By Laura Soukkavong - BOSTON — Baseball’s calendar has always had a way of looking ahead. September can still be unfolding, October can still be waiting, and somewhere beyond another New England winter there is already a February afternoon in Florida with baseball scheduled to be played. For the Boston Red Sox, that afternoon now … Continue reading Red Sox Announce 2027 Spring Training Schedule With Yankees Games, New Prospect Tournament
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WooSox Dominate Buffalo Series Before Stunning Seven-Run Inning Ends Five-Game Winning Streak
By Laura Soukkavong - BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Worcester Red Sox spent most of their week at Sahlen Field playing like a team that had rediscovered how to control baseball games. They received dominant starting pitching, produced runs early, hit for power, rallied when they fell behind and, by Saturday night, had constructed their fourth … Continue reading WooSox Dominate Buffalo Series Before Stunning Seven-Run Inning Ends Five-Game Winning Streak
WPI Men’s Soccer Falls 3-2 to Western New England After Surrendering Two Goals in Final 7 Minutes
By Laura Soukkavong - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — For much of the second half Sunday afternoon, WPI had done the difficult part. The Engineers had erased a halftime deficit, found an attacking answer in Adin Pezo and turned a one-goal hole into a one-goal lead. Then came the final 7 minutes 14 seconds. Western New England … Continue reading WPI Men’s Soccer Falls 3-2 to Western New England After Surrendering Two Goals in Final 7 Minutes
WPI Women’s Soccer Earns First Win of Season With 3-1 Victory Over Cortland
By Laura Soukkavong - WORCESTER, Mass. — There are victories that reveal themselves through the final score, and there are victories that say something about how a team responds when a game begins moving against it. For the WPI women’s soccer team, Sunday afternoon’s 3-1 victory over Cortland offered a little of both. The Engineers … Continue reading WPI Women’s Soccer Earns First Win of Season With 3-1 Victory Over Cortland
Worcester Red Sox Erase Late Deficit, Beat Buffalo 4-2 Behind Kristian Campbell Home Run
By Laura Soukkavong - BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Worcester Red Sox were down. They were not done. And when the eighth inning arrived Saturday night at Sahlen Field, Kristian Campbell made sure the Buffalo Bisons learned the difference. Trailing 2-1 and running out of outs, Worcester exploded for three runs in the eighth, with Campbell … Continue reading Worcester Red Sox Erase Late Deficit, Beat Buffalo 4-2 Behind Kristian Campbell Home Run
WPI Volleyball Earns First Win With Wentworth Sweep, Falls to Williams in Four Sets
By Laura Soukkavong - WALTHAM, Mass. — For WPI, Saturday at the Brandeis Invitational was an afternoon that offered two very different results and perhaps one encouraging lesson. The Engineers showed how dangerous they can be when their offense is operating efficiently, then showed how stubborn they can be when a match appears to be … Continue reading WPI Volleyball Earns First Win With Wentworth Sweep, Falls to Williams in Four Sets
Montclair State Shuts Out WPI 4-0 as Engineers Remain Scoreless Through Two Matches
By Laura Soukkavong - WORCESTER, Mass. — The final score will say Montclair State dominated WPI on Saturday afternoon. Four goals against none usually leaves little room for interpretation, but the numbers from H. Carr Field at Alumni Stadium reveal something more instructive about the Engineers' first loss of the season. WPI created opportunities. The … Continue reading Montclair State Shuts Out WPI 4-0 as Engineers Remain Scoreless Through Two Matches
WPI Football Falls 35-7 to RPI as Turnovers, Explosive Plays Decide Transit Trophy Rivalry
By Laura Soukkavong - WORCESTER, Mass. — For nearly an entire half Saturday, WPI did many of the things an offense is supposed to do. The Worcester Engineers possessed the football, extended drives and moved deep into RPI territory, but the scoreboard stubbornly refused to reward them. That ultimately became the story of the annual … Continue reading WPI Football Falls 35-7 to RPI as Turnovers, Explosive Plays Decide Transit Trophy Rivalry
Ithaca Rallies Past WPI 2-1 After Katie Adiletta’s Long-Range Goal Gives Engineers Early Lead
By Laura Soukkavong - ITHACA, N.Y. — For more than 53 minutes Saturday afternoon, Katie Adiletta's right foot had given WPI exactly what it needed. The Engineers had the lead on the road, had survived Ithaca's first-half pressure and were trying to turn one spectacular goal into their first victory of the season. Then the … Continue reading Ithaca Rallies Past WPI 2-1 After Katie Adiletta’s Long-Range Goal Gives Engineers Early Lead
WPI Men’s Cross Country Takes Second at UMass Invitational, Edges Holy Cross by Three Points
By Laura Soukkavong - AMHERST, Mass. — Cross country rarely gives a team one decisive moment. There is no last-second shot, no fourth-quarter touchdown and no ninth-inning swing, but there are places throughout a race where seconds become positions and positions become points. For WPI on Saturday morning, enough of those positions belonged to the … Continue reading WPI Men’s Cross Country Takes Second at UMass Invitational, Edges Holy Cross by Three Points