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Photo: Special moment

Photo: Special moment

Kelly Matter scores a basket for the Special Olympics team during its annual Martin Luther King Day game against the Hopkinton High School freshman team at Hopkinton Middle School’s Brown Gym on Jan. 20. PHOTO/CHRISTINE STRICKLAND

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Versatility helps Hopkinton swim team succeed

Versatility helps Hopkinton swim team succeed

The Hopkinton High School swim team raced to seven wins through mid-January, including five in Tri-Valley League meets, thanks in part to a talented roster that is willing to swim whatever races the team needs in order to succeed. “It’s been going very well,” said...

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HHS skiing fields largest-ever roster

HHS skiing fields largest-ever roster

The Hopkinton High School ski team is fielding its largest roster this winter, with numerous talented athletes who have been racing for years and have competed at the highest level and are more than happy to help some of their younger teammates become the best skiers...

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Hopkinton captains lead girls hockey co-op team

Hopkinton captains lead girls hockey co-op team

Walking into the locker room for the first time earlier this season, first-year coach Steph Jahnle was not sure what to expect, and she admitted to being a little nervous. Her roster consists of 27 players from six schools: Dover-Sherborn, Hopkinton, Bellingham,...

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HHS hockey hungry after deep tourney run

HHS hockey hungry after deep tourney run

The Hopkinton High School hockey team returned to the ice this season with several goals in mind after coming up just short in bids for a league and state title last winter. The Hillers are looking to build on some of the lessons learned during a run to the state...

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Photos: Garden party

Photos: Garden party

The Hopkinton Basketball Association held its fifth annual Hopkinton Night at the Celtics on Dec. 27, when the C’s played the Cleveland Cavaliers. Groups of Hopkinton youth basketball players got the chance to play on the TD Garden’s famous parquet floor before the...

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Sports Roundup: HHS boys hoops starts year strong

Hillers boys basketball takes aim at tourney again

A talented and experienced backcourt leads the Hopkinton High School boys basketball team into a new season, and the Hillers are aiming to return to the postseason after making the sectional tourney a year ago. “We always want to make the tournament,” said Hillers...

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Webber dives right in as new HHS swim coach

Webber dives right in as new HHS swim coach

By Giulia Marino, Contributing Writer New Hopkinton High School swim coach Kristen Webber was drawn to the program by the team’s sportsmanship and enthusiasm. Webber used to work as a math teacher and assistant swim coach at Natick High School. Her team shared pool...

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Photo: T-Day title

Photo: T-Day title

The Hopkinton High School football team celebrates with the winner’s trophy after defeating visiting Ashland, 26-7, in the annual Thanksgiving Day football game on Nov. 28. PHOTO/TRICIA LACASCIA PHOTOGRAPHY

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Bliss retires after 4 decades as HHS golf coach

Bliss retires after 4 decades as HHS golf coach

Longtime Hopkinton High School golf coach Dick Bliss announced his retirement after 40 years of leading a program that has grown into one of the most successful in the state, capping off a career that includes four state championships and five Division 1 collegiate...

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Hillers football bounces back after playoff loss

Hillers football bounces back after playoff loss

HHS takes modest win streak into T-Day showdown The Hopkinton High School football team put its resilient nature on display after being eliminated from the postseason, earning back-to-back wins to build momentum heading into the final game of the season against...

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Hillers golf team caps impressive run

Hillers golf team caps impressive run

The Hopkinton High School golf team finished the season with a fourth-place finish at the Division 2 state tournament, keeping the Hillers from a third straight state championship but capping off a stellar run. “Looking back on it, regardless of what happened [at the...

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HHS cheer takes its game to higher level

HHS cheer takes its game to higher level

In her third season as coach of the Hopkinton High School cheerleaders, Ashley Poillucci says her team is trying tougher stunts in search of higher point totals during the competition season. “I think the quality of the team has really improved with a lot of the girls...

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Sokol overcomes odds at Sacred Heart

Sokol overcomes odds at Sacred Heart

Hopkinton product a captain in senior season for Pioneers Josh Sokol remembers being told he would not last a semester at Sacred Heart university, but the Hopkinton High School graduate has spent the past four years proving the doubters wrong and is an anchor of the...

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