Sports
Longmeadow’s Jack Barron scored two goals in the final minute of the first period and the Lancers held on to defeat Groton-Dunstable 5-3 in the season opener for both teams. Barron (Assist: Matt Fronz) scored at 14:11 of the first and seconds later made it 2-0 in a mass of bodies in front of GD...
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Groton-Dunstable ‘18. Kicker/Punter Kyle Battles is ranked No. 1 Kicker/Punter in the Northeast region by ProKicker, and No. 6 in the nation. Congratulations to Kyle Battles and Sam Furman for being selected to the CMass Football Coaches Association All-Star Team! Photo by Robert Mingolelli.
Ice Hockey
North Middlesex 4, Groton-Dunstable 2
Patriots Matthew Metras and Kyle Templeton scored in the third period to lift NR (2-0) past the Crusaders (0-2) at Fitchburg’s Wallace Civic Center. GD’s Blake Lacombe (assist) and Brendan Ferrari scored. Thomas Kelly made 22 saves for No. Middlesex...
Groton-Dunstable captain Abby Hoey (R) and Lunenburg senior Sarah Blomgren (#24) take the opening jump ball in the Pete Trainor Memorial Tournament played at North Middlesex Regional HS.
Boys Basketball
Pioneer Valley Tip-Off
Evan Cook (24 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds) led Groton-Dunstable to a 68-62 victory over Holyoke at the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off at UMass-Amherst’s Mullins Center on Saturday. Also solid for the Crusaders were Brian Scott, (19 points), Chris Watt (11 points),...
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In last week’s Sports page, second photo from the top, we misidentified Matt LeBlanc as G-D boys varsity coach, Greg Gillette. We apologize for any confusion.
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Despite the cold conditions this past Wednesday, members of the girls winter track team get their workout in. Photo by Robert Mingolelli.
GDHS Hockey Team listens up.
G-D Boys Varsity Basketball
Coach Greg Gillette Years coached: Fifth year at GD, 20 years coaching at the high school level.
Record last year: 19-5, Lost in the Central Mass finals
Key players graduated: Gavin Keough, Tyler LeClerc, Alexander Pratt, Mike Tammaro, Ethan Cook, Logan Higgins
No...
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GDRHS Sophmore Powderpuffs cheer on classmates at annual Thanksgiving Day Rally. Photo by Jonathan O’Connor.
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We ran a small, cropped version of this photo on the sports page of the Nov. 10 edition of the Groton Herald. We’re running this extraordinary photo of Junior Lily Boldgett [#16] again because we love the drama, athletic power and grace shown here. The original caption of the photo said that...
Members of the Parker Charter School’s boys cross country team include (left to right) Ike Hatlevig (Stow), Nico Agosta (Harvard), Ben Benoit - Athletic Director, Head Cross Country Coach, Jay North (he did not run this race but is a team member), Quinn Cantrill - team captain (Groton), Asher Brownson (Littleton), Joe Korhonen (Shirley), Sam Wallace (Acton), Adam Mula (Townsend). Courtesy Photo
On Saturday Nov 18, the Parker Boys Cross Country Team won the Division II MIAA State Championship. This is the first ever State Championship for any Parker Team. Quinn Cantrill, a Senior Cross Country Captain and lifelong Groton resident, helped clinch the victory with a 10th place finish.
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