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The Hopkinton High School football team had a rough opener Friday night, dropping a 40-6 decision to visiting Wayland. The Hillers’ lone score came late in the game when Robert Litscher threw a touchdown pass to fellow junior Seamus Murphy. Hopkinton trailed 34-0 at...
It’s been a quick turnaround for the Hopkinton High School football team, which played in a modified early spring season last school year due to the ongoing pandemic. The Hillers bring a young squad to the field this year, but first-year head coach Mark Sanborn is...
Despite not being on a team any longer, Hopkinton’s Abby Jaye continues to play plenty of competitive golf. The 2019 Hopkinton High School graduate recently took part in the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship at Plymouth Country Club. While she said her...
Registration for Hopkinton Basketball Association travel basketball is open for the 2021-22 season. The HBA travel program is returning to league play after only holding clinics last season due to the pandemic. HBA travel basketball is for boys and girls in Grades...
Three Hopkinton products played key roles for the Roger Williams University men’s lacrosse team, which went 8-4 in a shortened 2021 season. Tyler Zanini was named to the All-Commonwealth Coast Conference first team for his play as a long-stick middie. The freshman led...
Mark Sanborn had a positive experience during his years as a three-sport standout at Hopkinton High School, and he wants the same for his players now that he is taking the reins of the Hillers football program. “I enjoyed the experience of being teammates with guys I...
A group of 12-and-under Little Leaguers from Hopkinton competed in a national tournament in Cooperstown, New York (site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame), last week and put together an impressive performance in the playoffs. The team, which was formed...
Hopkinton's 10-and-under Little League team captured the championship of the annual Tondorf Tournament, going 14-0 in the process. Hopkinton knocked off host Medway 12-0 and 16-1 in the final games. Hopkinton scored 193 runs in the tournament while allowing just 19.
Hopkinton Little League’s Sparkler 8 team captured the championship of the Ashland Sparkler Tournament this month. In the title game on Sunday, July 18, at Gryncel Park in Ashland, the boys bested an undefeated Shrewsbury team, 13-12.
Hopkinton High School rising senior Kate Powers blew away the competition in the Bay State Games scholastic discus competition on July 10. Powers recorded a throw of 130 feet, 1 inch, which was almost 35 feet farther than her nearest competitor. It also was the...
Recent Hopkinton High School graduate Lexi Viehl was selected by the United Soccer Coaches to the High School Scholar All-America Team for 2020-21. The award recognizes players who have excelled on the field as well as in the classroom, with at least a 3.75...
Mark Sanborn has been named varsity football coach at Hopkinton High School, athletic director Rich Cormier announced Thursday. He replaces Dan MacLean, who stepped down after guiding the Hillers for two seasons. This past year the Hillers went 2-3 in the "Fall 2"...
Hopkinton’s Mikayla Pucci was nominated by Wheaton College to represent the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) as its NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. The conference will announce the winner in late July. The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors...
The Hopkinton-based 26.2 Foundation extended its deadline to July 25 for those interested in joining its 2021 Boston Marathon team, called Team Inspire. Participants who commit to raising money for the organization will have access to training and fundraising support,...
The Tri-Valley League recently handed out awards for the spring season, and a number of Hopkinton athletes, coaches and teams were recognized. Hailey Tolson was named MVP for girls track and field. Sarah Furlong, Shelby Jones, Kate Powers and Autumn Tumbleton were...
“Our motto is, ‘Take care of the ball,’ " mused Hopkinton High School baseball coach Steve Simoes, minutes after a frustrating 5-2 loss to St. Mary’s of Lynn in the Division 2 state championship...
Jimmy Hervol said he had a tough couple of days battling Torrey Pines, the site of the 2021 U.S. Open, earlier this month. But, despite missing the weekend cut, Hervol said the experience is one that will benefit his young professional golf career. “I still have that...
The Josh Fischer Express kept chugging along Monday, as the senior left-hander led the Hopkinton High School baseball team to a 2-0 victory over host Milton in Monday’s Division 2 South sectional final. Hopkinton will play D2 North champion St. Mary’s in the state...
At the All-State Track and Field Championship meet on Saturday at Norwell High School, Hopkinton High School’s Kate Powers finished second in the discus with a throw of 122 feet, 1 inch. The HHS boys 4x100 relay team of Peter Burdulis, Ethan Champlin, Joel Rosen and...
The Hopkinton High School baseball team punched its ticket to the Division 2 South sectional championship game with a 7-2 victory over visiting North Attleboro in Friday’s semifinal. Hopkinton next will play at second-seeded Milton on Monday at 4 p.m. [Editor's note:...
