Melrose Sports
Expect a season of fall soccer like no other
MHS teams anxious to play, but with new rules Published September 25, 2020 THE MELROSE Red Raider soccer team will see a fall season, but the game will look a lot different when their season kicks off on Oct. 3. (file photo) By JENNIFER GENTILE MELROSE—The landscape of high school soccer is going to look quite different this fall. Now given the green light to conduct fall seasons, both Melrose High varsity soccer teams are hitting the field this week to conduct tryouts and practices in anticipation of their season...
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Win the championship in 5-3 victory CHAMPIONSHIP CARDINALS: Front Row: (left to right) Matt Repici, Alec Truesdale, Brayden Pesce, William Beach, Jack Sarazan, John Strong, Nolan Clark and Cameron Orlandella. Back Row: (left to right) John Orlandella, Ben Dugan, Wesley Rosell, Nate Geer, Brady Yee, Chris Repici and Robert Yee. Published September 25, 2020 MELROSE—The 2020 Melrose Little League playoffs took place last week and it was an exciting day. In a year when even playing baseball was at one time in doubt, the league was able to have...
read moreChampion teams see a lifeline in February
Football, volleyball & swim will compete in ’21 Published September 18, 2020 COMING OFF their Super Bowl-winning season, the Melrose Red Raider football team’s season has been moved to a “Fall’2” wedge season to take place from February – April. (file photo) By JENNIFER GENTILE MELROSE—Some of Melrose High’s most popular sports teams won’t see varsity play until 2021 after the Middlesex League voted to pass a modified version of fall high school sports on September 4 that didn’t include a handful of fall sports. Being postponed to a Fall-2 “wedge season” from...
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Melrose School Committee vote makes it official Published September 11, 2020 By DAN PAWLOWSKI MELROSE — It’s official: fall sports will be played in the Middlesex League – and in Melrose – at least in some form or fashion. On Tuesday night, the Melrose School Committee unanimously voted to approve cross country, field hockey, golf and soccer to be played this fall at Melrose High. After hearing from the league’s athletic directors on Sept. 4, the ML-12 superintendents made a decision to allow fall sports to be played, with the exception of...
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THE MELROSE YOUTH Lacrosse U15 girls’ team had a strong summer season, finishing with a 5-2-2 record. Melrose played their last game on Sept. 3 against Peabody and won an exciting matchup 12-9. Peabody’s comeback bid was halted by Alison Doherty who scored a top shelf goal to seal the victory. This was Doherty’s last goal for Melrose Youth Lacrosse and the final goal of the team’s season. Pictured are the whole team and the seven players moving on to high school. (Courtesy Photo) Published September 11,...
read moreMIAA announces sport modifications for fall season
Published September 4, 2020 MELROSE SOCCER players won’t have to focus on winning the ball in the air this year. The new MIAA modifications for the sport include no heading, and all free kicks to be played on the ground, including corner kicks. (File Photo) The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association recently announced modifications for each fall sport to follow this season. Each sport’s modification guideline begins with general guidelines to be followed by all sports. Pre-contest screening: Athletes and coaches may not attend practices or games if they are isolated for...
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