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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...
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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...

Apponequet wins Thanksgiving day game against Old Rochester

MATTAPOISETT — Brody Joly said he didn’t feel the weather conditions during the game. Under sheets of ice cold rain blowing interminably, the senior running back scored four touchdowns as Apponequet Regional High School beat Old Rochester Regional...

Middleboro feasts on annual Thanksgiving Day game

For the 32nd year in a row, the Middleboro Sachems took on the Carver Crusaders in a rivalry Thanksgiving Day Football game where both teams battled through harsh conditions but it was Middleboro who ultimately won the game. The game took place at...

Cross country athletes compete at Meet of Champions

At the cross country MIAA Meet of Champions, one Middleboro High School athlete and two Apponequet Regional High School athletes competed against the top runners and top 23 Division 2 teams in the state on Nov. 16 at Fort Devens. Middleboro junior...

Middleboro, Lakeville runners to compete in Cross Country State Championships

DEVENS — Middleboro and Apponequet Regional High School cross country teams are finishing up the 2024 season on a high note. After strong performances at the Division 2 Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Fort Devens military base,...

Nov. 24 5K honors late Middleboro coach

MIDDLEBORO — A 5k race honoring late Middleboro High School coach Tim Harnett will be held Sunday, Nov. 24. The Middleboro All Sports Boosters Association Tim Harnett 5k begins at 10 a.m. and will start and finish at the Middleboro High School...

Middleboro youth scores a win at Elks Regional Soccer Shoot

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro teen Noelle MacDonald sure knows how to score a goal, at least that’s what she proved at the Regional Elks Soccer Shoot Championships held on the weekend of Nov. 3. MacDonald took home first place in the U14 division at the...

Field of dreams and dedication: Ceremony honors Joe Arruda

MIDDLEBORO — His given name is Joe Arruda, but Middleboro Parks Department Superintendent Fran Cass has another, more recognizable moniker for the owner of Bridgewater-Raynham Sand & Stone. He calls him, simply, “Superman.’’ Like the fictional...

Wood Street fields to be dedicated Oct. 26

MIDDLEBORO — The grand opening of Wood Street fields will take place Saturday, Oct. 26. A ceremony and the first pitch will be thrown at noon. The field, which is located at 163 Wood St., will be dedicated to Joe Arruda.

A dash to victory: Sachems defeat area schools in cross country meet

MIDDLEBORO — The team’s home meet against Sandwich High School and Carver Middle High School brought a day of personal records for Middleboro High School’s cross country teams. Both the girls and boys varsity teams won their meets on Thursday, Oct...

Lady Lakers defeat Sachems in soccer matchup

MIDDLEBORO — After taking a decisive lead in the first half, the Lakers girls soccer team came out with a 3-0 victory at its match against Middleboro High School on Friday, Oct. 11. The Lakers started off strong, scoring the first goal within the...

Middleboro native to 'knock out' cancer in boxing competition

Middleboro — Middleboro local Courtney Grey is about to take what it means to fight for a cure to a whole new level. On Thursday, Oct. 10, Grey will participate in the Haymakers for Hope Belles of the Brawl XI boxing competition at MGM Music Hall at...

Middleboro Cobras are Super Bowl champions

MIDDLEBORO — After a “nail-biting” championship game, the Middleboro Cobras have taken home the gold. The semi professional football team defeated the Southern Vermont Storm 10-7 on Saturday, Oct. 5, earning them the title of 2024 New England...

Cobras player retires, says 35 years with team is ‘a gift’

MIDDLEBORO — When Garrett Perry stares out into Battis Field, three decades of memories flash before his eyes under the stadium lights. Perry played his last game on the home field of the Middleboro Cobras on Saturday, Sept. 28, marking the end of a...

Super former Patriots Bowl over fans at appearance

MIDDLEBORO — A quartet of former New England Patriots gave their hands a workout at Vintage Vault on Sunday, Sept. 30, signing hundreds of pictures and footballs for kids and collectors. Steve Nelson and Ronnie Lippett were two of the players when...

Lakers cross country teams are a ‘great pack’ of athletes

MARION — The Apponequet Regional High School cross country program went over the river and through the woods Tuesday, Sept. 24. The boys and girls cross country teams traveled to face Old Rochester Regional High School — a bus trip that almost...

Youngsters are kicking it at annual soccer shoot

MIDDLEBORO — The temperature barely cracked 60, but the soccer balls were coming in hot at the soccer shoot held Sept. 22 at the fields off Purchase Street. The annual event, sponsored by the Middleboro Elks, gives youngsters ages six to 12 a chance...

Lakeville residents to participate in Jimmy Fund walk

LAKEVILLE – Five residents from Lakeville will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund walk presented by Hyundai on Sunday, October 6. Chastity Froio, Fred Reagan, Timothy Brennan, Sharon DeCosta, and Jayadhara Dharan, along with thousands of...

Middleboro, Apponequet volleyball prepare for strong seasons

LAKEVILLE – While the outcome of a Friday, Sept. 14 varsity volleyball game between Middleboro High School and Apponequet Regional High School ended with a 3-1 win for the Lakers, both teams have a lot in common at the start of this season. Both...

Sachems beat Lakers in ‘hard fought’ season opener

MIDDLEBORO – For much of the Middleboro versus Apponequet football game on Thursday, Sept. 5, the score was tied 7-7. A touchdown in the third quarter propelled the Sachems to a 14-7 home field victory and a strong start to the season. "It's a...

Athletes triumph at Cranberry Trifest Triathlon

LAKEVILLE — For the 23rd year, triathletes came from all over the country to participate in the 2024 Cranberry Trifest Triathlon held at Ted Williams Camp in Lakeville on Sunday, Aug. 25. Athletes started off the morning with a swim in Loon Pond,...

Middleboro celebrates over 70 years of Summer Olympics

MIDDLEBORO — The Summer Olympics had just wrapped up, but the spirit of competition lingered in Middleboro. Last week, the town staged it’s own Summer Olympics, as it has done for more than 70 years. The decades-old tradition this year featured...

Thousands ride through Lakeville for Pan Mass Challenge

LAKEVILLE — School is not currently in session, but Apponequet Regional High School was bustling with life on Saturday, Aug. 3 as the campus served as a water stop for cyclists participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge. The Pan-Mass Challenge is a...

Summer baseball is in full swing

MIDDLEBORO – Middleboro Little League summer baseball is in full swing as the town’s top youth ball players play in tournaments and train in the intensive All Stars program. All star players are nominated by their coaches during the spring season to...