This one's for Krystal
Panthers dedicate the first title in 14 years to a fallen classmate. After losing 13 of their first 14 varsity contests, a senior-laden...
Adam K. Ellis
- Oct 31
Emotions run heavy with the possible league title, and playoff berth awaiting
This is how legends are made. Firmly fixed on the inside track of the Div. 7 playoff race, the Ayer-Shirley football team (5-1) has...
Michael James LeClair
- Oct 31
Kilpatrick Named Coach of the Year by the MBCA for a Third Time
AYER – Ayer-Shirley Regional boys’ basketball head coach Rick Kilpatrick has certainly had his fair share of success on the hardwood as a...
Tracker Staff Story
- Oct 19
Local Resident, Marie Elwyn completes CCC Training program
* LOCAL RESIDENT COMPLETES CONSERVATION COMMISSION CERTIFICATE TRAINING PROGRAM The Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions...
Adam K. Ellis
- Oct 17
Panther pride comes through on Homecoming Night
With a heaviness in their hearts, and the eyes of the community watching, the Ayer Shirley football team continues to show its...
Adam K. Ellis
- Oct 13
Ayer-Shirley wins on behalf of a fallen classmate
Sports have a way of bringing people together during times of tragedy. Perhaps it is the childlike nature of a game that provides a...
Michael James LeClair
- Sep 30
Ayer-Shirley Girls’ Volleyball Falls to Fitchburg
AYER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball team has had its share of struggles this season. The Panthers hit the court Tuesday...
Michael James LeClair
- Sep 30
Blue Knights, Panthers girls’ soccer play to a tie
LUNENBURG – The Lunenburg and Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ soccer teams played a wild one on Wednesday night. Under the lights of...
Adam K. Ellis
- Sep 29
Making Memories with Marshall
Marshall, Marshall, Marshall. That was the refrain from a battered and beaten Brady Bunch leaving Lunenburg High School this past Friday...
Melanson Named New Ayer-Shirley Regional Girls Volleyball Coach.
AYER – With the fall sports season getting underway earlier this week, the Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball team has a new head...
Adam K. Ellis
- Sep 6
Ayer Shirley Football Preview
Billy Wright is holding his cards close to the vest. But if all goes well, his Ayer Shirley High School football team could be cashing in...
It’s all about fun and skill development at the Ayer Youth Softball Camp.
AYER – Summer softball fun. The Ayer Recreation Department gave a group of local athletes an opportunity at just that as it hosted the...
Danielle Ray
- Aug 6
Beatles for Sale final concert
SHIRLEY – One of the region’s well-known and loved tribute bands, Beatles For Sale, will be ending their impressive 15-year run with a...
Fundraiser Set up to help A Local Firefighter
AYER – Helping the helper. Fireworks can be very dangerous, even for a professional like Walter “Wally” Shaw. On July 3, 2022 Shaw, a...
Michael James LeClair
- Jul 11
Ayer-Shirley Baseball Rallies Late to Tie Groton-Dunstable
SHIRLEY – The Ayer-Shirley 16–18-year-old Senior Babe Ruth squad was looking to get back on the winning track Sunday afternoon. With...
Danielle Ray
- Jun 30
Mary Cooper
SHIRLEY – Longtime town resident Mary Cooper was recently named a 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award winner and presented with a $10,000...
Adam K. Ellis
- Jun 30
Ijeoma Ezechukwu rises to a track and field champion
Ijeoma Ezechukwu’s improbable rise from a Nigerian border school student to a United States high school track and field champion is quite...
Adam K. Ellis
- Jun 21
Ijeoma Ezechukwu
It’s not often people sneak past Ayer Shirley speedster Ijeoma “Ijay” Ezechukwu. The senior recently wrapped a bow around a storied high...
Michael James LeClair
- Jun 13
Ayer-Shirley 16U Softball Falls to Fitchburg in Semifinals
FITCHBURG – The Ayer-Shirley 16U softball team went down fighting Monday evening. Battling its way to the North Central Mass. Softball...
Ayer-Shirley Regional Baseball Opens Postseason with a Win
LEOMINSTER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional baseball team kept its season alive on Monday afternoon. The ninth-seeded Panthers welcomed No. 24...