Wakefield Sports

Published in the August 17, 2020 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The Twi League semifinals finished up yesterday at Moulton Park with the Brewers and Slappers the last two teams standing, setting up a best-of-five championship series set to start tonight at 5:30 p.m.

The Slappers and Highlife settled their rubber match in the…

Published in the August 14, 2020 edition.

By KATIE LANNAN

State House News Service

BOSTON — Football, competitive cheerleading, basketball, ice hockey and wrestling are among the activities assigned the highest risk level in new state guidance on youth and adult amateur sports, falling into a category where games, matches and competitive practices will only…

Published in the August 13, 2020 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Playoff baseball returned to Moulton Field last night with some familiar intensity and great baseball. 

The usual suspects for the Highlife came to play as the squad played well in all three phases to take game one of a three-game Twi League semifinal series,…

Published August 12, 2020

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — At first glance, it was anything but normal.

Masks? Social distancing? Hold the bubble gum? Oh yeah, try not to high-five your best friend who just hit their first little league home run.

Maybe it wasn’t normal by typical summer baseball standards, but young baseball and…

Published in the August 11, 2020 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — For most of last night’s Twi League regular season finale, the Unknowns looked like they were playoff-bound. 

With the undefeated Highlife having already locked up the first seed and three teams all anxiously awaiting results with eight points each, the Unknowns walked onto Moulton…

Published in the August 10, 2020 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Most would say the Unknowns have a tremendous opportunity tonight. I say it depends on your perspective.

If you’re one point out of a playoff spot and just one win away from taking second in the Twi League, then sure it’s a great…

Published July 31, 2020

Wakefield resident Joe Rivers, a 2020 graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School, will be attending Holy Cross in the fall where he will remain a Crusader for the football team. Rivers will be studying economics at Holy Cross.

Rivers was a standout two-way player for Fenwick, playing linebacker on defense and…