Chess has taken Devansh Vellanki to some interesting places. The Hopkinton resident has competed in national and worldwide tournaments throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, South America and Georgia — the country next to Russia, not the state next to...
Hopkinton resident and School Committee member Chris Masters and his brother, Peter, for years have been trying to bring to life their vision of creating an elite, multi-sport private sports academy. The dream is becoming a reality after the brothers announced that...
Madison Recupero and Nina Tzouganatos have been best friends since they were middle schoolers and shared numerous memories on the soccer pitch. This summer, the pair became two of just 60 players in the country to be named to the United Soccer Coaches High School...
Hopkinton’s Dhairya Mehta is not yet old enough to drive a car and still is a couple of months away from being in high school. But the teenager already has established himself as a bona fide chess standout, capturing his first state championship recently with a win in...
When Will Menning was a little kid, he took swimming lessons in the pool in his family backyard. He started to show some promise in the sport, which led his parents to bring him to the Goldfish Swim School. Now a fourth grader at Hopkins School, Menning’s early...
From a young age, Arnav and Virat Satish have been encouraged by their parents to be active and participate in sports. So when their father, Satish Donga, had them try badminton, one of the sports he plays, he was not surprised to see them excel. “I wanted them to...
The Hopkinton High School unified track and field team, which combines athletes with intellectual disabilities and team partners from the school, was bigger this year than last. And coach Chip Collins said the growth manifested itself in more than just the numbers....
The Hopkinton High School boys tennis team put together a string of 21 straight victories before the run came to an end Monday in the Division 2 state semifinals with a 3-1 loss to Duxbury. “They are good, really good,” Hillers coach Mike Miller said of the...
In its first year as a varsity program, the Hopkinton High School boys volleyball team faced a steep learning curve. But coach Jake Enos said the team showed strong improvement throughout the season, and the players know they are setting the tone for the program for...
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...
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...
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....
None of the members of the 2025 Hopkinton High School girls outdoor track and field team were alive the last time the Hillers lost a dual meet, and an impressive win over Holliston earlier this season has the program looking to extend a winning streak that dates back...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
