Melrose Sports

THE MELROSE bench erupts after a thrilling 73-61 victory over Arlington on Tuesday night. (Jennifer Gentile photo)

Impressive win puts Melrose 7-6

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider boy’s basketball is coming into their own as they reach the halfway mark of the season with a healthy 7-6 record (7-5 league) which was…

MEGAN CASEY, junior, is one of the leading scorers for Melrose, who picked up a win over Medford, 50-16 last Saturday and Arlington on Tuesday. (Raj Das edphotos.com)

Dominates both Medford & Arlington

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girls basketball team picked up two more wins on the season after a massive 50-16…

THE MELROSE High girls 4×400 relay team placed second and nearly qualified for Nationals last weekend at the D3 State Relays. Pictured from left: Autumn Whelan, Kate Sikkema, Charlotte Tysall and Anna Mackey. (courtesy photo)

BOSTON—Both the Melrose High girls’ and boy’s indoor track teams competed in the Div. 3 State Relays held last weekend…

SMALL BUT fierce. The Melrose High gymnastics team relied on just six athletes to compete and win over Arlington last week to start 1-0. Pictured top left-right: Taylor Pesce, Katherine Carney, Sofia Pitcher, Maya Weissman, Grace Gentile. Bottom: Kaitlyn Plourde, Lucy Hannon and Grace Burke. (Jennifer Gentile photo)

Short-staffed Melrose opens with improbable win…

JUNIOR CAM Lippie had 19 points in Melrose’s 60-55 win over a tough Winchester team. (Jennifer Gentile photo)

Boys’ hoop team on 3-game winning streak

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High Red Raider basketball team is riding a three-game winning streak after impressive wins over Lynnfield, Stoneham and Winchester, starting on Jan. 12 and…

THE MELROSE High girls’ basketball team found the secret to winning against Stoneham last week. Pictured is junior Chloe Gentile, who had a 15-point double-double against the Spartans. (file photo)

Melrose beats Stoneham, scares Winchester, 55-50

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girls’ basketball team is hitting their stride as they reach the…

THE MELROSE Red Raider hockey team picked up a needed win over Medford, 3-1 last week. Pictured (foreground) TJ Sullivan and (background) Joey O’Keefe. (Jennifer Gentile photo)

Melrose beats Wilmington, ties Burlington

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High boy’s hockey team has picked up their first win of the season after beating Middlesex Freedom…

SENIORS CELEBRATED. Melrose swim coach Alex Pennachio was on hand to help celebrate seniors Nick Sasso (left) and Andrew DeFiore prior to the start of their meet against Lexington last week. The State-qualified swimmers are both enjoying winning seasons. (courtesy photo)

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MALDEN—The Melrose High boy’s swim team enjoyed Senior Night…