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Quabbin names a new girls soccer coach, goal to bring competitive spirit to the program
This fall, Quabbin will welcome a new face to the coaching staff. Taking over as varsity girls soccer coach for the 2024 season is John Gillis. Former coach Jamie Cook is stepping down after seven years to have the opportunity to watch her sons play. As the girls coach, Cook worked around her own schedule to make as many of her sons’ games, but now wants to enjoy watching them play throughout their high school careers.
Gardner-area sports: Oakmont baseball earns top seed in sectional tournament & more
Several Gardner-area high school teams are playing in the Central Mass. sectional tournament this week before their seasons end or continue into the statewide tournament. Just a few teams were within the top and competing in the semifinals, and the remaining teams play in consolation games that count towards their regular-season records.
'First step in the right direction toward states': Wachusett softball defeats St. Paul for second straight Central Mass. Class A title
WORCESTER — As the top team in the latest MIAA Division 1 power rankings, the Wachusett Regional softball team obviously has lofty ambitions for the coming weeks. Before the start of the state tournament, though, the Mountaineers had one last test in Wednesday night’s Central Mass. Class A final against St. Paul, the No. 7 team in Division 1, and they excelled. ...
These 10 athletes shined in the latest Gardner-area games. Vote for the best performance.
Last week, readers voted Sam Morgan of Quabbin baseball The Gardner News Athlete of the Week, getting 49% of the vote. Morgan earned a spot on the poll for his two hits and two RBIs that led to a 12-5 victory over Gardner on May 6. Just behind him with...
'I just feel like my game suits it': Holden's Fran Quinn is excited to be playing in his fourth US Senior Open, this time in Newport
When the U.S. Senior Open was scheduled to be held in 2020 at Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I., Fran Quinn was exempt into the field because he had tied for 14th in the U.S. Senior Open the year before. Unfortunately, the U.S. Senior Open was called off in 2020 because of the...
'Just a phenomenal day': Wachusett's top four average 81 en route to Central Mass. girls' golf championship
WORCESTER — Entering with a 16-0 record in match play competition, the Wachusett Regional girls' golf team showed it also has what it takes to dominate in stroke play, winning the Central Mass. Championship Wednesday by a huge margin at Green Hill Municipal. In summer-like weather, with a four-player low total of 324,...
These 33 Gardner-area athletes earned a first-place finish at the league meet
Gardner-area track and field teams participated in league championship meets this week. Quabbin and Oakmont competed in the Mid-Wach C meet, Gardner in Mid-Wach D and Narragansett and Murdock were in the Mid-Wach E meet. Monty Tech, part of the Colonial Athletic League, will compete in its league meet on May 20.
These scorers piled up the points down the stretch: Cast your vote for the Hometeam Boys' Lacrosse Player of the Week
There were plenty of great performances on the lacrosse fields last week, and Tommy Cassell found some of the best for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Boys' Lacrosse Player of the Week. Player of the week nominations are selected by reporters based on coaches reporting game results...
They joined the team for snacks. Now Quabbin's newest girls golfers love the sport
What do you do when you tee off in a golf match and look down and realize you completely missed the ball and only hit the tee? You laugh it off. That is exactly what Molly Wilder did, and continues to do, when she makes a little mistake in her first season on the...
It's almost playoff time. The latest in Gardner area high school boys and girls lacrosse
Take a look at the latest updates on Gardner-area lacrosse teams. With a range of records and success, some are in good shape going into postseason while others are looking to finish strong. Oakmont boys lacrosse Oakmont is in first in the Mid-Wach B league with a record of 10-5 and one more...
'He loved to compete': Tributes flow for Jim Ruschioni, one of Massachusetts' finest amateur golfers who died Tuesday at age 76
Jason Ruschioni won plenty of golf tournaments with his father, Jim, one of the most successful amateur golfers in Massachusetts for the last several decades. They finished first in the Mass. Four-Ball, the Mass. Father-Son and the Wachusett Four-Ball twice each. They won the Pleasant Valley Labor Day Four-Ball, the Crumpin-Fox Father’s Day Two-Ball and the Eastern States Four-Ball at Oak Ridge CC four times in a row. They prevailed in the Father-Son at Oak Hill CC in Fitchburg about 15 times.
'It’s the culture': How Oakmont boys lacrosse bounced back to win a league title
In 2023, the Oakmont Regional boys lacrosse team won three games total. One spring later, the Spartans are champions of Mid-Wach B League and have more than tripled that win total with a couple weeks remaining in the season. Oakmont has already two games in overtime. The Spartans have played...
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