LEOMINSTER — Even though visiting Grafton ripped off 15 plays to open Saturday night’s Week 8 tilt between the Gators and host Leominster, it was the Blue Devils that rose to the occasion and put any talk of an upset to bed early. With two interceptions in the first half and some heavy duty sack […]
High School Sports
MIAA soccer pairings announced
A handful of local programs will have a chance to compete for state soccer crowns when tournaments get underway next week. The MIAA announced its tournament pairings Saturday, releasing the brackets across 10 divisions. Not all game times and dates were immediately available. The seedings are based on the Power Rankings put together over the […]
Football notebook: Looking to build on gridiron history
What a weird week this is. In an unusual twist, all of this week’s local gridiron action either kicked off Thursday evening or is taking place on Saturday as Halloween throws a wrench into the high school football season. The local football scene Thursday evening saw plenty of action. Nashoba Regional improved to 4-4 with […]
Local roundup: Wolves storm past Stoughton
The Nashoba Regional field hockey team steamrolled the opposition for much of the regular season. There was no reason to think anything would change once the postseason got underway. The second-seeded Wolves did what they’ve done for the most part this fall, opening the Division 2 tournament Friday evening with a 7-1 drubbing of No. […]
Fitchburg boys win prestigious soccer title
It should come as no surprise that soccer at Fitchburg High has been on the rise for the past couple seasons. After all, the youth soccer ranks in the city have been finding plenty of success and providing a quality feeder system to the Red Raiders. Last weekend was the most recent milestone for the […]
Unbeaten Wolves win in rout
BOLTON — Just in case the rest of Central Massachusetts doesn’t already know, the Nashoba Regional field hockey team is for real. The Wolves have been a buzzsaw through the competition this fall and on Wednesday night against visiting Grafton, it was more of the same. Six different players found the back of the net […]
