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LOCAL SPORTS NEWS & EVENTS

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Westboro Tennis & Swim Club hosts holiday barbecue

Westborough - Patrons of the Westboro Tennis and Swim Club enjoyed celebrating Independence Day with a barbecue held at the club July 4. Photos/Julie Shamgochian

Assabet Valley student honored as Student-Athlete of the Month

Region - Nicole Lento, a senior at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, has been selected as the recipient of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic...

Moore helps Massachusetts win XCel Regional Competition

Region - Christa Moore, 17, of Hubbardston, is a junior at Worcester Academy and an XCel Diamond gymnast at the Gymnastics Learning Center in Shrewsbury. After a strong meet at the Massachusetts XCel Gymnastics State Championship, she was named one of seven gymnasts from the entire state to represent Massachusetts in Regional Competition. Moore placed first on vault at the XCel Regional meet, helping Massachusetts win the competition, which is made up of all the New England states and New York.

Marlborough Boys’ Soccer Central Mass Division 1 Champions

Marlborough – The Marlborough Panthers boys’ soccer team defeated the Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks 3-0 in the Central Mass. Division 1 championship game Nov. 10. The game was played at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton on a frigid evening with wind chills down in the single digits.

Shrewsbury 10U baseball team overcomes Westborough to win championship

On Wednesday afternoon, practice paid off for Shrewsbury. The team’s impressive defense was the difference in its matchup against Westborough’s 10U all-star squad.

Permatteo wins world championship roller skating event

Northborough – Gabriella Permatteo recently won the title of 2017 World Champion in the Junior Ladies Figure event held during the 2017 World Roller Games. The games were held Aug. 31 in Nanjing, China.
Shrewsbury High School varsity baseball player Joe West with Challenge League players

Shrewsbury varsity baseball team ‘buddies up’ with Challenger program

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Members of the Shrewsbury High School (SHS) varsity baseball team recently volunteered their time to help out...

First responders raise money for charity at ‘Heroes Cup’

Marlborough - Nearly 1,000 first responders from the U.S. and Canada raised money for charity during the recent Heroes Cup hockey tournament held at the New England Sports Center (NESC) in Marlborough from April 21-23. The brainchild of Sudbury firefighter Mike Matros, the tournament and its organizers partnered with the Last Call Foundation to donate 25 percent of its fundraising to the charity. In addition to the Last Call Foundation, teams then selected individual charities to represent. Organizers donated sections of the remaining money to those charities at the end of the tournament.

Shrewsbury All-Stars taking a ‘swing at cancer’

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Little League 10-year-old All Star baseball team is inviting the public to help them “take a swing at cancer" as they fundraise to participate in the Oxford Little League Jimmy Fund Tourney.

US Tae Kwon Do in Shrewsbury is a convenient fitness alternative for all ages

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Are you looking for a new way to get in shape?  Are you bored with your usual...

MidWach League announces 2021-2022 winter all-stars

The MidWach League, which includes Algonquin, Shrewsbury, Marlborough, Hudson and Westborough high schools, is honoring its winter all-stars.

Hudson youth football player headed to nationals

Region – Recently, for the second year in a row the Massachusetts Elite football teams won their way into the Elite 8 of the...

Hudson selectmen honor eighth-grade boys basketball team

By David Fassler Community Reporter Hudson - Amid a flurry of photographs and with approximately 20 friends and family members looking on, the...

Athlete Spotlight: Dylan Lien

What are your earliest basketball-related memories? “My earliest memories would be the games of ‘horse’ with my older brother.”

Grafton’s LeMay leads by example for girls’ basketball team

Grafton – Her surname is readily recognized throughout the town of Grafton and has been for literally decades. There have been athletes, educators, skilled professionals and more amongst her family tree that includes grandfather, sister, uncles, parents and cousins. All have left their marks in town in many positive ways.

Westborough archer Alice Buswell shoots for the Olympics

Westborough – Alice Buswell, a senior at Westborough High School, has traveled across the country competing in archery tournaments and recently ranked as the second-best bowman in the United States within her age group. Last year at the Arizona Cup, Buswell placed second during team rounds shooting from 70 meters and then moved on to U.S. National Target Championship in Ohio where she made it to the podium for qualification rounds.

Athlete of the week: Shrewsbury High's Mike Coggeshall

Shrewsbury - Mike Coggeshall, the junior quarterback, has his team at 3-3, which is good enough to be in a four-way tie for second place in Division 1. With the field wide open, Coggeshall and the Colonials look to make a Super Bowl run.

Westborough youngsters enjoy hitting the links

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Westborough – For three weeks this summer, a number of Westborough youngsters put down their phones and tablets and instead headed...

Hudson Park/Recreation announces winter program registration

Hudson – The Hudson Park Commission/Division of Recreation has announced that registration is now taking place for the Youth Wrestling Clinic winter program. The...

Northborough Southborough softball registration now open for fall season

By Debra Roberts, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - The Northborough Baseball and Softball Association (NBSA) recently announced that its Northborough-Southborough fall softball league registration is now...