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A Look Back Before Moving Forward: Ayer Shirley Boys Track Last Spring
AYER -- With indoor track and field just around the corner, it is a good time to look back at the last time the Ayer Shirley Regional boys track athletes took to the field last spring to help gear up for this upcoming season. The Panther boys finished a perfect 5-0 and captured the Mid Wach E regular-season title (with no league championship meet occurring).
Tracker Staff Story
Dec 3, 2021


Ayer-Shirley Regional Basketball Standout Excels on the Court at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG – For Ayer-Shirley Regional graduate, Stephanie Hart, she didn’t have to travel very far to find a place that feels like home.
Michael James LeClair
Nov 23, 2021


Unified Basketball brings Ayer-Shirley Regional and Lunenburg teams together
AYER – Let no obstacle stand in the way of your dreams. Earlier this week inside the Ayer-Shirley Regional High School Gym, the Unified Basketball teams from Ayer-Shirley and Lunenburg put the finishing touches on the 2021 fall season. The two teams put on a show for those in attendance and while the score may have been in favor of Ayer-Shirley at the final buzzer, nobody walked off the floor defeated. Ayer-Shirley Regional School District Athletic Director Steve Kendall s
Michael James LeClair
Nov 14, 2021


No quit in these boys
On the heels of a tremendous regular-season campaign, the Ayer Shirley football team (6-3) is in the midst of what first-year coach Bill Wright describes as murderer’s row.
Adam K. Ellis
Nov 9, 2021


Shirley Arts is Back!
On November 12th and 13th, for the first time in 22 months, ShirleyArts! will present a public performance on the stage at the Ayer...
Pamela Porter
Nov 8, 2021


Keep it moving; Ayer Shirley football (6-2) persists
WINCHENDON - So much for the playoffs. Riding the broomsticks of a 6-2 campaign, the Ayer Shirley football team can only watch as the...
Adam K. Ellis
Nov 5, 2021


Ayer-Shirley Girls’ Volleyball Falls in Season Finale
AYER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball team wrapped up its 2021 fall campaign on Tuesday evening in a disappointing fashion....
Michael James LeClair
Nov 5, 2021


Ayer-Shirley Cross Country Teams Fall in Final Home Race of the Season.
AYER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams put the finishing touches on the home portion of the schedule last Wednesday afternoon when the Panthers welcomed Littleton to town.
Michael James LeClair
Oct 30, 2021


Ijeoma Ezechukwu Named Student Athlete of the Month
AYER – The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) recently announced that Ayer Shirley Regional senior three-sport athlete Ijeoma Ezechukwu has been selected as the recipient of the MIAA Student-Athlete of the Month Award for September 2021.
Michael James LeClair
Oct 28, 2021


Close but no cigar; Panthers fall to defending champs in high-profile showdown
AYER - The Brooklyn Dodgers had a saying: wait ‘til next year.
Adam K. Ellis
Oct 22, 2021


Local Man Receives Honor from the Ayer Parks Department.
AYER – For Ayer resident Kevin Malantic, it’s all about giving back.
Michael James LeClair
Oct 22, 2021


Panthers continue to roll
Photo Credit to Kristin Clayton AYER - Spooky season has arrived and Ayer Shirley has been feeling festive, showcasing its two-headed...
Adam K. Ellis
Oct 11, 2021


Ayer-Shirley Girls’ Volleyball Refuse to Give Up Despite a Struggling Season.
AYER – It’s been a frustrating season for the Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball team.
Michael James LeClair
Oct 8, 2021


Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required at Bull Run Shows
SHIRLEY – The Bull Run Restaurant began requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination last month for those who attend ticketed shows, joining many establishments across the region, country, and world putting the same mandate in place.
Danielle Ray
Oct 8, 2021


Ayer-Shirley Cheerleading Squad On The Rise
AYER – Back in March, the Ayer-Shirley Regional cheerleading squad was preparing for a Fall 2 season with a pair of rookie coaches at the helm.
Michael James LeClair
Oct 5, 2021
Select Board issue letter of support for Forest Legacy Program
Seventy-one acres of Shirley land are on track to be set aside for conservation and open space use.
Aaron Keebaugh
Oct 5, 2021


Wright-ing the ship New coach has Panthers winning again
Three months ago, Ayer Shirley Athletic Director Steve Kendall didn’t know if the school would continue to field a football team. But...
Adam K. Ellis
Sep 28, 2021


Ms. Lillie Jackson Awarded Boston Post Cane!
AYER: It was standing room only in Meeting Room 1 of the Ayer Town Hall when Ms. Lillie Jackson arrived to receive a very special honor: The awarding of The Boston Post Cane. Ms. Jackson already had us all laughing as she took her seat. Someone in the room said, “I hope you don’t mind having your picture taken.”
Paul Sarapas
Sep 28, 2021
The Shakers of Shirley
There was a community of believers known as Shakers worshipping, working, and living together in Shirley from 1793 – 1908. Shakers were...
Pamela Porter
Sep 27, 2021


The Shirley Greenway Committee
SHIRLEY – The Shirley Greenway Committee was resurrected last year through a town meeting vote after a nearly two-decade hiatus, renewing its mission to conserve and enhance waterfront land, the greenways, to protect and preserve the town’s river, stream, and pond resources, collaborating with various town boards, committees, and organizations to do just that.
Danielle Ray
Sep 27, 2021
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