Henry Dodge

The MSTCA Winter Festival signaled the start of major invitational action in Massachusetts, and several prominent athletes from last year picked up right where they left off.  It was an impressive first day at the Reggie Lewis Center as the Small School athletes were on center stage Saturday. 

Henry Lodge was a bit shocked when he looked around and realized he was surrounded by Brookline runners. Heading into the final loop of last night’s inaugural McIntyre Twilight Cross Country Invitational in Falmouth, the Bishop Feehan junior was wondering if his Shamrock teammates were close behind. Shortly... (via Boston Herald)

Bishop Feehan and Brookline were locked in a heavyweight fight at the MSTCA Twilight, while St. John's rolled to a relatively easy victory at Wachusett.

There is something about racing at night that causes athletes to lose their feel for pace and forces them to run an abnormally fast first mile.  This scenario will force athletes out of their comfort zone early in the race, and will once again separate those pack running squads that thrive on their ability to work together.  The team that maintain their composure in the first mile, and practice patience until the half-way point, will most likely prevail.   

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Whitman-Hanson makes a statement by going 1-2-3 in the Division 2 Varsity Girls race at the Bay State Invitational.

Bishop Feehan High cross country coach Bob L'Homme isn't one to exaggerate, so when he compared Saturday's performance at the Ocean State Invitational to when the boys' and girls' track teams won state titles, you knew it had to be big. (via www.thesunchronicle.com)

The Martha's Vineyard Invitational kicked-off the weekend of racing with Bishop Feehan, Notre Dame Academy, Barnstable, and a host of others headed to the island for an early season test.