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| Press box broadcast locations will be my home away from home this coming fall. |
With the fall school sports season upon us, I can now announce to the world that this fall (and maybe beyond that), I'm going to be a very familiar voice to fans of high school sports at North Attleboro, Bishop Feehan, King Philip and Tri-County high schools.
I've been working at North Attleborough Community Television (North TV) since the fall of 2018, following my departure from The Sun Chronicle via layoff in August of that year. Then in 2019, with expansion of North TV's services into Plainville, I was made the play-by-play voice of school sports at King Philip Regional High.
Well, I'll still have that job going forward. But because of staffing changes at North TV, I'm also going to be picking up a lot more games.
The very talented Jared Ware, who has been a fixture at North TV for several years, has accepted a full-time job with the National Federation of High Schools Network, where he will be doing tons of play-by-play work. I'm sad we're losing him at North TV, but I know he'll do a great job before a broader audience going forward.
So, starting with Thursday's girls' volleyball game at NAHS pitting the Red Rocketeers against the Canton Bulldogs, I'll be assuming the role of play-by-play announcer for most of what Jared would have been doing. It's a challenge for this old, retired soul, but one to which I'm looking forward.
Here's a list of the games I'll be doing by school, including my analysts:
Bishop Feehan
Thursday, Sept. 29 – volleyball vs. St. Mary’s-Lynn, 5:15 (with Del Malloy)
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – boys' soccer vs. Cd. Spellman, 4 (with Martin Grealish)
Thursday, Oct. 13 – field hockey vs. St. Mary’s-Lynn, 3:30 (with Del Malloy)
Saturday, Oct. 15 – football vs. Cd. Spellman, 1 (with Del Malloy and Ethan Hamilton)
Monday, Oct. 17 -- girls' soccer vs. Bishop Stang, 4 (with Martin Grealish)
Nov. 4-18 – MIAA
playoffs as needed
King Philip
Monday, Sept. 12 -- boys' soccer vs. Franklin, 6 (with Martin Grealish, tentatively scheduled)
Friday, Sept. 16 – field hockey vs. Attleboro, 3:45 (with Glen Farley)
Friday, Sept. 16 – football vs. Needham, 7 (with Glen Farley)
Tuesday, Sept. 20 – field hockey vs. Foxboro, 5 (with Glen Farley)
Thursday, Sept. 22 – volleyball vs. Milford, 5 (with Glen Farley)
Friday, Sept. 23 – girls' soccer vs. Milford, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Friday, Sept. 23 – football vs. Xaverian, 7 (with Glen Farley)
Friday, Sept. 30 – football vs. Taunton, 7 (with Glen Farley)
Monday, Oct. 24 – volleyball vs. North Attleboro, 5 (with Alex Salachi)
Monday, Oct. 31 – boys' soccer vs. Catholic Memorial, 4 (with Martin Grealish)
Nov. 4-18 – MIAA playoffs as needed
Thursday, Nov. 24 -- football vs. Franklin, 10 a.m. (with Glen Farley)
North Attleboro
Thursday, Sept. 8 – volleyball vs. Canton, 5:15 (with Del Malloy)
Wednesday, Sept. 14 – field hockey at Mansfield, 6:30 (with Glen Farley)
Thursday, Sept. 15 – boys' soccer vs. Mansfield, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Monday, Sept. 19 – girls' soccer vs. Milford, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Monday, Sept. 26 – volleyball vs. Norton, 5:15 (with Del Malloy)
Wednesday, Sept. 28 -- field hockey at Oliver Ames, 6 (with Glen Farley)
Monday, Oct. 3 – field hockey at Foxboro, 5:30 (with Del Malloy)
Friday, Oct. 7 – football at Milford, 7 (with Glen Farley)
Wednesday, Oct. 12 – boys' soccer vs. Sharon, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Friday, Oct. 14 – football at Foxboro, 7 (with Del Malloy and Ethan Hamilton)
Tuesday, Oct. 18 – boys' soccer vs. Milford, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Thursday, Oct. 20 – girls' soccer vs. Franklin, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Monday, Oct. 24 – volleyball at King Philip, 5 (with Alex Salachi)
Thursday, Oct. 27 – girls' soccer vs. Attleboro, 6 (with Martin Grealish)
Nov. 4-18 – MIAA playoffs as needed
Tri-County
Saturday, Sept. 17 – football vs. Nashoba Valley Tech, 1 (with Glen Farley)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 – boys' soccer vs. Diman, 3:30 (with Martin Grealish)
Thursday, Oct. 6 – girls' soccer vs. Wareham, 3:45 (with Martin Grealish)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 – volleyball vs. Old Colony, 5 (with Alex Salachi)
Nov. 4-18 – MIAA playoffs as needed
That's a lot of sports. That may also extend into the winter season, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
Now, some of you North fans may be wondering where your football coverage is other than the two games I mentioned. Well, worry not.
Peter Gay is coming out of semi-retirement (as an announcer, at least) to do North's games at Feehan (this Friday night), at Mansfield, at home against Franklin, at Taunton and home against Attleboro, and I assume whatever playoff games may be necessary. He'll be joined by Del Malloy and former Red Rocketeer standout Ethan Hamilton in the booth (and I get to work with them at Foxboro).
Most of these games will be televised live at northtv.net, most on the Community Channel and the KP games on the Plainville Channel. As always, go to North TV's website for full details.
As Tom Brady might say, LFG!
