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:...
The Hopkinton High School girls tennis team knocked off top-seeded and undefeated King Philip on Thursday, posting a 3-2 road victory in the Division 1 South sectional semifinals. The second doubles team of Victoria Allen and Romy Zinman posted a straight-set victory...
Wednesday's Division 2 South quarterfinal baseball game between Hopkinton and host Dighton-Rehoboth was postponed due to poor field conditions and will be made up Thursday at 4 p.m. Also Thursday, the HHS boys tennis team hosts Westwood at 10 a.m. in the Division 2...
The Hopkinton High School girls tennis team swept visiting Bishop Feehan, 5-0, on Tuesday morning in the Division 1 South quarterfinals. Maya Storm, Maddy LaMachia and Riley Krattenmaker won their singles matches in straight sets to clinch the match early. Sophie...
Tournament action continued for Hopkinton High School’s spring teams Monday. Josh Fischer pitched a shutout to lead the baseball team past North Quincy, 3-0. Cam Mulvaney drove in two of the Hillers’ runs, and Andrew Gaughan scored the other on a wild pitch....
State tournaments began Friday, and the three Hopkinton High School teams that hosted competitions were victorious. Softball downed Franklin, 18-6. Caroline DeSimone hit a three-run home run in the first inning...
Hopkinton High School’s athletic teams found out their tournament schedules on Wednesday, and all but two Hillers teams are playing at home in the opening round. Girls tennis, seeded fourth in the Division 1 South sectional, hosts 13th-seeded Silver Lake on Friday at...
Hopkinton’s Jimmy Hervol is set to debut on golf’s biggest stage this week with an appearance in the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The competition runs Thursday through Sunday. Hervol qualified by finishing with a 5-under-par 136 over 36...
In more than 25 years around the sport, Hopkinton High School wrestling coach Tim Nelson had never had a winter go by without rolling out the mats. The COVID-19 pandemic changed all that, and Nelson admits he felt the walls closing in a bit when the holidays rolled by...
