Sports
Matt Githae finishes second in the long jump with a distance of 18' 7 1/2". Photo by Steve Lieman
The Groton Dunstable Boys and Girls Track team is looking strong heading into the Divisional, State, New England, and National qualifying events. Head Coach Chris Volante commented, "The girls and boys teams have had a great season so far with nearly all student-athletes posting personal best times...
Emma Hulslander's line drive base hit to center field drives in Sofie Santoro and Mckenna Vesty, she would later slide in to score on a pass ball to cap off a three run inning for GD. Photos by Matt Detora
The Groton Dunstable Varsity Softball team has started the season with a record of 3-8, posting league victories over North Middlesex, Fitchburg, and Greater Algonquin. With a very young team including only two seniors, and one junior on the field, the Crusaders are led by their four Captains...
Jenna Koch takes the pass and gets her shot past the North Middlesex goalie's challenge for a goal. Photo by Matt Detora
The Groton-Dunstable Girls Varsity Lacrosse team has started the season with a 4-3 record and is coming off a 16-10 win over North Middlesex and a Tuesday 13-11 win over Marlborough. The Crusaders showcase an attack that features multiple scoring threats, and plays with great chemistry. Head...
SAFE AT SECOND!! Groton Dunstable’s Nate Bushnell steals second base in game with Marlborough. Photo by Matt Detora, Sports Photographer
The Groton-Dunstable Varsity Baseball team has started the season with an 8-2 record, and is currently riding a four-game winning streak, during which the team has enjoyed excellent pitching, allowing just four runs in as many games. Isaac Zhang's two recent appearances on the mound were...
Anoushk Yadav wins the mile with a time of 5:05. Photo by Ellie Petros
Baseball
Crusaders go 3-0 on The Week
• G-D 1, Fitchburg0
Isaac Zhang threw a complete game shutout as Groton-Dunstable defeated Fitchburg for the teams fifth win. The senior pitcher recorded 10 strikeouts, allowing only three hits in eight innings of work. Offensively, Isaac had a pair of...
First place (score 32): Team 1: Ed Joyce, Sub Nancy Cappallo, Connie Grabowy, Phil LaFollette.
Second place (score 34, on tie-break): Team 2: Andy Palmer, Bob Arsenault, Walter Cinsavich, Sandy Ehlinger.
Third place (score 34): Team 3: Jane Barrett, Don Black, Sub Bill Seldon, Max Maxey
With two on and two out in the bottom of the fifth, and representing the go ahead run at the plate, Isaac Zhang hits it deep to right center field, sending the Nashoba outfielders in full retreat, Nate Bushnell and Cole Beigel cross the plate to tie the game (lbelow), and Isaac Zhang slides in ahead of throw for the inside the park home run (right). Nashoba would later tie the game up to force extra innings, and eventually get the win over the Crusaders. Photos by Matt Detora
In a great display of sportsmanship and solidarity, the Greater Lowell Tech and Groton-Dunstable softball teams join together around the pitching circle as medical personnel arrive to treat an injured Greater Lowell Tech player. Photo by Matt Detora
Examination of National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) data showed that partici pation in school athletics was correlated with many positive educational achievements,behaviors and aspirations in the end of Grade 12 as well as two years later. The positive outcomes included “school grades,...
The long and short of it: It was a successful trip on Wednesday, April 21 for Groton-Dunstable Track & Field in Foxboro at the Warrior Invitational. Dylan Paradis (left) placed 2nd in the shot put with a throw of 39’ 9”. Georgia Brooks (center) placed 3rd in the 2 mile with a personal best of 11:47.35, and Liam Herrmann (right) took 2nd place in the 200m with a time of 24.09. Photo by Coach Chris Volante
BASEBALL
• Nashoba Regional 9, G-D 7 (8 innings)
Wolves James Borsari (3 for 5, 2 runs), Connor Salmon (single, triple, 3 RBIs), Max Zhao (2 hits, 3 runs) and Dan Mooney (single, triple, 2 runs) fueled the visiting Wolves (3-3) offense in to rally the win over host Groton-Dun- stable (4-2)....
Joe Simeone Photo: Gardener-Webb University Athletics
Reprinted from Gardener- Webb University Athletics:
Joe Simeone hurled a complete-game shutout Thursday night to spark Gardner- Webb's 3-0 win over Winthrop in a key Big South Conference series opener.
The Groton, Mass., graduate student scattered seven hits, did not issue a walk and...