WINTHROP – The Winthrop Vikings (17-3-2) , the number 1 seed in the D4 MIAA Hockey Tournament, have advanced to the Elite Eight after their 6-1 win Saturday over number 17 Hudson (13-9-0) by a score of 6-1..  Coach Dale…

LYNN (Video – Photos) The three-time consecutive defending state champion St. Mary’s Spartans girls basketball team played their most complete game of this season Monday night at home against Apponequet. #5 seeded St. Mary’s (19-6) sputtered early in the first…

NORTH SHORE (Podcast) The MIAA basketball and hockey tournaments are underway. This week we hear from the sports writers as they share notes on some of the games already played and they preview what to look for ahead this week.…

This Week’s North Shore High School Sports Schedule – MIAA Brackets – Interview Links  Monday Girls Basketball D3 – St. Mary’s 68, Appponequet 40 D4 – South Hadley 63, Hamilton-Wenham 42 Tuesday Boys Basketball D3 – Tantasqua at Newburyport 6…

SALEM (Podcast) – #15 seeded Salem High opened the MIAA D3 boys basketball tournament Friday night with a 69-40 win over #18 seeded East Bridgewater. Offensively, the Witches were led by their freshmen guards Jordon Maxson (33-points) and Elian Rodriguez…

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA (Podcast) #5 seeded Manchester-Essex will host #12 seeded Tyngsborough in the MIAA D4 tournament Tuesday night (6 p.m.). The Hornets opened tournament play Friday night when they beat Frontier Regional (75-47) to advance to the sweet sixteen. Manchester-Essex was…

BEVERLY — The No. 3 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team swept Salem State, 5-1 and 11-3, in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday evening at North Field. GAME ONE: Endicott 5, Salem State 1 WP (1-0): Charlie Hale (Brookline, N.H.) — 4.1 IP, 4 H,…

This Week’s North Shore High School Tournament Schedule – TBAs (Hockey) are below  Sunday Boys Hockey D3 – Somerset Berkley Reg 6, Essex Tech 0 Girls Hockey D1 – Peabody (PLNR) 2, Pope Francis 1 Monday Girls Basketball D3 –…

ROCKPORT (Podcast) #11 Rockport (13-8) picked up a 63-48 win Friday night over #22 Neighborhood House in the MIAA D5 boys basketball tournament. Rockport earned a preliminary round bye and will now by advancing to the round of 16. Rockport…

BEVERLY — The Endicott men’s ice hockey team defeated Salve Regina, 2-1, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship on Saturday evening at Raymond J. Bourque Arena. Endicott captured its fourth CCC Championship in program history, the most of any team…