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Bay View Second Quarter Honor Roll East Providence, RI - St. Mary Academy – Bay View, a leader in all-girls education since 1874, is proud to announce its 2019–20 Second Quarter Honor Roll. Rehoboth: Grade 7: Sienna Byrne, Honors; Molly Green-Sermak, Honors Grade 8: Amanda Abbott, Honors; Gia Assi, Honors Grade 9: Eleanor Petersen-Rockney, Honors; Ella Wasylow, Highest Honors Grade 10: Ashley Anderson, Highest Honors; Abbie Green-Sermak, Highest Honors; Jia Weingard, Highest Honors
Grade 11: Anna DeGirolamo, Honors; Alyssa Liebegott, Honors; Victoria Lopes, Honors; Megan Oliveira, Honors
Grade 12: Isabel Cruz, Honors; Gabriella Moreira, Honors Seekonk: Grade 6: Ariana Bobiak, Honors Grade 8: Julia Martin, Honors; Sophia Olivares, Highest Honors Grade 10: Jane Maciel, Honors; Margaret Mahoney, Honors Grade 12: Melina Cabral, Highest Honors; Elise Dezotell, Highest Honors; Daniella Olivares, Honors
Local Students Receive Honors at Saint Raphael Academy Saint Raphael Academy congratulates students from Bristol County who have achieved honor roll status for the second marking period in academic year 2019-20. They are: Highest Honors Grade 9: Cooper Skenyon (Seekonk) Grade 11: Meryem Oldro (Seekonk) First Honors Grade 9: Elijah Bastien (Seekonk) Grade 10: Jakob Gries (Seekonk) Grade 11: Madison Kotch (Rehoboth) Second Honors Grade 9: Evan Cady (Rehoboth), Delaney Kotch (Rehoboth) Grade 11: Samuel White (Seekonk)
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Bishop Stang Second Quarter Honor Roll The following student from Rehoboth is being recognized for his academic achievement at Bishop Stang High School in the second quarter: Adam Carulli, ‘21, Second Honors.
Tri-County RVTHS Receives Donation Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School’s Education Foundation is excited to announce receiving a $40,000 donation from the Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation (MSCF) Board of Directors, which will go towards supporting the high school and its student body. “We truly appreciate this wonderful donation from the Michael Simmons Charitable Foundation. Every day, our teachers and staff work to provide students with a comprehensive academic education and state-of-the-art technical skills through creative and cooperative partnerships with local employers. Whether for college, the service or employment, Tri-County strives to prepare students for the twenty-first century. This donation will go towards supporting just that,” said Tri-County SuperintendentDirector, Stephen Dockray.
MSCF, based out of Colorado, seeks to support organizations who embody their mission “maintenance, support, health, education.” Stephen Dockray
“Education is critical to the future of our youth, our country, and our world. Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School Education Foundation offers students a way to enhance their skills and express their creativity through its occupational & vocational education programs and its encouragement of & participation in extra-curricular competitions. By enabling and encouraging students to learn these skills, you help each individual succeed, and, in turn, they contribute to the vitality of our communities,” wrote the MSCF Board of Directors in a letter. “Thank you for your courage and vision.”
Established in 1977, Tri-County RVTHS has just under 1,000 students enrolled from Bristol, Middlesex and Norfolk counties.
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This year’s student awardees are: • Ariana Lachance – Business Development for her Hoof & Heart Animal Care business by purchasing upgraded equipment to expand her service offering. • Lauren Paine – Business Development for her Educational Animal Show with a focus on educating the public about the conservation, behaviors and adaptations of her exotic animals. • Travis Perry – Business Development for his Livestock Management business by focusing on improving his livestock handling system. • Kenzie Casper – Business Development for her floriculture business, Casper’s Creations. Kenzie received a prior grant to purchase a small greenhouse. She will be using this grant to rehab and expand that greenhouse to grow her flower and plant offerings. • Christina Russell – Business Development for her floriculture business, Wild Bean. Funds will be used to purchase a mobile farm stand to enhance her visual sales location. • Lily Dias – Business Development for Dias & Daughters Farm. Lily is expanding her cattle project and will use the funds to provide secure fencing for newly acquired property. The staff and department awardees are: • Mr. Craig Johnson – Science Department – Equipment for the development of a new “Electronics & Programming” course. • Ms. Kerstin Lindrooth – Physical Education – Development of a new Lacrosse program. • Mr. Latham – Landscape Design and Contracting – Software for inventory and labeling of plant specimens to develop the nursery program. • Ms. Gagne – Large Animal Science – Driving equipment for horse training and exercise.
