This time of year, there’s nothing Oakmont Regional baseball manager Tim Caouette enjoys telling his team more than “We have practice tomorrow.” It’s a simple concept: Come tourney time when everything is one loss and you’re done, the opportunity to hit the field the day after a game means you’ve advanced. Win and move on. […]
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Confident Blue Devils rally past Westford Academy
LEOMINSTER — Down, but never out. Despite struggling to generate offense early and falling behind No. 12 Westford Academy on Wednesday, the fifth-seeded Leominster High baseball team never doubted itself. Rather than hang their heads, the Blue Devils remained confident. In the field, at the plate, on the mound, there was a quiet confidence. Leominster […]
Nashoba storms past Apponequet and into D3 quarterfinals
BOLTON — The Nashoba Regional boys lacrosse team came out like a buzzsaw on Wednesday evening. The seventh-seeded Wolves dominated the first quarter and never looked back as the Wolves kept its season alive with a 18-6 victory over No. 10 Apponequet Regional in the Round of 16 in the Division 3 Tournament. Nashoba improves […]
Cuddahy comes through for Blue Devils
LEOMINSTER — The Leominster girls lacrosse team refused to be denied on Monday afternoon. Trailing by four goals entering the fourth quarter, the 14th-seeded Blue Devils rallied to tie the game before Kailyn Cuddahy netted the game-winner with eight seconds remaining as Leominster defeated No. 19 Minnechaug Regional, 12-11, at in the Division 2 tournament […]
Local roundup: Blue Knights bounce Bourne
The Lunenburg High softball team will play on. The 12th-seeded Blue Knights took care of business at Marshall Park Friday afternoon, defeating No. 21 Bourne 5-3 in a Division 4 round of 32 contest. Lunenburg (11-10) advances to the round of 16 and will face the winner of Sunday’s contest between No. 5 Abington and […]
St. Bernard’s eager to build on experience
FITCHBURG – Last year, the St. Bernard’s softball team found out the day before play started that it had qualified for the state tournament. The Bernardians earned a No. 32 seed in the Division 5 tournament and fell to No. 33 Holbrook in the preliminary round. After moving up to Division 4 this spring, third-year […]