North Reading Sports

Published June 24, 2021

By DAN NUNN

PEABODY — After their previous match against Newburyport was cancelled due to rain, the NRHS boys’ tennis team returned to the court to take on the 10-0 Lynnfield Pioneers on June 15. The CAL Kinney Division champions flexed their muscles with a 5-0 sweep.

“I thought the team showed a lot…

Beat Watertown in first round of D3N tourney

Published June 24, 2021

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING — The NRHS girls’ tennis team closed the regular season with an historic victory over CAL and state powerhouse Lynnfield – their first win against the Pioneers in over 30 years.

First doubles was victorious as Lexi Licciardi and Soultana…

Published June 24, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — In the first round of the Division 2 North state tournament on Monday, the North Reading High softball team defeated guest Marblehead 5-2 on a hot, muggy afternoon.

With that win, the third-seeded Hornets improved to 13-1 while the 14th-seeded Magicians ended the year at 8-7…

Traveled to No. 1 Austin Prep on Wednesday

Published June 24, 2021

NORTH READING — The NRHS baseball team won their first game of the Div. 3 North tournament in convincing fashion, beating Wilmington 10-0 in six innings on Monday at Carey Park. The Hornets played a quarterfinal game at No. 1 Austin Prep on…

Published June 24, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NEWBURYPORT — The reward the North Reading High girls’ lacrosse team got for winning its first-ever playoff game last Saturday was having to visit undefeated Newburyport on Monday afternoon in the first round of the Division 2 North state tournament.

In the regular season, the Clippers won both games…

Published June 24, 2021

WESTON — With a score of 71.5 points, the North Reading boys’ spring track program took 4th overall at the Division 2 North Championship meet last weekend at Weston High. They finished behind team title winner Amesbury (88 points), runner-up Wakefield (78 points) and Burlington (75 points).

“We faced excellent competition today…

Published June 17, 2021

NORTH READING — The NRHS baseball team continued their winning ways last week with big wins over strong Pentucket and Newburyport teams before falling to Lynnfield in a close game in the season finale. The Hornets won five of their final six games to finish with a 9-6 record and an…

Published June 17, 2021

NORTH READING — For the sixth time in school history, the NRHS boys’ spring track team captured the CAL regular season title as they finished their campaign with a 7-0 record after a decisive 110-30 victory over Lynnfield.

“This is a special moment for the program,” said head coach Ryan Spinney. “Our teams…

Published June 17, 2021

WEST NEWBURY — The NRHS girls’ track and field team continued their undefeated streak by winning the CAL Open Championship on Saturday, June 12 at Pentucket. The Hornets won with 143 points with Pentucket finishing a close second with 135 points. Rounding out the rest of the teams in the league were Triton…

Published June 17, 2021

NORTH READING — Senior Sports Awards were recently announced by North Reading High School.

The female recipient of the Lester Levey Scholar-Athlete Award is Julia Thorstad. Julia earned 10 varsity letters in three sports and is a member of the National Honor Society. She will attend Trinity College in the fall where…