The next Farm to Table Dinner will be held on September 12, 2020. Information will be posted on www.bristolaggie.org.
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Appreciating Differences Here, third grade students, Madison C. and Keegan L. authentically experience what it may be like to perform daily activities like writing and seeing with “differences”. In an effort to help our students appreciate diversity, School Adjustment Counselor, Andrea Kramer, and teacher Emily Bush, conducted a very interactive lesson aimed at helping children to accept others' differences. The children experienced what it may be like to have a vision impairment and a motor impairment. The students got a chance to experiment with wearing specialized goggles to replicate vision impairment and writing/drawing with a sock on their hand to simulate a motor impairment. As we focus on our school-wide Kindness Initiativethis lesson goes a long way in helping our students “open their
Strong Bodies /Strong Minds Pictured here, Abbie O. “giving it her all” in a 3 minute warmup run at the start of class. Physical Education teacher, Jared Kepnes, stresses the importance of having the students warm up their muscles before engaging in physically strenuous activities and exercises with a slow paced jog. Practicing their agility, Reece K. and Mason P. are challenged at the hurdle station. The students are working on jumping, landing, and balance skills by jumping off on one foot and then two feet on high/low hurdles. Look out DR track Team- here they come!
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Book and a Cookie for One and All! Many, many Kindergarten families stepped out to join us for Book and a Cookie Night. With classrooms adorned in woodland scenes or even a roaring fireplacekindergarten teachers shared some of their favorite read-alouds. After hearing several stories, students joined together in the cafeteria to create some thematic art inspired by the readings. Best of all- all atendeees were invited to enjoy a home-baked cookie made with love by our cafeteria team. Some families even won books to take home and enjoy. Pictured above: Mrs. Glynn with her new “friends”. Pictured left are Austin C. and Drew F. crafting together.
BMS Geography Bee 2020 Congratulations to all of the geography bee contestants who competed in the school-level bee! Out of hundreds of students who took the qualifying test, the top ten students faced off on January 23rd in order to determine the school winner. The following students were part of the competition: Nathan Barriere, Joseph DiGirolamo, Emily Marquis, Bryce Dowdall, Victoria D’Aiello, Haleigh Kelley, Bridget Dee, Jonah Hebda, Avery Botelho, and Andrew Gilliatt. Finishing in third place was Jonah Hebda. Bryce Dowdall placed second. Nathan Barriere earned the title of school champion and will take a qualifying test in order to move to the state-level competition where he may compete with students from all over the State of Massachusetts. Congratulations Nathan! Best of luck with the state qualifying test!
Winter Math Team On January 24 the members of our math team traveled to Middleboro where they competed against eight other Massasoit League schools in the winter math meet and brought back the second place trophy: Sean Callaghan, Lily Charlonne, Travis Chartier, Caraline Corvi, Juliana Dias, Jane Kostka, Sophia Lin, Jeff McNaughton, Kylie Mirra, Sydney Pestana, Malakai Risotti, Alex Verma, Kaelyn Whitaker, Rowan Whittaker, and Timothy ibrida. Sean Callaghan and Caraline Corvi each placed 3rd and Jane Kostka placed 2nd in the individual high score category. It was an entire team effort with many members scoring in the double digits! Our Math Team advisor is Ms. Tina Freeman.
BMS Student Art on Display Congratulations to the following students whose artwork was displayed at the SMARTS Art Show in January: 5th grade: Noah Silva, Hayden Silva, Allison Mandeville; 6th Grade: Angelina Chaves, Isabella Bouchard, Henry Murdock, Riley Clement, Molly Fortin, Avery Brown; 7th Grade: Aubree Miller, Kiley Miranda, Olivia Visinho, Sophie Pequeneza, Patipan Sintorn, Hailey McCracken, Sophie DiRenzo, Skyla Perry ; 8th Grade: Ava Wasylow, Nevaeh Sullivan, Luke Lindberg, Riley D’Alessio, Juliana Dias, Jaylin Gaudreau, Aidan LeBlanc, and Rowan Whittaker.
