The Leominster High girls basketball team fell in the Division 2 round of 16, falling to top-seeded Medfield, 69-36, on Tuesday night. The 17th-seeded Blue Devils close their season with a 13-9 record. Leominster’s effort was led by Mia Keenan, who dropped in 10 points. Juliana Pompei added seven in defeat, while Nicole Kelly and Kyra […]
High School Sports
Dedeian takes the reins at St. Bernard’s
When St. Bernard’s athletic director Ray Cosenza made up his mind that he’d be stepping down from his position as the school’s baseball coach, he knew exactly who he wanted as his successor: Jeff Dedeian.
Tournament Notebook: Blue Devils, Wolves still in the hunt
And then there were three. With a week of MIAA winter tournament action in the books, only a trio of local teams remain in the hunt for a state title across, with all three still in the running for a basketball championship and all playing in the Division 2 pairings. The Leominster High boys and […]
Local roundup: Wolves stunned in tourney opener
Andrew Rivera poured in a game-high 24 points as the visiting Milford boys basketball team upset the No. 11 Nashoba Regional, 57-50, in the round of 32 in the Division 2 tournament on Friday evening. The 22nd-seeded Hawks improve to 10-10 on the season and advance to play the winner of Saturday’s game between sixth-seeded […]
Leominster uses late surge to advance
LEOMINSTER — Holding onto a slim 54-53 lead over Marblehead going into the fourth quarter, the Leominster High boys basketball team was in need of a strong eight minutes if they wanted to avoid the upset and move on in the Division 2 state tournament. The second-seeded Blue Devils turned up the defensive pressure which […]
Blue Knights fall to M-Cats
LUNENBURG — The first 16 minutes had gone close to plan. Far from perfect, the Lunenburg High boys basketball team had done well enough in the opening half to take a lead over the Maiminides School to halftime in a Division 4 round of 32 contest. But after halftime, the 16th-seeded Blue Knights stumbled through […]