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Friday, November 30, 2012

Hornets Fans on Mansfield in the Super Bowl

Mansfield reacts to the Hornets entering (and hopefully winning) the MIAA Super Bowl.

The Mansfield Hornets are going to the MIAA Super Bowl, and Mansfield residents couldn’t be happier. “It’s a great program and they work hard for it,” said  Robert Murray. “Of course they’re going to win; we don’t lose.” This year Mansfield ended with seven wins and four loses and are going to the bowl. Ironically, they ened last year 9-2 and didn’t make it to the semifinals because of Hockomock league regulations regarding the two divisions. Many residents and fans believe that it was Mansfield head coach Michael Redding that really kicked Mansfield football into gear. “He built this program from the ground up,” said Jack McGowan. In his first full-time position in Mansfield, Redding won Mansfield’s first Super Bowl title in 1992 against …

Mansfield Schools on the Mansfield Hornets: Looking Back

A look at how the program has progressed since head coach Michael Redding has taken over and how the team became what they are today.

What has been Mansfield’s secret to such consistent success in the past decade? Well,  there are a lot of considerations to go through before nailing down one deciding factor. A lot can be said about the drastic change that overtook the Mansfield Football program in 1992. As this is Mansfield head coach Mike Redding’s 20th year as the head coach, a Super Bowl win on the anniversary of their first title would be quite an achievement. But what are some of the factors that help make that success possible as they move ahead to face Reading on Saturday? “The enrollment in the school has changed drastically,” said Redding’s father David Redding. “The enrollment has doubled since Mike took over. He put in a new system; he got the kids believing …

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