Above: Field Hockey and Girls Soccer scored wins on Algonquin’s new turf field last week. (images cropped photos courtesy of Owen Jones Photo)
With the opening of Algonquin’s Multipurpose turf field last week, many of the ARHS teams are now able to hold true home games.
On Wednesday, Titans Field Hockey beat Shrewsbury 4-1. That improved their record to 10-2-1, and raised their Power Ranking from #10 to #5 for Division 1.
The Community Advocate covered Field Hockey’s home field win, the school’s first win on the new field. The story highlighted that it is the first time the girls were able to compete at Algonquin in eight years. Due to the school’s field conditions and capacity, they had been forced to play offsite since 2016.
The article also features the coach and players’ thoughts on the team’s improved play over the past few weeks. Click here for the story. (You can also see Owen Jones Photo’s highlights of the Wednesday game, which was Senior Night, here.)
Girls Volleyball remained in 4th place in the D2 rankings. Last week, the team suffered one loss (0-3 to Westborough), and notched two more wins (3-0 over Wachusett and Groton-Dunstable), improving its record to 13-2.
This week’s updated rankings for soccer don’t include ARHS’ most recent wins on Saturday.
Girls Soccer stayed at #14 for D1. The team is currently at 6-3-4 following last week’s tie (1-1 against Shrewsbury) and two wins (4-0 over Wachusett and 1-0 over Acton Boxborough). Both Owen Jones Photo and the Telegram published photo highlights from the Wachusett win, the Girls’ first game on the new field.
Boys Soccer lost to Shrewsbury (5-2) but scored two more wins (2-1 over Wachusett and 2-0 over Bromfield). Their D1 rankings fell from #29 to #35. They’ll need to improve in order to make this year’s playoffs.
Boys Football lost again, 33-28 to Marlborough, officially disqualifying them from the playoffs. (They are ranked #19 in D2 with 0 wins and only 2 more regular season games. Only the top 16 teams with at least 3 wins can compete in the playoffs.)
As usual, Cross Country and Boys Golf are the first teams heading into post-season tourneys. Most of the other varsity teams will wrap up their regular seasons next week.
Last week, ARHS Golf lost to Westborough, then beat Acton-Boxborough, updating their record to 9-5. Today and tomorrow are their final regular meets. The Golf League Championship meet is this Wednesday and the Central District Championship is next Monday.
Cross Country is also done with their regular season varsity meets. They will compete in the Central Mass Championships this weekend.
Now, here are the ARHS varsity games on tap for the week:
Monday, October 16, 2023
- 3:30 pm – Boys Golf vs. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional @ Juniper Hills Golf Course
- 5:15 pm – Girls Volleyball vs. Shrewsbury High School @ Shrewsbury
- 6:30 pm – Field Hockey vs. Wachusett Regional @ Wachusett Reg. High School
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- 3:30 pm – Boys Golf vs. St. John’s @ Juniper Hills Golf Course
- 5:00 pm – Girls Soccer vs. Grafton @ Algonquin Multipurpose Field
- 7:00 pm – Boys Soccer vs. Grafton @ Algonquin Multipurpose Field
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- 9:00 am – Boys Golf Mid-Wach League Championships @ Juniper Hills Golf Course
Thursday, October 19, 2023
- 6:00 pm – Girls Soccer vs. Nashoba Regional High School @ Nashoba Regional High School
- 6:00 pm – Boys Soccer vs. Nashoba Regional High School @ Algonquin Multipurpose Field
- 6:00 pm – Girls Volleyball vs. Hopkinton @ Hopkinton
Friday, October 20, 2023
- 5:15 pm – Girls Volleyball vs. Nipmuc Regional @ Algonquin
- 5:45 pm – Field Hockey vs. Ashland @ Ashland High School
- 7:00 pm – Football vs. Wachusett Regional @ Wachusett Reg. High School
Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Girls Cross Country CMass Championships @ Wachusett Reg. High School
- Boys Cross Country CMass Championships @ Wachusett Reg. High School
- 1:00 pm – Girls Soccer vs. Hingham @ Hingham High
Sunday, October 22, 2023
- 1:50 pm – Cheer Invitational @ Wachusett Reg. High School
(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.)
