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Ava Murphy let all scores with 24 points and teammate Tess Arakelian added 14 points to lead the No. 27 Ayer-Shirley Regional girls basketball team to a 65-28 victory over visiting No. 38 Blackstone Millville Regional in the preliminary round of the Division 4 tournament Monday night. The Panthers improve to 11-10, while the Chargers […]

FITCHBURG — For a moment, the puck sat loose atop the UMass Dartmouth crease, waiting to pushed toward the net or cleared away. The clacking of sticks that followed set off a celebration the likes of which haven’t been seen at the Wallace Civic Center in quite some time. Fitchburg State won the ensuing scrum […]

The sixth-seeded Fitchburg State women’s basketball team dropped fell in the quarterfinals of the MASCAC tournament Tuesday, losing on the road to No. 3 Westfield State, 108-54. The Owls were able to double up the Falcons thanks in large part to 37 turnovers by Fitchburg State. The hosts were able to score 47 points off […]

The hard work has just begun. Having closed the season with wins in four of its last five games to secure the second seed in the MASCAC tournament and a bye into the semifinals, the Fitchburg State ice hockey team has a bit of time to prepare for its next contest. Just who the Falcons […]

FITCHBURG — Down 3-0 to Westfield State midway through the second period, Fitchburg State had gotten chances, but had little to show for it. There were quality looks, good rebound opportunities and multiple power-play chances that had yet to produce a goal. The offensive wheels took a while to get going, but once they started […]

It’s easy to write off a conference loss in November. A bad game, a tough bounce here or there and it’s simply a MASCAC defeat. But with just a pair games left on the conference slate, these contests seem to carry a bit more weight for the Fitchburg State ice hockey team. The impact of […]

FITCHBURG — In desperate need of a win and some confidence, Fitchburg State got its spark from an unlikely and far from glamorous area on the ice Saturday. The Falcons delivered a huge penalty kill in the second period and scored almost immediately after en route to a 4-2 MASCAC victory over UMass Dartmouth at […]

It’s been a long journey for Fitchburg State’s Dean Fuller. The longtime Falcons ice hockey coach hit the 600-win milestone Saturday with a win over MCLA in North Adams on Saturday night. And while he’s thrilled to have joined an exclusive club as just the third Division 3 coach to do so, Fuller hopes there […]

A slow start wasn’t by the Fitchburg State ice hockey team couldn’t keep Dean Fuller from joining some exclusive company Saturday night. The Falcons erased a two-goal deficit in the second period, erupting in the frame en route to a 5-2 victory over MCLA in North Adams, the 600th win of Fuller’s coaching career. The […]

FITCHBURG — Framingham State continues to be a thorn in the side of the Fitchburg State ice hockey team. The Rams pulled off an upset Thursday night at the Wallace Civic Center, frustrating the Falcons for the second time this season, leaving Fitchburg with a 5-1 MASCAC victory in tow. The Rams (7-10, 7-7) had […]