FITCHBURG — The crack of the ball making contact with a bat echoed off the walls of the main building at Game On Fitchburg as the sun beat down on the turf. Bases were laid out around the field normally used for soccer. There was the repetitive pop of a ball meeting leather as throws […]
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Leominster stunned by Sailors
LEOMINSTER — Two years later, it was the same result. The Scituate High boys basketball team appears to be a thorn in the side of Leominster High after ending the Blue Devils’ season for the second time in three years in the Round of 16 in the Division 2 state tournament on Tuesday night. Trailing by […]
Local roundup: Blue Devils fall to No. 1 Medfield
The Leominster High girls basketball team fell in the Division 2 round of 16, falling to top-seeded Medfield, 69-36, on Tuesday night. The 17th-seeded Blue Devils close their season with a 13-9 record. Leominster’s effort was led by Mia Keenan, who dropped in 10 points. Juliana Pompei added seven in defeat, while Nicole Kelly and Kyra […]
Dedeian takes the reins at St. Bernard’s
When St. Bernard’s athletic director Ray Cosenza made up his mind that he’d be stepping down from his position as the school’s baseball coach, he knew exactly who he wanted as his successor: Jeff Dedeian.
Tournament Notebook: Blue Devils, Wolves still in the hunt
And then there were three. With a week of MIAA winter tournament action in the books, only a trio of local teams remain in the hunt for a state title across, with all three still in the running for a basketball championship and all playing in the Division 2 pairings. The Leominster High boys and […]
Longtime official Don McGillicuddy passes away after state tournament game
Veteran official Don McGillicuddy was in the process of making a call with 37 seconds left in the game when he collapsed.