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- Winchester Nordic ski team still going strong
Monday - 02/24/2020 - 09:54 AMThe Winchester High School Nordic team returned to the Weston Ski Track on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for the second race of this snow-challenged season with both the boys and girls teams taking second place in the seven team league.The course consisted of five loops totaling five kilometers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester High wrestlers host final home meet of the season
Friday - 01/31/2020 - 01:33 PMThe Winchester Sachems wrestling team hosted Arlington on Jan. 29. Prior to the match, the coaches held a “senior ceremony” honoring the seven seniors on the team: Nyobe Bandele, Aaron Apostadero, Kevin Miranda, Isaac Graylin, John Guthrie, Jack Kinsey and Patrick Doherty.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester wrestlers come out on top against Woburn
Friday - 02/07/2020 - 01:36 PMIn a much anticipated evening, the Winchester Sachems wrestling team traveled to Woburn on Feb. 5 for their last dual meet of the season.Wrestling began at 220 pounds with an exciting pin by Grigory Dushkin.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester High School boys swim team finishes season
Tuesday - 02/18/2020 - 08:55 AMThe Winchester A 200 Medley relay team started out the meet against Melrose on Jan. 25 with a bang when they won the event and scored 6 points. Their winning streak continued when Gavin Lindsay won the 200 free (8 laps of the pool) and William Sorger took second.Their wins didn’t stop there.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sachem Youth Baseball-Softball briefs
Tuesday - 03/03/2020 - 12:08 PMSPRING BASEBALL & SOFTBALLRegistration is open for all kids who want to play softball or baseball this spring. SYBS is excited about the work the board has put in during the off-season to enhance the programs and eager to get the season rolling.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- POLL: Tom Brady's next play
Wednesday - 01/08/2020 - 10:30 AMBased on his comments following Saturday's loss to the Tennessee Titans and today's social media post, it seems clear quarterback Tom Brady doesn't plan to hang up his cleats next year.But will he be playing football in a Patriots uniform?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester High's Alpine ski teams start the season strong
Monday - 01/13/2020 - 05:20 PMAfter a very successful season last year, Winchester High School Alpine Ski Team Coach Larry Kolenberg begins his fifth year with the team. Following a first-place league for the boys and a second-place finish for the girls last year, the Ski Team is looking strong with the return of a lot of their top performers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester wrestlers top Belmont
Friday - 01/17/2020 - 02:08 PMThe Winchester Sachems wrestling team had a decisive win over Belmont Jan. 15, 51-6.Pins by Nyobe Bandele, Aaron Apostadero, Isaac Graylin, Elias Kourafalos, Steve Rozmanith and Ethan Cobbold. Steve Rozmanith and Elias Kourafalos pinned within 30 seconds in the first period.Wins by Sam Cruz, Will Stewart, Jack Kinsey and Grigory Dushkin.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester boys soccer advances to Div. 2 North semifinals
Monday - 11/11/2019 - 10:16 AMThe Winchester boys soccer team defeated Beverly in extra penalty kicks on Saturday, Nov. 9, to advance to the MIAA Division 2 North semifinals.It was an exciting and hard-fought match.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Swim and dive team impresses at the states
Wednesday - 11/20/2019 - 09:47 AMCongratulations to the Winchester High School girls swim and dive team after their performance at the Division 2 state championships at MIT on Nov. 17. They executed terrific dives, had fast swims and a lot of best times.Scoring several 9s, 9.5s and 10s, divers Donna Zhang and Tabitha Chen-Fiske dominated once again in the diving well.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'He’s an All-Star in Heaven too': Massachusetts athletes react to Kobe Bryant's death
Monday - 01/27/2020 - 05:38 AMAthletes from around the world including Massachusetts express their shock and sadness as they share memories of one of the all-time NBA greats of Kobe Bryant in the hours after his death.Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.[gh:blockquote [...]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - POLL: What does it mean, Tom?