Beckwith’s Great Debaters On January 30, 2020, Beckwith’s Debate Team competed in the Massasoit League winter tournament at Berkley Middle School. Our debate team, which is comprised of students in grades seven and eight, have been researching and preparing their contentions and debate skills for the past three months. Our teams paired up and
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We were proud to see that every BMS team won at least one round, with some winning a second round. Seventh graders Ella Malinowski with Aubree Miller made it all the way to the semi-finals where they debated “banning plastic straws” as they finished just four points below the team that won the final competition. Way to go Great Debaters! Students who won the first round, debating “mandatory recess for middle schools in the State of Massachusetts,” included Donny Azar with Jocelyn Borkowski, Charlie Roth with Brendan Henneous, Ben Pray with Anthony Mercer, Ella Malinowski with Aubree Miller, and Sarah Lima with Hazel Thomas. The second round topic “Instagram discontinuing likes” was won by Charlie Roth with Brendan Henneous and Ella Malinowski with Aubree Miller. In the true spirit of D-R district collaboration, ach Thompson combined with a Dighton student to compete and won for his opening speech of the second round topic.
Congratulations to each Beckwith Debate Team member: Jocelyn Borkowski, Hazel Thomas, Sarah Lima, Aubree Miller, Ella Malinowski, Charlie Roth, Brendan Henneous, Ben Pray, Anthony Mercer, Donny Azar, and ach Thompson. They did an
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Beckwith Bookmark Contest Congratulations to grade 6 student Laura Breault and grade 7 student Aubree Miller whose bookmark designs were chosen to represent Beckwith Middle School in the 2020 Massachusetts School Library Association’s Bookmark Contest. This year’s bookmark theme is “School Libraries Build Strong Communities.” The Related Arts team of teachers selected finalists for Division III (Grades 4 to 6), and Division IV (Grades 7 to 12) from the entries submitted by Beckwith students for the school-level contest. Now, our Beckwith students’ winning designs have moved on to the statewide competition. Award winners for the entire state will be announced on March 30, 2020. Good luck Laura and Aubree! Peace Poster Contest Winners of this year’s Rehoboth Lions and Rehoboth Anawan Lions Club Peace Poster Contests are sixth graders Molly House
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and Lexi Hyder. The theme this year was Journey through Peace. Special thanks to the Lions and art teacher Miss Faletra for making this opportunity possible for our students. AHA Play for Heart The American Heart Association Fundraiser has just kicked off at Beckwith Middle School! Students in all grades have been asked to raise money and awareness for research, education, medical training, and community programs involving heart health and heart disease. Our school has ranked #1 in raising money in our region over the past three years and we expect nothing less this year! We will also be hosting the Play for Heart Event, which includes 3 v 3 dodge ball, 3 v 3 basketball, 4-square, and corn hole. It’s always a great time and shows our students and staff that being active is important to heart health. Donations will be accepted through the month of February.
Lady Raiders It was another successful year for the Lady Raiders basketball team. The team finished 14-2 and are Champions of their division! The team also repeated as Hurley Tournament Champions with the team beating Warren, Somerset, and Freetown-Lakeville. Laura DeGirolamo was named tournament MVP. The 2019-2020 Lady Raiders team was led by 8th graders Ava Wasylow, Gianna Viola, Kaelyn Whitaker, Elaina Flood, Maddie Gomes, Caraline Corvi, and Laura DeGirolamo. This class of girls ended their career with a combined two-year record of 36 wins and just 3 losses. Congratulations ladies on another great season and a great career at D.L. Beckwith Middle School. The girls were coached by Mrs. Carol Jerauld. Raiders Basketball It was a slow start to the season for the Beckwith Raiders (5- 10). We had a great group of boys who practiced hard and played with heart. Every player was a very important part of the success that we had towards the end of the season, due to playing as one team. We had a strong eighth grade group that led the team. Evan Dunn showed a tremendous amount of skill on both the offensive and defensive end. His ability to shoot and distribute the ball as a guard made it tough for opponents to guard him. Ricky Deppisch, a skillful shooter, could hit shots from inside as well as perimeter shots from outside. Adam Freitas, an athletic guard, used his athleticism and speed to create many turnovers with his quick hands on defense which led to transition opportunities. Dylan Andreozzi, a skillful guard, possessed great basketball knowledge and could really shoot the ball. Sean Callaghan was an athletic big man whose rebounding power made him an important asset to the team. Liam O’Neill was a true team player and contributed to the team in a multitude of ways. Whether it was to play guard, bring the ball up, or grab those rebounds, he did what was asked of him without a single complaint. Nick Conte was another team player that did whatever was needed. He rebounded the ball very well and became a better player throughout the season as his confidence grew. Kevin Gousie, an athletic player, gave the opposing offenses trouble with his stingy defense and his ability to rebound as a guard. Kevin was often assigned one of the better players on the opposing team. Evan
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Sampson did a great job for us on the shooting end of the game. He always worked hard at improving his shot which was an important part of our team. Matty Suprenard got better and better as the season continued. Matty was a role player to start the season and by the end he was one of the most important starters. His defensive tenacity was like no other. It didn’t matter who his assignment was he was always ready for the challenge. Matty didn’t score a lot but by the end of the season he was a great facilitator and unselfish player. The Beckwith Raiders look forward to an exciting future with seventh graders Ben Miller, Brennan Silva, and Tiago Conceicao. All players contributed a great deal to the successful season. The boys were coached by Mr. Isaiah Brewster.
