North Reading Sports

THE NRHS boys’ hockey team (3-1) has outscored opponents 19-3 during their current three-game winning streak. (NRHS Athletics Photo)

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

BEVERLY — If there was any lingering skepticism about the season ahead following the North Reading shutout defeat to Danvers in the season-opener, the Hornets have long since put to rest any…

CODY CANNALONGA drives past a Triton opponent during NR’s 62-55 win on Monday night. The senior captain had 25 points against Pentucket in a season-opening 71-66 loss on Friday night. North Reading set a school record with 12 made 3-pointers in that game. (Courtesy Photo)

Top Triton for 1-1 start to season

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BOSTON — The NRHS boys’ indoor track program defeated Pentucket in a close contest to move to 1-0 on the season as they pushed through to earn a 51-49 victory.

Head Coach Ryan Spinney and fellow coaches Sotirios Pintzopoulos, Andrew Falanga, Tom Ledoux, Joe Davis, Josh Rocco and Kirsten MacLellan have high hopes for this squad…

BOSTON — After being forced to compete outdoors only last year, the NRHS indoor track and field team returned to indoor competition for the first time since March 2020 on Dec. 15 at the Reggie Lewis Center vs. Pentucket. The Sachems had bested the Hornets over the past few years but this year, the Hornets came out…

NICOLE ZIMMERMAN, pictured third from left, celebrates North Reading softball’s first state championship in 1999. Zimmerman was a senior captain of that team and a 4-year starter for the Hornets. She was named the new head coach of the NRHS varsity softball team. (Transcript File Photo)

NORTH READING — North Reading native and NRHS graduate…

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

LOWELL — To borrow a lyric from a 1959 song by Dinah Washington, “What a difference a day makes, twenty-four little hours.”

Last Sunday evening, the North Reading Hornets hockey team returned to Tsongas Arena to continue their participation in the 2021 Lowell Holiday Tournament. A day earlier, Danvers dealt the Hornets a…

THE PLNR co-op girls’ hockey team skated past Gloucester 7-1 in the season opener on Friday night at McVann-O’Keefe Rink. The reigning Northeast Hockey League champs are now 2-0. They have 13 players on the team from North Reading High. (Peabody Athletics Photo)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

PEABODY — For the third-consecutive year last winter, the Peabody-Lynnfield-North…