And just like that, on a dreary Thursday afternoon, the high school spring season is underway. The new season began locally with what the Fitchburg High athletic department called a “soft launch,” as the Red Raiders’ boys volleyball team took to the road to kick things off with a match against Assabet Valley. And from […]
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Local roundup: Wolves stunned in tourney opener
Andrew Rivera poured in a game-high 24 points as the visiting Milford boys basketball team upset the No. 11 Nashoba Regional, 57-50, in the round of 32 in the Division 2 tournament on Friday evening. The 22nd-seeded Hawks improve to 10-10 on the season and advance to play the winner of Saturday’s game between sixth-seeded […]
Hockey Notebook: CMass. All-Star squads announced
The rosters for the Central Mass. All-Star hockey games were announced Monday and there’s no shortage of local talent set to take the for the exhibition contests. A pair of game will be play Feb. 25 at the North Star Youth Forum in Westboro, pitting the Coughling Conference against the Russell Conference at 5:20 p.m., […]
Callahan headlines group of commitments
Several local high school athletes have recently announced their collegiate plans, with North Middlesex Regional’s Cade Callahan committing to play Division 1 football at Merrimack College.
Local roundup: Fitchburg spoils Leominster’s party
The Fitchburg/Monty Tech ice hockey team played the role of spoiler Thursday night, ruining Senior Night for Leominster in a 8-2 win at the Wallace Civic Center. Jacob Pruneau had a hat trick, Jackson Leider dished out three assists and Easton Minardi made 16 saves as the Red Raiders snapped a three-game skid Tied at […]
Spartans fend off Red Raiders
FITCHBURG – The Oakmont Regional girls basketball team hit the floor Wednesday evening with little margin for error. Still alive in their pursuit of a postseason berth, the Spartans need to catch fire and stay hot until the end of the season. Hitting the road, the Spartans traveled to the Doug Grutchfield Field House to take […]