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On Monday, the Hopkinton Hillers Girls Basketball team clinched a playoff spot with a 59-40 win over Algonquin in the Westboro Invitational Tournament. The win was their 2nd win in a row and follows up a 54-30 win over Bellingham last Friday. Hopkinton is 10 and 9 on the season and takes on Medway Feb 18th in the Westboro tournament for a chance to play in the Championship game on Thursday, Feb 20th. Basketball seeding for the MIAA tournament is expected to released either this Friday or Saturday.

The Hopkinton Hillers played 3 games this past week. On Saturday February 8th, the Hillers had 5 different goal scorers and beat Norwood 5 to 2. On Monday February 10th, Hopkinton defeated Oliver Ames 8 to 5 in a non league game. The Hillers capped off their last week of regular season home game with a Senior Night ceremony and a 3-0 win over Holliston.

The TVL Large Champion, Hopkinton Hillers stand at 16 and 1 on the season and will next head to Martha's Vineyard for a weekend tournament to close out regular season play.

This past Friday it was a packed HHS Athletic Center as the Boys Basketball team celebrated Senior Night prior to their game with Medfield. All proceeds for the game were also donated to help Fight Cancer as part of the American Cancer Society, Coaches vs Cancer program.

Hopkinton athletes take top spots in Boys & Girls races in Week 4

Hopkinton claimed both top spots for the boys and girls races at the Central Massachusetts Conference Ski League Slalom competition on Thursday February 6, 2020 at Ski Ward in Shrewsbury.

For the boys, Senior Captain Max Rodgers placed first with the fastest combined time of two runs. Max’s twin brother Jack placed second, while Junior Jackson Schlussel placed seventh, and Junior Cameron Hanna placed 22nd. The boys team claimed second place behind the formidable St. Johns High School team.

Boys Basketball: Hillers have hit a bit of a rough patch. They have lost their last 4 games and currently stand at 9 and 7 on the season. The Hiller Boys are one win away from clinching a playoff spot and have the next 4 games in order to grab that clinching win. This past week they lost to Dover-Sherborn on Tuesday and Westborough on Wednesday.

Girls Basketball: Hillers have won their last 4 games. The Hiller Girls are 2 wins away from clinching a playoff spot and have 5 games left in the season.

Hopkinton’s Select Board announced Tuesday night that the 26.2 Foundation is the winner of the competitive
bid process to build and operate an International Marathon Center (IMC) at 45 East Main Street. The Town of
Hopkinton issued a Request for Proposals from qualified organizations in July 2019 to lease 45 East Main
Street, a parcel gifted to the Town by Legacy Farms LLC, for an IMC. "The 26.2 Foundation submitted a very
strong and very detailed proposal that met or exceeded the requirements of the Request for Proposals. The

Varsity Girls Baksetball: - Hopkinton defeats Holliston 39 to 31
-The Lady Hillers kept their playoff hopes alive with the win at Holliston Monday. Hopkinton is now 7 and 7, Holliston falls to 4 and 11 on the season. Sophomore, Lauren Cho netted a team-leading 11 points for the Hillers. Hopkinton is right back to work Tuesday Night (2/4) at Dover-Sherborn.

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The Sharon Timlin Memorial Event will be held on Saturday, June 20th, 2020. It starts with a Certified 5K Road Race, a Kids’ Color Fun-Run, Games, Live Music, The Red Sox Showcase Truck, Food, Silent Auction and Great Raffles. Race is limited to 1,800 participants. Be a part of this family-fun and celebrated community event.

The Hopkinton Hillers defeated Medfield last Saturday 6 to 3 and took down TVL Small leading, Dedham on Wednesday 6 to 2. Kyle Rogers netted a hat trick in the win versus Medfield and a couple more goals in the win versus Dedham.

View the highlights from the incredible wins below!

This past Saturday, Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton Girls Hockey Co-Op took on St. Peter Marian. At the game, the co-op program also raised awareness to help in the fight against Ovarian Cancer. The "Stick it to Cancer" fundraiser was in honor of the Mother of Senior defender, Keelan Boyle who is currently battling ovarian cancer. Speakers prior to the game included Susanne Menon of Dana Farber and President and Founder of "GirlyGirl P.A.R.T.S." organization, Laura Smith. Hopkinton Police Officer, Molly McGaffigan and Marie Boyle were also recognized.