The November Sports Push

Right at the doorstep of the end of the 2026 fall sports season, local teams within the Seekonk and Dighton-Rehoboth community are looking to put an exclamation mark on another season. With the regular reason reaching the very end, teams across both towns are working to strengthen their positions and keep their postseason aspirations alive.

From the football gridiron to the soccer fields, several programs have put together competitive 2026 campaigns, while others are looking to finish strong November approaches. Here’s a closer look at where the local teams stand heading into the final stretch of the fall season.

Dighton Rehoboth: Boys Soccer Leads the Way
Among Dighton Rehoboth’s fall programs, the boys soccer team has established themselves as one of the top teams in the area to keep an eye on. Competing in Division 3, the Falcons finished the regular season 10-4-3, breaking into the state’s top 25 teams as the 23rd ranked team in the MIAA. With ten wins in the regular season, D-R has put itself in position to be a team to be seriously reckoned with given the MIAA State Tournament is right on the horizon.

The D-R girls soccer program has also put up a solid season. Even though they dropped their last handful of games, the girls still recorded an 9-8-2 record in Division 3, ending the regular season as the 39th MIAA ranked team in the state. This season has marked a new chapter for this Falcons squad, with Evaline Rodrigues taking the reins in her first year as the team’s new head coach. Rodrigues is an alumnus and educator within the district and has been a part of the D-R girls soccer program for the past four seasons, most recently under former head coach Mike Cooke. As a matter of fact,  throughout the Dighton-Rehoboth girls soccer program's over 30 year history, only four people have ever held the position of head coach. One player who has been a notable difference in the field has been Cassidy Hasenfratz. Hasenfratz recorded a hat trick and two assists against Tiverton High, putting her ability to make an impact in the attacking third. Both the boys and girls soccer programs look to make a serious run in the MIAA State Tournament.

Football, Field Hockey, and Volleyball Look to Finish on High Notes
On the gridiron, D-R finished the regular season 3-4 as the 22nd ranked Division 5 MIAA state team. With the season coming to a close, the Falcons have the talent to cap off the season positively. D-R football players such as starting quarterback Artie Holmes, linebacker/running back Cooper Benfeito, and outside linebacker/running back Reid Mello have had some key performances.

Holmes threw 9-19, 120 passing yards, and 2 passing touchdowns against a tough Old Rochester team, who only lost once in the regular season. While Benfeito had a 2 sack game against Norton and 52 rushing yards vs. Tyngsborough, including a 42-yard rush that game as well. Mello also had both a pick-six and a forced fumble against Tyngsborough. This Falcons team looks to make another run to compete for the D5 MIAA Super Bowl come December at Gillette Stadium, last appearing in the MIAA State Title game in 2018 when they lost to a high-powered Nashoba Regional team 31-0.

Meanwhile, D-R’s field hockey team has faced a challenging schedule and season entirely. The 48th ranked MIAA Falcons team had a tough schedule within Division 3 going 2-3 on the season. But the final stretch offered the program to continue competing and work toward a strong finish headed towards the program’s future.

The D-R volleyball team has also been pushing through a competitive 2026 season, holding a 9-10 record and a #33 state ranking in D3, the Falcons looked to finish the regular season with some energy winning their last three out of four games.

Seekonk: New Leadership and Proving True Warrior Spirit
Seekonk’s fall programs have all experienced a range of results this fall season, with specifically their soccer teams entering a new era under different leadership.

The boys soccer team competing in Division 4, concluded the regular season 2-12-4 with a 50th MIAA state ranking. Newly head coaching the program is Joseph Medeiros, a Southcoast Conference alumnus with a strong understanding of the league and talent within it.

On the girls side of the pitch, Seekonk put up an 8-8-2 record in Division 4 finishing being ranked as the 28th MIAA state ranked team. This squad capped off their season winning their last four out of five games, going 6-3-1 in their final 10 games of the regular season. Alike Coach Medeiros, Jason Gouveia is also in his first season as head coach of the girls program this season, carrying over ten years of coaching experience with him as well as deep roots in Seekonk. Both Medeiros and Gouveia currently coach with the New England Revolution Academy and share similar coaching philosophies centered around player development.

Furthermore, The Warriors football team finished the regular season with a 2-4 record in Division 7, still breaking into the state’s top 25 ranks as the 23rd ranked D7 team heading into the MIAA state tournament.

Seekonk’s volleyball team put up a 7-11 record to end the regular season and finish as the 26th seeded team within Division 4 heading into the state playoffs.

The Lady Warriors field hockey team has been one of Seekonk’s more competitive fall sports programs in terms of its record. The girls entered the playoffs standing at 5-8-6, breaking into the top 25 ranked teams as the 18th seed. Most recently, on Tuesday, October 26th, the Warriors scored four times in an 11-minute stretch in the first quarter to beat their cross-town rivals the D-R Falcons, overwhelming the Falcons with a 7-0 victory. Evelyn Crane took over the game on attack for Seekonk, scoring four goals with one assist. With five ties on the girls’ season, the Lady Warriors have had several contests end without a winner, but this team will look to ride their momentum heading into the MIAA State Playoffs.

With new leadership guiding multiple programs, Seekonk High will continue showcasing their Warrior spirit by continuing to build towards a prosperous foreseeable future for these fall teams.

And for the local athletes representing these programs, the final weeks of the 2026 fall season represent more than just wins, rankings and records. It’s an opportunity to not only close the season out on a high note, but to ride the momentum going into next year come 2027 while successfully continuing to develop players as both student athletes and human beings… giving their communities something to rally behind.