A handful of weeks ago, we lost one of the greats in north central Massachusetts high school sportswriting: the legendary Omer Cormier. Omer, who would have turned 95 on Nov. 9, was a Gardner native who did spot coverage for this newspaper on a handful of occasions, but mainly covered the Gardner High Wildcat football […]
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Bernardians dominate in win
FITCHBURG — The St. Bernard’s football team climbed back above .500 on Friday evening in dominating fashion. After falling behind early, the Bernardians responded with 50 unanswered points en route to a 50-6 victory over host Monty Tech under the lights at Bulldog Field. The Bernardians, who lost to Blackstone-Millville Regional last week at home, […]
Chargers power past Bernardians
FITCHBURG — Behind a vicious sweep to the right that host St. Bernard’s had difficulty in slowing down, plus four Bernardian turnovers including three treacherous fumbles to complicate matters, visiting Blackstone Millville Regional came away with a come-from-behind, 33-20 win at the venerable Bernardian Bowl Friday night. The loss drops St. Bernard’s to 2-2 in […]
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 […]
Football primer: Bulldogs look for 1st win
The first two weeks of the 2025 football season have not been kind to the Monty Tech football team. The Bulldogs are 0-2 and have yet to find many reasons to celebrate on the gridiron, having been outscored 59-6. But as the old adage goes, misery loves company. Monty Tech will have its third crack […]
Leominster High coach named New England Patriots Coach of the Week
A dramatic win has led to a prestigious award. Last week, despite trailing late in the fourth quarter, the Leominster High School football team pulled out a thrilling 36-35 victory at Milford. The victory earned head coach Devin Gates the New England Patriots Coach of the Week Award. Leominster junior quarterback Osiris Lopez threw for […]
