BERLIN — Senior Night at Berlin High School had all the makings of a storybook finish Wednesday, Feb. 25, a fast start, a packed barn and two heavyweights squaring off.
Instead, the Berlin-Gorham boys hockey team saw their undefeated season come to an end in a hard-fought, emotional 3-2 loss to John Stark-Hopkinton-Hillsboro.
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