GARDNER – The Gardner High girls basketball team punched its ticket to the postseason on Thursday night. On the strength of 25 points from Tati Vazquez, the Wildcats cruised to a 51-20 victory over visiting Clinton inside LaChance Gym. Since losing its season opener to Oakmont Regional, Gardner (10-1) has now won 10 straight game. […]
High School Sports
Leominster starts out hot, dominates rival Fitchburg, 73-36
LEOMINSTER – With February right around the corner, contenders are trying to stack wins to qualify for the state tournament and improve their power ranking. The Leominster High boys basketball team continued to do just that on Thursday night as the Blue Devils picked up their sixth straight win by posting a dominating 73-36 win […]
Notre Dame hands St. Bernard’s first loss of girls basketball season
FITCHBURG – The St. Bernard’s girls basketball team fell from the ranks of the unbeaten Wednesday night. With Notre Dame Academy of Worcester in town, the Bernardians saw their 10-game winning streak come to an end as the Rebels picked up a 66-42 victory inside the St. Bernard’s Activity Center. St. Bernard’s, which has already […]
Local roundup: Fitchburg High girls stage strong rally, but fall short
The Fitchburg High girls basketball team showed plenty of heart Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Red Raiders, they dug themselves too big of a hole against visiting Shepherd Hill. The Dudley school led 28-9 at halftime and captured a 49-40 victory despite a tremendous rally by Fitchburg (1-10), which scored 31 points in the second […]
Local roundup: Blue Devils rally for win
The Leominster High girls basketball team defended its home court on Tuesday, fending off visiting Shrewsbury High, 46-31. Trailing 24-22 at halftime, the Blue Devils (5-3) blanked the Colonials in the third, outscoring the guests 6-0 to take the lead. The hosts kept going in the fourth and rolled to the win. Jayda Caldwell scored […]
Local roundup: Bulldogs secure 1st win of season
The Monty Tech girls basketball team took care of business at home Monday evening, besting Main South, 31-25, at Bulldog Gymnasium to secure its first win of the season. The win boosts the Bulldogs to 1-6, while the Cougars remain winless at 0-6. St. Bernard’s 44, Worcester Tech 43: Erin McNamara had a game-high 27 […]