Brockton Dominates at Big 3 Cross Country Championships

The Brockton boys and girls cross country teams both easily took first place the 2025 Big 3 Conference Meet held on October 22. In the boys action, the Boxers, led by a first place performance from Seamus Canniff, took 8 of the top ten spots. On the girls side, the Lady Boxers took 5 of the top 10 spots, paced by first-place finisher, Aubrey Talbot.

Team Scores:

Boys
1. Brockton – 20
2. New Bedford – 48
3. Durfee – 68

Girls
1. Brockton – 24
2. Durfee – 49
3. New Bedford – 45

Boys Top 10

Girls Top 10

Durfee and N.B. Split Cross Country Meets

The Durfee and New Bedford cross country teams split their meets held in Fall River. The New Bedford boys won their meet, 19-38, while the Lady Hilltoppers captured their first victory of the season by defeating New Bedford, 26-30.

In the boys meet, the Whalers took five of the top six spots. New Bedford’s J.P. Morris led the way, finishing in 18:21. Durfee’s Zach Topolewski was second, as he broke the 20-minute barrier for the first time, finishing in 19:36. The Whalers’ Christopher Bernier (19:37), Henry Anselmo (20:47) and Connor Lipka (20:53) rounded out the top five finishers. Every Durfee runner posted a personal best in the meet.

On the girls side, New Bedford’s Madelyn Baylies finished first at 21:54. The Lady Hilltoppers grabbed the next three spots though. Anjola Olubanwo was second at 22;13, followed by Corrine Wang (24:04) and Shayla Harrison (24:26). June Wildman rounded out the top five, finishing in 24:30. Like their male counterparts, every Durfee runner posted a personal best.

New Bedford’s Serenity Coleman Wins State Title

Congratulations are in order for New Bedford sophomore swimmer Serenity Coleman, who took 1st place in the 50 yard freestyle event at the MIAA Division 1 State Championships, held Saturday, February 15 at Boston University. She becomes the first Whaler swimmer to win a state title since 2016, when Kyleigh Barao completed back-to-back state championships in the 100 butterfly.

In a thrillingly tight race, with the top seven finishers coming within one second of each other, Coleman bested Concord-Carlisle’s sophomore Elisabeth Reiling by one-hundredth of a second to take the title.

Big 3 Athletes win at MIAA South Sectional Championships

On Saturday (Feb. 8) at MIT in Boston, Durfee’s Rachael Silva and New Bedford’s Serenity Coleman emerged as South Sectional Champions. Silva took first place in the diving event (435.20), while Coleman grabbed the top spot in the 50 (24.63) and 100 (54.12) freestyle events.

Below is Silva’s title clinching last dive, a back 1-1/2 somersault with a 1/2 twist in the free position (5231D).

Durfee Dominates Big 3 Diving Championships

The diving portion of the Big 3 Conference Swim & Dive Championships belonged to Durfee. The Hilltoppers swept the top three spots in both the girls and boys action. Complete results

Diving’s Top 3 finishers:

Girls
Rachael Silva – Durfee – 271.20
Madison Ferreira – Durfee – 216.70
Sarah Raposa – Durfee – 211.45

L-R: Madison Ferreira, Rachael Silva, Sarah Raposa


Boys
Seth Vandenburgh – Durfee – 217.60
Micah Ross – Durfee – 208.10
Logan Vandenburgh – Durfee – 200.40

L-R: Logan Vandenburgh, Seth Vandenburgh, Micah Ross