The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team turned away Holliston, 51-35, on Sunday afternoon in the Mary Korbey Scholarship Fund game. Kiki Fossbender led the Hillers with 15 points, while Lexy Trendel netted 14 and Brooke Dougherty contributed 12. On Friday, the...
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HHS girls basketball game Sunday to benefit Mary Korbey Scholarship Fund
Following the cancellation of the inaugural Mary Korbey Invitational Tournament over winter break, the Hopkinton High School girls basketball team is making this Sunday’s makeup game against visiting Holliston a fundraiser for the Mary Korbey Scholarship Fund. The...
HHS Sports Roundup: Track stars shine again; swimming sweeps; Sweetapple new volleyball coach
Kate Powers and Sean Golembiewski were at it again this past weekend, breaking records at the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Invitational, held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Boston. Powers won the weight throw with a meet record of...
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 Sports Roundup: Boys hockey, girls hockey record first wins of season
The Hopkinton High School boys hockey team picked up its first win of the season on Wednesday, as Joe Carrazza recorded a hat trick and Joe Scardino scored twice in a 6-2 victory over Dover-Sherborn. After HHS gave up a goal 90 seconds into the game, Manoli Barris...
Hillers boys hockey shows poise amid disruption
The Hopkinton High School boys ice hockey team was starting to come together when the season was upended by issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but first-year coach Scott Hayes has been impressed with the way his squad has dealt with the curveballs thrown its...
HHS girls hockey co-op team embraces challenges
The road has not always been a smooth one so far for the Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School girls ice hockey co-op, but the team has been able to handle the challenges that have come its way with poise, much to the delight of coach Nick Grout. The biggest challenge...
HHS Sports Roundup: Swimming battles D-S; hockey teams fall
The Hopkinton High School swimming and diving teams competed against Dover-Sherborn on Saturday at Keefe Tech. The girls dropped a 95-69 decision. Olivia Scalora won the 100 free and was part of the 200 freestyle relay squad that won a very close race. The boys fell...
HHS Sports Roundup: Boys basketball routs Ashland; girls track rolls; spectator limits in place for games
The Hopkinton High School boys basketball team returned from an 18-day break and looked to be in midseason form with a 59-31 rout of visiting Ashland on Tuesday night. The Hillers led 34-8 at the half after closing the period on an 18-1 run and cruised home from...
HHS Sports Roundup: Track standouts Powers, Golembiewski set records; girls basketball tournament canceled
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...
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...