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Adam K. Ellis
Nov 3, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...
Adam K. Ellis
Oct 17, 2022
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...
Michael James LeClair
Sep 30, 2022
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...
Michael James LeClair
Sep 7, 2022
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, 2022
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...
Michael James LeClair
Aug 6, 2022
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, 2022
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...
Michael James LeClair
Aug 6, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...
Michael James LeClair
Jun 13, 2022
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...
Michael James LeClair
May 24, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Regional Middle School Band Will Sing National Anthem at Bravehearts Game in June
SHIRLEY – The Ayer-Shirley Regional Middle School band is teaming up with the Worcester Bravehearts for one special night at the...
Michael James LeClair
May 3, 2022
Tori Salmon Signs Letter of Intent to Attend Reinhardt University
AYER – For Ayer-Shirley Regional senior Tori Salmon, it was an opportunity that she couldn’t pass up. Before a large collection of...
Michael James LeClair
Apr 12, 2022
Ayer-Shirley Middle School Unified Basketball Jamboree is a Hit
SHIRLEY – The Ayer-Shirley Regional Middle School Unified Basketball team celebrated its 2022 spring season with a season-ending four...
Adam K. Ellis
Mar 19, 2022
Ijeoma Ezechukwu
The only thing rising faster than the price of gas in Ayer is stock in local track and field phenom Ijeoma Ezechukwu. Known to her...
Michael James LeClair
Feb 17, 2022
Ayer-Shirley 18U Cheerleaders Finish Third in National Competition.
AYER – It was a banner victory for the Ayer-Shirley 18U American Youth Cheerleading squad. The Panthers returned home from a trip to...
Tracker Staff Story
Jan 23, 2022
Girls’ Track: Young Panthers Hold Lead on First Turn of the Season
AYER – Green is the new gold, at least that’s the case for the Ayer Shirley Regional girls’ indoor track and field team. The Panthers are...
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