BY RYAN O’CONNOR Dave Chase is the first to admit it. His seventh-seeded Hopkinton baseball team was hosting a first-round playoff contest, but the game was in jeopardy before the players even took the field. In fact, said Chase, it was in trouble a week prior, when the Hawks blew a 10-0 second-inning lead at home against ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Time to play ball in Hopkinton? Not so fast. Plans to build a practice baseball field on Park Avenue have been put on hold until after a public hearing on Oct. 29. But at the Monday, Oct. 15, selectmen’s meeting, some ethical questions were addressed, including the legality of using approved money for another ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY A dispute over whether to build a baseball field or return a $40,000 investment will come before the Board of Selectmen. A portion of land Hopkinton purchased several years ago sparked a debate during the board’s recent meeting, when Selectman Don Lane brought up an agenda item for the Monday, Oct. 15, meeting. The ...

BY MATT STOUT Sitting atop the Class M standings with a 13-0 record entering Wednesday, May 23, the Hopkinton baseball team realizes no victories will simply be handed to it this season. Well, almost none. The Hawks’ 1-1, 10-inning forfeit victory over 5-7 Winnisquam on Monday, May 21, wasn’t the end either coach imagined for the ...

Looking for a chance to see the Red Sox this summer? The Boys and Girls Club is selling $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win two seats at the July 2 game against the Texas Rangers. The seats are along the first base line, section 10, box 97, row SS, seats 11 and 12. The drawing will take place at the Hopkinton Memorial Day cookout at the ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK A successful road trip is indeed exciting. But there are limits – 210 miles? Each way? For one game? In Hopkinton’s case, you bet. After hosting and beating last year’s Class M state champs, Campbell, on Saturday, April 21, the Hawks boarded a bus on Sunday for Cooperstown, N.Y., took in the sites at the ...

BY SAPNA PATHKA He hasn’t held the first official practice, but Dave Chase has plenty of reasons to believe his team can bring home a Class M title in 2007. The Hopkinton baseball head coach has yet to set his final lineup but already knows the squad’s core will be strong enough to compete against any foe. Chase welcomes six ...