Sports

It was Senior night at the Navin rink as the Hillers took on Bellingham in a TVL tilt. The Hillers fell to the BlackHawks 4-1. Connor Engstrom had the lone Hopkinton goal. The Hillers final game is next Wednesday, against Assebet.

Last night the Hopkinton Parks & Recreation Commissioners gave the OK to form a new football program. Open to residents of both Hopkinton and Ashland for children currently in 1st through 7th grade (2nd through 8th grade in Fall of 2012).

“Adding a football program into our current offerings allows us to continue to provide and promote high quality recreational experiences to the community and fully utilize some of the outstanding facilities we’ve developed over the last few years,” stated Ken Driscoll, Chairman of the Parks & Recreation Commission.

The Hillers pick up their first win of the year by defeating the Northbridge Rams 2-1. Jordan Carroll picked up his 3d goal of the year on the powerplay and was assisted by Matt Decina and Sean Bloomer. Jonathan Lee also scored on the powerplay assisted by Matt Decina and Sean Bloomer. Bill Elder was outstanding in the net truing away 34 shots. Coach MacPherson picks up his first win at the helm of program.

The Hopkinton Cheerleaders continue on their road of success winning the TVL (Tri-Valley League) championship on Sat. Feb 11 hosted by Medway high School AND since they received the TOP score were awarded the GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP title.

After losing to the Warriors 11-1 the first time around, the Hillers had a great showing and fought to a 2-1 loss. Freshman Jordan Carroll had his second goal of the year, assisted by Eric Guilmette. Next up is rival Ashland on Saturday night in Framingham.

The Hillers played a tough Dover-Sherborn team yesterday in Natick and battled them to a 0-0 Tie. The Raiders have been playing great hockey knocking off Bellingham 9-1 and tying Medfield. Billy Elder was again outstanding in the nets, making several game saving saves. The Hillers had to kill off a penalty with under 2 minutes to go.

The Varsity lost to the Mustangs by a score of 4-1. Eric Guilmette had the lone Hiller goal. Bill Elder faced 41 shots on the night making some great saves.

The JV hockey team beat Assabet today by a score of 5-1. Ryan Cunniff had 3 goals and 2 assists. Brandon Carty had a goal and 3 assists. Alex Juffras had the other goal. Tommy Motyka added 4 assists also. Dan Collins was stellar in the net.