Melrose Sports

Seniors celebrated as season ends early

Published February 19, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider basketball team saw their season cut short this week due to COVID-19 policy, cancelling both scheduled games against rival Wakefield and an appearance in a league tourney season finale. It was a stunning and disappointing end for Melrose…

Met Winchester in first round Wednesday night

Published February 19, 2021

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

STONEHAM — The Melrose High boys’ hockey team won the 2021 Freedom Division title when the they beat rival Wakefield in back-to-back games, 4-3 on Saturday and 6-0 on Monday, both at the Stoneham Arena. 

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Meets against Burlington, Wakefield close season

Published February 19, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

SAUGUS—The Melrose High gymnastics team finished their season on Sunday, February 14, an occasion that marked Senior Day for Melrose. Honored this day were outgoing seniors Caroline Dell Isola, Olivia Hitchman and Brooke Heidebrecht who gathered with their family members before the meet. Melrose…

Wakefield wins can’t dampen spirits

Published February 19, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girls’ basketball team competed in a series of two games with Wakefield this week to wrap up their regular season. Both games (losses) have Melrose still searching for wins since their season-opener victory over Stoneham. The defensive minded Red Raiders…

Published February 19, 2021

MELROSE, Mass. – Melrose resident Fred Good suffered the utmost humiliation on Super Bowl Sunday, coming in dead last in the Mayors of Melrose Fantasy Football League – with a dreadful record of 2 wins and 12 losses.

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Melrose earns a tie, victory over Burlington

Published February 12, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

STONEHAM—The Melrose High Red Raider hockey team picked up three points over a tough Burlington team after a series of games last week that saw Melrose beat the Red Devils, 4-3, on Feb. 3 and skate a tie on Saturday, Feb. 6…

Published February 12, 2021

aims for wins over Wilmington to close season

By JENNIFER GENTILE

STONEHAM—The Melrose-Stoneham girls co-op hockey team (“Stone-rose”) fell to rival Wakefield in a series of two games played on Feb. 4 and Feb. 7 at Stoneham Arena, each by scores of 6-1. Stonerose has two more games this season, both against…

Arlington edges Melrose by narrow margin

Published February 12, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

SAUGUS—The Melrose High gymnastics team suffered a very narrow loss against Arlington on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the YMCA Metro North in Saugus by a score of 130.35-129.65. Melrose has two meets remaining on the schedule, Burlington and Wakefield, whom they will compete…

Football, volleyball & girls’ swim start 2.22

Published February 5, 2021

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Fans who’ve missed watching some of the Melrose High School’s most successful athletic programs have much to look forward come this early spring. A wedge season (“Fall2”) has been cleared by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) to begin play starting February 22. 

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