Principal’s Message Dear Families, Effort is identified as a crucial aspect of growth mindset, a term popularized by Carol Dweck in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. In Mindset, Dweck explains that success, in school, work, sports, the arts, etc., is not innate, but rather earned through practice and commitment.
At Beckwith we routinely use growth mindset language in and out of the classroom to inspire students to commit to learning. We do this because we understand the importance of practice. Brain research supports the necessity of practice when learning a new skill. As a student practices a skill, his/her brain establishes connections that lead to memory and learning. We are not born with connections in our brain that make us “good at math” or “good writers.” These pathways in the brain are created by repetition, and using information multiple ways multiple times. The best example of this is learning a language. Babies are not born with language. They learn language by listening, considering non-verbal cues, making sounds, repeating, and practicing over and over. The immersion in language makes babies learn language. When adults try and learn a second language, they often download apps that immerse the user in language. Often the apps require users to say a word, read a word, listen to a word, and use a word in a sentence in some context. The apps also have incentives for practicing. The apps are usually made by experts in language and brain science particularly in regard to learning new skills.
What does this mean for our students? To truly learn a new skill or new content, our students must commit to practice. They should be following our guidelines for homework which are listed below for reference. And, they should be learning the organizational skills to ensure they can practice effectively. The importance of homework is to teach students the importance of effort. Brain science demonstrates the significance of practice in regard to learning. If we want our students to be “good at math” or be “good writers,” we need to acknowledge that homework is critical. It is more than something that needs to be completed. Its completion leads to improvement.
Sincerely, Joe Pirraglia
Chris Solas Honored for Seekonk Youth Football Coaching Legacy
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Presented annually at the BNEFC to one youth football coach from each of the six New England states, the award is given to a coach with a love of the game of football and who is dedicated to the betterment of the game and the development of its young athletes. The recipient is inspiring and encouraging, as well as patient and compassionate. He/she is a role model who teaches the game with dignity and sportsmanship, and who ultimately leaves an indelible mark on the lives of the players he/she mentors.
Matt Brown nominated Chris and had this to say: “Chris is a coach who goes above and beyond what other coaches are willing to do. He often traveled miles back and forth each day to pick up players who did not have rides to and from practice. At one point in the season, a pair of brothers who played for Chris’s 10u team had to relocate to Taunton due to a housing situation, basically they were homeless, and Chris would travel to pick them up and bring them home after practice each day. He would often have players who had unstable family lives sleep at his house the night before a game to relieve their anxiety about showing up to games on time. Chris is a father to three children and a husband. His two boys play for the Jr Warriors and his work ethic and passion for the game of football is evident in their approach to the game every day.”
The award was presented during the clinic on March 6 in the Newport, RI Marriott Hotel ballroom. Chris had the honor of receiving his award from the clinic’s keynote speaker, Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator for the New England Patriots. Seekonk Boys Basketball The Warriors finished the season 6-14, but Seekonk was much better than the record indicated. Several of their losses were by single digits, including a double overtime loss to division champion Wareham. Seekonk bids farewell to five seniors: Kam Casala, Kevin Moszkowicz, Aidan Culpan, Matt Norris and Elijah Leonard, who played their final game in mid February against Dighton-Rehoboth. “It was nice that the seniors got to play a lot together tonight. They played hard and they played for each other,” Seekonk coach Alex DaLuz said after the game vs. D-R. “They’ve been a great group to coach. They’ve all contributed. Elijah has been an immense player for us for three years. I thought Kam and Kevin, with their leadership and how hard they play, that really rubbed off on their teammates. Matt Norris is our most improved player, and Aidan started the season on the injured list but fought back to being healthy and was a great teammate. I was glad to see the seniors go down swinging.” The Warriors will return a solid trio of players next season in Nathan Clarke, Kyle Blanchard and Jake Barreira, all three of which played big roles this season and will be in the driver’s seat in 2020-21.
