When the 2024-25 athletic season gets underway at Fitchburg State, there will be a pair of new coaches leading a pair of Falcon programs. They will, however, be familiar to the teams they’re taking over. Fitchburg State’s athletic department announced the appointments of Jim Ray and Joe Galvin as the head coaches of the women’s […]
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Local Roundup: Volleyball tourney pairings announced
Four local teams will have a chance to continue their spring seasons and contend for a boys volleyball title. Leominster High and South Lancaster Academy each earned berths in the Division 1 tournament as announced Tuesday, while North Middlesex Regional and Fitchburg High landed in the Division 2 pairings. Seeded 35th in the Division 1 […]
Local notebook: CMADA tourney set to get underway
As the spring season winds down, teams across all sports are eyeing state tournament glory. But before embarking on the road to a Massachusetts state title, Central Mass. teams will have a chance to pick up some additional hardware. The Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association tournament pairings for baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and boys volleyball […]
Local roundup: Curtises power Spartans to victory
The Oakmont Regional baseball team powered past Lunenburg High at Marshall Park on Monday, returning to Ashburnham with a 9-3 victory. Sam Curtis lead the Spartans (2-0, 1-1 Mid-Wach C) with a pair of hits, including a homer, and drove in two. Ty Curtis chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI in […]
Local roundup: Panthers claw past Wolves
The Ayer-Shirley boys volleyball took care of business on the road Thursday, topping Nashoba Regional, 3-1 in Bolton. The Panthers won 25-22, 22-25, 25-20 and 26-24 to improved to 3-4 (1-3 Mid-Wach B), while the Wolves remain winless at 0-5 (0-3). Senior setter and right side hitter David Batchelor had 12 kills and 18 assists […]
Local roundup: Spartans roll to win over Trojans
The Oakmont Regional girls lacrosse team rolled past Bromfield, 15-7, at Arthur I. Hurd Memorial Field on Tuesday afternoon. The win evens the Spartans’ record for the young season at 1-1. Shepherd Hill 19, Fitchburg 2: Zandra Barnes scored twice for Fitchburg in the season opener for the Red Raiders. Boys lacrosse Shrewsbury 12, Leominster […]
