O’Connell ran three events at the Division 2 state relays on Jan. 18, most notably a leg on the 4x400-meter relay that finished second and clinched the meet title for the Hillers. He ranks in the top 15 in the Tri-Valley League in the 300 and shot put and is on the...
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...
Hopkinton High School boys indoor track and field coach Mike Donahue is not sure he has seen a better team than the one he has this year. Just days into the new year, the Hillers already had locked up the Tri-Valley League title with a string of lopsided victories and...
A forward, Chatten played a key role in helping the Hillers to a 9-2 start with her unselfishness and toughness. “Her leadership on and off the court this season has been invaluable,” coach Mike Greco shared. “Her contributions to our season go so far beyond the box...
Hopkinton’s Lucie Mato knew she wanted to go to Lafayette the moment she first stepped on the Pennsylvania campus, but that doesn’t mean her journey to playing Division 1 lacrosse was easy. Mato visited Lafayette for a camp following her sophomore season last year...
One of the team’s captains, Burke placed in two or three events at every meet in the first month of the season. As the new year began, she had posted the Tri-Valley League’s best time in the 300 meters, was ranked fifth in the shot put and was tied for seventh in the...
Asked to describe his team this winter, Hopkinton High School boys basketball coach Tom Keane simply replied “very, very young.” The Hillers started the season with only a couple of players returning from last year’s squad. “We are kind of starting over,” Keane said....
Hopkinton High School girls basketball coach Mike Greco has been building chemistry within his program, and this year’s team is showing the results of that process. The Hillers, who opened the season with six straight wins, are a tight-knit unit, the coach said,...
Competing in the 150-pound weight class, Durocher has emerged as a standout. On the first weekend in January, he went 4-0 at the Natick Red Hawk dual meet and placed second at the Wayland Holiday Tournament. He’s also mentored the team’s younger wrestlers. “Finn has...
The Hopkinton High School boys basketball team held off visiting Westborough on Friday night, winning by a score of 66-64. The Hillers have won three straight and take a 3-2 record into Monday's home game vs. Bellingham.
The Hopkinton High School girls basketball was tested by Milford in the championship game of Sunday's Mary Korbey Invitational Tournament before pulling out a 41-33 win. The Hillers, who routed Medford in Saturday's first round, take a 5-0 record into the new year.
Ben Pantera said the preparation for the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School football season began long before the team strapped on pads this fall. It began when the team gathered at Hale Reservation in Westwood, where the players were trained by former Marines....
Hopkinton resident Cam Kenney added to his list of football accolades this fall after being named a freshman All-American, a distinction that earned him a spot in this month’s Football University All-American Bowl in Naples, Florida. “Being an All-American has been a...
Swimming teams typically have relatively small rosters, so MaryLauren Burke was pleasantly surprised to see eight freshmen come out for the boys team this winter. “It was great to see so many new guys try out that we were not expecting to see,” Burke said. “Having a...
First year Hopkinton High School girls swimming coach MaryLauren Burke’s job could be made easier this winter by having 13 returning swimmers on a 16-member varsity roster. “We have a lot of talent, it’s fabulous to have so many returners,” Burke said. “We also have a...
Vuda, from the district’s 18-22 program, and Murray, a Hopkinton High School senior, are four-year players who served as captains this fall. According to coach Jay Golden, they “embody everything it is to be both a Hiller and a unified athlete. They are...
Ashland’s Kevin Ozulumba rushed for 213 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-0 romp over Hopkinton in the teams' 101st Thanksgiving Day high school football matchup. Ashland won the Tri-Valley League Large School Division with an overall record of 9-2. Hopkinton finished...
Hopkinton High School football coach Mark Sanborn acknowledges that wins have been tough to come by this season as the Hillers battled through what he described as the most competitive and physically demanding schedule of his five-year tenure. But none of that matters...
After becoming the first Hopkinton runner to win a sectional individual title, Finnegan finished a close third at the state Division 1 meet a week later, on Nov. 15. “Sean is the most determined runner we’ve ever had,” coach Laura McKenzie stated. “He set his sights...
The Hopkinton Youth Football Grade 6 team captured the American Youth Football Division 2 state championship Sunday with a 16-7 victory over Quincy United in a game played in Bellingham. Jack Pantera opened the scoring late in the second quarter, hauling in a 55-yard...