Seekonk Girls Basketball The Warriors are on the verge of big things. Ater going decades with very limited playoff appearances, Seekonk qualified for the postseason for the second-straight year in 2019-20. The Warriors fell to Bourne in the First Round of the Div. 3 South tournament in the last week of February, but the fact they were able to continue to qualify for the playoffs was a good sign for coach Bill Paulo’s squad. “They’ve done a great job getting to this point two years in a row. Now we have to get past this point,” Paulo said after the game. “We’re at the door. We just have to knock it down.” One of the biggest reasons for the Warriors’ success the past few years is Mia DiBiase, a point guard who’s graduating in June and taking her game to Salve Regina in Newport, R.I. She departs as one of the best players in Seekonk history with more than 1,000 career points while also being named a SCC All-Star for all four years. Looking ahead, Seekonk will return four of five starters, as well as freshmen Ally Dantas and Maggie McKitchen, who both saw extended minutes this year and were big parts of the rotation. “We have a bright future,” Paulo said after the game vs. Bourne. Famous for our Wings and Pulled Pork Over 80 Flavors of Sauce Huge Salads • 16 Beers on Draft 12 Ft HD TV Come Watch March Madness Games On Our 12 ft HDTV!
Seekonk Track and Field The Warriors enjoyed an amazing season under the watch of coaches Matt McCartin, Earl Berwick and Jason Azulay, doing well in the regular season and continuing into the SCC Championships and the Div. 5 meet. The strength of the team was the distance events, where Hanry Jordan and Andrew Cabral proved to be a solid 1-2 punch. Jordan (600) and Cabral (1,000) took first-place showings at the SCC meet and continued to shine at Div. 5, where Cabral was second in the 2-mile, Jordan was fourth in the 1,000 at David Pedro was eighth in the shot put. The girls’ 200-meter relay team was third at Div. 5, while Hannah Bradbury (sixth in the 1,000) and Mackenzie Gingras (eighth in the shot put) also stood out among the best in the division.
Seekonk Swimming and Diving Last month we shared the success both Seekonk teams had at the South Coast Conference championships. Well, the Warriors didn’t disappoint in the postseason either. After an amazing performance in the South Sectional meet at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Seekonk headed to the Div. 2 State Championship meet at Boston University at put in solid showing against the best in the state with the girls team placing sixth overall and the boys finishing 11th. Top performers for the girls at states were Jayla Pina (third in 200IM, fourth in 100 breaststroke), Addison Abreu (seventh in 200IM) and Korryn Cartwright (sixth in the 100 butterfly), while the 200-yard medley relay team of Abreu, Natalie Kach, Pina and Cartwright was sixth and the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Abreu, Pina, Cartwright and Abigail Tenreiro was fifth. For the boys, Robert Strycharz was eighth in the 200IM and ninth in the 100 breaststroke, Blake Anderson was second in the 50 freestyle and 4th in the 100 freestyle, and divers Finn Paterson (third) and Spencer Deering (10th) performed well in the 1-meter diving.
Co-Op Hockey The Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk hockey team had one of the best seasons in program history, finishing the regular season 14- 5-1 overall and 8-3 in the South Coast Conference. The amazing season came to an end in the last week of February with a loss to Medfield in the First Round of the Div. 2 South playoff tournament. “It was just a tremendous effort by everybody all year long,” DRS coach Tom Fecteau said after the game. “The development, the improvement; this team got better each and every week. We have players from two different schools but you wouldn’t know it if you just walked into the room one day. You’d think they were all from the same school and they’ve played together forever.” There was a family atmosphere around the team throughout the season, and it was extremely evident after the playoff loss when family and friends waited outside, and even ventured inside, the locker room to congratulate the players on a successful season. DRS will bid farewell to eight seniors - Chares Lehourites, Adam Nastri, Connor Dowty, Jack Whitehead, Mackenzie Rodgers, Malachi Letourneau, ach Evans and SCC All-Star goalie Paul Jarvis - but will return a solid group and look to compete for a conference title next season. “Our seniors have done so much for the program this year, they have no idea what a positive influence they were for the whole group, on and off the ice,” Fecteau said. “Absolutely, we’re optimistic about the future of the program.”
