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Ayer Shirley Regional Football Brings Back Experience and is Hungry for Success

AYER -- After a couple of difficult years with a youthful squad, the Ayer Shirley Regional High School football team returns a boatload of experience in the skill positions. If the Panthers can stay healthy this season, first-year head coach --but former longtime assistant -- Bill Wright thinks success is just around the corner for the Maroon and White.

September 10, 2021

Ayer Shirley Regional Football Brings Back Experience and is Hungry for Success

Ayer-Shirley Regional Soccer opens season with a draw

AYER – On Tuesday evening, the Ayer-Shirley Regional boys’ soccer team locked up its first point of the season against visiting Lunenburg...

September 9, 2021

Ayer-Shirley Regional Soccer opens season with a draw

ArtNashoba is back

GROTON/AYER: After months waiting, we at ArtsNashoba are SOOOOOO very happy to announce our 2021-22 season of productions! We've got...

September 6, 2021

Rollstone Bank earns"Best of Bauer Bank"

September 2021: Rollstone Bank & Trust, Fitchburg, Massachusetts has earned the prestigious “Best of Bauer Bank” status from...

September 2, 2021

Rollstone Bank earns"Best of Bauer Bank"

Panthers Volleyball Camp a Hit

By Michael James LeClair AYER – It’s safe to say the first year of the Panthers Volleyball camp was a big success. Ayer-Shirley Regional girls’ volleyball head coach Ally Fillebrown and assistant coach Kim Melanson put the finishing touches on the camp last Thursday and coaches and athletes walked away feeling pretty good about how things went. “It was pretty successful for being our first camp. It was pretty hot in the gym so we had to take a few extra breaks and run a few slower paced...

August 25, 2021

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Panthers’ Boys’ Basketball Looking to Build off Last Year’s Solid Season

AYER – The Ayer-Shirley Regional boys’ basketball team will be looking to duplicate last year’s success as the team ventures into the 2025-2026 winter campaign. Under head coach Rick Kilpatrick, who is entering his sixth season at the head of the Panthers bench, the team will once again look to bring an exciting brand of basketball to 141 Washington Street this season. “It’s a new group with a couple of returning players from last year,” said Kilpatrick. “Some of them didn’t

Michael James LeClair

Dec 17, 20252 min read

The Parker Fun Run

DEVENS - Get ready to lace up your sneakers and pound the pavement for a good cause, an all-around win win. The Parker Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 22 to benefit the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School is celebrating its 31 st year and there are still spots available to participate. The community event beginning at 10 a.m. at 49 Antietam St. is an annual fundraiser for the school and there will be 1st , 2nd , and 3rd place medals and prizes for both males and females in a

Danielle Ray

Nov 18, 20252 min read

Littleton Sneaks Past Ayer-Shirley in Boys’ Basketball Postseason Action

LITTLETON – It’s no secret that the Ayer-Shirley Regional and Littleton boys’ basketball rivalry is as fierce as any in the North Central...

Michael James LeClair

Mar 19, 20252 min read