The Hopkinton Hillers Girls Volleyball team finished last season with a 19 and 2 overall record. The Hillers went all the way to the Sectional Semi-Finals before falling to a tough Franklin team in 5 matches.
-The Planning Board is looking for someone to fill a vacancy on the board. the term would last until the may 2020 election. Those interested should be a registered voter in Hopkinton and apply online by Tuesday august 27th. you can find more details on our website.
-Greyhound Friends recently released a press release stating that they were approved by the town for a kennel license. Greyhound Friends still has to be approved by the State to officially open. The facility is under new leadership.
This years Ashland Legion Post 77 Baseball team went further than they ever did before and finished as the State runner-up. Post 77 finished with 21 wins and 5 losses, they captured the Zone 5 Championship and made it all the way to the State Championship before falling to Lawrence.
View highlights of the incredible season below.
Hopkinton High School has hired former Foxborough High School A.D. Rich Cormier to take over as Athletic Director. Former Athletic Director, Dee King recently stepped down due to family reasons. Dee had been the Hopkinton A.D. since 2016.
Rich Cormier worked the last 3 years as the Foxborough HS Athletic Director and before that coached 11 seasons of Boys Basketball at Norwood High School. Cormier will start his new role in Hopkinton towards the end of the month.
Keep Smilin 4 Abbie recently hosted their 6th annual Field Hockey event at Teamworks in Northborough. Hopkinton alumni and current players participated as well as several surrounding towns. The event drew a big turnout and raised a good amount of funds to help stop Anaphylaxis. View more about the organization at: www.keepsmilin4abbie.org and view scenes from the event in the video below.
In the below video, I sat down with Kathy Kilduff and Curran Leahy-Lonigro to talk about the Lauren Anderson Memorial Fundraiser.
“A sparkle.” That is how people who knew Lauren Anderson would have described her. Lauren and her family – parents Riki and Bob and sisters Amy and Julie - moved to Hopkinton in 1983. They quickly embraced the advantages of living in a small, family-oriented town of what was then about 6,000 people.
On Tuesday July 30th, Post 77 took advantage of several fielding miscues by Lawrence and took the game 14 to 6. The win over Lawrence put Ashland into the final day of the state tournament at Fino Field in Milford.
After a Wednesday rain-out, Post 77 would play Thursday in the State Semi-Finals versus Sandwich. Luke Gustavson pitched a complete game shutout and Post 77 took the 3-0 win. About an hour later, it was State Championship time for Ashland versus Lawrence. Post 77 fell in the pitchers dual 2 to 0. Ashland Post 77's season comes to an end with 21 wins and 5 losses.
“A sparkle.” That is how people who knew Lauren Anderson would have described her. Lauren and her family – parents Riki and Bob and sisters Amy and Julie - moved to Hopkinton in 1983. They quickly embraced the advantages of living in a small, family-oriented town of what was then about 6,000 people.
LAUREN’S STORY
Lauren was five years old when she arrived in Hopkinton. According to her mother, Riki, from a young age, Lauren was always determined, set goals for herself and achieved those goals through perseverance.
On Sunday July 28th, Ashland Legion fell to Sandwich 2 to 1 on day 2 of the Legion Baseball State tournament at Fino Field in Milford. Despite a solid complete game effort from Owen Ward on the mound, Post 77 failed to get the bats going.
On Saturday, Post 77 and Shrewsbury kicked off the Legion Baseball State Tournament at Fino Field in Milford. Shrewsbury scored a run in each of the first 3 innings and led 3-0 until the bottom of the 5th. Post 77 put up a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning and then scored 4 more in the bottom of the 6th to claim the 6-3 victory. Ashland will next take on Sandwich, Sunday July 28th 5pm at Fino Field.
View highlights and Post Game Interviews from todays Ashland-Shrewsbury game below!
