Several local teams will participate in the upcoming Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association (CMADA) basketball tournaments as a warmup for the state tourney. In the boys pairings, Leominster (13-4) earned the top seed in the Class A brackets. The Blue Devils will host No. 4 Shrewsbury on Monday at 7 p.m. in a semifinal. The […]
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Local roundup: Carter lifts Nashoba to win over Patriots
The Nashoba Regional ice hockey team got past North Middlesex Regional in a Roy Conference matchup Wednesday, winning 3-2 at the Wallace Civic Center. Nate Carter broke a 2-all tie with just under three minutes remaining, assisted by Ryan Balewicz and Will Hakala, to lift the Wolves (10-4-2, 4-2-1). Cam Rouillard potted a pair of […]
Local roundup: Blue Knights fend off Wildcats
The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley hockey team stormed past Gardner on Friday evening, winning 5-2 at the Wallace Civic Center in a Coughlin Conference contest. The Blue Knights improve to 8-1-1 and 4-0 in conference play. The Wildcats fall to 4-5 (1-4). Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley returns to action on Jan. 20, squaring off with St. Bernard’s at 3:30 p.m. in […]
Blue Knights get it done
FITCHBURG — The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley ice hockey team prides itself on being a team that’s tough to play against. The Blue Knights have depth. They have talent. They’ve got tenacious defense. An excellent goaltender. Above all else, they have a willingness to do whatever it takes to compete. So in a battle of unbeaten teams Monday, […]
Local roundup: Olivia Robarge earns regional soccer honor
Bridgewater State junior forward and North Middlesex Regional graduate Olivia Robarge was recently selected to the United Soccer Coaches (USC) NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer All-Region Two Team. Robarge, of Pepperell, was selected to the third team and was joined by teammate Sydney Dewhurst, a senior defender, and Westfield State senior forward Delaney Parker as […]
Football primer: Nashoba eager to continue improving
It wasn’t long ago that Nashoba Regional seemed ready to write off this season as a total loss. At 0-2 and coming off a 55-14 home thrashing at the hands of Grafton on Sept. 13, the Wolves looked like they had hit rock bottom in what would be a long and tiresome campaign. Perhaps it […]