Above: Above: ARHS Hockey held on to the Borough’s Cup. Player Jack Thibideau, who scored Saturday’s game-winning-goal, strikes a pose with the trophy while sporting “the jacket”. (image cropped from pic tweeted by @GonkHockey)
Algonquin’s Boys Hockey took the Borough’s Cup back home. It was the team’s third time as the champs and 2nd consecutive win. They beat Westborough 3-2 on Saturday in the early season tournament. (It looks like @THawkTweets caught the excitement of the game cinching goal below.)
TOMAHAWKS WIN!!
The Thawks successfully defended their Boroughs Cup Title beating the Rangers 3-2. Don’t sleep on the boys 🤫😤 #RollThawks #PureGrit pic.twitter.com/eqtCwlhwiL— Algonquin T-Hawks (@THawkTweets) December 16, 2018
But it was the Girls’ regular league play that got more press. The team of mostly young players has been making an impression on the ice. The Metrowest Daily News covered the team’s 3-0 win over Medway/Ashland yesterday:
The Algonquin/Hudson co-op girls hockey team is loaded with freshmen and sophomores this season.
Normally one would think a bunch of underclassmen would present some difficulties, but instead Tomawhawks head coach Mike Hodge has watched his team thrive. . .
the Tomahawks remain unbeaten (3-0) and have now outscored their first three opponents by a combined score of 22-2, all with just one senior and six juniors to go along with four sophomores and seven freshmen.
Fittingly, it was sophomores Kerryn O’Connell and Heather Hodgkins, along with freshman Sabrina Ferro, who potted three third-period goals for Algonquin/Hudson while freshman Lana Pacific earned the shutout in net.
Algonquin’s Swim and Dive Teams are getting some attention as well. The Boys and Girls won their first three meets by wide margins. Covering the second meet, Southborough Wicked Local wrote:
Junior Lizzie Meschisen won the 1-meter diving event with a new school record of 275.55 points – breaking the previous record she set on Tuesday – as Algonquin (2-0) beat Grafton, 106-72, in a non-league girls swimming meet at Clark University on Thursday
Meschisen qualified for states with her scores from both Tuesday and Thursday.
Junior Alexi Wong won the 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke as well for the Tomahawks.
Reflecting on the prior season, the Worcester Telegram posted its new round of All-Stars yesterday. For the second time, Gonk Golf Champ Jack Tobin was named his sport’s Player of the Year. Other Algonquin athletes selected for fall sport dream teams were Matthew Umphrey (also for golf), Gabby Alberghini (for Volleyball), Tyler Potter (for Girls Soccer), Tess Reyes (for Cross Country), and Sophie Scearbo (for Field Hockey).
Now, here are the ARHS varsity games on tap for the rest of the week.
(To find a complete schedule of Algonquin sports, including JV, freshmen, and unified match ups, click here. Follow these links for the Assabet sports schedule and the St. Mark’s sports schedule.)
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
- 7:00 pm – ARHS Girls Basketball vs. Marlborough High School @ Algonquin
- 7:00 pm – ARHS Boys Basketball vs. Marlborough High School @ Marlborough High School
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
- 4:00 pm – ARHS Girls Ice Hockey vs. St. Peter-Marian @ New England Sports Center
- 4:00 pm – ARHS Boys Swimming/Diving vs. Leominster @ Holy Cross
- 5:00 pm – ARHS Girls Indoor Track vs. Shepherd Hill Regional High School @ Fitchburg High School
- 5:00 pm – ARHS Boys Indoor Track vs. Shepherd Hill Regional High School @ Fitchburg High School
- 5:30 pm – ARHS Boys Ice Hockey vs. Leominster @ Wallace Civic Center at Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg
- 6:30 pm – ARHS Wrestling vs. Quabbin Regional High School @ Quabbin Regional High School
Thursday, December 20, 2018
- 7:00 pm – ARHS Gymnastics vs. Groton-Dunstable Regional @ Groton – Dunstable Regional School District (Planet Gymnastics, Acton)
Friday, December 21, 2018
- 7:00 pm – ARHS Girls Basketball vs. Millbury @ Algonquin
Saturday, December 22, 2018
- TBD – ARHS Wrestling vs. Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical @ Montachusett RVT School
- 12:30 pm – ARHS Girls Ice Hockey vs. Franklin @ Franklin Ice Rink
- 6:00 pm – ARHS Boys Ice Hockey vs. Longmeadow @ North Star Ice Sports, Westborough
Sunday, December 23, 2018
- 10:00 am – ARHS Girls Indoor Track Meet @ Reggie Lewis Track Center (Speed Race)
- 10:00 am – ARHS Boys Indoor Track Meet @ Reggie Lewis Track Center (Speed Race)
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