SHREWSBURY — The Leominster High football team entered Friday night’s opener against St. John’s of Shrewsbury looking to snap a six-game losing streak against the host Pioneers. And the Blue Devils did just that in resounding fashion. Sparked by junior Osiris Lopez’s two passing touchdowns and one on the ground, the Blue Devils scored 29 […]
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Patriots run past Fitchburg
TOWNSEND — For openers, third-year North Middlesex Regional coach Jordan Murphy had to be pleased with the performance. For Fitchburg, it was a first quarter to forget. The Patriots scored practically at will, taking advantage of Red Raider miscues in order to post a 42-o win in both team’s respective openers at 1A Auto Field […]
Red Raiders aim to move forward on gridiron
FITCHBURG — It shouldn’t be unexpected, but there is a different kind of energy emanating from the corner of Circle and Broad this fall as opposed to what happened with the 2023 edition. The difference this year? It’s a lot. The leadership that lacked last year (0-11, if anyone needed reminding) has returned. The senior […]
After upgrades, Crocker Field set to shine
As Bob Dylan so astutely surmised way back in 1964, the times, they are a-changin’. Some 60 years later, that’s undeniably true at Crocker Field. A gem of interscholastic competition in the city since it opened in 1918, the home of Fitchburg High football has undergone a serious transformation leading up to the 2024 fall […]
Leominster’s Lopez eager to succeed
The story of Osiris Lopez’s high school career to this point is a captivating one. He burst onto the Central Mass. scene in 2022 with a sensational freshman campaign for Leominster High, putting up big numbers while surrounded by a star-studded and experienced cast. And while his stats fell last season with the graduation of […]
Football schedules
It all kicks off this week. High school football teams have gone through camps, cuts, practices and scrimmages and most programs get the 2024 season underway this Friday. The weekly action goes on for a couple months, with teams vying for playoff spots or eyeing big Thanksgiving rivalry games to close things out. From Leominster’s […]