North Reading Sports

Published July 30, 2020

NORTH READING — They say strong pitching and defense is a winning formula. That may be true, but when you add a relentless offense to the equation a team can be hard to beat. The North Reading Hornets summer softball team had all three elements on display on July 21 against visiting Saugus and…

Published July 30, 2020

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — The North Reading Northeast League baseball team lost 5-1 to visiting Lowell at Carey Park on a hot, humid evening on Tuesday. With that defeat, the Hornets fell to 6-4.

“We weren’t able to hit,” said Hornets manager Marco Vittozzi, as his team had six hits…

Published July 30, 2020

NORTH READING — Taking to heart the words of the legendary Yogi Berra — “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over” — the baseball players from the Class of 2020 at both Lynnfield and North Reading High Schools will get to hear the cry of “play ball” one more time.

With the support…

Published July 23, 2020

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — In Northeast Baseball League action on Tuesday night, North Reading blanked visiting Dracut 6-0 at North Reading High School on a hot, humid evening. With that win, the Hornets improved to 5-2 as they are in first place in the South Division.

“It is always…

Published July 23, 2020

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Board of Directors held a virtual meeting Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics, most notably options for the state’s high school fall sports season.

While no concrete decisions about specific sports were made, the board heard a proposal from the MIAA COVID-19 Task Force and…

Published July 23, 2020

North Reading Youth Football will host a golf tournament to support the program on September 4 at Hillview Golf Course.

Registration is now open. A link to register can be found on www.nrhornets.com or the North Reading Youth Football Facebook page.

Registration, raffles and an auction will start at 7:30 a.m…

Published July 16, 2020

NORTH READING — If there was any doubt the North Reading High varsity softball team were poised to make a deep state tournament run this past spring, look no further than the summer season opener at Blatz Field in Wakefield on Monday night.

The Hornets are part of a high school summer…

Published July 16, 2020

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

WILMINGTON – It was nearly a year ago, on a hot August afternoon, when the North Reading Hornets summer baseball team was putting the finishing touches on a 9-0 victory over Wilmington in a Northeast League playoff elimination game.

Fast forward to this past Tuesday evening at Scanlon Field…

Published July 16, 2020

NORTH READING — The fifth annual Golf Tournament sponsored by the North Reading Diamond Club will be held at the Hillview Country Club on Friday, August 21.

Registration opens at 7 a.m. followed by the 8 a.m. shotgun start.

Continue the tradition of raising funds for player scholarships and Carey Park…