FITCHBURG — Special Olympics Massachusetts has announced that Fitchburg High, a school with Special Olympics Unified Champion School programming, is receiving national banner recognition for its efforts to provide inclusive sports and activities for students with and without intellectual disabilities. Fitchburg High is receiving this distinguished status as a result of meeting 10 national standards […]
High School Sports
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 […]
Nashoba struggles in loss to Grafton
BOLTON — A week after suffering a season-opening 19-7 loss to Algonquin Regional, the Nashoba Regional football team was hoping that some home cooking would be the recipe to pick up its first win of the season on Friday night in Bolton. Unfortunately, the host Wolves welcomed a Grafton team that had 22 seniors as […]
Bernardians cut down in opener
FITCHBURG — Opening the season against a buzzsaw resulted in a loss for the St. Bernard’s football team, but there were lessons to be taken away from defeat at the hands of Blackstone Valley Tech. The Bernardians looked the part of a team trying to find their feet against a veteran BVT side, dropping a […]
Local roundup: Nashoba shuts out Crusaders
The Nashoba Regional girls soccer team remains undefeated, having rolled past Groton-Dunstable for a 5-0 road win on Thursday. Maddie Dempsey paced the Wolves (3-0), while Briseis Terra, Kat Davis and Sophie Kuefler each added single markers for Nashoba in the shutout win. Oakmont 2, Maynard 0: Jada LeBlanc netted an unassisted goal late in the […]
Local roundup: North Middlesex fends off Spartans
The North Middlesex Regional fended off visiting Oakmont Regional on Wednesday, claiming a 4-3 victory in Townsend. Meredith Southard Pantano potted two goals and added an assist to lead the Patriots (2-1, 1-1 Mid-Wach C) in the victory, while Sophia Caldwell chipped in with a goal and a helper. Cailyn O’Keefe rounded out the scoring […]
