The Leominster High girls ice hockey team suffered its first defeat of the season on Tuesday evening, falling to visiting Shrewsbury, 4-0, at the Wallace Civic Center. The Blue Devils are 3-1 after the loss, while the Colonials improved to 2-0-1 on the year. Rylee Guimond made 32 saves in net for the Blue Devils, […]
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Local roundup: Blue Knights get past Spartans
The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley ice hockey team got out to an early lead and then shook off a solid comeback from Oakmont Regional midway through the game to double up the Spartans, 4-2, at the Wallace Civic Center on Monday evening. Sam Brand potted a pair of goals and added an assist for the Blue Knights (3-1, […]
Smith, Blue Devils learning on the fly
FITCHBURG — Leominster girls basketball first-year head coach Ashley Smith is fitting in nicely as the new boss of the Blue Devils bench. Smith’s Blue Devils notched a road victory over Twin City rival Fitchburg on Saturday afternoon to improve to 3-1 on the young season. “We have a young group. It can be a […]
Hot start lifts Blue Devils in rivalry tilt
FITCHBURG — The Leominster and Fitchburg girls basketball teams renewed their Twin Cities rivalry on the hardwood of the Doug Grutchfield Field House on Saturday afternoon. Squaring off for the first time since the 2023-2024 winter campaign, the Blue Devils traveled to Fitchburg and handled their business, picking up a 40-26 victory. Leominster, which entered […]
Local roundup: Nashoba stymies Panthers for 1st win
The Nashoba Regional girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season, topping Ayer-Shirley, 52-13, Friday evening in Bolton. Sydney Prybyla had a team-high 16 points to pace the Wolves (1-1), while Caroline Pinto added 10 points in the victory. Sarah Quinn had seven points for the hosts, who allowed just three points […]
Local roundup: Seven Falcons pick up recognition
Seven Fitchburg State student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2025 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Fall Sportsmanship Team on Thursday. The MASCAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement, […]
