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HHS girls tennis tops in TVL

HHS girls tennis tops in TVL

A recent battle with Westwood for supremacy in the Tri-Valley League proved to be the longest match that Lyn Calkins has experienced in her tenure as coach of the Hopkinton High School girls tennis team. With the overall match tied at two wins each, the second doubles...

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Hillers girls lacrosse continues upward momentum

Hillers girls lacrosse continues upward momentum

In Marisa Remley’s first season leading the Hopkinton High School girls lacrosse program, the varsity only won four games. The Hillers made a leap to the tournament last season and built on that momentum this spring, matching last year’s win total well before the end...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

HHS girls track fields another strong squad

The Hopkinton High School girls track and field team is leaning on its depth and versatility this spring, and coach Jean Cann is confident that the Hillers once again will be the team to beat in the Tri-Valley League. HHS won its first three dual meets of the season,...

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Hillers boys lacrosse ready for D1 challenge

Hillers boys lacrosse ready for D1 challenge

The Hopkinton High School boys lacrosse team will compete in Division 1 this spring if it extends its run of state tournament appearances, so coach Dan Norton wanted to give his squad an early-season test against a D1 foe. The Hillers responded with seven goal scorers...

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Hillers baseball shows promise in early season

Hillers baseball shows promise in early season

The Hopkinton High School baseball team always sets its expectations high, especially since the program has reached the state tournament in 28 of the past 29 years. But coach Matt Anderson said this year’s incarnation of the Hillers is particularly promising, and the...

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HHS girls golf aims for new heights 

HHS girls golf aims for new heights 

Hopkinton High School golf coach Bill Phaneuf said his team exceeded even his expectations last year. The Hillers came within a single shot of becoming the first team — boys or girls — to make it to the state tournament as a team since he took over the program. “I...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

HHS squad has something to cheer about

The Hopkinton High School cheerleading team struggled at the start of the winter season but ended it by bringing home some hardware at the regional competition for the first time in more than a decade. “For the past few seasons, they have been on an upward...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

New-look HHS gymnastics shines in inaugural season

Bre Vacca has been coaching gymnastics for 12 seasons, but this year presented a new challenge as she took over the new Hopkinton High School co-op team that included Medway, Holliston and Millis. “It was a new group this year, and it was a little bit different,”...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

Hillers boys hockey finishes strong

Hopkinton High School boys hockey coach Joshua Potter acknowledged that the season started slow for the Hillers. It took three games for the Hillers to find the win column, and they still sat below .500 heading into February. But the team rattled off seven straight...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

Young HHS girls skiing shows promise

The Hopkinton High School girls alpine ski team is small and relatively young, but the Hillers brought enthusiasm to the slopes this winter and a level of experience that belies their ages. “It was a team of seven, and they were mostly from ninth and 10th grade, but...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

O’Brien, Meehan lead HHS boys skiing

The Hopkinton High School boys alpine ski team saw its season buoyed by strong performances by its two captains, Barry O’Brien and Patrick Meehan, both of whom skied well enough to earn spots in the state meet. O’Brien finished fourth overall in the league meet to cap...

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Hodne achieves D1 college baseball dream

Hodne achieves D1 college baseball dream

Ever since Lucas Hodne was a little kid, he had two dreams: to play Division 1 baseball and to be drafted by a big league team. The Hopkinton native can cross one of those off of his list after recently committing to play baseball at the University of Connecticut. “It...

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Kilari earns national master chess rating

Kilari earns national master chess rating

Datta Kilari’s chess journey started with a curious question to his father when he was 6 years old. “I watched my dad and my sister play and I was really interested,” said Kilari, now 15. “I saw that my dad was teaching my sister, and I asked him to teach me, too.”...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

Hillers wrestling competes with best

After Hopkinton High School moved up to Division 1 in wrestling, coach Corey Mills wanted to challenge his team as much as possible. The Hillers have battled through a tough schedule this year and shown themselves to be as competitive as any squad in the area. “We are...

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New coach unites HHS girls hockey co-op team

New coach unites HHS girls hockey co-op team

Chuck Costello, the first-year coach of the Hopkinton High School girls hockey co-op team, had his work cut out for him at the start of the season, helming a team built with players from several area schools. But his squad started to jell after the new year, and the...

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HHS girls track fields another strong squad

State title aspirations for HHS girls track

Hopkinton High School girls indoor track and field coach Jean Cann said a longtime coach told her that a victory at the state relay meet can be a harbinger of good things to come in the divisional state competition. The competition is the same, and winning the relay...

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