Wednesday, 11/8 – Election Results – Hear from Lynn City Councilor at Large Brian LaPierre – Boat Rescue in Gloucester

Newsline Update: with Lynn City Councilor at Large Brian LaPierre

Sports: Endicott Winter Sports Previews (Below) – Additional local updates

Weather – Sunny today with temps in the mid 40s. Forecasters are using the phrase, “wintry mix” for some areas north and west of the north shore for tomorrow morning.

Community News Notes – Photos – Sports

Town of Saugus

Town of Danvers – We look forward to seeing you tonight! (Wed., Nov 8, from 6-8 PM ) for a presentation & opportunity to discuss priorities/tradeoffs for the Town’s strategic planning process. Check out the second image see what we’ve been hearing so far!

City of Salem – 2-Week Look-Ahead Notice from National Grid: National Grid is working to install a 4″ high pressure plastic gas main on Nichols St. The work is planned for 7am to 3pm each day. Traffic will detour to Albion St, & Nichols St will be open to abutters only as the work progresses.

Cape Ann Museum – Happy Birthday! to Max Kuehne (1880-1968)! Although known primarily as a painter, Kuehne had a successful career as a wood carver. Visit CAM to see more works like this one in a new display in the Fitz Henry Lane Gallery & in the exhibit “Coming Home.” bit.ly/46Rd2Gg

Peabody Institute Library – Join us for lego-building today at the South Branch Library! This program is for kids ages 5 to 12. To register, please visit peabodylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/after

Sports

Ipswich Volleyball – 3-0 win over Oxford – Results: 3-0 (25-7, 25-16, 25-21)

Key Players

Tess O’Flynn: 18 assists, 4 aces

Emily Hannibal: 7 digs, 4 aces

Claire Buletza: 9 kills

Addison Pillis: 9 kills

Ipswich will now face Hamilton-Wenham in the Quarterfinals on Friday @ 4pm in Ipswich

Manchester-Essex Athletics – Field Hockey: FINAL – The Hornets def. SJPII and advance to the MIAA D4 Elite 8! Congrats to SJPII on a fantastic season! Next, the Hornets will host Hopedale (#7). Game details TBA.

Winter Sports Previews: Endicott Men’s & Women’s Basketball

The Endicott men’s basketball team opens up its 2023-24 campaign on Sunday, November 12 against Tufts at 1 PM. Here’s a look at the upcoming season:

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Gulls enter the winter third overall in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) preseason poll.
The Blue and Green will compete in 11 games at MacDonald Gymnasium and 13 contests away from The Nest (12 away, one neutral).
Head Coach Kevin Bettencourt enters year ten at the helm. He holds a 157-73 (.682) overall record and a 99-38 (.722) conference record.
Jalen Echevarria (Lynn) is currently sitting at 1,500 career points, which marks fourth all-time in program history.
The Gulls return reigning CCC Rookie of the Year Jeff Hill (Lynn). Hill averaged 13.7 points per game (41.4 FG%, 34.4 3PT%, 88.3 FT%), 2.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.0 steals in 27.2 minutes per contest in 2022-23.

HIGHLIGHTED HOME GAMES

(RV) Tufts (11/12, 1 PM), Home Opener
(RV) Nichols (1/9, 7:30 PM)
Roger Williams (1/17, 7:30 PM)
Western New England (2/10, 7:30 PM )
Gordon (2/17, 3 PM), Senior Day

The Endicott women’s basketball team opens up its 2023-24 season on Friday, November 10, as Coast Guard makes its way into MacDonald Gymnasium for the 6 PM opener. Here’s a preview of the Gulls’ upcoming season.

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Endicott has been picked fourth in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The Gulls return three of their top five scorers from last season’s roster. The group includes Sarah Dempsey (Windham, N.H.), Libby Fleming (Bangor, Maine), and Katelyn Konareski (Milford, Conn.), who scored 386, 128, and 110 points, respectively, in the 2022-23 season.
Endicott has punched its ticket to the CCC Tournament in 19 of its last 20 seasons heading into this year’s campaign, highlighted by a CCC Championship in 2019-20 and a CCC Finals appearance in 2021-22.
Dempsey was named to the CCC all-conference third-team for her performance last season, as she averaged 13.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and shot 45.5% from the field.
Taylor Bogdanski (Saugus) is the lone senior on the Gulls’ roster. She looks to build off career-highs of 4.4 points, 1.7 assists, and 0.7 steals per game last season as the leadership presence for a Gulls team which carries six freshmen on its roster.