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 […]
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Football notebook: Blue Devils have a shot at title
While the MIAA drags its feet on adding girls flag football to its spring offerings, Leominster High is continuing to do what it has done since the start of the Patriots Girls High School Flag Football Program got underway: contend for titles. The top-seeded Leominster High 1 team will play for a Central/Western Mass. championship […]
Local roundup: Wolves hold on, advance past Burlington
The seventh-seeded Nashoba Regional boys lacrosse team had its hands full with No. 17 Burlington Tuesday night, but held on for a 9-8 victory in the Division 3 round of 16 in Bolton. Knotted at 6 at halftime, the Wolves (15-5) did just enough in the second half to pull out the victory. Zach Dahill […]
Local roundup: Rivers in running for national honor
Bentley University graduate student and co-captain Joe Rivers, of Lunenburg, is one of only 18 NCAA D-II semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced recently. The Campbell Trophy “recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic […]
Fitchburg falls on road to Lions
WEST BOYLSTON — The final score doesn’t look so good from the Fitchburg High perspective, but progress was indeed made by the Red Raiders this week. Putting together a solid, well-executed scoring drive? That goes on the positive side of the ledger. Some good open-field tackling in the flat to slow host West Boylston down […]
High School Football Notebook: All eyes on Leominster after big win
With the Leominster High football home opener set for tonight, there’s already a well-deserved buzz being generated by the Blue Devils. Entering tonight’s contest with visiting Doherty Memorial at Doyle Field, Leominster is off to a 2-0 start and coming off an absolutely scintillating victory over Milford. It tough to make the Blue Devil faithful […]
