FITCHBURG — If Pentucket Regional had any qualms about starting the Division 4 hockey tournament on the road, it certainly didn’t show. The 22nd-seeded Panthers were relentless in the pursuit of the puck Tuesday night, notching a 5-2 victory over No. 11 Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley at the Wallace Civic Center in the opening round of the D4 […]
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MIAA releases winter tourney pairings
With the release of the MIAA’s winter tournament pairings, several local programs will have a chance to vie for ice hockey and basketball state titles. The organization announced the initial pairings for both sports on Saturday, with a 24-hour period allowed for corrections. The pairings were based on the MIAA’s power rankings, which take into […]
Local roundup: Patriots drop season finale
The North Middlesex Regional girls basketball team saw its season come to an end Thursday in a 58-20 loss to Dracut in Townsend. The Patriots close the campaign with a 2-18 record. Oakmont 43, Littleton 40: The Spartans improved to 20-0 with the victory in the semifinals of the Large School pairings at the Clark […]
Late rally lifts ‘Dogs past ‘Cats
FITCHBURG — Chippy might not be an apt description for Thursday’s Coughlin Conference clash between Monty Tech/Fitchburg and Gardner. The contest was ugly at times, a showcase for a lack of discipline though much, with two players from each team ejected in the first 30 minutes. But after the dust settled from the first two […]
Local roundup: Bernardians stopped by Stags
Leading throughout Wednesday’s Central Mass. Class D final against Tahanto, it looked as though the top-seeded St. Bernard’s girls basketball team would be returning to Fitchburg with some hardware. But the second-seeded Stags had other ideas, surging ahead late at Shrewsbury High School to claim a 43-42 victory and the tournament title. The loss drops […]
Local roundup: Blue Devils rally for win
The Leominster High girls basketball team defended its home court on Tuesday, fending off visiting Shrewsbury High, 46-31. Trailing 24-22 at halftime, the Blue Devils (5-3) blanked the Colonials in the third, outscoring the guests 6-0 to take the lead. The hosts kept going in the fourth and rolled to the win. Jayda Caldwell scored […]
