Sports world laborers
      Region - This month's Labor Day holiday got me thinking about some of our favorite athletes and what makes them so special. While the natural-born, can't-do-anything wrong on the field, can-do-it-all athlete is someone to marvel at, in many cases, these aren't our favorites.
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Weekly sports roundup
Local golfers win championship, soccer team participates in festival, softball tryouts start
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Region - Longtime Marlborough Country Club member Frank Vana Jr. teamed with R.J. Foley and the duo captured its second straight Pleasant Valley Country Club Invitational Fourball championship.
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Making the pass
      Westborough - Westborough High School senior Kevin Shunney makes the pass during the Rangers' Aug. 28 scrimmage against Millbury High.
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Colonials field hockey team could compete for title
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Shrewsbury - With six starters returning from a squad that advanced to the semifinal round of the Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament - and is led by Mid-Wach A Most Valuable Player Kathryn Nelson - the Shrewsbury High field hockey team should again be right in the middle of all the action.
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On his way
      Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury High School junior Justin Bartkiewicz works on his pole vaulting approach.
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Field hockey team looks forward to season
      Marlborough - Marlborough High School field hockey captains Katie Philbrick, Angela Chouinard and Krista Laplante have high hopes for the upcoming season.
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New look for defending Panthers
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - If the Marlborough High girls soccer team is to successfully defend the Central Mass. Division 1 title it has won the last two years and wear District E crown No. 11, the Panthers will do so with a team that looks a little more different this year than longtime coach Doug Freeman e...
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Panthers start football season
      Marlborough - The Marlborough High School football team takes the field for a pre-season scrimmage Aug. 28 against Auburn. The Panthers kick it off for real against Wayland Friday Sept. 7 at Kelleher Field.
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