Some teams kicked off their Winter Seasons this week, while Boys’ Basketball and the track teams continued to practice in preparation of their first competitions. The highlight of the week was a season-opener victory for Girls’ Swimming over Pembroke, 98-66. Senior Molly Richards and sophomore Erin Burke turned in great performances, winning two events each, to start the season off right for the Lady Bulldogs.
Girls’ Basketball: The girls began the week with an unofficial scrimmage against Mansfield High on Monday, but their first real contest was against Durfee on Friday night. Starting their season on the road, the Lady Bulldogs got off to a rough start, winding up down 25-5 after the first quarter. They played better as the game wore on, but the outcome was a tough 54-22 loss. The girls are away at Seekonk on Tuesday and home against Fairhaven on Friday night.
Boys’ Basketball: The boys didn’t play any official games this week, but they fared well in scrimmages against New Bedford High (Tuesday) and Somerset-Berkeley (Thursday). Senior captain Evan Santos is very optimistic about this season and believes this year’s team stacks up well with last year’s version. He noted that juniors Russell Noonan, Jacob Cafarella, and Grant Reuter (a newcomer to the program), as well as senior Jared Nye, are key players to watch. The boys kick off their much-anticipated season on Tuesday against Seekonk at home, and they travel down Route 6 to face Fairhaven on Friday night.
Girls’ Swimming: The Girls’ swim season began at Kingsbury Club in Kingston on Friday night in a meet against Pembroke. Sophomore Erin Burke and senior Molly Richards powered the team to a 98-66 victory, highlighted by Burke’s wins in the 50 free (29:99) and the 100 butterfly (1:19.1). She also swam on winning teams in the 200 medley (2:14.5) and 200 free (2:01.6), joined by Richards, sophomore Megan Field, and freshman Claire Noble-Shriver in those events. Richards had big wins in the 200 free (2:30.7) and 500 free (6:49.3), which sealed the deal for the Bulldogs. Both Field (1:13.5 100 backstroke) and Noble-Shriver (1:23.7 100 breaststroke) added solo wins for the Lady Bulldogs. The girls are up against Seekonk this Tuesday.
Boys’ Swimming: The Bulldogs began their season on Friday night against Pembroke at the Kingsbury Club in Kingston. There are only six boys on the team, so it’s a bit of an uphill battle for the program. However, they put up a good fight against Pembroke, despite dropping their first meet of the season 72-51. Sophomore Riley Nordahl was the top competitor for the Bulldogs, winning the 200 free (2:38.5), the 500 free (7:08.2), and contributing to wins on the 200 medley relay (2:09.1) and 200 free relay (1:53.6). Senior Nate Wentworth, junior Adam Perkins, and freshman Tyler Kulak also contributed on the relay victories, and Kulak won the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:09.2. The boys next compete against Seekonk on Tuesday.
Girls’ Ice Hockey: The first-ever ORR Girls’ Ice Hockey game was played on Friday night in Bridgewater against Pembroke. ORR’s team also includes girls from Fairhaven, Bourne, and Mashpee high schools. The girls lost their first-ever game 7-0, with the biggest bright spot coming from freshman ORR goalie Sophie Schiappa, who made 35 saves. This week, the girls face Martha’s Vineyard at their de facto home rink, the John Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne, on Wednesday and are away at Marshfield on Saturday.
Boys’ Ice Hockey: The boys’ first game of the season was a 4-2 loss against Sandwich at the Hyannis Youth Arena. Playing at the Arena again on Saturday, the boys faced off against Dennis-Yarmouth. Against D-Y, the boys tied 1-1 off the strength of a goal from junior Sam Henrie and 25 saves from junior goalie Chase Cunningham. The boys are at Wareham at the John Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne on Wednesday and return ‘home’ to the Travis Roy Rink at Tabor Academy on Saturday against Attleboro.
Below are the overall fall team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of December 13.
Girls’ Basketball: (0-1-0)(0-0-0); Boys’ Basketball: (0-0-0)(0-0-0); Girls’ Track: (0-0-0)(0-0-0); Boys’ Track: (0-0-0)(0-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (0-1-0)(0-0-0); Girls’ Swimming: (1-0-0)(1-0-0); Girls’ Ice Hockey: (0-1-0)(0-0-0); Boys’ Ice Hockey: (0-1-1)(0-0-0).
By Patrick Briand
