The 11th-seeded Old Rochester Regional girls’ tennis team (13-3) doubled down on its 4-1 victory over Ashland with a 3-2 win on Monday at No. 6 Medfield, earning a spot in the MIAA Division 3 state quarterfinals against the winner of Tuesday’s match between second-seeded and undefeated Dover-Sherborn and Swampscott. Time and location of the quarterfinal match was not determined at press time.
The ORR boys’ tennis team, seeded ninth in Division 3, defeated East Longmeadow 4-1 but lost 3-2 in Monday’s Round of 16 at Cape Cod Academy.
The 12th-seeded ORR girls lacrosse team (13-6) defeated Dighton-Rehoboth, 9-5, on Monday and was right back at it Tuesday night in the Division 3 Round of 16 against fifth-seeded Pentucket Regional. Both ORR and Old Colony boys’ lacrosse teams were in action Tuesday.
Both the ORR and Old Colony boys’ lacrosse teams were in tournament action on Tuesday night.
The Old Colony baseball team (10-10) beat West Boylston, 11-2, to open the Division 5 tournament but lost 15-2 on Monday to second-seeded Bourne.
ORR sophomore Gavin Martin finished fourth overall in the Division 5 Outdoor Pentathlon held May 25-27 at Norwell High School, winning the Shot Put at 11.35 meters, taking second in the Long Jump (5.85 meters) and third in the High Jump (1.7 meters) and the 110 Hurdles (19.42 seconds.)
Sam Balsis factored in the same events outside of the Pentathlon competition, winning the 400 meters in 57.68 seconds, taking second in the high jump (6 feet, 2 inches), third in the 110 Meter Hurdles (15.28) and seventh in the 1,500 (5:25.44). Braedon Christopher tied for ninth in the high jump at 5-10.
Murray Copps finished sixth in the 800 in 1:59.26, and Nolan Bushnell was ninth in 2:00.48. Hunter Bishop finished eighth in the javelin at 154-08 and 13th in the discus (117-09.)
ORR boys finished sixth as a team.
ORR girls (30th overall) got two eighth-place finishes from Chloe Hurley in the high jump (5 feet even) and Emily Abbott in the triple jump (33 feet, 6 inches.)
By Mick Colageo