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 […]
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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 […]
Local roundup: Blue Devils fall to Andover
The new year got off to a rough start for the Leominster High girls hockey team, which suffered a 4-2 loss to Andover at the Wallace Civic Center on Thursday evening. Alyssa Allan and Brenna Gendron each lit the lamp for the Blue Devils, who fall to 3-4. College football Jones earns big honor: University […]
Local roundup: Spartans roll to win at home
The Oakmont Regional ice hockey team rolled to a 7-1 victory over Minuteman Tech Monday at Cushing Academy’s Iorio Arena. With the win, the Spartans reach .500 on the season at 3-3. Oakmont returns to action Saturday, welcoming Chicopee to Ashburnham for a non-conference game at 1 p.m. Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley 2, Worcester 1: Dylan Sprague (assist) […]
Local roundup: Leominster impresses at Bossi tourney
A barometer of a grappler’s caliber, the George Bossi Holiday Wrestling Tournament has long been considered one of the toughest events to win at. Just being competitive against many of the state’s best and brightest wrestlers can be considered a victory at the Bossi Tournament, so when Leominster High sent three grapplers to the podium […]
Local roundup: Bernardians stay hot with road win
The St. Bernard’s girls basketball team continued its hot start, sneaking past host Sutton, 40-39, Friday evening to remain unbeaten. The Bernardians (3-0) were paced by Isabella Dee and Adiana Mancuso who each scored 10 points in the victory. Erin McNamara added nine points in the winning effort. St. Bernard’s is off until Jan. 3 […]