Friday - 01/31/2020 - 04:33 PMTom Brady isn't playing in Sunday's big game, but his cryptic Instagram post gone viral has everybody talking about TB12 just days before Super Bowl LIV.A black and white photo of the Patriots quarterback in street clothes, just outside Gillette Stadium that Brady posted without any caption, has sports fans wondering what message he could be sending about his football future.Is he walking toward the stadium and another year at the helm of the New England Patriots or is [...]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sachem Youth Baseball & Softball news
Friday - 02/14/2020 - 12:15 PMSpring registration, pitching clinics and adult spring social at Lucia's are on the SYBS calendar.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Three Winchester High wrestlers to compete at All-States
Wednesday - 02/26/2020 - 12:12 PMThree Winchester wrestlers are moving on to compete in All-States at Methuen High School on Feb. 28 and 29The Winchester High School wrestling team took second place overall at the MIAA Division 2 Metro Sectionals on Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- POLL: The New England Patriots in the playoffs
Thursday - 01/02/2020 - 08:57 AMThere are many questions about the New England Patriots heading into the postseason. Has Tom Brady been playing injured? Will this be his last home game in Foxborough? And how deep can this Pats team go in the playoffs?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- MIAA unveils plan for statewide tournament format
Friday - 01/10/2020 - 08:53 AMThis would replace the current regional system in which champions are crowned in Central, North, South and West, before advancing to the state semifinals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Red Sox manager Alex Cora faces discipline after Astros GM, manager suspended, fired
Tuesday - 01/14/2020 - 10:12 AMMLB commissioner Rob Manfred says Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora was "an active participant" in the sign-stealing scheme that cost the Astros manager and GM their jobs.Astros manager AJ Hinch and team general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after being suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's illicit use of electronics to steal signs during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season.Major League Baseball also took away the [...]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winchester boys swim team dominates over Burlington, but falls to Reading
Monday - 01/20/2020 - 10:50 AMWant Winchester news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter.The Winchester High School boys swim team season started with over 20 boys who committed to waking up at 4:15 AM to drive to Medford High School for practices before school, because Winchester does not have a pool they can use.The boys’ [...]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - VOTE: Who is the High School Football Player of the Week?
Monday - 11/18/2019 - 05:54 PMCandidates come from Marlborough, Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Plymouth South, Abington, West Bridgewater, Scituate and Rockland.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oh so close: Winchester girls soccer team falls in Div. 2 state title game to Holliston
Sunday - 11/24/2019 - 08:56 AMWORCESTER — A perfect season.That’s what was on the line for the Holliston girls soccer team on Saturday. For Winchester, meanwhile, it had a chance to knock off an unbeaten team,With no losses and just three ties in their first 21 games, the Panthers found themselves on the brink of history – and near perfection – when it came time for a Division 2 state championship match with Winchester at Worcester State University.And thanks to the play [...]
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- Former NBA great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year daughter, and 7 others die in California helicopter crash
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 06:39 PMCALABASAS, California — NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a remote, steep hillside in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.The chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester ski teams take first and second place at Weston Ski Track
Monday - 02/24/2020 - 09:53 AMOn Jan. 28, the Winchester high School Nordic ski team engaged in a role reversal for the third race of the season at the Weston Ski Track: The girls team achieved a first-place finish while the boys team took second place in the seven team league.With the help of snowmaking equipment, the course length was increased to 6.5 kilometers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Strong finish for Winchester High Nordic ski team
Monday - 02/24/2020 - 09:52 AMThe Winchester High School Nordic teams completed a successful season with the boys taking first place overall for the season and the girls taking second place in the seven-team Mass Bay West League.Despite 40-degree temperatures and several days of rain, the groomers at the Weston Ski Track miraculously kept the race course going for the fifth and final race, which took place Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester High soccer champs honored at State House
Monday - 03/02/2020 - 11:55 AMThe Winchester High boys soccer team was honored at the Massachusetts State House on Feb. 26 for winning the 2019 Division 2 State Championship. Rep. Michael Day hosted the team.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - St. Mary’s fifth-grade boys win CYO championship
Monday - 03/09/2020 - 11:40 AMCoach Pierre Charchaflian led the St. Mary’s CYO fifth-grade boys basketball team to an undefeated season, winning 11 games and being crowned champions of the Boys Grade 5 & 6 Blue Division of the Boston and South Shore CYO League.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winchester High Nordic ski teams off to a great start
Monday - 01/13/2020 - 10:36 AMWith the temperature approaching historic highs, the Winchester High School boys and girls Nordic ski teams commenced the 2020 season with a historically hot showing of their own.On Friday, Jan.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester wrestlers beat Reading 48-22 on Jan. 8
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - POLL: Tom Brady in 2020
Tuesday - 01/21/2020 - 11:53 AMThese are strange days for Patriots fans.For the first time in years New England isn't prepping to play on Super Bowl Sunday and rumors continue to swirl about quarterback Tom Brady's football future.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Winchester High School girls swim & dive team finishes strong
Monday - 11/11/2019 - 11:11 AMThe Winchester High School girls wwim & dive team placed fourth out of 10 teams at the Middlesex League Championship meet at Bentley College on Oct. 30.Divers Donna Zhang and Tabitha Chen-Fiske were competing in the diving well at the same time as the swimmers were competing in the competition pool.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- How sweet it is: Winchester boys soccer captures first state championship since 1987
Sunday - 11/24/2019 - 01:16 PMThe final play set the Sachems off on a wild celebration as the Winchester players raced over to the sidelines and hugged fans and family.
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