The Leominster High girls basketball team defended its home court on Tuesday, fending off visiting Shrewsbury High, 46-31. Trailing 24-22 at halftime, the Blue Devils (5-3) blanked the Colonials in the third, outscoring the guests 6-0 to take the lead. The hosts kept going in the fourth and rolled to the win. Jayda Caldwell scored […]
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Local roundup: Bulldogs secure 1st win of season
The Monty Tech girls basketball team took care of business at home Monday evening, besting Main South, 31-25, at Bulldog Gymnasium to secure its first win of the season. The win boosts the Bulldogs to 1-6, while the Cougars remain winless at 0-6. St. Bernard’s 44, Worcester Tech 43: Erin McNamara had a game-high 27 […]
Local roundup: Falcons blanked in tourney game
The Fitchburg State ice hockey team fell in the semifinals of the 59th annual Codfish Bowl at UMass Boston, losing 2-0 to Wisconsin Superior on Friday. Following a scoreless first period of play, Wisconsin Superior grabbed the lead 8:30 into the middle stanza as freshman Logan Nickerson settled a feed from classmates Alexey Yarmulnik and […]
Tournament roundup: Blue Knights rally, but fall short
The championship game of the annual Mark Bushnoe Tournament appeared to be pointed in the direction of a boring blowout Saturday evening at the Wallace Civic Center. Hudson had roared out to a 2-0 lead over Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley in the first 15 minutes, adding a third goal just 38 seconds into the middle frame. It looked […]
Fitchburg comes up short at home
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 […]
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, […]
