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On Saturday June 3, athletes from the Acton-Boxborough outdoor track teams competed against athletes from all divisions across Massachusetts in the MIAA All-State meet at Bridgewater State University.

To advance to this meet, these A-B athletes placed within the top four in their events at the Division 1 meet on May 27.

A highlight of the all-state meet was senior Patrick Nero who placed 10th in the 2-mile at 9:31. Nero broke the 16-year-old A-B school record (9:33), which was set by Pat Macadie in 2001. Distance coach Lisa Owen said, Pat is the consummate team player, so the 2-mile record was not his focus. It is great that he ended his career breaking a very old and very tough record.

Nero was also a member of the 4x800-meter relay team, along with Gabe Lundy, Jack Culhane, and Jack Gardiner, which placed sixth with a time of 7:59 and will advance to the New England championship on June 10.

Also placing within the top six in their event and qualifying for the New England Championship were the boys 4x400 relay team (Colin Grip, Ben Rubin, Brendan Flaherty, Matt Antes), which placed third at 3:22, and the girls 4x400 relay team (Sara Mitchell, Samantha Cannarozzi, Samantha Friborg, and Alex Saganich), which placed fourth at 4:01.

Other A-B competitors in the All-State meet were Danielle Beerman, 17th in the high jump at 5-02; Cannarozzi, 18th in the long jump at 16-06; Mitchell, 19th in the mile at 5:16; Adam Yang, 28th in the long jump at 19-01.25, and the 4x100 relay (Noah Sweeney, Matt Antes, Ben Rubin, Brendan Flaherty), 15th at 44.09.

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On Wednesday May 17 at the Regis College track, the Acton-Boxborough outdoor track and field teams competed in the Dual County League championship against the 10 other DCL teams.

The A-B boys placed first with 168 points. Coach Brian Crossman said, The 2017 DCL championship was the outdoor boys first title since 2013. It was the first and only DCL title for many of our seniors. The boys came to compete and had laser precision focus on every event.

Highlighting the meet were several first-place finishes: the 4x400 meter relay (Matt Antes, Colin Grip, Liam Murray, and Ben Rubin) at 3:26; the 4x800 relay (Pat Nero, Jack Culhane, John Gardiner, and Winston Thompson) at 8:23; Colin Grip (50.35) in the 400; Nero in the 2-mile; Adam Yang (21-02) in the long jump; Antes (22.36) in the 200; and Jack Maddox in the pentathlon.

With the top eight placements scoring, several points were earned in the sprinting events: Antes (11:20), Jonathan Wu (11.46), and Noah Sweeney (11.48) took second, fifth, and sixth in the 100 meter dash; Brendan Flaherty (23.22) and Colin Plukinsky (23.81) were fourth and eighth in the 200; and Rubin (51.13) and Murray (53.04) were second and fifth in the 400.

In hurdling, Murray (58.08), Liam Bettez (58.89), and Gabe Lundy (1:00) placed second, fifth, and eighth in the 400; and Yang (15.57) and Andrew Dressler (15.67) were second and third in 110. Liam Smith (10:27) was fifth in the 2-mile, and Dressler was third in pentathlon.

In field events, Sweeney (19-08) was sixth in long jump and Andrew Fleming (113-0) was sixth in discus. In pole vault, Matt Cox (11-6) caught the competition by surprise with a huge improvement over his previous 10-0 personal best to take sixth.

In the 800, Culhane (2:00), Justin Robb (2:04), and Gardiner (2:06) took second, sixth, and eighth places. Crossman said, The 800 took on a life of its own with several athletes taking a tumble about two seconds into the race. Culhane took a beating, but showed guts and courage on the restart and charged to a personal best by three seconds.

The A-B girls placed second at the DCL championship with 105 points, behind Newton Souths 139.

Contributing several points by completing in multiple events were senior Samantha Cannarozzi (first in long jump at 17-1, and second in the 200 meters at 25.66), sophomore Stella McDermott (first in the 400 hurdles at 1:09, and seventh in the long jump at 15-7), and Alex Saganich (fifth in the 200 at 26.91 and third in the high jump at 5 feet). All three were also on the first-place 4x400 relay (4:07), along with Sara Mitchell.

In distance events, Margaret Flaum (2:30) was seventh in the 800; Mitchell (5:23) was fourth in the mile, and Nicole Sedler (13:18) was eighth in the 2-mile. In hurdling, Lisa Zhou (17.23) was fourth in the 100, and eighth (1:14) in the 400. Phoebe Alex was eighth in the 100 meter dash (13.26).

In field events, Daniellle Beerman was third in high jump (5-0) and fifth in triple jump (33-6); Paige Roberts (28-5) was sixth in shot put; and Aditi Siriskar (8-6) and Leah Mills (8 feet) were third and fifth in pole vault.

Placing fifth were the 4x800 relay (Ally Glode, Haley Greico-Page, Sydney McCullen, and Ellen Malloy) at 10:23, and the 4x100 relay (Alex, Ally Fenniman, Annika Maas, and Nicole Leers) at 52.23. Gabby Sullivan and Anna Rychlik were second and fifth in the pentathlon.

