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BOSTON — With the backdrop of the Green Monster behind them and the splendor of Fenway Park laid out before them, it would have been easy for the Leominster High football team to get caught up in the grandeur of playing at such a historic venue. A slow start would have been understandable. But as […]

In 1994, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder sang the following lines on the song “Corduroy” off the band’s third album, “Vitalogy”: “The waiting drove me mad. You’re finally here and I’m a mess.” He may very well have been describing the build toward Wednesday night’s rivalry tilt between Leominster High (5-5) and Fitchburg High (0-10) at […]

Down 25-7 to host Wachusett Regional as halftime neared on Oct. 13, it looked like more of the same thing that had plagued the Leominster High football team throughout the first five games of its season. Fall behind early, show a little life, come up short. It had been the formula for nearly every game […]

LEOMINSTER — After spotting the visitors from Peabody High a 20-0 lead through 24 minutes of action, the Leominster High football team gave the faithful plenty of reason to stick around at Doyle Field in front of a packed house on Homecoming Night. Infact, the Blue Devils outscored the visitors, 14-7, in the second half, […]

LEOMINSTER — As the weather had many times over the 24-plus hours it took to play the contest, momentum swung quickly for the Leominster High football team in its season opener. The Blue Devils looked to be in control early against St. John’s of Shrewsbury, but saw things slip away in a 30-18 loss at […]

LEOMINSTER — One by one, they trickled through the tunnel onto Doyle Field Friday afternoon. In a seemingly endless stream, prospective Leominster High football players made their way to the turf at the hallowed ground with eternal optimism. While some will find their way onto the varsity rosters and others would be relegated to the […]