The Leominster High girls ice hockey team suffered its first defeat of the season on Tuesday evening, falling to visiting Shrewsbury, 4-0, at the Wallace Civic Center. The Blue Devils are 3-1 after the loss, while the Colonials improved to 2-0-1 on the year. Rylee Guimond made 32 saves in net for the Blue Devils, […]
Fitchburg High
Hot start lifts Blue Devils in rivalry tilt
FITCHBURG — The Leominster and Fitchburg girls basketball teams renewed their Twin Cities rivalry on the hardwood of the Doug Grutchfield Field House on Saturday afternoon. Squaring off for the first time since the 2023-2024 winter campaign, the Blue Devils traveled to Fitchburg and handled their business, picking up a 40-26 victory. Leominster, which entered […]
Local roundup: Nashoba stymies Panthers for 1st win
The Nashoba Regional girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season, topping Ayer-Shirley, 52-13, Friday evening in Bolton. Sydney Prybyla had a team-high 16 points to pace the Wolves (1-1), while Caroline Pinto added 10 points in the victory. Sarah Quinn had seven points for the hosts, who allowed just three points […]
Local roundup: Crusaders fend off Red Raiders
Despite getting a big outing from Nileysha Figueroa, the Fitchburg High girls basketball team fell to visiting Groton-Dunstable, 58-48, at the Doug Grutchfield Field House on Tuesday evening. Figueroa poured in 22 points as the Red Raiders fell to 1-1. Fitchburg returns to action, making the short road trip to Monty Tech to face the […]
Softball mainstay Dick Hurley laid to rest
One of the region’s most prolific softball coaches was laid to rest on Wednesday. Richard “Dick” Hurley, a Fitchburg High graduate and longtime Leominster resident, died after a brief illness on July 7 at the age of 75, with his burial mass taking place on Wednesday morning. Hurley was a giant in the world off […]
