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 […]
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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. […]
Bulldogs rally to top Bernardians
FITCHBURG — The Monty Tech and St. Bernard’s field hockey teams found themselves in a back-and-forth battle that featured four lead changes and nine goals on Friday afternoon. The visiting Bulldogs rallied in the fourth quarter with a pair of goals to secure an exciting 5-4 win over the host Bernardians at the St. Bernard’s […]
High School Football: Blue Devils look to rebound vs. Ghosts
It’s time to see how the Blue Devils react to a little adversity. And given the schedule the Leominster High football team plays, it was bound to happen at some point. Coming off a rough go of things against Catholic Memorial last week in a 56-28 defeat, the Blue Devils (3-1) aren’t exactly walking into […]
Local roundup: Blue Knights fend off Lions
Aiden Call had three goals and Lukas McGuire had a pair to lead the Lunenburg boys’ soccer team to a 6-3 victory over West Boylston on senior night at McCarron Turf Field. Lunenburg is now 4-7 with the win, while West Boylston falls to 1-7. Elvis Bamaca made six saves in net to secure the […]
Local roundup: Rivers in running for national honor
Bentley University graduate student and co-captain Joe Rivers, of Lunenburg, is one of only 18 NCAA D-II semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced recently. The Campbell Trophy “recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic […]