Saturday, March 2, 2013
A dozen student athletes were honored at the STOYAC Pop Warner banquet for achieving academic excellence.
The STOYAC Pop Warner program honored nine football players and three cheerleaders at its awards banquet Feb. 24 for achieving academic excellence. These 12 Stoughton student-athletes, all seventh and eighth graders, have been named to the 2012 All-American Scholar-Athlete Team, which is awarded to only the top 2-percent of all the boys and girls who paricipate in Pop Warner football and cheerleading throughout the United States, according to the STOYAC website. The following are Stoughton/STOYAC's representatives on the 2012 All-American Scholar-Athlete Team:
Thursday, February 21, 2013
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REAL ESTATE ROAST ROSTER: The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce is roasting another "victim" on Saturday, March 2. After previous roasts of Terry Schneider, Francis T. Crimmins, Jr. and Mike Sammarco, this year's "roastee" is Stoughton real estate legend Fred Yaitanes. Fred, along with his lovely bride Nadine Israel, owns the Fred & Nadine Realtor Team of Stoughton, which runs out of the Keller Williams Office in Easton. Fred is an active member of the Food Pantry Foundation of Stoughton, and recently directed a murder mystery at Town Hall that raised over $3,000 for SOLA (Support Our Library Association). The roast, which runs from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Portuguese National Club at 21 Railroad Avenue, will feature decadent desserts and a lot…
Friday, November 23, 2012
The B-Raiders lost to North Attleboro in the Hockomock League Super Bowl (Division 1 Junior Midget Championship) on Nov. 18. Take a look at pictures from the game (players and cheerleaders) in the media gallery.
In a back-and-forth game, the STOYAC B-Raiders fell 28-18 to undefeated North Attleboro last Sunday, Nov. 18 in the Hockomock League Division 1 Junior Midget Pop Warner Super Bowl, played at Stoughton High. This was the second straight Super Bowl appearance for the B-Raiders, who were edged in last year's championship against King Philip, 8-0. Against North Attleboro in this season's Super Bowl, Nick Spohn had two touchdown passes (one each to Joey Eartbawey and Ryan Sullivan) and Izon Swain-Price returned a kick for a touchdown. "We lost to a very solid and fundamentally sound team. North Attleboro won the line of scrimmage and therefore, won the game. I give NA a lot of credit for their coaching and personnel depth. They do not have many…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The B-Raiders beat Westwood in the semifinal round of the Hockomock League Division 1 Junior Midget Pop Warner playoffs and now face undefeated North Attleboro in the Super Bowl Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. at Stoughton High.
The STOYAC Pop Warner B-Raiders are going back to the Super Bowl after pulling out a thrilling 34-33 overtime win over Westwood this past Sunday morning in Westwood in the semifinals. With the semifinal round win, Stoughton will now take on North Attleboro in the Hockomock League Division 1 Junior Midget Pop Warner Championship (a.k.a. the Super Bowl) Sunday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. at the Stoughton High football field. The Westwood game was a back-and-forth affair between "two very evenly matched teams with many skilled athletes on both sides," coach Greg Spohn said. After the game was tied at 14 going into the half, Westwood scored to make it 20-14 and then Stoughton scored the next two touchdowns to go up 27-20. But, Westwood scored again …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The 7-2 B-Raiders beat Foxborough in the opening round of the Hockomock League Division 1 Junior Midget Pop Warner playoffs and now face Westwood in the semifinals Nov. 11, with the winner going to the Super Bowl.
A shutout win against Foxborough in the first round of the Hockomock League Division 1 Junior Midget Pop Warner playoffs has the STOYAC B-Raiders one game away from a return trip to the Hockomock League Super Bowl. Foxborough beat Stoughton 26-14 in the first game of the season, but Stoughton won the rematch in the playoffs, 26-0, Sunday, Nov. 4 in Foxborough. The B-Raiders were led by two touchdowns from Nick Spohn. Alex Sjoquist and Ryan Sullivan also scored for Stoughton. Coach Greg Spohn said the playoff win over Foxborough was a "solid all-around defensive effort, with all players contributing." The B-Raiders will be playing Westwood this coming Sunday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. in Westwood (at Westwood High School located at 200 Nahatan …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Photos from the STOYAC Mitey Mites football team scrimmage and cheerleaders performance during halftime of the Nov. 2 Stoughton High Football game.
The 7-2 STOYAC Mitey Mite Pop Warner football team played a white jersey/black jersey intrasquad scrimmage Friday night, Nov. 2 during halftime of the Stoughton High football game against Attleboro. The STOYAC cheerleaders were on the sideline supporting the team. Take a look at photos of the football team and the cheerleaders in the media gallery.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Obama or Romney? Quiz Tells You Which Candidate Best Matches Your Stance on the Issues; Selectmen to Interview Town Manager Finalists; STOYAC Basketball Signups; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Obama or Romney? Quiz Tells You Which Candidate Best Matches Your Stance on the Issues iSideWith.com developed a free online quiz which takes an in-depth look at your stance on a range of issues and then compares them to the candidates' responses. When it comes to hot-button issues like abortion, gay marriage, global warming, the debt ceiling, gun control, Medicare, foreign policy, illegal immigration and the economy, which candidate best represents your core beliefs? You might think you support Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in this presidential election, but perhaps you actually agree more with lesser-known …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: 5 Things, September 12: Interview Process to Pick Stoughton's Next Permanent Town Manager Underway; STOYAC Basketball Signups; Immigration Information Workshop; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Interview Process to Pick Stoughton's Next Permanent Town Manager Underway The search for Stoughton's next permanent Town Manager has hit the homestretch. On Wednesday, September 12, the final group of seven candidates will be interviewed by three separate panels - the Town Manager Search Committee; Stoughton Department Heads; and a group representing consulting firm Municipal Resources, Inc. (MRI), which will include both an active and retired Town Manager from the area. These interviews are scheduled from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. according to the town's website. Following the Wednesday panel interviews, this group of …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Stoughton Youth Lacrosse League Signups; Road Work Scheduled; Selectmen to Hold Public Hearing About Train Station; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Stoughton Youth Lacrosse League Signups The new Stoughton Youth Lacrosse league will be having its first signups on Saturday, September 15 from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Stoughton Public Library (Wales French Room). Stoughton Lacrosse is a brand new youth sports program that is being organized by Dean Russo, Toni Cann, Karrie Pizzano and Niecia Nunes. The program, available for boys and girls in grades 1-8, will run this upcoming spring (in 2013). Stoughton Youth Lacrosse is also looking for volunteers willing to help out in all areas. For more information, visit: www.stoughtonlacrosse.org. 2. Road Work The …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Stoughton hosted Foxboro on the opening weekend of the season, Sunday, September 2. Take a look at photos of Stoughton's B and C teams and cheerleaders.
Stoughton's STOYAC Pop Warner football teams kicked off their respective seasons Sunday, September 2, hosting Foxboro at Community Field. Take a look at photos of Stoughton's B and C teams and cheerleaders in the media gallery. Next week Stoughton's teams travel to Plymouth. ***
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