By Robert Chiarito

The weather is finally beginning to cooperate with the sporting calendar here in the tri-town area as local high school teams were able to play a nearly full slate of games over the past week.

Old Colony's Baseball Team is off to a very quick start to the season, winning their first five games before they lost their first game of the season. The team was 2-1 this past week beginning with a 4-3 win at home over Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical High School on Wednesday, April 9. Cam Bacchiocchi was a complete game winner allowing four hits and a walk while striking out three over seven innings. The Cougars followed the win with a 10-5 victory over Cape Cod Tech on Friday, April 11. The team began the current week by falling to Westport 10-0 on Monday, April 14. The Cougars are off to a solid 5-1 start on the year with a 3-1 record in Mayflower League play.

The Old Rochester Boys Tennis Team is off to an equally impressive start to the 2008 season. The team swept past both Fairhaven and Westport, 5-0, last week. The Bulldogs win at Fairhaven on Tuesday, April 8 saw number one player Regis Chang on the sidelines and number two Andrew Bennett stepping in with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Chang was just as dominating as ever against Case on Thursday, April 10 defeating his opponent Cody Zygmont 6-0, 6-0. ORR's number two player, Andrew Bennett, was a 6-1, 6-1 winner for the Bulldogs. On Monday, April 14 the Bulldogs faced their strongest foe of the year as they traveled to the Cape to play Cape Cod Academy. The Bulldogs came away from the match with their first loss of the year -- a 4-1 defeat. Regis Chang began the day with another strong win taking his match 6-1, 6-0. Old Rochester is now 5-1 overall on the year and 4-0 in SCC play.

The Lady Bulldogs Tennis Team has yet to lose a match this season as they have begun the year 5-0. The girls' team downed Fairhaven on the Bulldogs' home court 4-1 on Tuesday, April 8. The Ladies were a 5-0 winner at home against Case High School on Thursday, April 10 behind a 6-2, 6-0 win by number one player Mikayla Shoemaker. ORR is now 5-0 this year and 4-0 in SCC matches.

In other games, the Old Rochester Regional High School Baseball Team is 2-2 this season after picking up wins over Case and Fairhaven this past week. The Bulldogs routed Case 13-3 on Thursday, April 10. Nick Filleramo won his first game of the year striking out ten as ORR's bats provided a comfortable cushion in the ten-run win. The Bulldogs were also 6-4 winners on Monday, April 14 as they defeated Fairhaven 6-4.

The ORR Track Boys and Girls Teams ran past Fairhaven on Thursday, April 10 with the boys winning 104-31 and the girls winning 94-42. The Boys lost at home on Monday, April 14 to Greater New Bedford Voke Tech, 73-63. For the season the Boys' team is now 2-2 while the Ladies are 3-1 after lapping Greater New Bedford Voke Tech 80-54 in their half of the meet on Monday.

In softball news, the Old Colony Regional Voke Cougars are now 3-3 on the year after winning 17-2 over Cape Cod Tech on Wednesday, April 9. The Cougars lost their next two games, 7-3, to Sacred Heart on Friday, April 11 and 13-5 at home to Tri-County Tech on Monday, April 14. The Lady Bulldogs Softball Team picked up their first win of the season on Jessica Nye's run-scoring eighth-inning triple giving ORR a 2-1 victory over Fairhaven at the Dexter Lanes Field on Monday, April 14.

Mattapoisett Recreation

Irish Step Dancing with Maureen Haley will be offered every Monday from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in the Center School Gymnasium in Mattapoisett. Tri-town residents ages 5 and up are welcome! Just show up a few minutes early to register. This program runs until the end of the school year.

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