Above: Algonquin Gymnastics scored another win in last week’s tri-school meet. (photo of team seniors by Owen Jones Photography)
Algonquin Indoor Track had a great showing at a state competition over the weekend. But the best news about Algonquin sports last week was the Telegram’s coverage of a Titan athlete’s success in a fall sport — a junior who will be playing for the National Field Hockey team. Here are highlights from last week’s competitions and sports news and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. .
The Telegram shared the news last week that an Algonquin junior, Lindsey Brown, was one of three area athletes selected to play for the US National Field Hockey team:
The Telegram wrote:
Lindsey Brown was sitting inside the living room of her Boylston home Dec. 7 when the Algonquin Regional junior found out she had been selected to the U-18 Women’s National Team for field hockey. . .
A center-midfielder and co-captain at Algonquin, Brown scored 22 goals and dished out five assists to earn Mid-Wach A all-star honors last fall.
The Northwestern University commit will enter her senior season as the fifth all-time leading scorer in Algonquin field hockey history.
You can read more here
As for winter sports, ARHS Boys and Girls Indoor Track teams came in third place overall at the Division 2 State Relays, and both teams won the Distance Medley Relays. In the High Jump Relay, Boys members Miles Lipka came in first and Max Brown third. The team also finished third in the 1600 Sprint Medley and Long Jump Relay, and the Girls team finished #3 for both the 4×50 Yard and 4×50 Yard Shuttle Hurdle.
Bay State Running caught up with the Girls’ DMR winners: Olivia Guckian, Mackenzie Clark, and Shelia & Brigid Purcell. (You can see that interview below.)
For the Boys, Kudos go to Stephen White, Yates Campbell, Joseph Lamburn, and Christopher Kardos. You can see the full results from the competition here.
In a three way meet on Friday, Algonquin Gymnastics won 1st place. The Titans scored 136.95, beating both Shrewsbury (135.4) and Westborough (133.45).
Boys Swimming remains undefeated. Last week they beat Grafton 99-49. Girls Swimming lost the meet 96-72. Their record is 3-4.
Both Ice Hockey teams are on track to compete in the Division 2 playoffs this winter. Boys Ice Hockey beat North Middlesex 4-2 last week, but lost to Concord-Carlisle 5-1 on Saturday. As of the day prior, they were ranked #17 for D2. Their current record is 6-4-2. Girls Ice Hockey tied Westford Academy 4-4. Prior to the tie, they had slipped one spot in the rankings to #11. They now stand at 5-4-1.
Gonk Basketball teams aren’t doing nearly as well, and losses last week pushed them further away from the playoff threshold of the top 32 Division 1 teams. Girls Basketball lost to Nashoba 53-33. They are ranked 39, with at 4-6 record. Boys Basketball lost to St. Paul (65-60) and Fitchburg (71-58) They are now at 3-8 and ranked 44.
No results were available for ARHS Wrestling or Ski.
Now, here are the ARHS varsity games on tap for the week:
Reminder, tickets for any games which require them (Basketball, Hockey, etc.) are sold here.
Monday, January 22, 2024
- 6:00 pm – Girls Ice Hockey vs. Leominster @ New England Sports Center
- 6:30 pm – Girls Swimming vs. Advanced Math & Science Acad. Charter @ College of the Holy Cross
- 6:30 pm – Boys Swimming vs. Advanced Math & Science Acad. Charter @ College of the Holy Cross
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- 6:00 pm – Girls Basketball vs. Notre Dame Academy – Worcester @ Algonquin
- 7:00 pm – Boys Basketball vs. Westford Academy @ Westford Academy
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- 4:00 pm – Girls Indoor Track vs. Shrewsbury, Clinton, Hudson, Westborough, Marlborough, and Nashoba @ Shrewsbury
- 4:00 pm – Boys Indoor Track vs. Shrewsbury, Clinton, Hudson, Westborough, Marlborough, and Nashoba @ Shrewsbury
- 4:00 pm – Girls Swimming vs. Tantasqua @ Tantasqua Regional
- 4:00 pm – Boys Swimming vs. Tantasqua @ Tantasqua Regional
- 6:00 pm – Boys Ice Hockey vs. Grafton @ Buffone Ice Rink
- 6:00 pm – Wrestling vs. Tyngsborough @ Tyngsborough High
Thursday, January 25, 2024
- TBD – Alpine Ski Race Giant Slalom @ Ski Ward Ski Area
- 5:30 pm – Gymnastics vs. Multiple Schools @ Algonquin
Friday, January 26, 2024
- 6:00 pm – Girls Basketball vs. Shrewsbury High School @ Shrewsbury
- 7:00 pm – Boys Basketball vs. Shrewsbury High School @ Algonquin
Saturday, January 27, 2024
- 9:30 am – Wrestling vs. Methuen @ Methuen (Tournament)
- 10:00 am – Girls Indoor Track MSTCA Coaches Invitational @ Reggie Lewis Track Center
- 10:00 am – Boys Indoor Track MSTCA Coaches Invitational @ Reggie Lewis Track Center
- 12:00 pm – Girls Ice Hockey vs. Pope Francis @ New England Sports Center
- 5:30 pm – Boys Ice Hockey vs. Hopedale @ North Star Ice Sports
Sunday, January 28, 2024
- 5:30 pm – Girls Swimming vs. Westborough High School @ Borough’s YMCA
- 5:30 pm – Boys Swimming vs. Westborough High School @ Borough’s YMCA
(To check for changes or 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.)
