SWAMPSCOTT – Despite being hit as hard as any team in the area by injuries and sickness, the Swampscott Big Blue have scrapped their way to a respectable 7-7-3 record.  Coach Gino Faia (now with 201 wins in his career…

WINTHROP – Winthrop High School hockey coach Dale Dunbar always emphasizes the positive.  The high-flying Vikings, who were 12-0-1 in their first 13 games, have lost to Marlbhead and Essex Tech in the past week.  They still maintain the top…

GLOUCESTER – The Gloucester girls’ hockey team is having its best season ever and that has both coach Rob Parsons and the entire team excited  With only three games left after Saturday’s meeting with Bishop Fenwick (4-11-0), the Fishermen hope…

DANVERS – Essex Tech hockey coach Mark Leonard thinks that the Hawks (9-6-1) played their best game of the year Wednesday when they beat the Winthrop Vikings (12-2 -1), 2-0.  In the interview below, Coach Leonard recaps the game, citing…

Friday North Shore Sports Schedule – Thursday Scores MIAA Power Rankings Boys Basketball Salem 58. Beverly 46 Peabody 80, Triton 65 Swampscott 75, Winthrop 48 Newburyport 58, St. Mary’s 53 Lynn English 84, Brockton 75 – Lynn English seniors Amesbury at…

BOSTON (Podcast) There is a Super Bowl football game this Sunday. (Kansas City vs. San Francisco) In this week’s Unanchored Boston podcast Bob Lobel and Mike Lynch share some outstanding Super Bowl stories and digress on several other topics. Great…

DANVERS – After dropping back-to-back games to Catholic Memorial (2-1 in OT) and Arlington Catholic (3-1), the St. John’s Prep Eagles (13-3-0) rebounded with a 6-0 win over St Mary’s (9-8-1) Wednesday night.  Coach Kristian Hanson wants to see more…