Derek Hopkins spent his childhood training to be a Gloucester greasy pole champion like his father. Now, at just 22, he’s an undefeated four-time champion, and some say the best to ever do it. Others ...

Massachusetts residents of one seafaring community know a thing or two about greasy poles.It's because they happen to use one in an annual competition for major bragging rights."It's honestly what you ...

People have been waiting all year to compete in a unique Gloucester tradition known as the greasy pole contest. Friday, hundreds gathered from near and far to watch people race across a 40-foot-long ...

GLOUCESTER - A Beloved tradition dating back to 1927 is back in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The St. Peter's Fiesta is an annual 5-day festival serving as a Roman Catholic and community celebration of ...

GLOUCESTER — One by one they scampered across the greased pole, slipping, sliding, landing with a thud, and falling into the water, to the delight of the crowd. More than a thousand spectators cheered ...

GLOUCESTER (CBS) - Everyone got a chance to take on the greasy pole in Gloucester Friday night, one step at a time. The young man who reached the flag, Derek Hopkins, ended up following in his ...

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester. Videos of contestants attempting to scamper across a slippery 45-foot telephone ...

The grease pole tradition continued on Sunday in South Philadelphia, but this time in a sanctioned competition at the annual 9th Street Italian Market Festival. Prizes hang from the top of the grease ...

GLOUCESTER — Derek Hopkins remains undefeated on the greasy pole. Despite a three-year layoff, Hopkins again made it look easy, taking down the flag with a flawless walk as the second walker in the ...

The Greasy Pole contest during St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts, delivers plenty of laughs each summer and this year was no exception.There were dozens of gut-busting wipeouts just on ...

The 37th Annual Grease Pole Festival wrapped up yesterday with one of the most unusual contests that I have ever seen. A spirited display of bravado culminated in a fiery final race where one team ...