Hopkinton High School baseball coach Steve Simoes is fond of saying that his team does not make tournament goals because first the team has to earn its spot in the state tournament. The postseason is different this year, with every team automatically eligible for the...
Having a forced year away from the sport they enjoy so much has given the players on the Hopkinton High School softball team a new perspective, and that energy has been palpable through the early days of the team’s time together this spring. “The girls are really...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fourteen Hopkinton High School student-athletes celebrated their commitments to play college sports in a signing ceremony Wednesday afternoon outside the school. Three...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
