The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley hockey team scored early and often, cruising to a 5-1 victory over Leominster at the Wallace Civic Center Tuesday evening. After a scoreless first period and six hit posts, the Blue Knights (13-2-1, 7-1 Coughlin) came to life in the second with a pair of goals before adding three more in the third. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Local Roundup: Patriots seek Hall of Famers
The North Middlesex Regional Athletics Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the fall 2024 induction. Former and current members of the North Middlesex community are eligible to nominate someone for the Hall of Fame. Nominations can be submitted through the online form on the school’s web site in the athletics section or in […]
St. Bernard’s comes to life in the 3rd
FITCHBURG — It took a while, but once the wheels started turning, there was no stopping the St. Bernard’s ice hockey team Tuesday night. Trailing 3-0 entering the final 15 minutes, the Bernardians came to life against crosstown rival Fitchburg/Monty Tech. Whatever miscues haunted the hosts through 30 minutes faded and St. Bernard’s took advantage […]
