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Masco to take on St. John's Prep in football this fall
A clash of North Shore high school football powers will take place on the opening weekend of the high school football season this fall when the two-time defending Cape Ann League champions from Masconomet Regional travel to St. John's Prep to face the area's only Division 1 program.
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Salem's Giunta hoping to spoil Patriots perfection; Ex-Prep star is Giants defensive backs coach
GLENDALE, Ariz. - It is one of Peter Giunta's most prized possessions as a football coach and it sits comfortably at his northern New Jersey home.
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Perfect fit Prep's O'Brien making major contributions to Patriots coaching staff
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - You know the old saying "died and gone to heaven"?
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Peabody tips Beverly, makes state tourney
PEABODY - Coming off its worst loss of the season, the Peabody High hockey team felt an urgency to get back on track. But it knew the job wasn't going to be easy against a Beverly team that had beaten the Tanners last month.
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Beverly football duo make their college choices
BEVERLY - Playing football at the college level never really crossed the minds of Beverly High teammates Brian Kureta and Greg Pierce.
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Goodwin, Salem icemen ground Jets
BOYS HOCKEY
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Tobin, Beverly sink Big Blue in OT
BEVERLY - One thing about the Beverly High boys basketball team has become abundantly clear: no matter how dire the situation, it doesn't back down against anybody.
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Swampscott's Palangi headed to Northeastern
After offering Swampscott High football star Brian Palangi a full scholarship, Northeastern University head coach Rocky Hager asked him to take a few days and consider it.
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From a Hefty Lefty to a punting Artichoke: Getting to know the New Yorkers
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Jared Lorenzen, at 6-foot-4, 285 pounds, has often been mistaken for an offensive lineman.
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No Garnett, no Allen, no problem Without big guns, Celtics roll past Heat
MIAMI - Ray Allen arrived at halftime, a white sweat jacket over his flu-riddled head, and took a glimpse toward the scoreboard.
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Catching Up With ... Bishop Fenwick skiier Alexandria Quarantiello
The Quarantiello File
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Metropolit scores two in 3rd to lift Bruins
BOSTON - Best known for his defense, Glen Metropolit gave the Boston Bruins a boost on the offensive end against Nashville.
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St. John's Prep, CM set for showdown at Salem State tonight
The Blue Line Report
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Peabody's Mello proves a consummate teammate
Danny Mello's favorite sport at Peabody High is baseball. Everybody knows it, including Tanners basketball coach Chris Mastrangelo.
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Salem News Sports Schedule
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Sports briefs
Basketball
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Can Winthrop Finn-ish off Peabody?
This isn't a case of David vs. Goliath in girls basketball circles.
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Williamson drives Pingree to 'Landmark' win
BOYS BASKETBALL
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Fulford carries Fishermen on his back past Falcons
GLOUCESTER - It was just about the best compliment an opposing coach could have ever given Andrew Fulford.
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Salem State skaters getting sharper
SALEM - Salem State athletic trainer Bill Bulloch has been around the college for three decades and is well qualified to grade a quality hockey performance. He thought the 4-1 Vikings victory over the 14th-ranked team in Division 3 college hockey, Babson, on Saturday night was something like a trip down memory lane, back to the program's glory days of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Well-rounded Eagles knock off B.C. High
WILMINGTON - Where do you start?
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Savard trumps Nash's hat trick with game-winner
ATLANTA (AP) - Marc Savard made Atlanta feel like home all over again.
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Miracle shot sinks Celtics
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Even Stan Van Gundy wasn't sure what Hedo Turkoglu was doing.
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Ex-Pats served some humble pie, too
GLENDALE, Ariz. - It's usually on Mondays. Bill Belichick, the head chef on Route 1 in Foxboro, brings out enough pies for 10 football teams.
Unbeaten. Untied. And enough humble pie to make you forget about both.
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Swampscott out-guns Peabody in NEC showdown
PEABODY - In addition to cramming for school exams all week the Swampscott girls basketball team was also preparing for a huge test on the court.
