DANVERS – Essex Tech football coach Dan Connors beams and speaks with great pride when he talks about the Hawks.  Coach Connors talks of how the team played with pride and enthusiasm and improved constantly throughout the season.  Coach a…

BEVERLY — The No. 14/14 nationally ranked Endicott football team fell to No. 11/13 Cortland, 23-17, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Hempstead Stadium. Shane Aylward (Tewksbury) highlighted the Gulls’ offense with five catches for 119 yards…

Weekend Scoreboard MIAA Brackets  Saturday State Finals  D3 Field Hockey State Final– Newburyport vs. Watertown – Saturday at WPI at 5 D2 Boys Soccer State Final – Wakefield vs. Oliver Ames – Saturday 3 at Manning Field D4 Boys Soccer…

BEVERLY — The No. 14/14 Endicott football team (9-1) hosts No. 11/13 Cortland (9-1) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Saturday at Hempstead Stadium. Here’s a preview of this weekend’s matchup (12 PM). Paul McGonagle – Endicott Football…

DANVERS (Podcast) #1 St. John’s Prep (10-0) will face #4 Andover (9-1) in the MIAA D1 state semi-final game to be played Friday at Woburn High School (6 p.m.) The Eagles are coming off a 56-34 win over B.C. High…

DANVERS (Podcast) Danvers football will continue play on Saturday in the MIAA D5 Playoffs. #5 Danvers (7-3), winners of two playoff games over Dedham (10-0) and Blackstone Valley (20-19), will take on #1 Hanover (10-0), also with two playoff wins…

SALEM (Podcast) The MIAA football playoffs shift to neutral sites this weekend. In Division 6, #3 Salem (8-2) will face #15 Stoneham (6-4) Friday night at Manning Field, Lynn (6 p.m.). Both teams have won two playoff games. Salem opened…