North Reading Sports

Published February 11, 2021

By DAN NUNN 

NORTH READING — On Thursday, the NRHS girls’ basketball team had a season low seven turnovers and surpassed the 50 point mark for the first time this year enroute to a gargantuan 53-17 victory over Rockport.

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Published February 11, 2021

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

HAMILTON — It seems that Sunday’s forty-five minute skate with Hamilton-Wenham was all that North Reading needed to right the wrongs of an abysmal week of hockey.

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Published February 11, 2021

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING — The NRHS boys’ basketball team survived a furious fourth quarter rally by the Amesbury Indians and eked out their second win in a row 59-56 on Jan. 29.

Junior captain Cody Cannalonga led all scorers with 25 points.

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Published February 4, 2021

AMESBURY — The NRHS boys’ basketball team picked up their third win of the season, 59-56 on the road against Amesbury last Friday night. It was North Reading’s second consecutive victory as they won the week before against Pentucket.

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Published February 4, 2021

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING — Amesbury’s 48-46 victory on Friday spoiled the NRHS girls’ basketball team’s return to game action after a 16-day pause due to COVID-19. 

Sophomore Faith Newton led the way for NRHS with a career high 20 points, four rebounds and two steals. North Reading received strong performances…

Thibedeau one of five seniors honored

Published February 4, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

PEABODY — It was a successful Senior Night for the Peabody-Lynnfield-North Reading High co-op girls’ hockey team last Friday as they beat visiting Beverly-Danvers-Ipswich 4-1 at the McVann-O’Keefe Rink in Peabody.

That win improved the Tanners’ mark to 6-1 overall and they are…

Published February 4, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

MIDDLETON — Last Sunday afternoon, the Danvers-North Reading High co-op gymnastics team lost its season opener to visiting Beverly, 130.4-127.35., at Yellow Jackets Gymnastics in Middleton.

For the Panthers, it was already their fourth meet of the season giving them an advantage heading in.

“Considering we have only had…

Published January 28, 2021

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

SAUGUS — Losing the first two games of this COVID-19 abbreviated season, even by a margin of 8-0 combined, was by no means an indication of the potential of the North Reading hockey team.

This was illustrated by the remarkable turnaround engineered by the Hornets over their next…

The Splendid Splinter would be proud!

Published January 28, 2021

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — Joe LoRusso, who moved to North Reading back in 2003, is the Ted Williams Baseball Camp Alumni Coordinator and has been coordinating its alumni activities for the past eight years.

Every two years they have an auction with sports memorabilia to…