LEOMINSTER — First place in Mid-Wach A was on the line Friday night in Leominster. And the hosts sent a loud message to all league foes as Leominster High led by as many as 16 points and had the lead from start to finish as the Blue Devils earned a crucial early-season 54-46 victory over […]
High School Sports
Local roundup: Blue Knights fend off Wildcats
The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley hockey team stormed past Gardner on Friday evening, winning 5-2 at the Wallace Civic Center in a Coughlin Conference contest. The Blue Knights improve to 8-1-1 and 4-0 in conference play. The Wildcats fall to 4-5 (1-4). Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley returns to action on Jan. 20, squaring off with St. Bernard’s at 3:30 p.m. in […]
Girls basketball: North Middlesex sneaks past Burncoat
The North Middlesex Regional girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday, topping Burncoat, 29-27, in Townsend. With the victory, the Patriots are now 1-6.
Leominster stopped by Cathedral
LEOMINSTER —The Leominster girls basketball team battled against the very best on Wednesday evening. The Blue Devils welcomed the two-time defending Division 4 state champion Cathedral High to Granite Street for an early season showdown. Leominster hung tough for 32 minutes, going toe-to-toe with the champs, but in the end the Panthers proved to be […]
Local roundup: Falcons rally for victory at home
The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team stayed hot on Wednesday, rallying in the closing minutes to top MCLA, 65-64, at Parkinson Gymnasium in a MASCAC clash. Jeremiah Simeon hit one of two free-throws with 39 seconds left to break a 64-all tie as the Falcons (4-9, 1-0 MASCAC) won their third straight game. Fitchburg State […]
Local roundup: Falcons blanked in tourney game
The Fitchburg State ice hockey team fell in the semifinals of the 59th annual Codfish Bowl at UMass Boston, losing 2-0 to Wisconsin Superior on Friday. Following a scoreless first period of play, Wisconsin Superior grabbed the lead 8:30 into the middle stanza as freshman Logan Nickerson settled a feed from classmates Alexey Yarmulnik and […]
