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Jack Blount and Andrew Davis enjoy their early morning run at the annual Turkey Trot on the G-D cross-country course. Photo by Robert Mingolelli.

More Turkey Trot

The annual alumni Turkey Trot was run Thursday, November 25 on the Groton-Dunstable cross-country course. Andrei Safontchik-alumni ‘14, Hannah Mandell-current (Female win- ner), Andrew Davis-current, Anoushk Yadav-current, Jacob Danti-current, coach Chris Volante, Ryan Cox-alumni ’19, Declan Lowney-alumni ’21, Finn Shiely-alumni ’21, Jack Blount- alumni ’21, George Lowney-alumni ’21, Kate Moody- alumni ’21, Annabel Costa-friend, Chris Burpeau-friend (Overall and male winner). Photo by Robert Mingolelli

Annual G-D Turkey Trot Run Fun for Alumni and Current Team Members

G-D Runner Makes USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships Meet

Groton-Dunstable sophomore Georgia Brooks finished 28th in 21:21.4 freshman/sophomore 3.1 mile course at the Footlocker Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships at historic Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY. “We keep an eye on Georgia’s training,” shared Coach Chris Volante. Many of the...

Groton Dunstable’s Tommy Wong (#6) and Marlon Metellus (#9) bring down Tyngsborough running back Thomas Michaud in recent Thanksgiving Day game. Photo by Robert Mingolelli

Tyngsborough Claims Colonel’s Cup

By Robert Mingolelli Tyngsborough and Groton-Dunstable met for the 10th annual Thanksgiving Colonel’s Cup football game with GD leading the series 6-3. On the cold winter-like morning, visiting Tyngsborough, defeated the Crusaders 18-7 in a hard fought game, to take back the Cup. ...

MIAA Notes on Masking

As of December 23, we are providing direction regarding masking guidelines for the winter season. This information is consistent with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and set forth by the Commissioner of Education. In order to maximize full participation in winter...

Groton-Dunstable senior Faith Kosiba signed her letter of intent to play on the St. Michael’s College women’s soccer team. Photo by Robert Mingolelli

Faith Kosiba Commits to St. Michael’s

By Robert Mingolelli Groton-Dunstable senior soccer player Faith Kosiba signed her letter of intent to further her education and play on the St. Michael’s College women’s soccer team. During a recent interview, Faith recalls that she started kicking a ball around at the age of three...

MIAA Division 2 Cross-Country All-State Championships

Wrentham, MA, Wrentham Developmental Center Saturday, November 20, 2021 The Groton Girls Cross-Country Team closed their very successful season with a 10th place team finish in the MIAA D-2 All-State Championship. Georgia Brooks finished 11th individual overall. “We were ranked 13th...

Groton-Dunstable senior goalkeeper Anna Carney was named Mid-Wach B All-Star and Central Mass All Star. Photo by Robert Mingolelli

Anna Carney Named All-Star Goalie

The Unified Game vs. Groton Police/Fire was about getting the community together, celebrating inclusion and having fans in the stands. The smiles on athletes, students, staff, families and police/fire spoke volumes. We did raise some money for the Best Buddies members by selling t-shirts and we gave awareness to the Tyler Foundation for Epilepsy Month.

Photo Courtesy Dawn Priest

The Unified-GPD-GFD Game

Groton-Dunstable girls cross country team ran to a fifth place overall finish in the MIAA Cross Country State qualifying tournament last Saturday. Left to right: #234 Ellie Petros, #230 Catherine Daly, #235 Maddie Prechtl, #233 Hannah Mandell, #229 Georgia Brooks, #231 Kimmie Harding, #232 Kristina Kuchel, Photo by Robert Mingolelli

Cross-Country GD Girls Qualify for States!

By Robert Mingolelli If you enjoy golf, the Gardner Municipal Golf course is a scenic, challenging layout. It also makes for a demanding cross country course. This past Saturday, the weather was perfect, clear, temperature in the high forties with a slight breeze where hopefully, both...