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Nashoba Sports Round Up
January 3, 2014 By Ellen Oliver Basketball – Boys Home Sweet Home, could be the motto for the start of the Nashoba boys’ basketball team. After winning the season opener 55-51 over Algonquin on December 19 at home, the boys’ lost to Wachusett 53-61 at an away game. Back on the home courts again, the…
Stow Ice Rink Now Open at Community Park
Stow Community Park : Ice Skating Rink Schedule: January 3-7 Rink utilization schedule subject to change due to weather. Schedule also available on the Stow Recreation Website under Winter Programs. Rink closes @ 8pm. Please do not go on ice if rink is CLOSED. Note: Please be safe and wear a helmet. Friday, January 3…
“Beautiful Game” Played Beautifully
by Rob Kean
One look at the Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League scoreboard and standings from the recently completed fall season and it’s evident that Stow Soccer Club teams made their marks across all levels. Like the Girls Under-14 team, sporting a 5-2-1 record and finishing a solid 3rd of 14 teams. Or the Boys Under- 12 quad that went 6-2-0, outscoring their opponents 32-12.
Chieftains End Season on a High Note
By Jordana Bieze Foster
The Nashoba Regional football team’s 2013 season ended the same way it began – on a winning streak. The Chieftains’ 35-0 Thanksgiving Day victory over traditional rival North Middlesex was Nashoba’s third consecutive win and brought the team’s final record to 7-4.
That record is a testament to the way the Chieftains remained committed to salvaging their season after losing their only playoff game back on November 1, said first-year head coach Jamie Tucker.
Believe in Cheerleading
By Ellen Oliver
Before the Nashoba cheerleading squad takes the floor in competitive meet, they place their hands in the middle of the huddle and say in unison: “I Believe.” That faith in each other brought the team back to the Division 2 state cheerleading competition at Wachusett High School on Sunday, November 24.
Coming off a third place finish at regionals and a second place spot in leagues, the Nashoba squad’s routine earned a score of 152 points and an 11th place finish in the state meet.
According to Head Coach Tanya Beaudry, the divisions for cheerleading are realigned every two years based on school enrollment numbers. “This year, four teams in Division 2 were in Division 1 last year,” she said. “For us to make Division 2 states this year was incredible.”
Soccer Ends; XC, Cheerleading Heat Up
By Ellen Oliver
After the first week of playoff games, only girls soccer remained to represent the Chieftains in the post-season. The exceptions to the playoff system are the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams, who each sent seven runners to the Central Mass. Division 1 meet this week and the varsity cheerleading squad, who continued their season with a great showing at the league meet.
Nashoba in the Playoffs
By Ellen Oliver
Congratulations to all the fall Nashoba teams for making the post-season, especially the volleyball team, who earned their first ever berth in the playoffs. Here’s a look at how all the Nashoba teams fared in their quests for greater Central MA glory.
XC Sweeps Mid-Wach B League Meet
By Ellen Oliver
A Chieftain was the first to cross the tape for the girls’ and for boys’ races on Saturday, propelling Nashoba to dual team wins at Ghiloni Park in Marlboro in the Mid-Wach B championships.
Nashoba sophomore Rylee Gillen secured her second league title with a top place finish (19:29.1) on the 3.1 mile course. Gillen took an early lead and was never contested during the rest of the race, finishing 30 seconds ahead of Quabbin’s Steffany Halfrey (20:04.6).
Marlboro Slides Past Chieftains, 28-24
By Jordana Bieze Foster
In a close football game between two evenly-matched teams, the victory often goes to the team with the last chance to score. But things didn’t quite work out that way on Friday for Nashoba Regional, whose night ended on the Marlboro 13 yard line and on the short end of a 28-24 decision.
Nashoba (now 3-2) had led 24-13 in the third quarter, but even after that lead had evaporated and Panther senior quarterback John Rumney found senior receiver Matt Thall in the end zone for the go-ahead score with 68 seconds remaining in the game, the
visiting Chieftains refused to concede.
Winning Streak Broken, Team Moves On
By Jordana Bieze Foster
On Friday night, the Nashoba Regional football players learned for the first time what it’s like to lose a varsity football game.
St. John’s of Shrewsbury, the same team that dealt the Chieftains their last loss in December 2010, won Friday night’s rematch in Bolton 49-21 as Nashoba’s 29-game winning streak skidded to a stop.