FITCHBURG — Following a tough start to the 2024-25 season, the Fitchburg girls basketball team was looking to turn things around on Friday evening when the Red Raiders welcomed Doherty to the Doug Grutchfield Field House for their home opener. Fitchburg turned in a solid defensive effort, holding Doherty to under 40 points, but the […]
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Leominster’s offense came out swinging in rivalry tilt
LEOMINSTER — The bus ride home from Westwood two weeks was surely tough for Leominster High junior quarterback Osiris Lopez and the rest of the Blue Devils. The loss came two rounds from the promised land of Gillette Stadium, but Lopez didn’t want to rest on his laurels. Instead, they flipped the switch to Fitchburg […]
Blue Devils feast on Thanksgiving Day
LEOMINSTER — They made it look so easy, and then some. Host Leominster had no problems executing against archrival Fitchburg’s defense, scoring at will and putting the 144th meeting between the two schools to bed rather swiftly as the Blue Devils romped to a 46-7 win over the Red Raiders at Historic Doyle Field Thursday […]
Deep roots on both sides of rivalry
FITCHBURG — John Jeffrey, 71, of Fitchburg is proud supporter of anything Fitchburg High, particularly its football and basketball teams. Jeffrey is a proud FHS graduate, Class of 1971, who played on Hall of Fame coach Doug Grutchfield’s first basketball team in 1970-71, considers legendary FHS Hall of Fame running back Barry MacLean a close, […]
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 […]
