North Reading Sports

Published April 1, 2021

Hornet girls’ team ready for ‘indoor’ season

Published April 1, 2021

NORTH READING — Girls’ indoor track and field will be contested outdoors this year from February vacation to April vacation due to COVID restrictions. This has not stopped a talented group of young athletes from training hard through what has been a mild winter as they…

Published April 1, 2021

NORTH READING — Stop us if you have heard this before: This has been one weird year.

The North Reading boys’ indoor track team will be competing in March and April, later than the typical December through February docket they are used to. To top it off, the “indoor” piece is…

Published April 1, 2021

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

NORTH READING — After suffering the football season’s first defeat in Ipswich a week ago, the North Reading Hornets regrouped for a decisive 21-7 win over a visiting Hamilton-Wenham club.

On a sunny and warm Saturday afternoon, the Hornets scored on each of their first two possessions and added…

Published March 25, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — The North Reading High volleyball team won at Pentucket 3-0 on Monday evening. With that victory, the Hornets improved to 2-3 overall as they have won two of their last three matches.

“We played solid,” said Hornets head coach Mike Milone. “Sophie (Trischitta) stepped in at…

Published March 25, 2021

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

IPSWICH — It was a valiant effort, but to no avail as the North Reading Hornets football team suffered its first loss of the season, falling 28-14 to an opportunistic Ipswich club.

The host Ipswich Tigers, coming off a season-opening 17-14 win over Amesbury, seized the momentum on the…

Published March 25, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association voted last week to approve an extended postseason tournament for spring sports that will include state semifinal and final rounds.

It will be, if the tournament gets completed, the first tournament to finish since the fall season of 2019. The…

Published March 25, 2021

NORTH READING — TOPSoccer is a modified version of the game of soccer designed to provide opportunities for children who have challenges that otherwise prevent them from participating in a traditional soccer program.

This program invites all athletes with special needs to develop both physically and emotionally, while providing opportunities for…

Published March 18, 2021

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

NORTH READING — Last Saturday, Mother Nature dealt the North Reading football team a pristine late winter day for their season-opener, featuring cool temperatures in the mid-40s and a bright, warming sun. The Hornets made good use of it, handily defeating a visiting Manchester-Essex squad, 33-13.

On the…

Published March 18, 2021

NORTH READING — North Reading’s fourth grade boys’ travel basketball team (6-2) took on Lynnfield (7-1) to win the Cape Ann Travel Basketball League championship on Sunday, March 14 under the direction and encouragement of coaches Kate Merrill and Jeni Lupien.

North Reading started out strong with a quick six-point lead…