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Move In Style Athlete Spotlight: Stephen Leighton

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Featured: Sports, Sports

Athlete Spotlight-Leighton

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A top runner for the Hillers since his freshman year, Leighton won the Tri-Valley League Showcase Meet this fall. He the helped lead his team to a fifth-place finish in the Division 1C meet and 17th-place finish in the Division 1 Meet of Champions. “Stephen is humble and a no-nonsense, hard worker,” shared coach Laura McKenzie. “He shows up to practice to work hard and races to race!”

Move In Style, sponsored by Custom Home Realty’s Laura Wauters, is a weekly Hopkinton Independent feature. Each week during the school year, we will highlight a different Hopkinton High School athlete, selected after consultation with HHS coaches.

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