FITCHBURG – The Oakmont Regional girls basketball team hit the floor Wednesday evening with little margin for error. Still alive in their pursuit of a postseason berth, the Spartans need to catch fire and stay hot until the end of the season. Hitting the road, the Spartans traveled to the Doug Grutchfield Field House to take […]
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Local roundup: Bernardians bested by Knights
The St. Bernard’s hockey team had its four-game winning streak snapped Wednesday night, as St. Paul claimed a 6-1 victory at the Wallace Civic Center. Joey Miola netted his first varsity goal for the Bernardians (8-8, 4-5 Coughlin) in the second period, pulling the hosts even. The Bernardians return to the ice of the Wallace […]
Local Roundup: North Middlesex rolls at home
The North Middlesex Regional girls basketball team defended its home court Monday, fending off Fitchburg High, 44-25, in Townsend. Caitlin O’Brien poured in a game-high 21 points to pace the Patriots (4-10). Julia Chase added eight points in the victory and Norah Tesini had six. Gianna Calderon and Gianexis Santiago paced Fitchburg (2-13) with eight […]
Thibeault takes in Hockey Day in the Burg
FITCHBURG — Those who frequent hockey rinks often form bonds with others they see in those barns as they go about their business. Sometimes it’s player-to-player interactions. Other times it’s the connection between a coach and a player. Anyway you look at it, a hockey community has formed around Jake Thibeault. And for the third […]
Local roundup: Blue Knights blow away Gaels
There was no denying the Lunenburg High boys basketball team Friday night. The Blue Knights shot out to a 14-point lead after first quarter and fended off a late surge by visiting Clinton hand the Gaels their first Mid-Wach C defeat of the season in a 67-60 contest. Vinny Dellasanta scored 18 points to lead […]
Thibeault ready for Hockey Day in the Burg
There have been moments of frustration. Moments of fear. But never, not once, has Jake Thibeault wavered when facing the long road that lies in front of him. Since suffering a serious spinal injury during a hockey game in 2020 that left the Fitchburg native paralyzed from the waist down, Thibeault has been focused on […]
