LOCAL SPORTS NEWS & EVENTS

Shrewsbury ?When Al San Clemente is called "old man" by his ice hockey teammates, he doesn's mind because he knows it's out of respect. And he is old, 88 years old actually. But although he is nearing the age when many people of his generation have slowed down significantly, San Clemente can instead be found at a local ice hockey rink, playing the game he loves, at least twice a week. A resident of Shrewsbury for a half century, Al San Clemente was born on Aug. 12, 1925, and grew up in Milford, the youngest son of first-generation Italian parents.

Westborough – Proving that it is never too late to get active, Martha Raphael, 70, a resident of Westborough, participated in the Sharon Timlin...

Region – Athletes from Central Massachusetts towns participated in basketball and wrestling during the Bay State Games July 5-7. On July 6, at the Reggie...

Region?- Gathered July 7 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough are Tanith Belbin, the Olympic medalist for ice dancing (second from left),...

Westborough – More than 20 athletes participated in the Massachusetts Senior Games badminton competition held at the Boston Badminton Club in Westborough June 23....

Region - The Marlborough Thunder, a 12-and-under softball team with members from Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Southborough and Westborough, won a 10-team tournament in Hopedale...

Northborough/Southborough - After 16 years as athletic director for Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS), Fran Whitten, 57, prepares to pass the baton to Karrah Ellis, previously athletic director for Grafton High School.

Shrewsbury – On June 18, the Shrewsbury Health and Racquet Club (SHARC) hosted a local portion of the world's largest swim lesson to promote...

By Ryan Massad School: Shrewsbury High Sport: Baseball Coach: Lee Diamantopoulos What are your earliest baseball memories? My earliest memory is pitching when I was 8 years old for...

Shrewsbury - The New England Storm 10 U team resoundingly won its New England Baseball championship game, 16-4, against the previously undefeated Lakeville (MA)...

Worcester - The Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Aztecs met the St. Mary's High School Spartans for the Mass. Division 3 state softball title June 15 at Rockwood Field on the campus of Worcester State University in Worcester.

By Chris Wraight, Contributing Writer Worcester - The Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks hosted the Longmeadow High School Lancers for the Massachusetts Girls' Lacrosse Division...

Worcester - The St. John's High School Pioneers hosted the Longmeadow High School Lancers for the Massachusetts Boys' Lacrosse Division 2 state semi-finals June 12 at Commerce Field at General Foley Stadium in Worcester. The Pioneers won the Central Massachusetts title while the Lancers won the Western Massachusetts title and were undefeated.

Worcester - The third-seeded Marlborough High School Panthers faced the fifth-seeded Shepherd Regional High School Rams for the Massachusetts Softball Central Division 1 final June 8 at Rockwood Field on the main campus of Worcester State University. After Shepherd Hill failed to score in their part of the first inning, Marlborough scored one run as Victoria Petrie drove in Marissa Flynn. The Rams scored one run in the second and the Panthers added two runs in their part of the second. In the third inning, the Panthers' Victoria Falco opened it up with the first of her two home runs and the Panthers put two on the board.

Worcester - The top-seeded St. John's High School Pioneers faced the second-seeded Grafton High School Indians for the Massachusetts Boys Lacrosse Central Division 2 final June 8 at Commerce Field at General Foley Stadium in Worcester. The Pioneers got off to a quick start on a goal by Joshua Freilich (assisted by Andrew Smiley). St. John's led 5-1 after the first period but Grafton roared back to take an 8-6 lead at the end of the first half.

Worcester - The top-seeded Algonquin Regional High School faced the second-seeded Shrewsbury High School Colonials for the Massachusetts Girls Lacrosse Central Division 1 final June 8 at Commerce Field at General Foley Stadium in Worcester.

By Valerie Franchi, ContributingWriter Region - Shrewsbury senior Megan Yuen was one of 21 elite gymnasts from throughout the state to become part of Team...

Northborough - The Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks hosted the Nipmuc Regional High School Warriors for their Central Massachusetts Division 1 quarter-final game on June 1 in Northborough. The Tomahawks came out shooting, with Hannah Lindgren feeding Emily Hart for the first tally off the opening draw. The Tomahawks continued to dominate the Warriors, taking a 13-1 lead into the half-time.

Hudson – The annual Memorial Day baseball rivalry pitting Hudson High School (HHS) against Marlborough High School has produced countless memories for several decades. This year's game, played May 27 at Riverside Park in Hudson, will be remembered as the culmination of a month-long fundraiser organized by the HHS players to benefit the One Fund Boston. The team's coach, Tim Reinhardt, a social studies teacher, was aware that the players wanted to do more community service.

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury High School Colonials hosted the Holy Name Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School Naps for their MIAA Baseball Central Division 1 first round game May 31 in Shrewsbury.