North Reading Sports

Published January 16, 2020

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING — Ali Grasso’s 19 point performance carried the Hornets to a tight 39-36 victory over rival Lynnfield on Friday night. It was the North Reading’s fourth win in their last five games.

NRHS struggled shooting the ball early on. They didn’t make a field goal for the…

Published January 9, 2020

PEABODY — The Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading (PLNR) girls’ ice hockey co-op team is still going strong with a record of 6-2.

Their season’s home opener against Medford/Malden on December 26, was a nail biter as the girls came back from a 2-1 deficit in the 3rd period, scoring three goals to win…

Published January 9, 2020

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

DANVERS — Last season, the North Reading-Danvers High co-op gymnastics team went 5-1 as they came in second place in the NEC-CAL to Masconomet, who won the state title.

In the North Sectionals, the Falcons came in ninth place out of 12 schools.

Three seniors from that squad…

Published January 9, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

COHASET — The Lynnfield-North Reading co-op wrestling team has been very busy the past two weeks, as the Black and Gold competed in two tournaments, a super quad meet and a dual meet.

The Black and Gold (4-5) finished third in the Cohasset Tournament on Saturday, January 4…

Take Wakefield to the brink in Kasabuski championship

Published January 2, 2020

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

SAUGUS — Last year, at this early stage of the high school hockey season, North Reading had yet to win a game, losing six straight out of the gate. This season, while the team would admit there’s work to be done…

Published January 2, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

WAKEFIELD — The Lynnfield-North Reading co-op wrestling team finished seventh in the Anthony Lisitano Tournament on December 21.

Six wrestlers placed in the 16-team tournament and three grapplers advanced to the finals. Senior captain Sean McCullough was crowned champion of the 182 lb. weight class after going 4-0…

Published January 2, 2020

NORTH READING — The North Reading girls’ varsity basketball team opened the season with a pair of hard fought games against two very strong CAL opponents, Amesbury and Pentucket.

The Hornets’ season opener on Dec. 18 with Amesbury resulted in a 51-37 loss to last year’s D3 North Sectional finalist. Amesbury built a…

Mirasolo collects program-record 100th point 

Published December 24, 2019

HAVERHILL — The North Reading/Peabody/Lynnfield girls’ co-op hockey team are off to a great start. The 2019-2020 team includes 10 North Reading players.

The season opener was on Dec. 14th against Masconomet at Haverhill Valley Forum. Although Masco won the game 1-0, (first period goal), PLNR’s chemistry…

Edged by Pentucket in second game

Published December 24, 2019

By DAN NUNN

AMESBURY — The NRHS boys’ basketball team picked up a superb 64-54 opening night victory on the road over the Amesbury Indians on December 18.

Junior captain Will Taylor led the way with 19 points. Sophomore Cody Cannalonga had 16 points and senior Greg Demetri…