Mike Thomas
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SOUTH SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS: Bishop Connolly faces tough task in Abington
FALL RIVER — They are playing their best basketball at the right time, and they'll need it to continue Wednesday night when the fourth-seeded Bishop Connolly Cougars take on eighth-seeded Abington at Taunton High School in the Division 4 South Sectional semifinals. Game time is 8 p.m.The Cougars are coming off a big 63-37 victory over Nantucket on Sunday, while Abington knocked off top-seeded… → Read More
FIELD HOCKEY: Somerset Berkley turns it on in second half to defeat King Philip
TAUNTON - It took a King Philip goal to get Somerset Berkley going.After a scoreless first half, King Philip's Claire Lawler put King Philip on the board, → Read More
Durfee football falls to Wellesley, 42-0
WELLESLEY — The Durfee Hilltoppers dropped their third straight football game to begin the season, falling at Wellesley 42-0 on Saturday afternoon. → Read More
The Herald News announces its girls' basketball all-scholastics
This year's crop of Herald News girls' basketball all-scholastics was a young one, giving lots of promise for the future of Greater Fall River hoops. → Read More
Bishop Stang headlines Herald News all-scholastic swimmers
Bishop Connolly made it way to the local varsity swimming scene this year, placing one female swimmer on The Herald News all-scholastic team, but the all-star team was dominated by the Bishop Stang Spartans. → Read More
Greater Fall River Dek Hockey kicks off season in new Swansea rink
Sunday afternoon proved hockey players are tough - even at 4 years old. → Read More
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Westport girls' basketball coach Mike Ponte
Mike Ponte has quietly coached one of the most successful local girls' high school basketball teams over the past three seasons, guiding Westport to a 49-17 record during that span. → Read More
COWENS AWARD: Shaelyn Carreiro of Durfee earns the high honor
Apponequet's Andrew Johnson selected as male winner → Read More
THOMAS: Honestly, referees really don't care who wins your team's game
As someone who regularly attends high school and youth basketball games, I can't help but notice the verbal attacks constantly aimed at the men and women wearing those black-and-white striped shirts on the court. → Read More
RUNNING FOR A CAUSE: Fall River's Dennis Medeiros won't let M.S. get in way of first Boston Marathon
Dennis Medeiros will be lacing up his sneakers April 16, not to prove anything to anyone, but to help raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. → Read More
50 celebrity predictions (sort of) for Super Bowl 50
The buildup to Super Bowl 50 has allowed football fans to take a good look into the NFL’s past with repeated highlights from previous Super Bowls. → Read More