The Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team continued its storybook season with a 3-0 victory over visiting Burlington on Tuesday night. The undefeated Hillers won by scores of 25-10, 25-9 and 25-21. The third-seeded Hillers next will host Tri-Valley League rival...
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HHS Sports Roundup: Volleyball, boys soccer post tourney wins
The Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team opened the postseason with a convincing 3-0 victory over visiting Danvers on Friday night, led by the efforts of senior Kate Powers. The third-seeded and undefeated Hillers next will host No. 14 Burlington on Tuesday (6...
Day 1 of mask-optional policy at HHS: About half of students approved to show faces
For the first day of the lifting of the mask mandate, about half of the students attended Hopkinton High School with their masks on, according to Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh in an interview Monday afternoon. Before the implementation of the mask-optional policy for...
Superintendent explains what led to mask-optional trial period at HHS; teachers union still has concerns
The Hopkinton School Committee’s 3-2 vote to become the first Massachusetts community to lift the mask requirement for COVID-19 vaccinated students and staff for a three-week trial period in November has brought forth a range of opinions from both inside and outside...
Superintendent: HHS receives DESE approval to make masks voluntary for vaccinated individuals
Superintendent of Schools Carol Cavanaugh announced Tuesday via a press release that Hopkinton High School has been approved by the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to make masks voluntary for COVID-vaccinated individuals, although...
HHS Science Fair students seek mentors
Hopkinton High School Science Fair students are eager to connect with local experts to get feedback on their ideas and brainstorm next steps. Anyone with a science or engineering background who is interested in mentoring can take part in a casual evening of short,...
HHS Class of ’23 to benefit from veteran marathoner Longoria
For many people, running is either a hobby or a basic form of exercise. But for 62-year-old Andrew Longoria, a 15-year learning specialist at Hopkinton High School, it’s an escape to balance life. On Oct. 11, Longoria will run the Boston Marathon on behalf of the HHS...
HHS Sports Roundup: Football falls in opener; boys soccer, volleyball off to strong starts
The Hopkinton High School football team had a rough opener Friday night, dropping a 40-6 decision to visiting Wayland. The Hillers’ lone score came late in the game when Robert Litscher threw a touchdown pass to fellow junior Seamus Murphy. Hopkinton trailed 34-0 at...
Powers takes Bay State Games discus title
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...
HHS soccer standout Viehl named Scholar All-American
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...
Sanborn named HHS football coach
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"...
Hillers earn TVL honors for spring season, led by girls track MVP Tolson
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...
HHS baseball comes up short in state championship
“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...
HHS baseball wins sectional final, state championship game next
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...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball bounces North Attleboro, boys tennis falls in sectional final
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:...
HHS Sports Roundup: Boys tennis, girls tennis, baseball post tournament wins
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...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball postponed to Thursday
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...
HHS Sports Roundup: Girls tennis rolls, wrestling bows out, Powers wins discus title
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...
HHS Sports Roundup: Baseball, boys tennis advance with impressive wins
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....
HHS Sports Roundup: Softball, girls tennis, wrestling win tourney openers
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...