The Old Rochester Regional High School boys and girls track-and-field teams emerged as champions at the South Coast Conference meet on May 20 with great performances. Wesner Archelus won the 110 meter Hurdles, setting a new meet record. Braeden Christopher won the high jump, Henry Berry won the long jump, and Malik Washburn won the triple jump. For the girls, Audrey Thomas won the 400 meter race, while Ella Milhench won the 2 mile, and Abigail Balsis won the discus.
Girls Tennis
Old Rochester hosted Somerset Berkley (13-5) on May 21 and won 5-0, completing a perfect 18-0 regular season. The Bulldogs shut out every opponent 5-0 except Apponequet (4-1 in both meetings). Seeded fourth in the MIAA Division 3 state tournament, ORR earned an opening-round bye and awaits the winner of Wednesday’s match between Auburn (29th) and Saint Mary’s of Westfield (36th).
Boys Tennis
The Bulldogs played at Dighton-Rehoboth (6-6) on May 21 and won 3-2. Seeded 16th, ORR went 5-1 in the last six matches and took a 9-8 season record into Wednesday’s MIAA Division 3 state tournament opening match against 17th seed Bishop Fenwick.
Girls Lacrosse
Old Rochester played Marshfield (12-6) on May 23 and won 19-13. The Bulldogs started the season off 0-4 but picked it up later in the season.
Boys Lacrosse
The Bulldogs hosted Fairhaven (13-5) in their last game of the year on May 21 and won 8-3. They finished the season 13-3, after starting the season 1-2. Tournament pairings for lacrosse were scheduled to be released by the MIAA on Wednesday.
Sports Roundup
By Aiden Comorosky