BY MATT SCHOOLEY As a child, Jonny Yocum asked his grandfather a delicate question. “Grandpa,” he said. “Can I call you dad?” Bruce Yocum paused, understanding the difficulty of the situation before answering. “I wouldn’t let him,” he said. “I told him, Jon, you’re like a son to ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY A group of Maple Street School students wanted a swimming pool, even if they may never set foot in it. Fourth- through sixth-graders at the Hopkinton school organized a fundraiser for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, specifically for a 9-year-old cancer patient, Samantha. Samantha’s wish is to have a pool she can swim ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Competition can bring out the worst in those involved. In FIRST robotics competitions, the opposite is often true. Though members of the Hopkinton and John Stark high schools’ robotics team would like to come out victorious, they also realize there are other lessons to learn throughout ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR If Winnisquam was Cinderella, then Hopkinton refused to be Prince Charming, smashing her glass slipper and leaving its own 3-0 footprint instead. In the Class M boys soccer championship on Monday, Nov. 6, the fourth-seeded Hawks allowed their opponent to hang around just long enough to make the contest interesting – ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK Mother Nature visited Saturday, Oct. 27, extending Hopkinton’s season. Epping visited Sunday, Oct. 28, ending it. Despite what girls soccer head coach Curt Martin called a solid effort, the No. 3 Lady Hawks dropped a 2-1 Class M quarterfinal-round decision to the No. 6 Blue Devils. “I though we controlled ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK The postseason cost of its second-half lapse was kept to a minimum. But a relapse like that – at this time of year – means a collapse of Hopkinton’s field hockey season. In the final regular-season game for both teams, the Hawks tied the visiting Berlin Mountaineers, 4-4, on Friday, Oct. 12, during senior day ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY While more students own electronic devices that make their lives easier, school officials are often forced to deal with the  increasing number of devices on school grounds. Many of the area schools have different ways of dealing with the use of iPods and cell phones in schools. Hopkinton High School Principal Steve ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK Less than 10 minutes into a girls Class M soccer match Sept. 19, Hopkinton coach Curt Martin said he knew his team was in trouble against host Hillsboro-Deering. With the ball rolling untouched near the H-D goal, Hopkinton had a good chance to score, but a complete lack of effort meant the Lady Hawks didn’t even touch the ...

Lunch sale numbers are down at Hopkinton Middle/ High School, leading school officials to look at possible solutions to get more students to purchase lunches. During the 2006-07 school year, approximately 225 to 250 middle and high school students purchased lunch per day. In the first two weeks of this school year, the number of high school ...

BY DAVE CHOATE The girls of the Hopkinton varsity field hockey team knew they were going to have a rough time against undefeated Derryfield. No one expected it to be this rough. Hopkinton lost to unbeaten Derryfield on Sept. 12, 2-0, dropping the Lady Hawks to 4-2. Hopkinton fell behind early in the game thanks to a quick goal from ...