Fitchburg State freshman Aleksei Filimonov (Saint Petersburg, Russia) was selected Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week on Monday afternoon. Filimonov earned his third weekly honor of the season after collecting five points on three goals and two assists in a 1-1 week for the Falcons. The freshman netted two […]
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Local roundup: Blue Knights sneak past Wildcats
Losses have been few and far between for the Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley ice hockey team this season. In fact, there has only been one, a 4-2 loss to Worcester on Dec. 15 in the final of the Lowell Cobblestone Tournament. The Blue Knights had a chance to avenge that defeat on Friday evening when Wildcats rolled into […]
Wildcats claw past Panthers
GARDNER — The Gardner girls basketball team took care of business on Thursday night. Behind a game-high 15 points from both Ali Fitzsimmons and Kendall Gamache, the Wildcats cruised to a 56-20 win over visiting Ayer-Shirley Regional. With the victory, Gardner is now 6-2 overall as it approaches the halfway point of its season. The […]
Bernardians roll to victory
FITCHBURG — The freight train that is the St. Bernard’s ice hockey team kept rolling along on Wednesday evening. As they have for the vast majority of this season, the Bernardians put up big offensive numbers while controlling all phases of the game. Wednesday’s victim was Northbridge, which St. B’s thumped to the tune of […]
Blue Devils battle, but fall in Lopez’s final game
LEOMINSTER — On the night when Osiris Lopez wore blue and white for the very last time, the Leominster High boys basketball team played with the toughness and grit that Lopez has shown on the gridiron and hardwood for the last four years. In the end, it wasn’t enough as the senior-laden Titans from Algonquin […]
Local roundup: Spartans storm past Fitchburg
The Oakmont Regional girls basketball team played the role of rude guests, rolling past host Fitchburg High, 55-15, at the Doug Grutchfield Field House on Tuesday evening. The Spartans raced out to a 23-1 lead at halftime and cruised to the win, improving to 4-3 on the season. Olivia Martin led all scorers with 22 […]
