Wakefield Sports

Published June 3, 2020

The Boston Herald recently released their preseason rankings that they would have published had the spring sports season not been cancelled.

Wakefield (5) made the list of Division 2 North’s Super Six along with North Andover (1), St. Mary’s (2), Greater Lowell (3), Belmont (4) and Concord-Carlisle (6).

The Warriors finished…

Published in the June 1, 2020 edition.

The Wakefield Memorial High School track and field and cross country coaches will be hosting a brief 20-30 minute meeting for new or incoming freshmen and/or parents who may be interested in learning about the teams.

The meeting will take place this Wednesday, June 3 at 6 p.m. on…

Published in the May 14, 2020 edition.

Legendary teacher/coach Bill Tighe passed away on April 15 at the age of 95. Tighe started his career at Wakefield High School in 1949. He influenced many people in the Wakefield community, including former Wakefield Daily Item sports editor Paul Rich, who started covering Wakefield High sports as…

Published in the May 12, 2020 edition.

The Intercity League Board of Directors met on Wednesday via Zoom to the discuss the ramifications that COVID-19 is having on the 2020 season.

It was the unanimous decision of the Board to make aevery effort to play an abbreviated version of the usual schedule only if it is…

Published in the May 8, 2020 edition.

Bill Tighe, who passed away on April 15 at the age of 95, was known as a legendary football coach. But he was also a dear friend to many. One of those friends was Wakefield’s Patsy Zagaria, a 1951 graduate of WHS. Tighe started in Wakefield as a…

Published in the May 7, 2020 edition.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

State House News…

Published May 6, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Students at the Galvin Middle School woke up to an uplifting surprise on Monday when the school’s virtual morning announcements included a…

Published April 29, 2020

[We know that in the current shutdown many of you, like us, are missing that lifelong rite of spring that is baseball. We hope that this piece, written 10 years ago by Item columnist Mark Sardella, will make your hardball withdrawal a little easier.]

Last week…