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Marblehead snaps Salem's winning streak
MARBLEHEAD - The Salem High boys basketball team's seven-game winning streak came to a halt last night. Not surprisingly, it took a great defensive team to slow them down.
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Going to Glendale?
If you were lucky enough to score tickets to the big game in Glendale, The Salem News wants to know.
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Watkins eyes Salem State milestone
Lindsey Watkins could be the Unsung Hero, MVP or the Coaches Award recipient when it comes time for the Salem State women's basketball program to present its year-end trophies. She truly does it all for the Vikings.
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Judd gearing up for summer ball in Florida
The Florida Collegiate Summer Baseball League came calling for Chris Judd, and the Curry College pitcher/second baseman from Peabody readily accepted the invitation to play for the Orlando Suns.
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Ex-Celts push new Celts to brink in thriller
BOSTON - Kendrick Perkins scored on a putback with 16.6 seconds left, and Kevin Garnett poked the ball away from Sebastian Telfair as time expired yesterday night to give the Boston Celtics an 87-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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White, Gambale thrive on being defensive
Masconomet's Jamie White and Swampscott's Marissa Gambale may have different styles on the defensive end of a basketball court, but they strike a similar type of fear in opposing guards.
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Wylie named new athletic director at Endicott College
BEVERLY - Brian Wylie has been named the new Director of Athletics at Endicott College, the school announced yesterday.
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Toomey's comeback starts at Boston Indoor Games
Elite runner Jen Toomey of Salem wasn't trying to set the world on fire when she competed in the 800 meters at a low-key race at Harvard recently.
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Bounce-back Bruins show their strong side
On Hockey
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Going to Glendale?
If you were lucky enough to score tickets to the big game in Glendale, The Salem News wants to know.
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Frenchman Tsonga knocks Nadal out of Australian Open for a shot at title
MELBOURNE, Australia - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had been compared to a young Muhammad Ali only because of an uncanny likeness to the boxing great.
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Renzulli's late tally powers Fenwick icemen past Jets
LYNN - Deadlocked after two periods, the Bishop Fenwick hockey team needed a lift in the third period of last night's game.
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Malo leaves BU wrestling scholarship behind
DANVERS - Former St. John's Prep star Ryan Malo, last year's Division 1 state wrestler of the year, recently withdrew from Boston University, leaving a full wrestling scholarship behind.
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Storer's story reaps Hall glory
There must have been times during the last 40 years of coaching soccer when Rick Storer felt like Marco Polo; he was always returning.
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Raptors top Celtics on strength of play behind the arc
BOSTON - Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers looked at the boxscore and shook his head at the shooting percentages Toronto had just compiled.
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Boston, not New York, is epicenter of sports universe
New York City has Donald Trump, Central Park, 42nd Street, happy hours, 24-hour-a-day nightclubs, Broadway, Gisele Bundchen and the Statue of Liberty.
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Berry braced for further success at UMass Lowell
The most visible symbol of all the trouble Megan Berry has been through in her athletic career is a knee brace.
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Making the grade Evaluating the area teams on their first-half performance
It's exam week at most area high schools, when students take their mid-year finals before beginning the second semester on Monday.
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Turnovers plague Prep in loss to B.C. High
DANVERS - Turnovers. St. John's Prep boys basketball head coach Dan Letarte cringed when he heard the word.
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Catching Up With .... Danvers swimmer Graham Beck
The Beck File
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Patriots star Brady photographed in walking cast 2 weeks before Super Bowl
NEW YORK - Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was photographed yesterday with what appears to be walking cast on his right foot.
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McMahon sets record for Ipswich track
BOYS TRACK
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Torrid Salem has overcome major adversity
Salem High has such a rich basketball tradition that fans aren't surprised the team is 7-3 at the halfway point. But it's safe to say that the Witches have never had a season like this.
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Forrest plays stopper for Bp. Fenwick
PEABODY - Craig Forrest had been struggling lately in net for Bishop Fenwick, but he stopped every puck Swampscott shot at him to lead the Crusaders to a 6-0 victory yesterday morning at Peabody's McVann-O'Keefe Rink.
