Jennifer Toland

1 week ago | thegardnernews.com | Jennifer Toland

When Pete Hughes and his wife, Sue, retired to Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, from Dudley in 2017, Hughes wasn’t quite ready to stop working. “I didn’t just want to sit at home or play golf,” Hughes said. Hughes grew up in Southbridge and starred in baseball and basketball at Southbridge High. He was a 21st-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1969 MLB Draft. His professional baseball career lasted two years, and he went on to graduate from Boston State College.

1 week ago | telegram.com | Jennifer Toland

There were plenty of great softball performances last week and Jennifer Toland takes a look at 30 of the best of them for readers to vote on for the Hometeam softball player of the week. These picks were selected from performances reported by area coaches to the Hometeam Scoreboard. Congratulations to Auburn's Reece Dickie for taking the top spot in last week's poll, recording 7,156 votes (54 percent) to get past Millbury's Brielle Brothers (5,264 votes) for the honor.

3 weeks ago | telegram.com | Jennifer Toland

There were plenty of great softball performances last week and Jennifer Toland takes a look at 29 of the best of them for readers to vote on for the Hometeam softball player of the week. These picks were selected from performances reported by area coaches to the Hometeam Scoreboard.

4 weeks ago | thegardnernews.com | Jennifer Toland

WORCESTER — Ryan Brown coached the Assabet Valley boys’ basketball team for four years and elevated the Aztecs from a two-victory team in 2022-23 to a Division 4 state tournament qualifier that won 18 games this past season. Along the way, Brown imparted his passion while teaching his players not just skills, but the importance of hard work and commitment. “My seniors who graduated last year saw that,” Brown said, “and they were like, ‘Wow. It’s a lot harder than we thought.

1 month ago | telegram.com | Jennifer Toland

There were plenty of great softball performances last week and Jennifer Toland takes a look at 31 of the best of them for readers to vote on for the Hometeam softball player of the week. These picks were selected from performances reported by area coaches to the Hometeam Scoreboard.