Photos: Girls soccer battles Newton North

Feb 2026 19

Move In Style Athlete Spotlight: Aaron Butkus

Butkus upset top seed Jack Sauer of Franklin in the championship match at the MIAA Division 1 West/Central sectional Feb. 15, pulling off a two-point escape and reversal in the closing seconds for a 2-1 victory, and became the first Hiller in school history to be...

Feb 2026 12

HHS boys win state D2 indoor track championship in thrilling finish

Hopkinton High School boys indoor track coach Mike Donahue saw it coming three years ago. He saw the talent and depth of the then-freshman class and told the athletes they had the potential to do something special if they stuck with it and put in the work. Three...

Feb 2026 12

Hodne achieves D1 college baseball dream

Ever since Lucas Hodne was a little kid, he had two dreams: to play Division 1 baseball and to be drafted by a big league team. The Hopkinton native can cross one of those off of his list after recently committing to play baseball at the University of Connecticut....

Feb 2026 11

Move In Style Athlete Spotlight: Aiden Burke

Burke qualified for sectionals in the 200 and 500 freestyle and helped qualify three relays (200 medley, 200 free and 400 free) as well. Coach MaryLauren Burke refers to him as a “powerhouse … both in terms of swimming ability and sportsmanship.” “In practice,...

Feb 2026 10

Kilari earns national master chess rating

Datta Kilari’s chess journey started with a curious question to his father when he was 6 years old. “I watched my dad and my sister play and I was really interested,” said Kilari, now 15. “I saw that my dad was teaching my sister, and I asked him to teach me, too.”...

Feb 2026 10

Hillers wrestling competes with best

After Hopkinton High School moved up to Division 1 in wrestling, coach Corey Mills wanted to challenge his team as much as possible. The Hillers have battled through a tough schedule this year and shown themselves to be as competitive as any squad in the area. “We...