Boys MA Div. III

* Thomas McGaffigan and Cambridge played a game of “beat the clock” to beat Newton South. McGaffigan banged home a rebound off a faceoff draw just before the buzzer to give the Falcons a stunning 5-4 victory in a Merrimack Valley/Dual County 3 matchup. He ...

* Hanover made a statement in the Patriot League and the rest of Division 3 with a 3-0 victory over previously unbeaten Plymouth North. Ethan Davis, Christian Sacco and Manning Morris scored for the Indians. … Hanover also crunched Bourne, 11-0, as Quinn Brown notched ...

* There are no more unbeatens in Central Mass. after Wachusett Regional and Fitchburg/Monty Tech. dropped games last week.  The Mountaineers fell to rival and now D1 Shrewsbury, 3-2, on Wednesday despite Kevin Skagerlind’s two goals.  The Red Raiders lost to a hot Hopedale team, ...

The top five teams in the HNIB News Eastern Mass. Division 3 boys hockey rankings went mostly unscathed last week, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a minor shuffle. Things are status quo at the top, where No. 1 Hopkinton extended its win streak to ...

West Springfield (9-3-0) jumps to the top spot in the HNIB News Western Mass. Top 10 this week after wins over a ranked Amherst-Pelham team and Agawam.  The Terriers also split season series with previous No. 1 Longmeadow.  The Terriers have won four in a ...

Wachusett Regional (9-1-1) dropped their first game to D1 Shrewsbury on Wednesday.  A hard-fought 3-2 loss to a quality Colonial program keeps the Mountaineers entrenched in the top spot in the HNIB News Central Mass. Top 10 this week. Northbridge (9-1-0) has now won eight ...

* Nick Blonde had a pair of goals 50 seconds apart in the third period and Rockland rallied past South Shore foe Middleboro, 3-2. Blonde also added an assist, and Jake Higgins had a goal and assist for the Bulldogs. Thomas McSweeney made 20 saves. ...

* One game after suffering its first loss of the season against Newton South, Bedford turned the tables and did the same to Cambridge with a 5-2 victory. Jack Venuti scored a pair of goals for the Buccaneers, who with the win moved a half-game ...

Central Mass * Wachusett Regional remains the one of two unbeaten team in Central Mass. (9-0-1) after wins over Hudson and Groton-Dunstable.  In Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Hawks, Sean Gardner had both goals, showing why many consider him to be a top defenseman in ...