PHOTOS: Foxborough Girls' Basketball Beats Lunenburg by 48 Points Monday

Foxborough will host Hopkinton in the Warrior Classic championship game Tuesday after steamrolling Lunenburg, 85-37 Monday night.

The Foxborough High School girls’ basketball team is back in the Warrior Classic Championship game after cruising to an 85-37 win over Lunenburg Monday night. After leading 19-13 after the first quarter, the Warriors (14-5) rose to another level in the second, outscoring the Knights, 29-5 in the quarter to build a 48-18 halftime lead. Foxborough continued to apply the pressure in the second half – mainly with its second unit – scoring 20 points in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth enroute to the 48-point victory. The win puts Foxborough in the championship game of the Warrior Classic for the second consecutive season. The Warriors fell to visiting Hopkinton, 70-44 in the last year’s final and will get another shot at the Hillers …

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Foxborough High School Names Chris Sullivan Head Baseball Coach

The former Foxborough High School baseball standout replaces Bill Sittig as the program’s head coach.

The Foxborough High School baseball team has turned to a former captain and team MVP to coach the Warriors in 2013. FHS Athletic Director Caitlin Brown has named Chris Sullivan head coach of the baseball program, replacing Bill Sittig, who announced in December he would not be returning for his third season. The Boston Herald first reported the news on Twitter. Sullivan has a lengthy and impressive baseball resume both as a player and a coach. The longtime RBI Baseball Academy employee most recently coached the RBI Hawks 15U team. The academy congratulated Sullivan on its Facebook page Saturday. “Congratulations to longtime RBI employee and the RBI Hawks 15U coach Chris Sullivan on being named head varsity baseball coach at his alma mater …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things for Sept. 7: Trader Joe's Opens, Foxborough Football Kicks Off Season in East Longmeadow and More

Here's five things you need to know today in Foxborough: The wait is over! Trader Joe's at Patriot Place opens Friday at 8 a.m. Foxborough High School football travels to East Longmeadow for the Warriors' season opener and a jewelry event in town.

Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! 1. Expect an Afternoon Thunderstorm and Some Rain Friday in Foxborough Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1 and 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Friday night: Patchy fog after 11 p.m. Otherwise, increasing …

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