Cougar Athletics

Old Colony's return to the fields, courts, and ice in 2021 after an uncertain second half of 2020 was a benefit to our student-athletes physical, mental, and personal health. Despite the challenging times that we all live in, our student-athletes demonstrated tremendous resiliency on the playing surfaces and in the classroom.

As it was for many across the country, the 2020-21 athletic seasons posed a number of challenges and new ways of doing things. Old Colony Athletics and its student-athletes showcased the ability to remain flexible, positive, and found ways to continue competing in their sport of choice, achieve success despite the circumstances.

Some sense of normalcy returned to the high school sports scene in 2021, as student-athletes resumed competition amid a pandemic. Our teams participated and represented Old Colony well, as we competed in an abbreviated season. A tremendous amount of effort had been and continues to be placed on social distancing, masking, sanitization, and the well-being of our student-athletes.

Students were excited to get back outside and compete with their fellow teammates. Old Colony continued to place a great emphasis on player safety through social distancing, sanitization, and personal equipment. All spring teams represented Old Colony well and qualified for the post-season MIAA Tournament play.

The Old Colony Athletic Department was excited to inform everyone that on September 10th we officially unveiled our stadium lights to our supportive fans. Old Colony Football has a strong tradition of success and has meant so much to so many over the years. The stadium lights will provide a great opportunity for not only our football team but also our boys and girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse teams to showcase their talents.

The Athletic Department would like to congratulate the members of the football program & golf team for winning the Mayflower Athletic Conference championships this fall season. Both teams qualified and competed in the Mass Vocational Tournament as well as the MIAA State Tournament.

This fall the Mayflower Athletic Conference reformalized a traditional league schedule. At the completion of the season, a number of our student-athletes were recognized for outstanding play and were selected as all-stars.

Congratulations to Matt McGuiggan QB of the Cougar football team who was selected by the Mayflower Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player. Matt helped guide his team to a MAC Championship.

Raymond represented Old Colony at the annual Otto Graham Award ceremony in December. Raymond was recognized for his football ability, contributions to interscholastic football in our school. Raymond continually displays good citizenship, scholastic accomplishment, and community involvement.

The Athletic Department is proud to present to our school community Mr. Brandon Mendez - Head Football coach and Mrs. Marcie Gamelin - Head Cross Country coach, who were selected by the Mayflower Athletic Conference for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to our student-athletes. Both coaches were selected as MAC Coaches of the year!

Matthew Trahan - Director of Athletics/Activities was recognized by the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association as its 2021-22 NIAA Distinguished Service Award Recipient.

In early November the Athletic Department saw record numbers for participation in winter sports. All teams are off to a great start and hope to continue that trend through 2022. Student-athletes and coaches are to be commended for their commitment to excellence during this difficult period in time.

Matthew J. Trahan, C.A.A.

Director of Athletics

Email: mtrahan@oldcolony.info
Website: oldcolony.us
Location: 476 North Avenue, Rochester, MA, USA
Phone: 508.763.8011
Twitter: @AthleticCougars