Sports

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)

The Algonquin girls gymnastics team won the South Sectional title in a meet at Hudson High School on Saturday. They beat out second place Wellesley by the slimmest of margins, finishing with 141.175 to Wellesley’s 141.000. Read the full article → from Photos: Algonquin gymnastics wins sectionals

The deadline for signing up for the spring youth baseball and softball seasons is fast approaching. Programs are available for boys and girls ages 5 to 16. You need to sign up by Monday, February 28 to guarantee a spot. Read the full article → from Youth baseball and softball registration ending soon

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Unless it’s an Olympic year, curling isn’t a sport that gets much attention. So you may not realize the MetroWest is home to a small but vibrant curling community. Some of those curlers — my husband among them — hail from Southborough. Two Southborough curlers, brothers Stephen and Korey Dropkin, will compete in the U.S. Junior National Curling Championship starting this weekend in Fairbanks, Alaska. Read the full article → from Southborough brothers curl for gold in Alaska