Friday, May 10, 2013
Make sure you favorite sports teams are highlighted on Wrentham Patch this season.
Whether it’s on the baseball diamond, at the soccer field or during a lacrosse game at a local park, spring sports are under way around Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham and we want to help share all the great moments and highlights with the community! Patch is looking for athletes, coaches, parents, booster club members and fans who are eager to show their team spirit on Wrentham Patch . News about any team – from youth t-ball to middle and high school sports, recreational teams, adult leagues and more – it’s all welcome. Here's how you can share news about your sports team this spring: 1. Start a blog about your sports team: Share stats, recaps, photos and/or videos from the game in your own sports blog. Discuss the team, coaches and …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Freshman Chandler Ross of Wrentham stands out in net for the Bridgewater State women's lacrosse team.
Led by tournament MVP Taylor Clancy (Braintree), the Bridgewater State University Bears captured the inaugural Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament championship as the top-seeded Bears downed second-seeded Westfield State University, 13-10, on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field. BSU netminder Chandler Ross (Wrentham) turned aside six shots to record her 13th win of the season. Olivia Galvin (Mashpee) led the Bears' defensive effort with five caused turnovers. In the regular season, Ross, a freshman, made 15 starts, stopping 88 shots in 226 attempts for the Bears.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Meghan Rico, a former standout at King Philip High School, is a freshman pitcher at George Washington University.
Former King Philip High standout Meg Rico and her George Washington University softball teammates will be playing Saint Louis University today in the Atlantic-10 Championship at UMass-Amherst at 10 a.m. On the season, the freshman pitcher is 13-10 with a 3.06 earned run average in 31 appearances, 24 starts. Rico has struckout 133 batters, walked 126 and opponents are hitting .198 against her. George Washington softball team earned the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship. If they beat St. Louis, they will move on to play No. 1 seed St. Joseph's Thursday at noon. The Colonials (26-21 overall and 13-7 in A10) concluded the regular season by dropping both ends of a doubleheader to Saint Joseph's at the GW Softball Field on the Mount …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Despite a strong first half, the Warriors fell 15-8 to Mansfield.
Though a quarter and a half of play and tied 5-5, it appeared the Mansfield Hornets and King Philip Warriors were in for a shootout. The Hornets, however, cracked down on defense and pulled away for a 15-8 win over the Warriors. With the loss, the Warriors fall to 3-10. Two quick goals from Conor Finerty and Mike Barressi put the Hornets up 2-0 early in the first quarter but the Warriors would use possession to get the lead by the end of the quarter. Chris White started things for King Philip with a 10 yard shot followed by a wraparound wide angle goal by Jack Riley to tie the game 2-2 about halfway through the quarter. Trailing 3-2 going into the second quarter, Finerty and Barressi struck again to give the Hornets a 4-3 lead with 10:43 …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
No child sits on the sidelines.
On Saturday, May 4, make a difference not only in yourself, but in the community, at the The Franklin 5K (formerly called Run for Bob). All ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. What began as a way to honor the life and spirit of Bob Biagiotti, a member of the Hockomock Area YMCA who passed away unexpectedly, has evolved into an event celebrating children of all abilities – through this amazing 5K race. Since she started the event 9 years ago, Kris Biagiotti has afforded local children with disabilities the opportunity to participate in programs and activities that would not have been offered otherwise. In a fashion similar to Dick and Rick Hoyt, who were honored at the 2012 Hockomock Area YMCA Legends Ball, Kris has …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Track the New England Patriots 2013 NFL Draft picks.
UPDATE (Saturday, 8 p.m.) - The Patriots were busy on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, selecting TCU wide receiver Josh Boyce in the fourth round and adding two more defensive players in the seventh round Saturday. The Pats also traded a seventh round (229th overall) and running back/returner/US Olympic sprinter Jeff Demps to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for running back LeGarrette Blount. Tampa Bay later traded that pick to the Minnesota Vikings, who selected defensive tackle Everett Dawkins. With the 226th overall pick in the draft, the Patriots chose Illinois defensive end Michael Buchanan. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end is "an extremely lean edge defender that needs to get bigger and stronger," according to NFL.com. "He flashes violent …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi was on the stage of Radio City Music Hall in New York City Thursday for the first round of the NFL Draft
Joe Andruzzi walked to center stage of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York Thursday night expecting to announce the New England Patriots first round pick and present the prospect with a Patriots "617 Boston Strong" jersey. Instead, Andruzzi spoke passionately about his adopted city, Boston and showed all watching from Radio City and around the country on ESPN that Boston remains Strong in the aftermath of the attacks on the Marathon. Andruzzi said Thursday was a day filled with positive energy and excitement as the dreams of playing in the NFL for many college prospects comes true. Andruzzi likened that sense of energy to those in Boston following the Marathon bombings. Andruzzi told the New York crowd Boston and its …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The 21st annual Wrentham Lions Club Fishing Derby will be held Saturday.
The Wrentham Lions Club is holding their 21st annual Fishing Derby on Saturday April 27, at Trout Pond behind the Wrentham Department of Public Works off Taunton Street, rain or shine. This event is for kids up to the age of 18, and is free. This event starts at 7 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. when there is the awards ceremony and a raffle. Awards will be for the single largest trout caught in three age categories plus other prizes. There will be free hot dogs and drinks available on a first come first served basis starting at 10:30 a.m. until they are out. For further information about this event contact Bob Heiselmeyer, chairman of Wrentham Lions Fishing Derby at 774-571-2180 or Bill Skinner at 508-384-7037, Co-Chairman, Wrentham Lions …
A sophomore red-shirt tight-end, Norfolk's Brandon Howard caught a touchdown pass in the UMass-Amherst football team's spring game. He was also selected as one of four players to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Former King Philip High standout Brandon Howard wore the name of Lingzi Lui, the Boston University student who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, on the back of his jersey for the University of Massachusetts football team in their annual spring game Saturday in Amherst. The UMass coaching staff selected four players to wear the names of the victims on their jersey. Dorcester native Stanley Andre, a defensive lineman, wore the name of Martin Richard, who was from his hometown, while Kylsmann Andre had Krystie Campbell's name on his jersey. Randall Jette, a defensive back from Martha's Vineyard, had MIT police officer Sean Collier on his back and senior tight-end Rob Blanchflower had "#Boston Strong." Boston Marathoner runners were …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The Boston Red Sox played against the Kansas City Royals Saturday, one day removed from a citywide manhunt that shut Boston down entirely.
A man reached out from the stream of people making the trek from Kenmore Station to Fenway Park Saturday morning to shake the hand of a military police officer standing guard. “God bless you,” he said, meaningfully. The Boston Red Sox will play doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. The second game was supposed to be played Friday night, but was postponed while the city was in lockdown mode as a manhunt for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings ensued. Boston rejoiced after that suspect, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, was arrested in Watertown just before 9 p.m. Friday. As Kenmore Square awoke Saturday morning there was a feeling of calm amid significantly heightened security. Boston University …
