North Reading Sports
Hornets are Div. 2 Sectional Champs
NR beats Whittier Tech, Burlington to take the North Published in the June 21, 2018 edition By DAN PAWLOWSKI LOWELL — Big dog’s gotta eat! The North Reading High School softball team has stayed true to their motto all year as they refused to go hungry on their way to a Div. 2 North championship. Cruise past Whittier Tech The No. 1 Hornets feasted on No. 5 Whittier Tech, 10-2 during the semifinals on Wednesday, June 13 at Martin Field in Lowell as they picked up nine of their runs...
read moreEast Coast Dance Center wins the Girls’ 12U Softball championship in extra innings
Published in the June 21, 2018 edition NORTH READING — In a hotly contested battle, East Coast Dance Center narrowly edged out Cue Think, 8-6 in extra innings to take the North Reading Girls 12U Softball Championship! Cue Think jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning until Bella Puliafico hit a blast to right field driving in a run to cut the lead to one in the top of the second. In the bottom of the second, Ava Carter helped minimize further damage with a great outfield...
read moreNorth Reading senior awarded eSports scholarship
Published in the June 21, 2018 edition NORTH READING — Antonio Bautista-Foti, class 2018 of North Reading High School, is a new kind of athlete for a new type of sport. Antonio will be attending Illinois College in the fall of 2018 as a student-athlete and participate in the sport of eSports League of Legends while fulfilling his academic responsibilities. Gaming is a big part of Antonio’s life. He played team sports but his passion was video games. He became particularly interested in League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle...
read moreNR baseball beats Weston in first round, edged by Lynnfield
Published in the June 14, 2018 edition By DAN PAWLOWSKI LYNNFIELD — Picking a theme for the North Reading varsity baseball team isn’t easy. Unity; taking responsibility on and off the field; being a leader; playing for your teammates; they all fit the bill. But let’s go with never give up. It’s really more of a mindset and an attitude, but it’s one the Hornets have always taken very seriously, especially this season. It helped them win their first round game over Weston last Thursday, and they stayed true...
read moreNR’s CAL championship season comes to an end in D2 North Quarters
Fagen named CAL Player of the Year Published in the June 14, 2018 edition By DAN NUNN NORTH READING — Led by senior captain Kevin Murphy’s scintillating 6-goal and 1-assist performance, the 6th-seeded Hornets opened the state tournament with a 13-11 home victory over the 11th seed Danvers Falcons in the first round of Division 2 North Sectional Tournament on June 6. Juniors Jay Schille and Sean Fagen both potted 2 goals and 1 assist. Freshman Jake DiNapoli and senior captain Jake Bedell each added 1 goal and 1...
read moreNR softball is perfect
Hornets beat Tewksbury, Reading to finish 20-0 Published in the June 6, 2018 edition By DAN PAWLOWSKI NORTH READING — The NRHS softball team won their last two games of the season to complete their goal of a perfect regular season as they finished with a staggering 20-0 record. This is the first undefeated regular season in the history of NRHS softball. The Hornets beat Tewksbury, 4-1 on May 30. They followed that up with a 12-6 win over Reading the next day. The accolades continued to pile up for this...
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