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DR Boys Basketball The Falcons capped a successful season in the last week of February with a close, 41-37, loss to North Quincy in the First Round of the Div. 2 South playoff tournament. D-R trailed by 10 with 2 minutes left but rallied back to make it a two-point game in the closing seconds before ultimately losing. The defeat didn’t put a damper on a great season though as the Falcons won the Blue Division of the South Coast Conference, had two SCC All-Stars in senior guard Shane Mello and junior wing John Marcille, were named the winners of the conference’s Sportsmanship Award, and won enough games (14) in the regular season to host a playoff game for the first time since 2011. “Going into the year, I don’t think anyone viewed us as our (division) champion, going to the tournament, winning 14 games or being the SCC Sportsmanship Award winner,” D-R coach Bill Cuthbertson said after the playoff game. “The kids have a lot to be proud of. By every measure, the season was a wonderful success. The whole team has been wonderful. They come to practice every day and work hard. I don’t have one single complaint. I’m really proud of them. It was a lot of fun for me and I hope they had as much fun as I did.” The Falcons will graduate Mello, Ishmael Christmas and Shayne O’Neil but will return three of their five starters next season in what should be another successful campaign.
RYBSA Baseball and Softball Registration NOW OPEN!!! amily discounts are available. ee our website’s registration page for more information and instructions. We welcome players from ALL surrounding communities! Become a part of a growing, fundamentally driven program no matter what town you live in. If you live in Rehoboth, but have a friend or family member interested in playing for our organization, please refer them here - 2020 RYBSA Registration. For the 2020 SOFTBALL Season, the RYBSA will continue its intertown partnership with Swansea for our Freshman and Sophomore division which has proven to be nothing but positive for Rehoboth softball and all its players.
For the 2020 BASEBALL Season, the RYBSA will continue its intertown partnership with Dighton for our AA, AAA and Major divisions, which has proven to be nothing but positive for Rehoboth baseball and all its players!
Please note that there is a mutual agreement between Rehoboth and Dighton that allows residents of those communities to only register for the respective towns in which they live.
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DR Girls Basketball Dighton-Rehoboth qualified for the playoffs again behind the strong play of senior forward Meg Reed and junior guard Emily D’Ambrosio, a South Coast Conference All-Star who led the league in scoring at 18 points per game. The Falcons’ season came to an end in the last week of February on the road against Foxborough, the No. 2 ranked team in the Div. 2 South playoffs which was charging toward another South title as of press time. Reed was the only senior, and coach Chris Perron said she will be very hard to replace next season. “She is 100% the best leader you could ever ask for,” he said. “You can lean on her. She’s 100% in practice, 100% in the pre-game meeting, 100% talking to the team after practice. She is always on. This team really needs to step up next year with the loss of her.” D-R will return four of the five starters (D’Ambrosio, Jenna Kelley, Megan Reilly and Ella Damon) and other solid contributors (Caroline Reed and Briana Malaguti) from the playoff loss next season in what looks to be another successful campaign for D-R. “It’s kind of early to evaluate for next year but we’re happy with the players we have coming back next season,” Perron said.
DR Track and Field Dighton-Rehoboth had an amazing season on the track this winter. The boys capped an undefeated season in dual meets with a first-place showing at the SCC Championship meet in Boston, and the girls also put up some strong performances in Boston in placing fourth. Both teams had amazing showings throughout the season and in the postseasons meets as well. At the SCC meet, Jared Ramos set a new school record in the 300 while Alex Violette (2-mile) and Brodie Jacques (high jump) also took first-place finishes. The success continued into the postseason and beyond, where Jacques, Seth Cordeiro and Miguel Garcia represented the boys and Julianna DaCosta, Ashley Damon and Angel Correia represented the girls team in the state pentathlon.
Rehoboth, Dighton Middle Schools to Battle on Basketball Court The future of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School basketball team will be on display this month when the Beckwith Middle School Raiders and the Dighton Middle School Lions square off on March 13 in the gym at D-R. The girls teams will compete at 6 p.m. and the boys will take court at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds will benefit the middle school sports programs.
