OA Spring Sports Previews

OA Baseball Looks to Continue Winning Tradition

Already 2-0, the Tigers are poised to be a powerhouse in the Hockomock League.

  At Frothingham Park, winning hasn't been hard to come by. The Oliver Ames baseball team is coming off a 15-6 season a year ago and a 20-2 season the year before. With the majority of last year's Davenport Division championship team returning, the Tigers hope their winning tradition will continue in 2012. "Our first goal is to try to qualify for the tournament because we’ve qualified 24 out of 26 years," head coach Leo Duggan said. "That’s our first goal and then it’s just to keep improving every day." If the first two games are any indication, the 2-0 Tigers have little to improve upon so far. OA defeated Attleboro 7-0 last week and handily beat Sharon 4-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Frothingham Park. In the two games, senior pitcher David …

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Tiger Tallies

Tiger Tally

Your daily roundup of Tigers sports.

Have an Oliver Ames sports score? Email OAScores@Gmail.com   Team (Record) Boys Basketball (14-9) Girls Basketball (18-3) Boys Track and Field (4-0) Girls Track and Field (4-0) Boys Hockey (13-5-4) Girls Hockey (3-16-1) Wrestling (8-5-1)   Swimming Hockomock Swim Championships: 6th Place Boys and Girls Hockomock Dive Championships: Jacquey Gover - 1st Place Ashley Branagan - 4th Place Julianne Louro - 6th Place  

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OA Boys' Basketball Upsets Stoughton on Senior Night

Tigers put together a complete game effort to out-battle the Black Knights

OA boys' basketball coach Don Byron knew that to beat the 13-1 Stoughton Black Knights, the Tigers would have to play well in all phases of the game. His team didn't miss a beat. Offensively, defensively, on the glass and from the free-throw line, everything clicked for the Tigers in the 75-67 Davenport Division win at Oliver Ames High School on Senior Night Tuesday. With the win, OA improved to 10-5 (4-2 Davenport) and qualified for the MIAA tournament. "That was terrific end to end on both ends of the floor," Byron said. "I thought defensively, while [Stoughton guard Aaron] Calixte got his 24 (points), he had to work like crazy to get them. And, we managed to hold some of the other guys down. They have weapons everywhere. They have kids …

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OA Swim and Dive Teams End Regular Season Against Canton

After a victory for the boys and a loss for the girls, both teams prepare for Hockomock Championships next weekend.

The OA boys and girls swim and dive teams ended their regular seasons tonight against Canton High School While the boys won 100-70, the girls Lost 102-88.   OA swim coach Lauren Gray said that although it was a tough loss for the girls, the times represented told a different story.  Junior Paige Abramson took first place with the 200 Freestyle. Junior Julia Mudd placed first in both the 200 Individual Medley  and 500 freestyle. Haley Gula claimed her spot in the 100 freestyle, earning a first place in the event she had not yet swam for the team.   Gula, a freshman, also earned her 7th goal for Sectionals in the 50 freestyle. "These girls are determined," Gray said. "I repeatedly told them the scores throughout the meet, and they set their …

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Image Gallery: OA Wrestling Clinches Davenport Championship Outright With Win Over Canton

Tigers defeated Bulldogs Wednesday night.

  The Oliver Ames Tiger wrestlers beat Canton Wednesday night in a Hock Davenport Division Dual meet and continued their undefeated run in the small Hock for the season, clinching the Hock Title in the Davenport Division in the process.   There were key wins by pin by Tiger Wrestler's Tim Gover (106) and Devin Thomas (160) with a grueling battle by Chris Servello (152) to win his match by points. The final match of the night was won by heavyweight Josh Briggs (285) in a pin to seal the Tiger victory over Canton and to capture the Small Hock Title. 

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OA Track Bests Foxborough

Both the boys and the girls track teams defeated Foxborough this weekend.

Even with multiple postseason qualifiers and season bests, the Oliver Ames Tigers were too much for the Foxborough Warriors. Competing at the second Hockomock League meet of the regular season which sees all 10 teams compete at the same time in dual meets, the Warrior girls and boys both fell to the Tigers by the identical score of 71-24 In the 55-meter dash and 300-meter run, Foxborough’s Kiivone Howard continued to improve and dominate the field. The junior ran a pair of season’s best and two wins with a 7.01 in the 55m dash and a 36.47 in the 300m run. Drew Beck of Oliver Ames once again found the success that he’s had since cross-country in the mile. Beck ran his way to an easy victory with a time of 4:35.60. The time was also the …

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No Shortage of OA Athletes on Hock All-Star List

Twenty-one Oliver Ames athletes were named as Hockomock League All Stars this past fall.

After an eventful fall season for Oliver Ames sports that saw every Tiger team reach playoff or tournament play, the individuals who helped those teams are being honored. Twenty-one Oliver Ames athletes were named as Hockomock League All-Stars by Hockomock League Administrators. Tiger All-Stars include: Boys' Soccer: Girls' Soccer: Football: Boys' Cross Country: Girls' Cross Country: Field Hockey: Golf: Volleyball: To view an entire list of all of the league's recipients, click here.

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Question of the Day

Question of the Day: Best Fall Sports Moment

What was the best moment for Oliver Ames sports this fall?

With the Oliver Ames football team finishing its season with a loss in the Division 3 Superbowl, the fall sports season at Oliver Ames is all but over. In addition to the football team's historic playoff run, it was a season that saw virtually every Oliver Ames team qualify for and compete in region-wide or state-wide tournaments. The field hockey and golf teams made incredible runs at the end of the season to qualify for playoff action. The OA boys' soccer team took a giant step forward and won the Davenport Division title. The girls' soccer team advanced to the Division I State Semi-Finals. OA's volleyball team capped off a successful season and advanced to the South Sectional Tournament as well. And, the OA Cross Country team once again…

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Oliver Ames Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees: The Teams

Classes of 2010 and 2011 to the OA Athletic Hall of Fame were inducted last Saturday.

This week, Patch is taking a look at the most recent inductees into the Oliver Ames High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Last Saturday, the Hall of Fame inducted the class of 2010 and 2011. In all, 11 athletes, one citizen, two coaches and two teams were inducted. Today, we bring to you the teams inducted in to the Hall of Fame last Saturday. 1960 OLIVER AMES HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM Oliver Ames High School was on a roll in football during this period, finishing the 1960 season with a perfect record of 9-0-0, which capped a six year run in which OA went 43-7-2. Bill Vellante coached the OA team that went 8-0-1 in 1955 – and then Valentine Muscato took over as coach, with Bill Nixon as assistant, and over the next five seasons OA put up a …

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