North Reading Sports

Published September 26, 2019

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

NORTH READING — After the EEE threat forced school officials to reschedule the first two contests of the football season for afternoon kickoffs, the North Reading Hornets held their first home game under the lights in front of a boisterous crowd.

Friday night’s bout with Hamilton-Wenham yielded a third…

Published September 26, 2019

NORTH READING — On a day where over 75 percent of the North Reading Hornet Cross Country runners had personal records at Harold Parker State Forest, it was only fitting that senior captain Lindsay MacLellan would take down the Harold Parker home course and school records with a 16:44 performance against Pentucket…

Published September 26, 2019

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — The North Reading High volleyball team got back in the win column on Monday afternoon as they beat visiting Peabody 3-1 in a non-league match. With that win, the Hornets improved to 2-5.

The Hornets won the first two games, 25-22 and 25-18. The Tanners…

Published September 19, 2019

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING — Senior captain Cam Chinchillo scored the lone goal as the Hornets earned a monumental 1-0 victory over the Division 2 and CAL powerhouse Masconomet Chieftains on September 10. It is the first time NRHS has beaten Masco since 1996.

“Obviously, this is a satisfying win,” said…

Published September 19, 2019

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — On Tuesday afternoon, the North Reading High field hockey team edged visiting Ipswich 3-2. With that win, the Hornets got back to the .500 mark as they improved to 2-2-1 overall and in the Cape Ann League.

Morgan Majeski scored the game-winning goal with a…

Published September 19, 2019

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING — The NRHS girls’ soccer team earned their first victory of the season with an impressive 5-1 thrashing of the host Ipswich Tigers on Monday. Sophomore Maddie DiNapoli led the way with two goals.

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Heffernan throws 9th touchdown in just two games

Published September 19, 2019

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

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Published September 12, 2019

By DAN ZIMMERMAN

WAKEFIELD — As the clock ticked down to the intermission in Friday night’s football season-opener pitting North Reading against Northeast, the only unanswered question was whether the fast-approaching remnants of Hurricane Dorian would impact the second half. The game itself, at this juncture, was all but decided.

On the…

Published September 12, 2019

NORTH READING — The North Reading High School cross country squad will be looking to build off a decent 2018 campaign, which saw both teams improve with records of 4-6 for the girls and 2-8 for the boys. The team will be coached by Ryan Spinney (14th season, 5th as head coach…

Kick off boys’ soccer season with big win over Lynnfield

Published September 12, 2019

By DAN NUNN

NORTH READING – After losing 14 seniors from last season’s squad, the 2019 NRHS boys’ soccer team will be a relatively inexperienced group but should have the talent to return NRHS to the state tournament for the first time since…