Friday, August 8, 2025

We're back on your TV set!

The KP football team will be coming at you on your TV or computer screen.

(Post updated Aug. 12 with a second schedule correction)

I got a pleasant surprise in my email box yesterday when Peter Gay, my boss at North Attleborough Community Television (North TV), sent me the 2025 fall season sports schedule that we will be proudly bringing to you viewers in North Attleboro and Plainville, and world-wide through the magic of live or on-demand streaming on the Interwebz.

It's a good schedule, filled with plenty of exciting games in all of the fall team sports. So rather than just tout its merits, here is my share of the overall schedule for your perusal. Remember, these telecasts are free to North TV subscribers in Plainville and North Attleboro, and for a nominal fee, you can become a "North TV Insider" wherever you live and have access not only to live games, but also everything we have in our digital library whenever you want to view it. Just go to the North TV website (northtv.net) and click on the "North TV Insider" tab for all the details.

From what I understand, we're still working on a few things about the channel lineup for the rare occasions when we have multiple live games on the same night, normally football Fridays. And of course, this schedule could be tweaked a little as we go along. But here are the games (listed by sport) in which I will have an involvement as an announcer -- and I've added one KP football game and two KP girls' soccer games that will be done by the North Attleboro crew just so you don't think we've left them out:

FOOTBALL
Friday, Sept. 5, Walpole at King Philip, 7 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Friday, Sept. 12, King Philip at North Attleboro, 6 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Jared Ware, Ethan Hamilton, Anthony Pirri.
Friday, Sept. 19, Norwood at King Philip, 7 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Friday, Sept. 26, King Philip at Foxboro, 7 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Friday, Oct. 3, King Philip at Natick, 6 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Saturday, Oct. 4, BC High at Bishop Feehan, 1 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Ethan Hamilton, Anthony Pirri.
Friday, Oct. 17, King Philip at Taunton, 7 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Friday, Oct. 24, Milford at King Philip, 6 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Friday, Oct. 31, Attleboro at King Philip, 6 p.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.
Nov. 7, 14 and 21: MIAA playoffs, details and channel TBA.
Thursday, Nov. 27, King Philip at Franklin, 10 a.m., channel TBA. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy, Marcus Vaughn.

FIELD HOCKEY
Wednesday, Sept. 3, Mansfield at King Philip, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy.
Tuesday, Oct. 7, Wachusett at King Philip, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy.
Saturday, Oct. 18, Uxbridge at King Philip, 2 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Del Malloy.

BOYS' SOCCER
Wednesday, Sept. 10, Oliver Ames at King Philip, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Martin Grealish.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, Sharon at King Philip, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Martin Grealish.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, Oliver Ames at North Attleboro, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Martin Grealish.
Monday, Oct. 13, Bishop Feehan at King Philip, 10 a.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Martin Grealish.

GIRLS' SOCCER
Tuesday, Sept. 30, King Philip at North Attleboro, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Jared Ware, Martin Grealish.
Friday, Oct. 3, Attleboro at King Philip, 3:45 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Jared Ware, Martin Grealish.
Monday, Oct. 13, Bishop Feehan at King Philip, noon, Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Martin Grealish.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
Monday, Sept. 15, Foxboro at King Philip, 5 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Alex Salachi.
Monday, Sept. 29, Stoughton at King Philip, 5 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Alex Salachi.
Friday, Oct. 10, Tri-County at Blue Hills, 5 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Alex Salachi.
Wednesday, Oct. 22, King Philip at Attleboro, 5 p.m., Community Channel. Announcers: Mark Farinella, Alex Salachi.

And there will be plenty more televised games involving North Attleboro, Bishop Feehan and Tri-County, so there will be plenty of good local sports viewing available to you this fall. It's my eighth season of calling games on North TV, and I'm tanned, rested and ready to go.

MARK FARINELLA knows he's too old to become the next Al Michaels, but he can dream, can't he? Do you believe in miracles? Contact him at theownersbox2020@gmail.com.

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