The Fitchburg High girls basketball team battled against a strong Groton-Dunstable side on Tuesday, but came up just short in a 34-30 defeat at the Doug Grutchfield Field House. The Red Raiders (1-11) led 21-16 at halftime, but couldn’t hold on as the Crusaders (10-3) rallied. Mila Xiong had nine points to lead Fitchburg, while […]
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Local roundup: Fitchburg State men skate to tie against UMass Dartmouth
The Fitchburg State ice hockey team tied with the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth during MASCAC action Saturday night, 2-2. The game then went into a shootout, with the Falcons (9-7-1, 5-4-1) beating UMD 2-1. After a scoreless first period, the Falcons were able to break through on a power play, getting them on the board […]
Local roundup: Fitchburg State men’s basketball team falls
The Fitchburg State men’s basketball fell to the Vikings of Salem State in MASCAC action on Saturday afternoon, 87-59. The first half saw the Vikings (7-11, 4-1) explode out in front behind an impressive shooting percentage by the team, going 19-for-31 (61.3%) from the floor and 10-for-12 (83.3%) from three-point territory. The Falcons (4-14, 1-4) […]
Local roundup: Bulldogs secure 1st win of season
The Monty Tech girls basketball team took care of business at home Monday evening, besting Main South, 31-25, at Bulldog Gymnasium to secure its first win of the season. The win boosts the Bulldogs to 1-6, while the Cougars remain winless at 0-6. St. Bernard’s 44, Worcester Tech 43: Erin McNamara had a game-high 27 […]
Local roundup: Falcons blanked in tourney game
The Fitchburg State ice hockey team fell in the semifinals of the 59th annual Codfish Bowl at UMass Boston, losing 2-0 to Wisconsin Superior on Friday. Following a scoreless first period of play, Wisconsin Superior grabbed the lead 8:30 into the middle stanza as freshman Logan Nickerson settled a feed from classmates Alexey Yarmulnik and […]
Tournament roundup: Blue Knights rally, but fall short
The championship game of the annual Mark Bushnoe Tournament appeared to be pointed in the direction of a boring blowout Saturday evening at the Wallace Civic Center. Hudson had roared out to a 2-0 lead over Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley in the first 15 minutes, adding a third goal just 38 seconds into the middle frame. It looked […]