Melrose Sports

Magicians disappear 26-14; Revere (9-0) arrives tonight

Published November 15, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—It might have been arctic cold last Friday night, but things are heating up for Melrose High football team.

The Melrose Red Raiders are one step away from returning to the MIAA Super Bowl for their fourth time in six years and…

2nd place finish sends them to States

Published November 15, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girl’s cross country team is flying high after placing second at the EMass Finals held on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Wrentham Development Center. This represents Melrose’s best showing ever: placing second with 90 points only to Newburyport…

Playoff run ends in Semi’s against Lynnfield, 3-0

Published November 15, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

DANVERS—The Melrose High girl’s volleyball team saw their successful season come to an end in the Div. 2 North semifinals when they fell to undefeated Lynnfield, 3-0, on Thursday, Nov. 7 at Danvers High. Melrose finishes an impressive 19-4 season that earned…

launches second-half comeback over Malden

Published November 15, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Unified Basketball team battled a hard-fought fourth-quarter comeback to earn their first win of the season over Malden, 43-34, in front of a raucous home crowd at the MVMMS gym on Tuesday afternoon.

It was a complete team win for Melrose, who…

Whittier playoff win marks a milestone for Melrose ace

Published November 8, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Hall of Fame volleyball coach Scott Celli earned his 400th victory as a Melrose Red Raider coach on Thursday, October 31 when his Melrose High volleyball team beat Whittier Tech, 3-0, in a Halloween victory during the opening round of the…

Emma Randolph breaks school record in scoring

Published November 8, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High girl’s volleyball team inched closer to the Div. 2 North Finals with a 3-0 win over Lynn Classical (19-3) to improve to 19-3 as they advance to semifinals against undefeated Lynnfield this week. At press time, Melrose was slated to…

Published November 8, 2019

Burlington routed 48-9, Magicians appear tonight

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider football team shows no sign of slowing down as they blew away Burlington (3-5) in a 48-9 rout last Friday night at Fred Green Field in the opening round of the Div. 4 North playoffs. Melrose senior captain…

Published November 8, 2019

The competition increases tonight

MELROSE—It’s hard to believe that Melrose is only two games away from the Super Bowl.

You read that right. Melrose enters semifinals tonight hoping to punch their ticket to the Div. 4 North Finals next week. The Div. 4 North victor gets an automatic bid to Gillette…

Melrose tops Burlington on Sr. Night; playoffs this week

Published November 1, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—It was a remarkable game of volleyball played on Thursday, Oct. 24 at the MVMMS gym when two Freedom League heavyweights faced off for the league title—both with identical records. Melrose hosted the Burlington Red Devils and avenged a previous…

Melrose clinches playoff spot with Wilmington win

Published November 1, 2019

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High boy’s soccer team is heading back to playoffs after a valiant fight to the finish: a 4-0 win over Wilmington and a 1-0 victory over Haverhill. They return now to the very familiar landscape of the Div. 3…