“Keith Middle School’s new athletic field is officially completed, thanks to the work of school district and City staff, and students are already getting use out of it this school year. After the addition of this new field, Keith Middle School now has a sizeable athletic field for its students.”
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By Brendan Kurie New Bedford Guide Contributor New Bedford’s Bonzie Colson II has been named MVP of Europe’s Basketball Champions League. Colson, who is playing professionally for SIG Strasbourg in France, led the BCL in scoring at 18.2 points per game and was one of two players, along with Raymar …
Read More »Mistakes unravel GNB Voc-Tech in loss to Fairhaven
By Brendan Kurie Contributing Writer It says something that the GNB Voc-Tech football team did just about everything possible to sabotage itself — turning the ball over five times, failing to score on four trips inside the 12 and committing eight penalties — but still had the ball with 11 …
Read More »GNB Voc-Tech passing attack emerges in narrow loss to Old Rochester
By Brendan Kurie Contributing Writer Watch out, the GNB Voc-Tech passing attack is starting to come together. After a rough debut against a dominant Apponequet defense, the Bears’ new-look offense started to take shape on Friday afternoon during a 17-14 loss to Old Rochester at Jeffrey E. Riley Stadium. Junior …
Read More »GNB Voc-Tech football stumbles out of the gates in loss to Apponequet
By Brendan Kurie Contributing Writer That certainly wasn’t how the GNB Voc-Tech football team imagined its season starting. Riding the optimism of a 2019 playoff appearance, there were high hopes that the Bears would prove they belong in the upper echelon of the South Coast Conference when they hosted Apponequet …
Read More »New Bedford football can’t sustain fast start in loss to Bridgewater-Raynham
By Brendan Kurie Contributor For about six minutes, the New Bedford High offense looked nearly unstoppable. Unfortunately, for the next 38 minutes, it was Bridgewater-Raynham’s running game that couldn’t be slowed. The Whalers gained 122 yards on their first nine plays, but finished with just 210 yards of offense in …
Read More »Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech Vs. Apponequet Football Preview
By Brendan Kurie Contributor There’s something brewing at GNB Voc-Tech, and it’s not in the culinary arts program. It’s out on the turf at Jeffrey E. Riley Stadium, where third-year coach Justin Cruz has generated enough excitement to get more than 100 prospective players out for a wonky Fall 2 …
Read More »Dartmouth High Football tops New Bedford 20-14
By Brendan Kurie Contributor The red zone wasn’t kind to the New Bedford High football team on Friday night. Three times the Whalers drove inside the 20 only to be turned away without points by Dartmouth’s defense in a 20-14 loss at Memorial Stadium that kicked off the 2020-21 high …
Read More »New Bedford-Dartmouth High School Football Preview
By Brendan Kurie New Bedford Guide Contributor It’s been 470 days since high school football was played in the New Bedford area. The long sabbatical ends on Friday night when Dartmouth High School hosts New Bedford High School in the first-ever Southeastern Conference football game. Here’s everything you need to …
Read More »New Massachusetts Bill To Legalize Pro and College Sports Betting Advances
By Colin A. Young, State House News Service Adults in Massachusetts would be able to bet on professional and Division I college sports in person and through web or mobile apps under legislation released Friday by a legislative panel that’s been studying sports betting for a year. The Massachusetts Gaming …
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