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.
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…
Bike share launch attracts crowd in East Acton
On June 13, curious bikers gathered on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail at East Acton Village Green to learn about The Minuteman Regional Bike Share Program from representatives of the four host towns: Patricia Costa from Acton; Beth Williams and Alyssa Sandoval from Concord;…
AB boys tennis playoffs: Revs down Andover, 4-1, advance
On June 3, in a match at ABRHS that featured a marathon contest in Second Doubles, the AB boys tennis team earned a first-round playoff victory over the Andover Warriors. In that match, the Revs’ Sashwat Ganeshwaran and Vamsi Gollapudi defeated Andover’s Aaryan…
Boston Globe honors five Acton-Boxborough athletes, coach
Five members of the AB sports community were honored in the Boston Globe’s Winter Sports All-Scholastics page: Shaylin Bernard, nordic skiing; Andrew Lu, swimming; Hanne Ridley, gymnastics; Olivia Baytarian, girls’ basketball, honorable mention; and Coach Sarah…
Student athletes move on
May 27, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School auditorium: Twenty-one student-athletes will be taking their talents to as many colleges next fall, competing in eleven different sports, across nine states. The eleven Seniors who attended today’s ceremony, hosted by AB…
Local Nordic skiing team caps successful season
Who has the most fun in the snow? Nordic skiers! Training on ever-growing landscapes of man-made and natural snow at the Weston Ski Track, and spending some fun-filled weekends on idyllic trails and steep mountains throughout New England, the Acton-Boxborough-Nashoba (ABN)…
AB softball: A full slate of games
The AB Revs softball team had a busy few weeks, with a double-header against Concord-Carlisle Regional High School (CC) on May 19 followed by a Memorial Day makeup game against Shepherd Hill Regional (SH) on May 26. Revs earn split in double-header with CCRHS after bats heat up…
AB baseball feasts on Waltham walks, while defense, pitching shut down Hawks
Despite being outhit 10-6, The AB Revolution took advantage of nine Waltham walks, while giving up only three themselves, to earn a 7-5 win over the Hawks on Senior Night. Trailing 2-0 in the third inning, the Revs broke the ice in their half when Leo Ciccone scored on a double…