A pair of Division 3 teams, Hopkinton and Ashland, stole the thunder last year from their bigger rivals in the Tri-Valley League. Hopkinton won the league title and then held off the Clockers in the Div. 3 South final before falling to Wachusett in the ...
Read More »Mass. HS Boys: EMass Division 3 Pre-Season Top 15 – Hanover Starts At Top, Sectional Champs Hopkinton, Lowell Close Behind
Hanover spent much of the 2018-19 season atop The HNIB News EMass Division 3 rankings, only to slip after being upset in the South quarterfinals. But with three of their top scorers back, the Indians are back in the #1 spot to start off the ...
Read More »End-Of-Season EMass Division 3 Top 10: Post-Season Success Surges Hopkinton To The Top
Who would have thunk it? A team not ranked in the final regular season Top 10 rises to the top at the end of the postseason. #1 Hopkinton more than proved its worth in its incredible run to its first Division 3 Eastern Mass. crown. ...
Read More »MIAA Boys D3 Final: Wachusett Holds Off Hopkinton, 3-2, For First State Title
Wachusett won its first state title with a 3-2 win over Hopkinton in the MIAA Division 3 boys state championship at TD Garden. Grant Gardula powered the Mountaineers with two goals and an assist on the day that ends the Massachusetts high school hockey season. ...
Read More »MIAA Boys Division 3 State Final: History Will Be Made As Hopkinton, Wachusett Clash
Someone’s going to make history in the Division 3 boys hockey state championship between Hopkinton and Wachusett. The South sectional champion Hillers (17-6-2) and Central Mass. champion Mountaineers (17-4-2) meet in the finals Sunday, March 17, at TD Garden (11 a.m.) The late-morning breakfast affair ...
Read More »MIAA Division 3 State Semifinal: First Period Blitz Boosts Hopkinton Over Lowell
Hopkinton and Lowell came out of the gates of their MIAA Division 3 boys state semifinal at the Tsongas Center like Hagler and Hearns in the ring in 1985. They traded haymakers to the tune of nine first-period goals. But it was Hopkinton that ultimately ...
Read More »MIAA Division 3 South Final: Hopkinton Downs Rival Ashland For D3 South Title
Senior captain defenseman Steve Simoes had two goals including the game-winner to lead Hopkinton to its first MIAA Division 3 South sectional championship at Gallo Arena as the Hillers downed TVL rival Ashland, 6-2. The teams had split two regular season games. Junior Tommy Hamblet ...
Read More »MIAA Boys Division 3 South Semifinals: Ashland, Hopkinton To Meet In All TVL Final
The MIAA Division 3 South boys hockey finals are set – and it’s all about rivalry. #11 Hopkinton (15-6-2) will meet neighbor #9 Ashland (15-5-3) in the South sectional championship Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. at Gallo Arena in Bourne. These are schools that ...
Read More »EMass D3 South Tourney Preview: #1 Hanover Goes For Repeat Performance
The Eastern Mass. Division 3 South pairings are out. The South qualified 21 teams. Combined with the North, the Eastern Mass. tourney is a 34-team division, each team vying for a trip to the TD Garden in March. Here is a look at the field: ...
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