The St. Bernard’s boys soccer team fell to .500 on the young season, suffering a 2-1 loss to Burncoat at the Bernardian Bowl on Monday afternoon. Both teams are 1-1 after the tilt in Fitchburg. Girls soccer Monty Tech 7, Narragansett 0: Jillian McCaie, Addison Boudreau and Makayla Small (assist) each scored twice and Elsa […]
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Local roundup: Falcons soar to win over Dean
The Fitchburg State football team scored early and often Friday night, rolling to a 49-14 victory over Dean College at Elliot Field. Former Fitchburg High star Anthony Oquendo ran for 72 yards on 14 carries, scoring three touchdowns, including a pair in the first quarter as the Falcons raced out to a 14-0 lead. Oquendo […]
Local roundup: Falcons blank Nichols in home opener
The Fitchburg State field hockey team defeated Nichols College, 1-0, in its home opener Wednesday afternoon at Elliot Field. After a scoreless first half, Fitchburg State (2-0) opened the scoring in the third quarter, finding the back of the cage at the 34-minute mark. Kendall O’Brien (Townsend) netted her first collegiate goal off a feed […]
Softball mainstay Dick Hurley laid to rest
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 […]
MacPherson headed to MASCAC Hall of Fame
Among the 10 members 2025 Hall of Fame Class for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) 2025 Hall of Fame Class is a face very familiar to those at Fitchburg State University. Malcolm MacPherson, who guided the Falcons’ men’s soccer team on the pitch for many years and served as an assistant coach on […]
Quinn hopes to grow the game of field hockey
At this point, the proof is apparent everywhere: good youth sports programs go a long way toward creating strong high school programs. And excellent high school programs create better chances for student-athletes to ply their athletic trades at the collegiate level. Having played college field hockey and coached it for the past six seasons, Kayla […]
