And just like that, on a dreary Thursday afternoon, the high school spring season is underway. The new season began locally with what the Fitchburg High athletic department called a “soft launch,” as the Red Raiders’ boys volleyball team took to the road to kick things off with a match against Assabet Valley. And from […]
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Leominster stunned by Sailors
LEOMINSTER — Two years later, it was the same result. The Scituate High boys basketball team appears to be a thorn in the side of Leominster High after ending the Blue Devils’ season for the second time in three years in the Round of 16 in the Division 2 state tournament on Tuesday night. Trailing by […]
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 […]
Leominster exacts revenge on Wolves
LEOMINSTER — Back on Jan. 5, the Nashoba Regional boys basketball team traveled to Leominster High and had its way with the Blue Devils in a convincing 55-40 win. On Monday night, Leominster clearly hadn’t forgetten about that game as the hosts played with an edge all night long, which resulted in a 57-44 victory […]