The Leominster High boys lacrosse team earned its first win of the spring on Friday, cruising to a 13-3 victory over Bay Path at Doyle Field. Dom Carr and Max Sleeper each had hat tricks to lift the Blue Devils (1-5). Chase Kranz and Ben Marchetti each netted a pair of goals in the victory. […]
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Siobhan Donovan running to show her strength
Though she’ll run 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon on Monday, that’s far from the biggest challenge Memorial Middle School teacher Siobhan Donovan will face next week. Battling cancer while training for the run, the 35-year-old was celebrated at the school on Friday.
Local roundup: Panthers claw past Wolves
The Ayer-Shirley boys volleyball took care of business on the road Thursday, topping Nashoba Regional, 3-1 in Bolton. The Panthers won 25-22, 22-25, 25-20 and 26-24 to improved to 3-4 (1-3 Mid-Wach B), while the Wolves remain winless at 0-5 (0-3). Senior setter and right side hitter David Batchelor had 12 kills and 18 assists […]
Local roundup: Wolves storm past Leominster
The Nashoba Regional boys lacrosse team earned its first win of the spring on Tuesday, rolling past Leominster, 17-4, at Doyle Field. Ryan Sweeney, Quinn MacLean, Keagan MacLean and Jack Crocker all netted their first varsity goals as the Wolves rolled to improve to 1-1 on the young season. Dom Carr, Ben Marchetti, James Connors […]
Thornton tells his story at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG — There was a time not too terribly long ago that when Shawn Thornton dropped his gloves, it spelled trouble for someone wearing an opposing sweater. With his mitts off Monday, what the former Boston Bruins enforcer brought to Fitchburg State University wasn’t a physical altercation, but rather a candid and honest look into […]
Local roundup: Spartans roll to win over Trojans
The Oakmont Regional girls lacrosse team rolled past Bromfield, 15-7, at Arthur I. Hurd Memorial Field on Tuesday afternoon. The win evens the Spartans’ record for the young season at 1-1. Shepherd Hill 19, Fitchburg 2: Zandra Barnes scored twice for Fitchburg in the season opener for the Red Raiders. Boys lacrosse Shrewsbury 12, Leominster […]
