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Shrewsbury – After winning a Division 1 state title and a third-place finish at the New England Interscholastic Spirit Championship, the Shrewsbury High School (SHS) cheerleaders are now celebrating what they are calling their “historic season.”
The team won its first-ever state title March 10 with a strong showing at the competition held at Tantasqua Regional High School in Fiskdale. SHS competed against 12 other teams in Division 1 and won with a score of 182.75 out of 200 points. Winning the title allowed the girls to go on to the New England regional meet, which was held in Lawrence March 16.
March 22nd, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,Stories With Good Photos | Read More »
Northborough – For Kevin Merchant, the passion for basketball began at an early age. Living across the street from Proctor School in a neighborhood flooded with children, Kevin spent countless hours on the school courts honing his skills. As a teenager in the late ’70s, Kevin played guard at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS). In 2001, his accomplishments on the court were applauded and he was elected to the ARHS Athletic Hall of Fame.
March 16th, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,Stories With Good Photos,Uncategorized | Read More »
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Shrewsbury – A men’s basketball league will be playing at the Shrewsbury High School outdoor courts this summer. The league will begin Sunday, May 19, and go until August. The cost to join is $100 per person. Each player will also get a jersey. For more information contact Chris Kinback at ckinback@gmail.com 508-523-4140 or Derek [...]
March 16th, 2013 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Region – The St. John’s High School Pioneers faced the Milford High School Hawks for the Central Mass. Division 1 boys’ basketball championship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Harrington Auditorium in Worcester March 10.
The Pioneers were looking for an unprecedented sixth straight district title while the Hawks were hoping to bring home their first title since 1998. The fifth-seed Pioneers had defeated the top-seed, Algonquin Regional High School to earn their spot while the third-seed Hawks had upset second -seed Wachusett Regional High School to move to the title game.
March 11th, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,Stories With Good Photos | Read More »
Westborough – For Westborough High School (class of 2002) alum Tyler Sullivan, the passion to play and excel at golf began one afternoon in the spring of 1995. It was then, as a fifth-grade student, Sullivan sank his first hole-in-one. And he was hooked.
March 9th, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,Stories With Good Photos | Read More »
Region – The third-seed Shrewsbury High School Colonials faced the second-seed Wachusett Regional High School Mountaineers for the Central Mass Division 3 boys’ hockey semi-final game at the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg March 6.
March 8th, 2013 | Posted in Sports,Stories With Good Photos | Read More »
Region – The fourth-seed Marlborough High School Panthers journeyed to the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg on March 6 to battle the top-seed Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Crusaders for their Central Mass. Division 3 boys’ hockey semi-final game.
March 8th, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports | Read More »
Region – The second-seed Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Tomahawks met the third-seed Wachusett Regional High School Mountaineers for the Central Mass. Division 1 semi-final girls’ basketball game on March 5 in the Kneller Athletic Center at Clark University in Worcester.
Both teams got off to a sluggish start, punctuated by numerous turnovers. The first period ended with a very low score of 4-3 in the Tomahawks’ favor. The scoring picked up a little in the second period and the first half ended with Algonquin still in the lead, 12-10.
March 6th, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,Stories With Good Photos | Read More »
Region – The top-seed Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Tomahawks boys’ basketball team hosted the fifth-seed St. John’s High School Pioneers for the Mass. Central Division 1 semi-final at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Harrison Gymnasium in Worcester on Mar 4. Just two weeks ago the Tomahawks had beaten the Pioneers in the last game of the [...]
March 4th, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,This Just In | Read More »
Northborough – The second-seed Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Tomahawks girls’ basketball team hosted seventh-seed Worcester North High School (WNHS) Polar Bears on Mar. 1 in Northborough for their Mass. Central Division 1 quarter-final game. The Tomahawks built a commanding lead early; the Polar Bears didn’t score until there were just under thirty seconds remaining [...]
March 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Byline Stories,Sports,Stories With Good Photos | Read More »
