Sports & Recreation

Plans for Coverage of School Sports

The Acton Exchange Team recognizes that coverage of sports, especially school and youth sports, is a staple of community news, and our vision going forward includes robust coverage of this important aspect of our community. Responsible coverage of Sports involves new challenges for our emerging news organization, around fairness, conflict of interest, and protection of minors. We aspire to begin regular coverage of school sports beginning with the fall 2024 season. If you would like to be part of this exciting new phase of the Acton Exchange’s growth, please email info@actonexchange.org, specifying what volunteer role you could see yourself playing.

drawing of a volleyball net

Girls’ volleyball coach Darren Gwin: “Short but mighty” team ready to go.

September 7, 2024
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Girls’ volleyball coach Darren Gwin shared thoughts with the Acton Exchange on the upcoming season. He said that the A-B Revolution competes in the very competitive Dual County League (DCL). They return eight players, including returning starters Chloe Heitman, Sanskriti Nistala, and Heloisa Bitencourt. Chloe Heitman and Chloe Kim are this year’s captains. Chloe Heitman is a returning DCL All-League Player and All-State player. She is currently 3rd all time in A-B history in kills and points. She has 656 career kills and 806 career points (kills plus aces plus blocks). Gwin said that key newcomers are 9th graders Mia…
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Two women on a cricket pitch. One is batting, and one is standing behind the wicket (similar to a baseball batter and catcher, but different).

Women’s Cricket in Acton

June 21, 2024
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“Batters”, “score runs”, “gloves”, “balls”. You’d think it’s a baseball game being played in Acton on Saturday mornings, but you’d be wrong. Add to these familiar terms, “overs”, “bowlers” and “openers”, and you know it’s all about cricket at Jones Field from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The…
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Two ball games

June 7, 2024
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Silent bats spell shutout for Revs May 24, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School softball field: The A-B Rev’s bats went dormant Friday as they lost to Merrimack Valley Conference opponent Billerica, 2-0. Each pitcher surrendered only five hits on the day, but the Indians strung three together in the…
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Teenaged boy in a baseball uniform throws a pitch. Another baseball player is ready to catch in the background.

Ball games this week

May 24, 2024
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Bedford flamethrower no-hits Revolution May 13, Acton-Boxborough softball field: The Bedford Buccaneers’ Alyxandra Rossi strode into town looking for strikeout victims, and she found twenty-one, including four in one inning, thanks to a dropped third strike. That drop, and two walks, were the Revolutions’ only baserunners in their…
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A baseball bat, ball, and glove are on the ground.

It was worth the wait for a walk-off victory

May 16, 2024
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May 2, Acton Boxborough Regional High School girls softball team: A great pitcher’s duel between A-B’s Ila Gillespie and Shrewsbury’s Marcia Bentley was ultimately decided by errors, as the A-B Revolution eked out a 4-3 extra-inning, walk-off victory over the Shrewsbury Colonials. The Revs clung to a 2-0…
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A baseball bat, ball, and glove are on the ground.

Hope at Bat: May 9 boys baseball game for a cause

May 16, 2024
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Acton-Boxborough baseball field, May 9: The color pink was abundant Thursday, most notably on the home team’s jerseys, as the A-B Revolution hosted Dual County League rival Bedford in a game to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Hope at Bat crusade against cancer. Longtime Acton resident,…
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Brilliant Pitching under a Brilliant Blue Sky

April 30, 2024
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Softball fans Monday April 29 were treated to a brilliant blue sky, and even more brilliant pitching, when the Wayland Warriors visited the Acton-Boxborough Revolution (or Colonials, according to the scoreboard) in a Dual County League contest. Hits were in short supply, as A-B’s Tia Gillespie mowed down…
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