Hopkinton High School senior Kate Powers set a school record with a toss of 45 feet, 6 inches in the weight throw and won the event by more than 3 feet at Monday’s Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Holiday Challenge at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic...
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HHS Sports Roundup: Boys track, wrestling off to fast starts; COVID forces pause for many teams
The Hopkinton High School winter athletics season got off to a fast start over the past week, although many of the teams had to take a pause due to the COVID-19 surge. On Monday, the HHS boys indoor track and field team improved to 2-0 with a 63-32 victory over...
HHS wrestling team to face Ashland in Coaches vs. Cancer match Wednesday
UPDATE, Dec. 21: Wednesday's match has been postponed. The Hopkinton High School wrestling team is scheduled to compete in a Coaches vs. Cancer event this Wednesday, Dec. 22, at Ashland Middle School. The Hillers will take on Ashland High School in a match that will...
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...
Sports roundup: Simoes earns spot in Mass. Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
Hopkinton High School baseball coach Steve Simoes, who guided the Hillers to the Division 2 state championship game the past two seasons, was named to the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 2022 class. … Shawn Mato was named coach of the HHS alpine ski team...
Honors pour in for HHS volleyball champs as TVL All-Stars announced
The Tri-Valley League announced its fall All-Stars late last week, and Hopkinton High School was well represented. Leading the way was the girls volleyball team, which won the TVL Large School Division as well as the Division 2 state title. Kate Powers and Sam...
Hillers blanked in Thanksgiving Day game
The Hopkinton High School football team closed out its season Thursday morning with a 43-0 loss at Ashland in the revival of the Thanksgiving Day rivalry. After a scoreless first quarter, Ashland put up 15 points in the second period. The Clockers then scored 14...
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...
HHS Sports Roundup: Volleyball reaches semifinals; boys soccer bows out; girls XC advances to All-States
The Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team aced its first real test of the postseason on Friday night, turning away Westwood, 3-0, to advance to the Division 2 state semifinals. The Hillers won by scores of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-23. Hopkinton, the third seed, next...
HHS Sports Roundup: Boys soccer knocks off Holliston
Owen Schnur scored a pair of goals and the Hopkinton High School boys soccer team, seeded 14th in the Division 2 state tournament, upset third-seeded Holliston, 3-1, in the second round on Wednesday afternoon. Update, Thursday, 12:15 p.m.: The Hillers next will play...
HHS Sports Roundup: Volleyball spikes Burlington
The Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team continued its storybook season with a 3-0 victory over visiting Burlington on Tuesday night. The undefeated Hillers won by scores of 25-10, 25-9 and 25-21. The third-seeded Hillers next will host Tri-Valley League rival...
HHS Sports Roundup: Volleyball, boys soccer post tourney wins
The Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team opened the postseason with a convincing 3-0 victory over visiting Danvers on Friday night, led by the efforts of senior Kate Powers. The third-seeded and undefeated Hillers next will host No. 14 Burlington on Tuesday (6...
Hillers cheerleaders set for return to live competition
During Elise McMahon’s first season as the Hopkinton High School cheer coach, she guided the team through a season impacted by COVID-19 that included a virtual state competition at the end. She said the girls made up their own choreography and did their best to try to...
HHS boys XC embraces team-first mantra
Cross country often is perceived as an individual sport, but the Hopkinton High School boys team has taken on a team-first attitude this fall. The result has been a perfect record in Tri-Valley League competition. “It’s contagious, everyone wants to train hard and do...