BY MATT SCHOOLEYDoug Maynard knows what is going to earn his team a spot in the Division III postseason, and he reminded his group during every huddle. The Hopkinton boys lacrosse coach stressed to his team the importance of winning ground balls during each break in the action, and it paid off during a 13-2 victory over shorthanded Pembroke ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYVisiting Hopkinton High School jumped out early on host John Stark and minimized a second-half charge, continuing its recent dominance of the Generals with a 7-2 victory in Division-III boys lacrosse on Friday, April 18. Hopkinton’s David Wood opened the scoring roughly three minutes into the first quarter of the contest, ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK It took less than two minutes to halt a season full of domination over opponents, the most wins in Division III and perhaps the biggest expectations the program has seen. But don’t think for a moment Doug Maynard’s going to let 120 seconds overshadow two months – make that three years – of ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Hopkinton High’s girls lacrosse team set a trend this year. It found continuity doing one thing during each of its games. The only problem: it’s something the head coach doesn’t want to see again. Traveling to face Division III foe Pelham on Friday, May 18, the Hawks fell victim again to what’s been ...

BY MATT STOUT As Steve Porter circled the Pelham net during the first quarter of the Hopkinton boys lacrosse team’s 14-9 win on April 25, the Hawks’ senior attackman squared up to the right post, watched his defender drift from him and fired a bullet past the opposing goalkeeper for one of six goals on the day. The sequence, no ...

BY MATT STOUT The news may have derailed a different program, its head coach leaving after just its second year as a varsity squad. And, quite honestly, Steve Porter, the senior tri-captain of the Hopkinton boys lacrosse team, said his initial reaction was far from optimistic. But even with the announcement last fall that their head coach and ...