Editors: Doug Hastings & Bryan Brothers
Billerica Sports
By Stephen Tobey When Jake Ferri arrived at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, he had the same objective every other wrestler in the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma had. At the end of the three-day tournament, he was not one of the 10 champions, nor was he one ofContinue Reading
Behind the leadership of its five seniors, the Shawsheen Tech girls basketball team rebounded from a three-win season a year ago to finish the 2022-2023 regular season with an overall record of 11-8. At one point, the Rams held a 5-5 record before six wins in their next eight games qualified ShawsheenContinue Reading
At this weekend’s Div. 1 state championships, the Shawsheen Tech wrestling team had another memorable performance. The Rams crowned three champions and had five of their seven competitors advance to this weekend’s all-state tournament in Reading. Shawsheen finished third in the team standings. Three Billerica residents, Brayton Carbone, James Tildsley andContinue Reading
Chances are, the Shawsheen Tech boys basketball team was likely going to make the state tournament anyway, but this sure is a lot more fun. With a 9-8 record and three games remaining on the schedule, the Rams needed at least one victory down the stretch for victory No. 10Continue Reading
They got by with a little help from their friends. The Shawsheen Tech boys hockey team ended up finishing the 2022-2023 as co-champions of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference after Essex Tech skated to a 1-1 tie against Lowell Catholic on Sunday. The tie left Essex and the Rams tied forContinue Reading
After one win all of last season and an 0-5 start to the 2022-2023 season, it would have been easy for the Shawsheen Tech/Bedford girls hockey team to be feeling down. It didn’t. The Rams put together a six-game winning streak from Dec. 28 through Jan. 18, then shook offContinue Reading
Digesting Billerica High’s thrilling victory on Thursday while digesting too much pie and cranberry sauce. Murnane did it all Junior captains don’t come around very often. In most cases, a team has a group of seniors as its captains. But once in a while, there’s a guy like Michael Murnane.Continue Reading
With the Merrimack Valley Conference’s championship hanging in the balance, the Billerica High football team stopped Chelmsford on four straight plays from the Indian 5-yard line, the last coming with just 39 seconds remaining, and held on for a 20-14 victory in a Thanksgiving Day game played at Chelmsford. “That’sContinue Reading
Between them, they weigh more than 600 pounds and stand well over 12 feet high. Senior linemen John Colby and Keith Johnston have always had plenty of responsibilities on the football field, but Thursday’s Merrimack Valley Conference championship tilt against Chelmsford gave the veterans and their linemates a little extraContinue Reading
Good luck charms come in many different forms. Some of them are worn. Some of them are hung up somewhere. And some of them are safely tucked into a pocket. Shortly before the Shawsheen Tech football team’s Div. 5 semifinal game against Dover Sherborn on Saturday, head coach Al CostabileContinue Reading
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