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It was a heartbreaker for the Algonquin girls basketball team last night. After coming from behind at the end of regulation to force the game into overtime, the girls lost their state semi-final match to Amherst by a score of 49-45. Read the full article → from UPDATED: Algonquin girls basketball falls in the state semi-finals (with photos)

The Algonquin girls basketball team captured their first ever Division 1 Central championship title at Fitchburg State on Saturday night. Third-seed Algonquin beat out top-seed Shrewsbury by a score of 46-36. Read the full article → from Algonquin girls basketball team wins district championship!

They had a good run, but both the Algonquin girls and Assabet boys hockey teams lost their postseason matches this week. Read the full article → from Postseason update: End of the road for Algonquin and Assabet hockey teams

The Algonquin girls basketball team is now one game away from the Central District 1 championship title. The girls beat Leominster in the semi-finals last night at Clark University by a score of 51-41. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Algonquin girls basketball is headed to the district finals

Two Algonquin and two Assabet teams played postseason games last week. Three out of the four won their games and will continue their postseason runs this week. Here’s a recap. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Algonquin and Assabet teams advance

A couple of readers sent in reports of wresting success this week. Have a look and send along your congratulations to all the boys. Read the full article → from Southborough wrestlers find success on the mat

The season continues for the Algonquin girls and Assabet boys hockey teams as both play postseason games this week. Read the full article → from Algonquin and Assabet hockey teams head to the postseason

When the Northboro-Southborough T-Hawks made the decision to split from Pop Warner last month, things got a bit ugly. The two organizations reached a settlement late last week on how to split $90K in assets and $30K in equipment, with both saying they’ll run football and cheer leagues in Northborough and Southborough next year. Read the full article → from Southborough will have two youth football leagues next season

Big congratulations go out to the Algonquin girls gymnastics team on taking home the state championship title this weekend. The girls capped off an undefeated season by handily beating Wellesley and top-seeded Acton-Boxborough for the win. Read the full article → from Algonquin gymnastics team takes the state championship!

Emails about this situation have been making the rounds in Southborough lately, so some of you may have heard about it already. The Northboro/Southboro Youth Football and Cheer Association has decided to switch from Pop Warner to join the the Central Massachusetts American Youth Football and Cheer Conference. Their decision is not going over well with the powers that be at Pop Warner. Read the full article → from MWDN: Northboro-Southboro football team switching leagues faces lawsuit

The Algonquin boys soccer team fell short of reaching the state championship this year with a heartbreaking loss in the semi-finals, but they still had a tremendous season. Read the full article → from Photos: Algonquin boys soccer team honored

Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (2/21 – 2/27)