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 in 2025. 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.
ABRHS spring sports: Playoff preview, May 2026
Spring sports season at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (AB, ABRHS) is wrapping up and, for a lot of programs, the real work is just beginning. From state contenders to first-round upsets in the making, here’s where every team stands heading into the playoffs. Boys…
Staying active, gaining time: Why summer PE is a hit at AB
For most kids at Acton-Boxborough, summer means sleeping in, vacations, summer jobs, and getting as far away from school as possible. But for many students it also means early mornings, laps around the track, and games on Leary Field. Summer PE (Physical Education) has been one…
Sudbury launches free adaptive rail trail rides for residents of all abilities
Residents and non-residents of all ages and abilities are invited to experience the joy of cycling this spring and summer through Rail Trail Rides: Sudbury, a free adaptive cycling program designed to make outdoor recreation accessible to everyone. Hosted by the Town of…
Athletic Trainer Mr. C: The heart of the home team
NBC 10 recently aired a segment on beloved Acton-Boxborough High School Athletic Trainer Peter Cacciola, commemorating his career and featuring athletes praising him for his work. One of those watching the feature on TV was his granddaughter, Leah, six years old, sitting on the…
Warrior Women’s Sports Club grows and chalks up wins
The Warrior Women’s Sports Club is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing women’s recreational and competitive sports communities in the region. Founded just two years ago, the club, described in a 2024 Acton Exchange article, has already built a strong presence by…
BA-B qualifies three boats for USRowing Youth Nationals, makes Stotesbury final
Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (B-AB) split forces across two states this past weekend and came home from New Jersey with three tickets to the USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida, while also earning a berth in a prestigious final at the nation’s most…
AB softball: Revolution edges Concord-Carlisle 5-4, with late rally
May 18, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School: You could tell it was going to be a pitchers’ duel when each team racked up six strikeouts in the first three innings, with AB ace Aislinn Ryan going toe-to-toe with Concord-Carlisle’s Alex T. In the second inning, Ryan…
Bringing ABRHS sports to the forefront of the Acton Exchange
For the next three weeks, two ABRHS seniors will be joining the Acton Exchange as part of a school-sanctioned internship. If you follow high school sports in town, you should keep reading. I am a senior at ABRHS who will be heading to Marist University in the fall, where I will…
Mamma mia! Rowers medal on Mother’s Day
Mothers of Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) rowers took pride in their progeny on Sunday, May 10, as the BA-B crew earned podium places at the Amber Zapatka Memorial Regatta (Amber Z) in Lowell. The novice boys won their time trial and then their grand final in a photo finish.…
Softball: Revs’ juggernaut rolls on, felling Wayland, 13-1
April 30, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School: Despite notching just one more hit than their opponents (7-6),and whiffing eight times to Wayland’s seven, the AB Revolution overran the visitors by taking advantage of six miscues, five walks, and aggressive baserunning.…
Rowers earn bling in sunny Saratoga Springs
Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) crews braved rowing’s East Coast “Clash of the Titans” on April 25 and 26 and returned with three silver and three bronze finishes. The Saratoga Invitational is one of the largest sprint regattas in the U.S. More than 900 crews…
Home regatta beset by foul weather; visitors take top honors
A festive, if soggy, atmosphere prevailed on Sunday, April 19, for Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) Rowing’s only home regatta, the Harvard Henley on Harvard’s Bare Hill Pond. BA-B hosted Brookline, Shrewsbury, and Wayland-Weston (WW). Brookline girls went home with the…
AB softball: Revs pound out 16 hits, tame Lions, 12-1
April 16, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School: Sixteen hits by the Revolution, including three triples and a home run, overpowered Dual County League opponent Newton South, which collected only three, landing the home team a 12-1 win, when the mercy rule was invoked in the…
Hope at Bat: Revs walk it off in 11-inning classic
April 13, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School baseball field: After yielding four runs in the first inning, A-B’s defense held the Waltham Hawks to just one run in the next six, allowing the home team, trailing by two, to tie it at five-all in the seventh. Shortstop…
Despite deep divisions, School Committee pushes ahead with geography-based school assignment
The School Committee endorsed a major policy shift at their April 9 meeting that will change the way elementary students are assigned to schools in Acton-Boxborough. The policy change directs the District to assign elementary students who are enrolling in the District to a…
NBA legend Robert Parish tells his story at West Acton’s Silver Unicorn Bookstore
There is a number every Celtics fan in Acton already knows: 00. It is the jersey number that Robert Parish, known throughout New England simply as “The Chief”, wore during his 14 seasons with the Boston Celtics. That number now hangs in the rafters of TD Garden. And on…
Make-a-Wish ski-a-thon: Local students strap ’em on for charity
Feb. 28, Leo J. Martin Ski Track, Weston: Twenty-two cross-country skiers and their coaches from the combined Acton-Boxborough/Nashoba Valley team and Brookline High School team gathered on a balmier-than-usual night to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode…
Nearby winter fun: A smooth surface suits skaters
Jan. 3, Barker’s Pond, South Acton: Some enthusiastic skaters braved, or more likely embraced, the cold weather ushering in the new year, to play some pickup hockey games with their friends today. The recent snowfall was no obstacle, as residents Matt McDonald and his son…
Brookline pickleball community sets up for winter in Acton
What started as a weekly pickleball game between a couple of friends has become a Sunday morning community tradition. It’s now a 90-member game. With music, baked goods, and paddles, each Sunday an outdoor court in Brookline is full of players of all levels. The next step:…
Acton fetes Fourth with food, fireworks, and Thirty6 Red
July 4, NARA Park, Acton. Whether fans arrived early for the music of Thirty6 Red, or later for just the fireworks, they were rewarded with perfect weather for Acton’s annual patriotic bash. But many might have found it to be worth the trip just for the food truck…