Kate Powers has emerged as one of the top track and field athletes in Massachusetts and has anchored multiple state championships during her time at Hopkinton. The HHS senior will continue her track career with one of the nation’s strongest Division 1 programs after...
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HHS girls basketball loses heartbreaker at Chelmsford
The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team nearly pulled off an upset in Chelmsford on Friday night, but the hosts rallied in the final seconds to knock out the Hillers, 45-44, in a Division 1 state tournament game. Senior Brooke Dougherty drove through traffic...
HHS boys hockey falls in tourney opener
The Hopkinton High School boys hockey team fell to Masconomet, 6-2, on Thursday night in a Division 2 state tournament first-round game at Haverhill Valley Forum. The Hillers, seeded 29th, fell behind 4-0 in the first period before playing the fourth-seeded hosts to a...
HHS Sports Roundup: Girls basketball rolls in tourney opener; Powers wins another title
The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team opened postseason play by crushing visiting Malden, 61-29, on Wednesday in a Division 1 preliminary round game. Hopkinton (9-12), the 25th seed, next will play at eighth-seeded Chelmsford on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Malden,...
HHS boys basketball bows out of postseason
The Hopkinton High School boys basketball team's impressive season came to a close Tuesday night with a 58-44 loss at Wellesley in a Division 1 state tournament preliminary round game. Wellesley jumped out to a 17-10 lead after one quarter, but the Hillers fought back...
HHS Sports Roundup: Boys basketball, girls basketball, boys hockey earn tourney berths
The newly redesigned state tournament brackets were unveiled over the weekend, and both Hopkinton High School basketball teams along with boys hockey received bids. Boys basketball, seeded 34th in Division 1, will get things started with a preliminary-round game at...
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 girls succeed on slopes
The Hopkinton High School girls ski team has been able to find success on the slopes this winter, with second-place finishes in the team’s early competitions and steady improvement throughout the season. There are 14 girls on this year’s team, which is the first led...
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...
Hillers boys skiing rebuilds with small, skilled roster
The Hopkinton High School boys ski team may not have the roster size enjoyed by some of its opponents, but the Hillers are as talented as many of the larger teams they find themselves competing against, according to coach Shawn Mato. “There is not a lot of depth on...
Farrell, Team USA fall in Olympic quarterfinals
Hopkinton's Sean Farrell and the U.S. hockey team's memorable run in the Beijing Olympics came to an end Wednesday with a heartbreaking shootout loss to Slovakia in the quarterfinal round. Team USA was the top seed following its 3-0 performance in the qualifying...
HHS Sports Roundup: Wrestling sends 10 to states; boys hoops starts another winning streak
Editor's note: Updated Feb. 15 with a 10th HHS wrestler (Will Liptak) qualifying for states. The Hopkinton High School boys wrestling team hosted the sectional meet on Saturday. The Hillers finished fourth as a team while qualifying 10 wrestlers for the state meet:...
Farrell, Team USA top Germany to earn spot in Olympic quarterfinals
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Farrell assists Team USA in win over Canada
https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1492396804377305088?s=20&t=IalyMKl3vHCmLr3Ml3uFrQ Hopkinton's Sean Farrell continued his hot start in Beijing on Saturday, recording an assist to help the U.S. men's hockey team to a 4-2 victory over Canada in an Olympic...
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...
Hillers boys indoor track relies on depth during challenging season
The start of 2022 marks the third calendar year that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., and the Hopkinton High School boys indoor track and field team has felt the impact of the ongoing health crisis. Despite losing numerous athletes for stretches...
‘Building year’ continues for HHS girls indoor track
Hopkinton High School girls indoor track and field coach Jean Cann is accurate when she says this year’s team is not quite as strong as in seasons past, but she also is comparing the team against the program’s incredibly lofty standards. The Hillers lost two meets...
HHS Sports Roundup: Boys hoops win streak ends; wrestling earns share of TVL title
The Hopkinton High School boys basketball team saw its seven-game win streak come to an end Sunday with a 66-55 loss to visiting Norwood. The Mustangs jumped out to a 23-12 lead after one quarter and maintained a 13-point lead heading into the final period. Hopkinton...
HHS Sports Roundup: Powers wins weight throw at Millrose Games; boys basketball triumphs at Medway
Competing at the 114th Millrose Games in New York City on Thursday, Hopkinton High school standout Kate Powers won the girls weight throw competition. Powers, a senior, recorded identical throws of 43 feet, 2 1/2 inches on her first two attempts, then won the title...
HHS Sports Roundup: Wrestling holds off Norton; hockey games moved up to Friday
The Hopkinton High School wrestling team held on for an exciting 41-39 victory over visiting Norton on Wednesday, its first win over the Lancers in more than 10 years. Sebastian Losada, James Muzzy, Cyrus Hanson, Jari Zaidi, Devin Canty, Adam Distasio and Jack Hoyt...