North Reading Sports

Published December 6, 2018

NORTH READING — Led by long time assistant and now first year head coach Ryan Spinney, the North Reading boys’ indoor track program looks to improve on it’s .500 record from last year.

“This year’s squad has a lot of potential for success as we are fielding a team of roughly 50…

Published December 6, 2018

By DAN NUNN

WORCESTER — Drew Canan, a 2001 North Reading High School graduate who is currently the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Holy Cross, has found his calling coaching college football.

“The best thing about coaching is knowing how much of a positive influence you can have on your players,”…

Published November 29, 2018

By ANDREW MOUNTER

LYNNFIELD — The North Reading football Hornets totally dominated the Thanksgiving grudge match with archrivals, the hosting Lynnfield Pioneers, 32-0, from start to finish, ending off the 2018 season on a high note. On both sides of the ball, the Hornets controlled the game. While getting 323 yards of total…

Published November 29, 2018 with updates from the print edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Over 850 runners and walkers braved the bone-chilling cold on Thanksgiving morning to participate in the 10th edition of the North Reading Turkey Trot.

This year’s first male finisher and overall race winner was Sam Fazioli, 26, of Salem,…

Published November 29, 2018

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — One member of the North Reading High volleyball team received post-season honors from the Cape Ann League coaches. Brooke DeGrande made the CAL Second-Team All-Stars. She was a co-captain along with Molly Feffer and played setter.

“I wasn’t sure what position she was going to…

Rotary clubs host Thanksgiving rivals at luncheon

Published November 21, 2018

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The annual pre-Thanksgiving luncheon, hosted by the North Reading and Lynnfield rotary clubs, doesn’t feel as much like an awkward family reunion as you might think.

How would you expect the conversations of lunch tables broken up by roles rather…

Published November 21, 2018

By ANDREW MOUNTER

LYNNFIELD — For the 60th time on Thanksgiving Day, the North Reading Hornets will play the Lynnfield Pioneers.

North Reading is going into the game as Cape Ann League (CAL) champs for the third straight season, with a 5-5 record for the season and a three-game losing streak while…

Published November 21, 2018

By TOM CONDARDO

LYNNFIELD — It was my third Thanksgiving Day game between the Chestnut Street Rivals North Reading and Lynnfield. And although the first two – like all battles between the archrivals – were exciting, 1978 was special. The Pioneers and Hornets would be playing on the holiday morning with…

MacLellan wins CAL Open, gets 2nd at Div. 4 States

Published November 15, 2018

WRENTHAM — On a cold and at times windy morning, the Hornet cross country teams finished up their team campaigns as they competed in the EMass Division 4 State Championship at Wrentham Developmental Center on Saturday morning. The girls’ team finished…