After an undefeated season in which it captured the South Coast Conference championship, the Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ track team solidified the spot atop the SCC meet on February 12 at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. With a total score of 98 points, the Lady Bulldogs took first place in almost every event.
Alexia Gonsalves was a double-winner in the mile and 2 mile, setting a new personal best in the former with a time of 5:58. Jen Williams also contributed to two first-place finishes with a dominant win in the 55-meter hurdles and a win in the 4×400 relay alongside Gabby Pinhacos, Liz Feeney and Cameran Weaver.
Audrey Thomas and Madison Conner also contributed to the win with first-place performances in the 300 and 1,000, respectively. The boys placed third overall, with Murray Copps winning the mile and 2 mile, while Colby Gross took first place in the 300.
The Bulldogs will next compete at the Division 4 Championship meet on Thursday, February 17, at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.
On the girls side, Williams (hurdles, high jump, long jump,) Gonsalves (mile, 2 mile,) Thomas (300,) Pinhacos (600,) Feeney (600,) Conner (1000,) Aubrey Heise (600,, Jillian LeBlanc (600,) Isabella Hunt (high jump,) Taylor Green (hurdles, shot-put) and Corrine Robert (2 mile) qualified for the championship meet.
For the boys, Copps (mile,) Gross (300,) Leo Schiappa (dash, 300,) John Kassabian (1000,) Matthew Curry (600,) Tyler Trudeau (hurdles,) Calder Eaton (hurdles,) Aidan Silk (mile, 2 mile,) Jackson Veugen (2 mile,) Nolan Bushnell (1000, 2 mile) and Teddy Carroll (600) qualified.
For relays, the girls 4×800 will consist of Conner, Pinhacos, LeBlanc and Madeline Dugas, while the 4×400 will include Williams, Thomas, Feeney and Cameran Weaver. The boys 4×400 will have Gross, Schiappa, Carroll and Remy Wilson, while the fourth seeded 4×800 will include Kassabian, Curry, Copps and Torsten Brickley.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Bulldogs picked up three dominant wins last week, kicking things off with a 75-19 win at home over Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech on February 8. The win was followed up by road wins over Somerset Berkley on February 11 and Bourne on February 13. The Lady Bulldogs faced Apponequet on Tuesday and will visit Fairhaven on Friday, February 18, at 6:30 pm.
Boys Basketball
ORR’s boys’ basketball team picked up a 60-58 win over Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech on February 8. Steven Morrell and Jacob Smith each scored 12 points, while Sawyer Fox and Liam Geraghty contributed 9 each. The Bulldogs unfortunately came up short in their next game on February 10 against Dartmouth, losing 65-54 in overtime. They bounced back the next day, however, picking up a 67-58 win over Somerset Berkley. The Bulldogs hosted Apponequet on Tuesday and will host Fairhaven on Friday, February 18, at 6:30 pm.
Hockey
The ORR/Fairhaven boys’ hockey team went 2-2 in four games last week. After a 6-5 loss to Diman-Voke on February 11, the Bulldogs bounced back in the next two days with a 7-4 win over Bourne on February 12 and a 2-1 win over Somerset Berkley on February 13. Unfortunately, their momentum was halted on Monday when they lost, 4-3, against Dartmouth. ORR faced Somerset Berkley again on Wednesday and will take on Upper Cape at Falmouth Ice Arena on Thursday, February 17, at 8:30 pm.
Sports Roundup
By Matthew Curry