Steve Simoes is retiring from his position as Hopkinton High School baseball coach, the school announced Wednesday. Simoes coached the Hillers for 19 seasons, recording more than 300 victories, five Tri-Valley League championships and three sectional titles. He led...
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Tian competes in national gymnastics meet
When Emma Tian was just 4 years old, her mother tried to find an activity for her. Tian, now 11, tried rhythmic gymnastics, and she has risen up the ranks to earn a spot at her first national meet this month. The competition, which took place from June 1-5, took Tian...
Photos: HHS athletes announce college commitments
Seven Hopkinton High School senior student athletes announced their college commitments at a signing ceremony Wednesday. A number of other seniors announced their decisions at a ceremony last fall.
Sokol takes shot at NFL after signing with Vikings
The NFL Draft had come to an end April 30 when Josh Sokol received a call from his agent asking whether he would be interested in signing with the Minnesota Vikings. The 2016 Hopkinton High School graduate thought he might be getting an opportunity to go to...
Rudden has memorable season for Stonehill lacrosse
Lydia Rudden is finally getting the chance to play in a normal college lacrosse season, and the Stonehill junior is making the most of the opportunity. Rudden, a Hopkinton High School graduate, has been nothing short of dominant for the Skyhawks this year, earning a...
Sokol gets shot at NFL after signing with Vikings as undrafted free agent
Following a memorable career at Sacred Heart University, Hopkinton’s Josh Sokol signed a contract with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings on Saturday as an undrafted free agent. As a graduate student in 2022, his second year as a team captain, Sokol was a standout on the...
Photos: Special Olympics basketball vs. Hopkinton Police
After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, Hopkinton's Special Olympics basketball team took on the Hopkinton Police Department in a game Saturday at Hopkinton Middle School's Brown Gym. The Special Olympians posted a 90-49 victory, extending their many years-long...
Simoes reflects on career after MBCA Hall of Fame induction
Longtime Hopkinton High School baseball coach Steve Simoes reflected back on his decades-long career after earning induction into the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and realized just how much of the story of his life has revolved around...
HHS Sports Roundup: Kentucky-bound Powers wins D2 shot put title; Sokol runner-up in D2 wrestling
Hopkinton High School senior Kate Powers won the shot put at the state Division 2 Indoor Track and Field State Championship meet on Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. Powers won with a throw of 37 feet, 11 3/4 inches, which was more than a...
Farrell’s hat trick leads U.S. hockey team to win in Olympic opener
https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1491794766287097860?s=20&t=FdN4_Ur--UoZYhzuYHGRug Sean Farrell’s Olympic experience is off to an incredible start. The Hopkinton native recorded a hat trick and added two assists to lead Team USA to a tournament-opening 8-0...
Hopkinton’s Farrell heads to Olympics
Sean Farrell has been a high school hockey standout, an NHL draftee, and a Division 1 collegiate star. Now the Hopkinton native will be called an Olympian. The 20-year-old was named to the U.S. men’s hockey team for the Winter Olympic Games taking place next month in...
Hopkinton’s Farrell named to Olympic hockey roster
Hopkinton's Sean Farrell was named to the U.S. men's hockey team for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing next month. The roster was announced Thursday night. The NHL decided not to send its players this year, which opened the door for players such as the 20-year-old...
HHS girls hoops features strong senior class
After a truncated 2020-21 season, Hopkinton High School girls basketball coach Mike Greco said he is happy to be back playing a season as close to normal as the program has had over the past two years. “Even though we are still wearing masks, it feels like basketball...
‘Athletic’ HHS boys basketball team jells in preseason
After a season affected by pandemic restrictions, Hopkinton High School boys basketball coach Tom Keane is happy to be back playing under relatively normal circumstances. Other than wearing masks, the rules the Hillers will play under will be the same as what they are...
Tales from a Townie: 1955 Hillers overcame challenges to go undefeated
First let me start with a little bit about the author. I was ready to become a football star at the age of 14, very small (5-foot-5, 125 pounds) and very slow (Coach Mario Mariello would often yell at me while we were doing laps at the end of practice, “Hamilton, I...
Hillers face big challenge in renewal of T-Day rivalry with Ashland
After missing out on the annual Thanksgiving Day showdown between border rivals a year ago, Hopkinton and Ashland are ready to renew their rivalry this Turkey Day (10 a.m.) in Ashland. “It’s going to be awesome,” said first-year Hopkinton head coach Mark Sanborn. “I...
HHS volleyball wins state title
Westborough middle hitter Christine Li rose with a purpose. The talented senior brought her arm back, swung through and unleashed a powerful strike on the volleyball, driving it with force over the net. And Hopkinton’s Mikayla Grady blocked it, sending it to the...
After 20 seasons with HHS volleyball program, Grabmeier goes out on high note
Two decades ago, Margie Grabmeier noticed an ad that kept popping up in a local newspaper soliciting a freshman volleyball coach at Hopkinton High School. The local resident had experience with the sport, having played both during her high school days in Connecticut...
Hillers commit to college programs
Hopkinton High School will be well represented in the collegiate athletic ranks in the years to come, with a number of Hillers already having signaled their intent to continue their sports careers...
HHS volleyball tops King Philip to advance to state final
The Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team continued its undefeated season Tuesday night, defeating King Philip, 3-1, in the Division 2 state semifinal at Milford High School before a boisterous crowd of supporters. Hopkinton, the third seed, advances to this...