While the MIAA drags its feet on adding girls flag football to its spring offerings, Leominster High is continuing to do what it has done since the start of the Patriots Girls High School Flag Football Program got underway: contend for titles. The top-seeded Leominster High 1 team will play for a Central/Western Mass. championship […]
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High school football: One final test for Blue Devils
The final warmup before the postseason won’t be an easy one for the Leominster High football team. Truth be told, few wins have come easy for the Blue Devils given the challenging schedule they play. Earning a final regular season victory won’t be a simple task either, as Algonquin Regional comes to Doyle Field. The […]
Local Notebook: Area programs eye postseason glory
6With the release of the MIAA’s field hockey and girls volleyball tournament pairings on Wednesday, several local programs will have a chance to vie for state championships. The top 32 teams in the MIAA’s power rankings qualified, regardless of record, as did teams finishing outside the top 32 with a record of .500 or better. […]
Local roundup: North Middlesex tops Spartans
The North Middlesex Regional girls soccer team capped its regular season with a 2-0 victory over Oakmont Regional in Ashburnham Tuesday afternoon. Freshmen Lillian DaSilva scored twice in the second half for North Middlesex, with assists coming from Amelia Hamilton and Olivia Peterson. Goalkeeper Hannah Gruber made six saves to notch her seventh shutout of […]
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 […]
Local roundup: Stefanakos takes home LEC honor
As she had at Oakmont Regional and during the past three seasons at Keene State, Irini Stefanakos continues to impress with her field hockey exploits. The Fitchburg native and senior captain was named Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week after scoring twice and notching four assists for the Owls in a 1-1 week. […]
