Melrose Sports

Melrose is 5-1 & now a team to beat in the ML

Published January 10, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High Red Raider basketball team is now a team to beat in the Middlesex League and is riding high after picking up four straight wins as they enter the new year. 

The Red Raiders prevailed over Medford, Lynnfield, Wakefield…

ties Wilmington, beats Stoneham

Published January 10, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—It hasn’t been the easiest of roads, but the Melrose Red Raider hockey team is getting the job done in the Middlesex League with a 2-2-1 record (2-3-2 overall) thanks to a week of play that saw them tie Wilmington and beat Stoneham. 

Melrose…

4-3 Melrose earning Freedom wins

Published January 10, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Lady Raider basketball team is enjoying a winning 4-3 record after the holiday break, which included a must-win 52-43 league victory over rival Wakefield at home on Friday Jan. 3 in what amounted to Melrose’s most complete victory of the season. 

Senior captain Mary Kate Mahoney…

home opener against Burlington this week

Published January 10, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider wrestling team kicked off their 2020 season with a collection of wins and are 5-1 in their competitive season. This week, they open up their home league play when they host Burlington on Wednesday (post deadline) before competing…

Published January 10, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE 

MELROSE—The future looks bright for the Melrose High boy’s and girl’s indoor track teams, who earned some top spots at the 2020 Red Auerbach Freshman & Sophomore Race at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. 

On the boy’s side, Melrose saw some spots on the podium earned by…

Melrose earns a league win to ring in new year

Published January 3, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider wrestling team has been one of the marquee teams in the state for the last four years, crowning numerous state champions and earning a team state title, and now they return to the 2020 season with high expectations to remain a league…

Melrose will see senior leadership this year

Published January 3, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girl’s gymnastics team is ready to vault into 2020 with a season-opener meet tonight at home against rival Wakefield at the Metro-North YMCA in Saugus at 7:15 p.m.

Melrose is coming off another winning season during which they qualified for a…

League champs are back and 2-0

Published January 3, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girl’s indoor track team returns after a flawless 5-0 2018-19 season in which they clinched the Freedom League. They look once again to be the team to beat in the Middlesex Freedom league as they start their season 2-0…

Pennachio takes over for long time coach Whitworth

Published January 3, 2020

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The coming new year brings change for the Melrose Red Raider swim team.

Alex Pennachio takes over the helm at Melrose High, where he will lead the boy’s swim team in their 2019-20 campaign. This year marks the retirement of longtime…

will be a contender in Div. 1 North

Published December 20, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider hockey team returns to its winter campaign looking to pick up where they left last year after completing a 12-5-5 winning season and playoff run. 

Melrose is currently ranked in the top ten in a Boston Globe poll…