AYER — Just before a lacy curtain of snowflakes tumbled gently to the plastic pasture of Norton Field, the Red and Gray of Fitchburg High gave a deep breath of thanks and congratulated host Ayer-Shirley Regional for an outstanding football game that both sides had the pleasure of participating in. When it was all said […]
High School Sports
Bulldogs stopped by Quabbin
FITCHBURG — It’s been a frustrating season for the Monty Tech football team and on Friday evening, the frustrations continued for the Purple and Gold. With visiting Quabbin Regional — which has had its fair share of struggles this fall — in town, Monty Tech was plagued by a handful of mistakes that helped propel […]
Football notebook: Huge challenge awaits Leominster
When it’s playing good football, Leominster High has been a tough team to beat. The Blue Devils have put up points. They’ve come up with timely takeaways. They’ve gotten solid special teams play when needed. But tonight, a good showing likely won’t be enough for Leominster. The eighth-seeded Blue Devils travel to Danvers to face […]
Local roundup: Nashoba falls in Div. 2 semifinals
The Nashoba Regional field hockey team’s season came to an abrupt end Thursday evening as the second-seeded Wolves fell to No. 3 Somerset Berkley, 3-1, in a Division 2 semifinal at Foxboro High School. The Wolves end the fall with a spectacular 20-1-1 record, while the Raiders advance to face No. 1 Hignham Saturday at […]
Local roundup: Falcons honored with all-conference nods
Five players from the Fitchburg State field hockey team were placed on the MASCAC Field Hockey All-Conference team on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Olivia Narkevicius (Phillipston), classmate Samantha Yates (Woodstock, VT) and sophomore Isabella Corcoran (Braintree) were selected to the MASCAC field hockey All-Conference first team, while sophomores Kendall O’Brien (Townsend) and Nola Patty (Ashburnham) were […]
Local roundup: Damien Jones honored for huge game
What a weekend for Damien Jones. The University of New England junior running back and Fitchburg native had a career day in a 47-30 loss at Curry. The former St. Bernard’s standout racked up career-highs with 267 rushing yards and four touchdowns. making some program history. Jones scored on runs of 12, 27, 47 and […]
