FITCHBURG — The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley ice hockey team prides itself on being a team that’s tough to play against. The Blue Knights have depth. They have talent. They’ve got tenacious defense. An excellent goaltender. Above all else, they have a willingness to do whatever it takes to compete. So in a battle of unbeaten teams Monday, […]
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Local roundup: St. Bernard’s storms past Bulldogs
Erin McNamara scored 26 points to lead the St. Bernard’s girls’ basketball team to a 49-13 win over visiting Monty Tech Friday night in the Bud Tacket Memorial Tournament at the Activity Center. St. Bernard’s (1-0) will host Lunenburg on Sunday evening in the tournament championship. Monty Tech (0-1) was led by Kylie Neseran’s seven […]
Unified through hoops at North Middlesex
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan is pleased to report that North Middlesex Regional High School hosted a Unified Sports Basketball Jamboree with student-athletes from North Middlesex, Ayer-Shirley, Littleton and Groton-Dunstable high schools. On Tuesday, North Middlesex Regional High School hosted a Unified Sports Basketball Jamboree as part of the Unified Sports Basketball season, which runs […]
Local Notebook: Area programs eye postseason glory
6With the release of the MIAA’s field hockey and girls volleyball tournament pairings on Wednesday, several local programs will have a chance to vie for state championships. The top 32 teams in the MIAA’s power rankings qualified, regardless of record, as did teams finishing outside the top 32 with a record of .500 or better. […]
Local roundup: Leominster grinds out win on the road
It wasn’t as easy as some predicted, but the Leominster High football team kept rolling on Friday night. Up just two points at halftime, the Blue Devils put their road contest against Shrewsbury High away late, picking up a 30-12 victory. With the win, Leominster — which entered the night ninth in the MIAA’s Division […]
Football primer: Nashoba eager to continue improving
It wasn’t long ago that Nashoba Regional seemed ready to write off this season as a total loss. At 0-2 and coming off a 55-14 home thrashing at the hands of Grafton on Sept. 13, the Wolves looked like they had hit rock bottom in what would be a long and tiresome campaign. Perhaps it […]
