As the 2020-21 school year approaches, one of the many issues that need to be addressed is the fall high school sports season. In Massachusetts, the MIAA Board of Directors has been in constant discussion about plans, working with the MIAA COVID-19 Task Force and the MIAA Sports Medicine Committee. “Every sports committee has come […] Read more »
Participation may not be at normal levels yet, but Mattapoisett Yacht Club is back to having fun. Just like youth sports leagues and other recreational clubs in the Tri-Town area and all across Massachusetts, Mattapoisett Yacht Club felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They had to shut down all activities as the state closed […] Read more »
Casey Allaire is still receiving awards for the impressive work she did as a student-athlete, even though her competitive diving days are behind her. After a successful high school career at Bishop Stang, the Mattapoisett native took her talents to Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. After she was named the Little East Conference’s Rookie […] Read more »
The Marion Recreation Department and The Reservation Golf Club along with their pro, Brian Mattos are offering a four-day morning Junior Golf Clinic. The clinic is designed to inspire new golfers and further the development of beginner to intermediate level. Groups will be based on experience and age developing golf skills. The clinic will include […] Read more »
Monday was a big step in the golf career of 13-year-old Westwood native Gunther Guleserian. The Blue Hill Country Club member took part in his third Massachusetts Young Golfers’ Amateur hosted at Reservation Golf Club in Mattapoisett. Guleserian beat out Matthew Oliveira (Allendale Country Club) and Aarav Lavu (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association entry) by three […] Read more »
UMass Dartmouth rocked the Corsairs community to the core on July 1 when the Department of Athletics and Recreation announced eight intercollegiate athletic programs would be discontinued. Men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s equestrian, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, co-ed sailing, and men’s and women’s tennis will no longer be offered as varsity sports at […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation is partnering with Reservation Golf Club and pro Brian Mattos for summer golf clinics. Clinics are Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Reservation Golf Club. Three sessions are available: July 13 to 16, August 3 to 6 and August 10 to 13. Sign up online at www.mattrec.net. Please email us at mattrec@mattapoisett.net with any questions. Read more »
Even a pandemic couldn’t stop former student-athletes and tri-town-area residents from paying their respects to Glenn Gardner, who passed away on May 30 at age 64 after a courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As those close to Gardner and his family entered St. Mary’s Parish in Fairhaven for his June 6 funeral Mass, […] Read more »
Although there will be no in-person race this year, the Mattapoisett Road Race committee encourages you to get out and exercise while supporting the class of 2020. Funds raised by the road race normally go towards members of the graduating class as stipends for college. We would like to continue supporting the seniors this year, […] Read more »
Ashley Soares was in the middle of Tennessee when she and her UMass Lowell teammates found out the 2020 softball season was coming to an end after the River Hawks had only played 16 of their 49 scheduled games. They had practice in Clarksville the day the NBA suspended play, then the Old Rochester Regional […] Read more »