FITCHBURG — When North Middlesex Regional dumped its high school football program back in August, Fitchburg had to look far and wide for a new Week 7 opponent. And when Monument Mountain Regional answered the call, the Red Raiders were thankful that the Spartans, a small Western Mass. Division 7 school, were willing to make […]
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Leominster fends off Gators on court
LEOMINSTER — The Leominster girls’ volleyball team got a little redemption on Thursday evening. The Blue Devils avenged a season-opening loss to host Grafton with a solid performance as Leominster celebrated its Pink Game with a 3-1 victory over the Gators inside the Leominster High School Gym. With the win, Leominster has won back-to-back games […]
Local roundup: Red Raiders rally past West Boylston
The Fitchburg High girls soccer team erased a one-goal deficit against West Boylston Thursday evening to win 3-1 at Crocker Field. After freshman Lyla Kherallah scored on a free kick to pull the Red Raiders (11-1-2) even, freshman Lucia Meneses scored off a corner kick to give the hosts the lead. Classmate Kiara Llapa scored […]
Fitchburg boys win prestigious soccer title
It should come as no surprise that soccer at Fitchburg High has been on the rise for the past couple seasons. After all, the youth soccer ranks in the city have been finding plenty of success and providing a quality feeder system to the Red Raiders. Last weekend was the most recent milestone for the […]
Unbeaten Wolves win in rout
BOLTON — Just in case the rest of Central Massachusetts doesn’t already know, the Nashoba Regional field hockey team is for real. The Wolves have been a buzzsaw through the competition this fall and on Wednesday night against visiting Grafton, it was more of the same. Six different players found the back of the net […]
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 […]