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FRANKLIN The King Philip Regional High boys tennis team reigns supreme in the Kelley-Rex Division of the Hockomock League after taking a 3-2 decision at Franklin High Tuesday.

The Warriors No. 2 doubles tandem of junior Aidan Ignatius and sophomore Marco DiStefano overcame a 4-1 second set deficit, winning the final five games for a straight set victory to present KP (14-4, 13-2) with its decisive third team point.

Cole Ginter got his 14th win of the season with a straight set victory at No. 1 singles, losing just one game in the second set. Czech exchange student Martin Matous improved his record to 15-1 with a straight set victory at No. 3 singles, losing two games.

KP will play the second half of a doubleheader Wednesday on the Warrior courts, meeting Taunton at 5 p.m, after the Tigers play a make-up match with Attleboro, starting at 3 p.m.

Mansfield 5, Oliver Ames 0: Luke Nickerson (M) def. Joe Lorizio 6-0, 6-0; Gus Daganhardt (M) def. Nick Cavanaugh 6-0, 6-0; Peter Lally (M) def. Danny Hanley 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Max Bank-Luke Devine (M) def. Michael Souza-Greg Mueller 6-0, 6-2; Anaf Ahmed-Sam Schirmacher (M) def. Jack Simone-Alex Barnett 6-1, 6-2.

Bishop Feehan 5, Dighton-Rehoboth 0: Ben Simmons (BF) def. Sean Silva 7-6 (4), 6-2; Patrick Fuller (BF) def. Aodhan Stanfeld 6-1, 6-1; Jeremiah Sullivan (BF) def. Adam Waddell 6-1, 6-1; Tim Miller-Luke Fuller (BF) def. Colin Bushell-Logan Pimentel 6-0, 6-0; Jack Leonard-Jack Lynch (BF) def. Ryan Doan-Nick Ballerano 6-2, 6-0.

King Philip 3, Franklin 2: Cole Ginter (KP) def. Raoul Herur 6-4, 6-1; Eli Brooks (F) def. Blake Ginter 7-6 (5), 6-4; Martin Matous (KP) def. Saketh Sapparelli 6-2, 6-0; James Johnson-Derek Wu (F) def. Ryan Gemelli-Sam Colella 6-2, 6-2; Marco Distefano-Aidan Ignatius (KP) def. Rohan Herur-Tyler DePalma 6-2, 6-4.

Seekonk 4, Wareham 1: Ethan Santos (S) def. Andrew Anctil 10-3; John Hung (S) def. Kyle Peterson 10-7; Trevor Lopez (S) def. Jason Ellis 10-0; Blake Anderson-Kyle Claudino (S) def. Parker Gagnon-Daniel Minkie 10-9, 7-0; Nate Giron-Josh Flaherty (W) def. Nick Santana Rich Curza 10-6.

Seekonk 4, Wareham 1: Ethan Santos (S) def. Andrew Anctil 10-0; John Hung (S) def. Kyle Peterson 10-2; Trevor Lopez (S) def. Jason Ellis 10-0; Blake Anderson-Kyle Claudino (S) def. Parker Gagnon-Daniel Minkie 10-6; Nate Giron-Josh Flaherty (W) def. Nick Santana Rich Curza 10-5.

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THE perfect escape for the world-weary currently awaits local audiences in The Haymarket.

BATS have staged the Monty Python musical Spamalot the first local production of this smash-hit show - and their sublime slice of silliness is a genuinely laugh-out-loud treat.

First time director / choreographer Gary J Myers has bitten off a lot, but its certainly not more than he can chew. In fact, what he has served up is quite wonderful! Hes ably assisted by Neil Streeter as musical director.

Spamalot is the tale of King Arthur (a suitably regal Colin Flaherty) and his band of knights, and their quest to find the Grail / stage a musical in Basingstoke.

Along the way they encounter surly peasants, the French, the Knights of Ni, the irrepressible Black Knight, flying cows and the rest.

The show is a huge challenge for all departments sound, props, wardrobe and lighting but the society has multitasked to the max to achieve something quite special.

BATS talented actors also showcase their adaptability by demonstrating serious comedic ability and timing. Some of their stalwart performers (Ian Moseley, David Izzo) are a revelation and supporting players also do wonderful work in smaller parts: Ed Branch (French taunter), Tracey Gonzato (head minstrel), Stuart Baker (Dead Fred) and Grant Foyle (Kevin) are all fantastic.

Izzo, Nick Brannam and Pete Chandler are hysterically funny throughout the plotline about Prince Herbert whilst a brilliant Kirsty Kingham demonstrates divine comic delivery and boasts terrific vocals - as the Lady of the Lake, hilariously snarling Whatever happened to my part during The Divas Lament.

Well done to the rest of the company, too, who whizz on and off in various outfits constantly, singing, dancing, nailing punchlines and doing whatever else the show demands.

It goes without saying that Python fans will be in heaven but theres lots of general fun to enjoy, including references to other famous musicals. Other standout musical numbers include the Knights of the Round Table, You Wont Succeed in Showbiz and His Name is Lancelot.

Only the hardest heart could resist joining in with the final sing-along to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, so partake of Spamalots cheeky joy while you can. Youll feel much better afterwards.

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