With the release of the MIAA’s winter tournament pairings, several local programs will have a chance to vie for ice hockey and basketball state titles. The organization announced the initial pairings for both sports on Saturday, with a 24-hour period allowed for corrections. The pairings were based on the MIAA’s power rankings, which take into […]
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Local roundup: Patriots drop season finale
The North Middlesex Regional girls basketball team saw its season come to an end Thursday in a 58-20 loss to Dracut in Townsend. The Patriots close the campaign with a 2-18 record. Oakmont 43, Littleton 40: The Spartans improved to 20-0 with the victory in the semifinals of the Large School pairings at the Clark […]
Late rally lifts ‘Dogs past ‘Cats
FITCHBURG — Chippy might not be an apt description for Thursday’s Coughlin Conference clash between Monty Tech/Fitchburg and Gardner. The contest was ugly at times, a showcase for a lack of discipline though much, with two players from each team ejected in the first 30 minutes. But after the dust settled from the first two […]
Local roundup: Bernardians stopped by Stags
Leading throughout Wednesday’s Central Mass. Class D final against Tahanto, it looked as though the top-seeded St. Bernard’s girls basketball team would be returning to Fitchburg with some hardware. But the second-seeded Stags had other ideas, surging ahead late at Shrewsbury High School to claim a 43-42 victory and the tournament title. The loss drops […]
Editorial: Feds’ Title IX probe may preclude need for girls opt-out bill
The breakneck speed in which the Trump administration has moved to reverse the way things have previously operated in Washington has kept political pundits’ heads on a swivel. That alacrity has spread beyond The Beltway, and in doing so may have overtaken events unfolding across the country, including in Massachusetts. That seems to be what’s […]
MIAA facing Department of Education investigation after viral Massachusetts girls basketball game
The MIAA is in the U.S. Department of Education’s crosshairs over possible Title IX violations after a viral high school basketball game when a reportedly transgender player injured three girls.
