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Hillers girls tennis near top of TVL

Hillers girls tennis near top of TVL

The Hopkinton High School girls tennis team headed for the homestretch of the season well within striking distance of securing the top spot in the Tri-Valley League, with coach Lyn Calkins’ team winning 10 of its first 13 matches overall and posting a 9-2 mark in the...

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HHS boys tennis rolls into postseason

HHS boys tennis rolls into postseason

Midway through this season, Hopkinton High School boys tennis coach Mike Miller said the year has been a lot of fun. With his team sporting a 13-0 record at the time, who could blame him? The Hillers’ mix of strong returning players and a few talented newcomers put...

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Deep HHS softball squad battles for TVL title

Deep HHS softball squad battles for TVL title

The start of the season for the Hopkinton High School softball team felt like a sprint, according to coach Shannon Allberry-Yerardi, and the Hillers were leading the pack heading into the final few contests, with wins in 10 of their first 11 Tri-Valley League games....

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HHS girls track poised to extend 24-year winning streak

Hillers boys track good for all seasons

During the first three dual meets of the season, the Hopkinton High School boys outdoor track and field team competed in one that was really cold, another that was particularly windy and a third on a rare hot spring day in New England. The conditions were all...

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HHS girls lacrosse players ‘hit their stride’

HHS girls lacrosse players ‘hit their stride’

Hopkinton High School girls lacrosse coach Marisa Remley could see a noticeable shift in her team not even halfway through the 2025 season. In her second year at the helm, Remley said it felt like the players had “hit their stride.” “They put in a lot of work during...

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Hasbrouck caps stellar college soccer career

Hasbrouck caps stellar college soccer career

As with many graduates in the high school class of 2020, the start of Lexi Hasbrouck’s college soccer career was anything but normal. After a Hopkinton High School career that included all-league and all-state honors, a state final appearance in 2018 and a national...

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Experienced attack leads HHS boys lax

Experienced attack leads HHS boys lax

Hopkinton High School’s boys lacrosse team started the 2025 season with a deep attack that coach Dan Norton said should be a driving force behind the team’s success. “We have a lot of returners on offense,” Norton said. “It’s kind of a tale of two ends; we have a...

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HHS girls track poised to extend 24-year winning streak

HHS girls golf mixes veterans, rookies

The 2025 Hopkinton High School girls golf team features a blend of six returning players and six freshmen, and coach Bill Phaneuf is hopeful that the blend will jell well enough to get the team to the postseason. “We want to make sure everyone is having fun and...

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Hillers baseball boasts talented roster

Hillers baseball boasts talented roster

In his third season as the baseball coach at Hopkinton High School, Matt Anderson said this year’s roster is without a doubt the most talented he has seen. The Hillers are good, but they are young, meaning that they will have to gain experience quickly if they are...

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Hockey brings Hausermann back to marathoning

Hockey brings Hausermann back to marathoning

Dan Hausermann last ran 26.2 miles a decade ago, completing the Vermont City Marathon. This year, he is making a return to the distance at the world’s most famous marathon, and he and his family’s love for hockey is driving the comeback. “Both of my kids play for...

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Field hockey coach Colantuoni tackles marathon

Field hockey coach Colantuoni tackles marathon

Julie Colantuoni has been a part of the local field hockey scene for some time now. A member of the Hopkinton Youth Field Hockey board, she also is a coach, and this year she will step into the role of marathon fundraiser when she tackles her first Boston Marathon to...

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HHS girls track poised to extend 24-year winning streak

HHS swim teams complete fun winter season

Hopkinton High School’s swimming teams were a bit young this season, with more than a dozen freshmen on the rosters. But coach Blake Briner said it didn’t seem to matter whether an athlete was a veteran or a rookie, a top point scorer or someone still learning the...

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Ciri to continue soccer career at UNH

Ciri to continue soccer career at UNH

Soccer has taken Nina Ciri all over the country, but next fall, the Hopkinton resident and Buckingham Browne & Nichols School student will be heading somewhere relatively close to home to continue her athletic career. Ciri chose the University of New Hampshire, a...

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HHS girls track poised to extend 24-year winning streak

Hillers girls ski team small but ‘mighty’

What the Hopkinton High School girls ski team lacks in roster size, it has more than made up for in top-end talent and overall team chemistry this winter, according to coach Andrew Carlucci. Leading the way for the Hillers is the sister duo of senior captain Lila Mato...

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HHS girls track poised to extend 24-year winning streak

Consistency drives young Hillers boys ski team

The Hopkinton High School boys ski team put together a strong season driven by numerous consistent performers. And the best news of all for the Hillers, most of their top talent is slated to return for not one, but two more winters. “We have a consistent lineup with...

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HHS girls track poised to extend 24-year winning streak

HHS girls hockey co-op eyes playoffs

The Hopkinton/Dover-Sherborn girls ice hockey co-op team is rounding into form ahead of the upcoming state tournament, coach Ron Chin said, and the talented mix of veteran players and skilled newcomers has the team primed to make a playoff run. “All the girls are...

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HHS boys track shows resilience

HHS boys track shows resilience

Losses are a rarity for the Hopkinton High School boys indoor track program. This season’s setback against Dedham in a dual meet was the team’s first such loss since the 2018 season, but the Hillers have not let it slow them down. “After our loss, we licked our wounds...

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