Bridgewater State University has claimed the 2011-12 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Howard C. Smith Cup that is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State is seeded eighth in the 2012 NCAA Division III New England Baseball Regionals and begins its quest for the national crown on Wednesday afternoon when the Bears take on top-seeded Wheaton in opening round play in Willimantic, Conn. beginning at 1:15 p.m. EDT... READ MORE >

Worcester State junior Briana Wise was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Monday morning after earning a pair of All-New England honors in the 100 and 200 meters for the Lancers at the All-New England Championships... READ MORE >

Fitchburg State junior Emily Lane was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week on Monday morning after capturing All-New England accolades in the high jump for the Falcons at the All-New England Championships... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State sophomore Joshua Danner-Hicks was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Monday morning after earning All-New England honors in the triple jump for the Bears at the All-New England Championships... READ MORE >

Fitchburg State sophomore Zach Desrochers was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week on Monday morning after capturing a pair of All-New England honors in the hammer throw and discus for the Falcons at the All-New England Championships... READ MORE >

Westfield State University senior standout student-athlete Josh Blair has been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District baseball first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State junior second baseman Sean Riley was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week on Monday morning after earning Most Valuable Player honors during the MASCAC Championships and leading the Bears to their second straight league tournament title... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State senior Corey Batista was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week on Monday morning after tossing a complete-game four-hit shutout and fanning five in the champion Bears' 1-0 opening round victory over Salem State during the MASCAC Championships... READ MORE >

Salem State senior Katelynn Fanning was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week on Monday morning after earning Most Valuable Player honors during the MASCAC Championships with a pair of victories and a save to go with 20 strikeouts in leading the Vikings to their second tournament crown in three seasons... READ MORE >

Top-seeded Bridgewater State captured its second straight Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball championship on Sunday afternoon by breaking open a one-run game with an eighth inning rally to notch a 10-1 victory over fourth-seeded Salem State in the 2012 title contest played at Alumni Park in Bridgewater, Mass.... READ MORE >

Third-seeded Salem State captured its second Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball crown in three seasons on Sunday afternoon, as the Vikings notched a pair of victories over fourth-seeded Westfield State in the 2012 championship round by scores of 5-1 in the opener and 6-2 in the deciding contest played at Rockwood Park in Worcester, Mass.... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State University junior second baseman Sean Riley has been named as the 2012 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Year and heads the league’s all-conference squad in a vote taken of the conference’s eight coaches... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State University junior third baseman Jennifer Shaw has been named as the 2012 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Year and heads the league’s all-conference squad in a vote taken of the conference’s eight coaches... READ MORE >

This is a love story that began the instant they met on the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst, when Bob Corradi and Kathy Bumpus discovered each other in those chaotic, far-away days of 1967. They grew up in neighboring towns – Bob in Sagamore, Kathy in Wareham – but didn't know each other until college, when they were introduced by a friend of Kathy's... READ MORE >

Bridgewater State University captured its first Massachusetts State Collegiate Men's Outdoor Track & Field championship in 16 years on Saturday afternoon, as the Bears topped host Westfield State by 15 points in this year's competition that took place at the Jerry Gravel Track in Westfield, Mass.... READ MORE >

Worcester State University captured its second Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship in three years on Saturday afternoon, as the Lancers notched a 49-point victory over runner-up and host Westfield State at the Jerry Gravel Track in Westfield, Mass.... READ MORE >

When a coach retires at age 76, you can assume he’s had a long career. With Ken Perrone, that assumption resounds. “I started coaching at 15. It was a 12-and-under basketball team,’’ said Perrone, who after 30 years as the baseball coach at Salem State University is retiring next month. He started the week with a notable 669-391 record, including a 26-8-1 mark entering Tuesday’s twin bill against Framingham State... READ MORE >

Salem State University claimed its fourth straight and 20th overall Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday afternoon with a 31-stroke victory over runner-up Westfield State at the Blackstone National Golf Club in Sutton, Mass.... READ MORE >