The Tri-Valley League recently handed out awards for the Fall 2 season, and a number of Hopkinton High School athletes were recognized. For the football team, quarterback Cole Salyards was named co-Offensive Player of the Year, while Brian Keefe, Cam Mulvaney, Jake...
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HHS sports roundup: Powers sets school discus record
Hopkinton High School junior Kate Powers opened the spring outdoor track and field season by setting a school record with a throw of 140 feet in the discus during Tuesday's meet against visiting Ashland. Powers also won the shot put to lead the Hillers to a 110-22...
Wolf looks to finish UNH soccer career on high note
Jonny Wolf’s soccer career at the University of New Hampshire has included numerous peaks and valleys, and the Hopkinton native is hoping for a strong finish after he recovers from an injury that has him sidelined. Wolf, a marketing major, stepped awkwardly during the...
Photos: Lauren Anderson Field dedication
The Lauren Anderson Softball Field, at Field 6 behind Hopkinton High School, was re-dedicated Saturday with a ceremony and a game pitting HHS alumni against current players. The project included fixing up...
Town basketball camps return after pandemic-imposed hiatus
For nearly 40 years, the Hopkinton Summer Basketball Camp has been an annual fixture in town. Established by legendary Hopkinton High School coach Dick Bliss in 1983, it often is referred to as “Bliss Camp.” The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the sessions last summer, but...
HHS Sports Roundup: Football ends season with loss to Norwood
Cole Salyards ran for four touchdowns, but it was not enough as the Hopkinton High School football team ended its season with a 49-35 loss to visiting Norwood on Sunday afternoon. The Hillers finish with a 2-3 record. The game originally was to be played Friday night...
HHS athletes announce college plans at signing ceremony
Fourteen Hopkinton High School student-athletes celebrated their commitments to play college sports in a signing ceremony Wednesday afternoon outside the school. Three...
Lauren Anderson Softball Field re-dedication ceremony May 1
The re-dedication of the Lauren Anderson Softball Field at Field 6 behind Hopkinton High School, delayed one year by the pandemic, will be held Saturday, May 1, at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony, which will feature members of Anderson's family as well as the Field...
HHS Sports Roundup: Salyards leads football to rout of Westwood
Cole Salyards ran for two touchdowns, passed for another and caught an 85-yard TD pass on Friday night as Hopkinton High School won its second straight game with a 48-29 rout of visiting Westwood. Trailing 14-7 early in the second quarter, the Hillers (2-2) ran off 28...
HHS Sports Roundup: Volleyball sweeps Norwood
The Hopkinton High School volleyball team completed a sweep of Norwood on Tuesday and Thursday, winning both matches by 3-0 scores. In Thursday’s road win, the Hillers were led by Melanie Gildea, who had eight kills, an ace and two digs. Cadyn Boyce contributed six...
Unified basketball back in Hopkinton
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life for students of all ages, but the lack of routine and structure has been particularly hard on those students dealing with intellectual disabilities. But one significant piece of normalcy has returned this spring with the first...
Hopkinton-based world champion martial artist turns focus to teaching
Carlos Terrinha was a 19-year-old living in Brazil and working a delivery job when he stumbled upon the martial art known as Brazilian jiu jitsu. Next door to a spot where he was making a delivery, he noticed a gym with some practitioners of the close-combat art. “I...
HHS Sports Roundup: Football beats Medfield on last-minute TD
https://twitter.com/HillerAthletics/status/1378427559738740745?s=20 Quarterback Cole Salyards scrambled into the end zone from 8 yards out with 11 seconds remaining to give the Hopkinton High School football team a 42-36 victory over visiting Medfield on Saturday...
Hervol wins Minor League Golf tournament
Hopkinton’s Jimmy Hervol won his first event on the Minor League Golf Tour, posting a 1-shot victory in a rain-shortened tournament at Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, early this week. Hervol shot a 7-under-par 65 in the opening round on Monday,...
HHS Sports Roundup: Volleyball tops Westwood
The Hopkinton High School volleyball team continued its strong start this week, posting a 3-1 victory over Westwood on Tuesday to improve to 6-1. The Hillers dropped a close first set, 25-23, before taking charge with 25-19, 25-12 and 25-20 wins. Senior Cadyn Boyce...
HHS registration open for spring sports season through April 16
Hopkinton High School athletic director Rich Cormier announced that registration is open via FamilyID for the spring sports season. The deadline to sign up is April 16, but families are asked to register as early as possible. There are limitations on how many players...
BAA announces Virtual 125th Boston Marathon to be held prior to in-person event
The Boston Athletic Association recently announced details for the Virtual 125th Boston Marathon, which will be held Oct. 8-10, prior to the in-person Boston Marathon on Oct. 11. The virtual race is open to runners of all levels and abilities. Registration, which...
HHS Sports Roundup: Football comes up short vs. Ashland
For the second straight week, the Hopkinton High School football team rallied from an early deficit to take a lead before falling, this time a 28-13 loss to host Ashland on Friday night. After a scoreless first quarter, Ashland took a 7-0 lead with 9:40 remaining in...
HHS football has short window to make lasting impact
The Hopkinton High School football team will not have a sectional or state title to play for during the “Fall 2” season this spring, but the Hillers are taking on five teams from the Tri-Valley League, so a league title is on the table. And head coach Dan MacLean said...
HHS swim team makes splash in quiet meets
There are a lot of strange aspects to the 2021 season for the Hopkinton High School swimming and diving team. The season is just beginning, but the calendar reads March. Meets are virtual, there are only 24 swimmers allowed in the pool at a time, and, when they are...