rodrigues will be a sophomore at St. → Read More
Inflammatory Facebook post costs SRTA bus driver his job
SRTA no longer employs bus driver who suggested 'target practice' of protestors on New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge → Read More
Hannah Strom released from hospital, back home in Marion
Marion’s Hannah Strom has been discharged from the hospital and is back home in Marion. After rehabbing at Spaulding Rehab Hospital in Charlestown, she was successfully discharged on Wednesday morning and was greeted by a crowd of teammates, friends and family, according to a hospital spokesperson. The Stroms own Kool Kone in Wareham, which posted on its Facebook page Tuesday night: “KOOL KONE… → Read More
New Bedford's Samantha Penacho will play soccer at Norwich University
New Bedford High girls soccer coach Andrea Nogueira still remembers her first conversation with Samantha Penacho. Penacho was a rising sophomore transferring to New Bedford High from Durfee after playing a year of varsity soccer for the Hilltoppers. “She told me she runs every morning before school starts, like 3-4 miles every morning,” Nogueira recalled. “That’s crazy. Most kids can’t get out… → Read More
New Bedford's Essiah Marcial and Alexis Maldonado will wrestle at Bridgewater State
For New Bedford High seniors Essiah Marcial and Alexis Maldonado, it all started in homeroom. Their teacher was Steve Sentes, and he just wouldn’t stop talking about the wrestling team. “I thought wrestling wasn’t for me,” said Marcial. “He would talk to me about it every day.” “I wasn’t going to wrestle,” echoed Maldonado. “But Coach Sentes told me to try it, and I did. I really liked it… → Read More
New Bedford's Cam Sylvia overcomes debilitating disease to swim in college
Cam Sylvia had all but given up on swimming in college. A lifetime goal, he had been hampered for three years by a debilitating disease, one that took him → Read More