The Ayer-Shirley Regional golf team left Shining Rock Golf Club in Northbridge with some hardware on Tuesday. The Panthers took both the team title and individual crown at the Division 3 Central Mass. Sectional tournament despite rainy and windy conditions on the course. Coming in with a score of 326, Ayer-Shirley fended off the likes […]
Local Sports
St. Bernard’s settles for ‘disappointing’ tie
FITCHBURG — The St. Bernard’s field hockey team walked off the field Tuesday afternoon unsatisfied. Despite carrying the play for much of the contest against visiting Blackstone-Millville Regional, the Bernardians and Chargers played to a 3-3 draw on the grass outside the St. Bernard’s Activity Center. The stalemate is the second time these two teams […]
Commentary: Cormier’s passing a big blow for region
A handful of weeks ago, we lost one of the greats in north central Massachusetts high school sportswriting: the legendary Omer Cormier. Omer, who would have turned 95 on Nov. 9, was a Gardner native who did spot coverage for this newspaper on a handful of occasions, but mainly covered the Gardner High Wildcat football […]
New class of Leominster greats enshrined
The Leominster High School Athletic Hall of Fame proudly inducted its seventh class on Oct. 4 at the Leominster/Fitchburg Lodge of Elks. The Induction Ceremony was attended by family, friends and supporters of each inductee. In their acceptance remarks each and every inductee mentioned that they would not be there without the unending support of […]
Bernardians dominate in win
FITCHBURG — The St. Bernard’s football team climbed back above .500 on Friday evening in dominating fashion. After falling behind early, the Bernardians responded with 50 unanswered points en route to a 50-6 victory over host Monty Tech under the lights at Bulldog Field. The Bernardians, who lost to Blackstone-Millville Regional last week at home, […]
Blue Devils, Rams play to another scoreless tie
LEOMINSTER — After playing to a draw last month in Dudley, the Leominster and Shepherd Hill Regional girls soccer teams were back on the pitch Tuesday evening for the rematch. For the second time this season, neither the Blue Devils nor the Rams could walk away with the upper hand as the two teams played […]