FITCHBURG — Backed by a solid running game, visiting Nashoba Regional improved to 3-2 on the season as it downed host Fitchburg, 42-6, at Crocker Field Friday night. The Wolves will host Shepherd Hill Regional next weekend, and it’ll be the second southern Worcester County team to take on the Green and Gold in three […]
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Historic night for Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — Suffice it to say, the group of young women representing Fitchburg High School on the soccer pitch aren’t like past incarnations; this isn’t your older sister’s FHS girls’ soccer team, it’s not your mom’s FHS girls’ soccer team. Long gone are the blowout defeats that came from being a first-year squad with that […]
Red Raiders top St. B’s for first win
FITCHBURG — What a night for the Fitchburg girls volleyball program. It’s been a season of struggles for the Red Raiders in 2025. Fitchburg entered Thursday’s road contest with St. Bernard’s having dropped 12 straight games to open the season. In fact, the Red Raiders took the floor Thursday having not won a single set […]
Local roundup: Blue Devils top Mountaineers
The Leominster High boys soccer team defended its home field Thursday, shutting out visiting Wachusett Regional, 2-0, at Doyle Field. Following a scoreless first half, Luis Angeles potted the opening goal — and eventual game-winner — in the 54th minute to put the Blue Devils (4-1-3) ahead. Marco Richard added a bit of insurance for […]
Commentary: Red Raider girls continue to step up
All throughout my formative years and adolescence, I had heard a number of adults constantly dismiss the accolades and achievements of the Fitchburg High School girls’ athletic teams for no real reason whatsoever. “Bah, girls’ sports! They stink! Bah, girls’ sports! They aren’t competitive! Bah, girls’ sports, I’d rather watch paint dry (or grass grow, […]
Blue Knights roll to win over Red Raiders
LUNENBURG — As soon as the 2025 schedule for Fitchburg High football came out before the summer recently passed, the eyes of many easily saw the Red Raiders’ Week Three opponents, and those eyebrows went crooked. How would Fitchburg do against a team it had never played before? Given the way the Red and Gray […]
