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Apponequet girls’ lacrosse defeats Sachems, preps for state championships

LAKEVILLE – While both teams scored in the first five minutes, the Lakers girls varsity lacrosse team decisively defeated the Sachems during their matchup on Friday, May 16. This was the second time the Lakers and Sachems faced each other this...

Lakers score another win against Sachems in late season game

MIDDLEBORO — The Lakers’ strategy of playing to their strengths served them well on Friday night’s boys varsity lacrosse game against Middleboro. The Lakers and Sachems faced off for a second time this season on Friday, May 16. Despite a strong...
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Running strong: Fast feet raise funds at Mullein Hill 5K

LAKEVILLE — Nearly 100 runners took off from Mullein Hill for the Christian Academy’s annual “Honor Thy Mother” 5K on Saturday, May 3 — most finished in about 40 minutes, while a fast few crossed the finish line with the clock still in the teens...

Eleven Middleboro and Lakeville runners take on Boston Marathon

Eleven runners from Middleboro and Lakeville went the distance in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21. From Middleboro, Yi Wang finished fastest with a time of 2:43:12. Katelin Erhardt finished in 4:45:50, Katie Shanahan in 5:46:56, Paige Strong...

Freshman wrestler breaks record competing on Middleboro High School team

MIDDLEBOROUGH — Middleboro High School wrestler Mila Boucher only had three months of wrestling experience when she started breaking records. Competing against mostly boy wrestlers, she finished her groundbreaking season with a 26-9 record. As a...

Middleboro High’s Newcomb makes first Sox start

MIDDLEBORO — Every Massachusetts ballplayer dreams of pitching one day for the Red Sox. Middleboro High School alum Sean Newcomb had that dream come true Monday, March 31. Newcomb was the starting pitcher for the Sox against the Baltimore Orioles at...

Bristol-Plymouth cheerleaders earn championship title

MIDDLEBORO — The Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School cheerleading team became Game Day Champions at the 2025 AmeriCheer International Championship held March 15 and 16 in Orlando, Fla. The championship performance, which took place inside the...

First Battle of the Badges a slam dunk success

MIDDLEBORO — Donned in specially made jerseys, the Middleboro Police and Fire Department protected their nets and served free-throws in the first annual Battle of the Badges Friday, March 14. . Organized by the Middleboro High School Class of 2027...

Middleboro High’s Newcomb called spring’s top pitcher for Sox

MIDDLEBORO – Middleboro High graduate Sean Newcomb continues to put up hot numbers for the Red Sox in spring training in his bid to earn a spot on the squad this season. Some baseball analysts have described him as the spring’s best pitcher. Newcomb...

Noted skier works with Middleboro-based ski team

MIDDLEBORO — Members of the Crusaders Ski Team from the Central Congregational Church in Middleboro recently had the opportunity to ski with Dan Egan, the star of 13 Warren Miller ski films. Egan skied with the team and gave them practical tips to...

Middleboro standout pitches two scoreless innings for Red Sox

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School graduate Sean Newcomb made his best pitch for a permanent position on the Red Sox roster with a commanding performance in the Grapefruit League. Newcomb pitched two scoreless innings Tuesday, Feb. 25 when the Red...

Middleboro High baseball has new coach

MIDDLEBORO — Jeff Sylvia has been named as the Middleboro High School Sachems head varsity baseball coach. He served as an assistant baseball coach for the Sachems in 2024 and has moved into the role of head coach for the 2025 season. Sylvia serves...

Athletes slaughter goals at Lakeville CrossFit competition

LAKEVILLE— A massacre took place inside the walls of Millennium Fitness Gym Saturday, Feb. 2, but there was no blood or casualties. Bodies sprawled on the floor, but they were very much alive, breathing heavily, sweating and letting out sighs of...

Middleboro High standout pitcher invited to Red Sox training camp

MIDDLEBORO — Sean Newcomb, a 2011 Middleboro High School graduate and former first round major league baseball draft pick, has been invited to the Boston Red Sox spring training camp that begins in February. Newcomb, 31, had a .46 earned run average...

Sachems start 2025 playing their ‘brand of basketball’

MIDDLEBORO — The Sachems will not rest until another black and orange banner hangs against the walls of the Middleboro High School gym. “We made it to the Elite 8 last year, so expectations are high,” said Sachems Head Coach Joe Pauze, who says he...

Lakers boys basketball faces fierce competition

LAKEVILLE— The Lakers are feeling the effects of ratcheting up their level of competition from last year. Apponequet was hit with the toughest part of the competition season right out of the gate, said Lakers Head Coach Jim Cabucio. After four...

Lady Lakers take on basketball season with heart, high expectations

LAKEVILLE— Sneakers squealed, balls bounced and teammates chattered excitedly about tactics, while Kanye West’s hip hop classic “Heartless” blared in the background. Those sounds filled the air of Apponequet’s gymnasium as the Lakers girls’...

Sachems girls’ basketball has small numbers but mighty mindset

MIDDLEBORO—They may be few, but they’re fierce. That’s the message that the Middleboro High School girls’ varsity basketball team wants to send to their opponents this season. Their competitive mindset was evident in the intense concentration...

Sachems boys basketball dominates season kick-off game

MIDDLEBORO— The Sachems and Lakers girls and boys basketball teams kicked off the season last week and faced each other over the weekend in two nail-biting games. Middleboro boys basketball walked away with a win Friday, Dec. 13 against the Lakers...

Old Colony’s Max Finney scores 1000th point

ROCHESTER — Max Finney’s youth travel basketball coach once told him he’d be the next player to score 1,000 points at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School. That was in eighth grade, his mother Stasia Finney said. It’s a goal he’s...