Amesbury Student/Athletes

Two of Amesbury High School’s senior athletes are Jackie Webber and Jeff Larnard.  They each envision careers in medicine some day. 
Jeff will be attending UMass (Amherst) in the fall.  “I am going for a pre-med/biology major,” he told me in an interview at AHS.  “The financial advantage of choosing a college in-state is pretty significant [...]

Matt Irwin: Under Siege in Amesbury

Amesbury has not been a very good hockey team in recent memory.  However, when their best player is the goalie, you figure it could be a whole lot worse.  The team won just twice this season.
I went after the junior goalie (Matt Irwin) of the Amesbury hockey team to get his perspective in an interview [...]

Plum Island Coffee Roasters Adds Store in Amesbury

They had the training to open a spa and the eye for a good location.  Toss in a talented family member and somehow it all turns into owning and operating two area coffee shops, one of which recently opened in the old Amesbury train station.
Back in 2004, Sam Stephen and her mother Joyce (Coady) had [...]

Two Sets of Sisters Add Confusion to Amesbury Basketball Team

Are you called by the wrong first name regularly? 
It might happen if you have same-sex siblings close to you in age or if you look like other siblings in your family.
Some parents increase the odds considerably by giving, close-in-age, same-sex siblings, names that start with the same first letter.
Consider the Zahoruiko’s and the Sydlowski’s on [...]

AHS Football Team Wins Super Bowl

(Waltham) Santa’s parade may have started in Amesbury at 3:30PM on Saturday (December 6th) but hours before that parade the AHS football team had already been on the receiving end of all sorts of gifts from Division 3A Super Bowl opponent Martha’s Vineyard at Bentley University and as a result captured their first Super Bowl, [...]

Amesbury High School – Division 3A Super Bowl Champions

(Waltham) I was at Bentley University on Saturday afternoon and saw the Amesbury Indians capture the Massachusetts Division 3A Super Bowl title, 40-19, over highly regarded but poorly performing Martha’s Vineyard.
The expected high scoring affair turned out to be partially correct.  While Amesbury scored at will, MV gave the ball away at nearly the same [...]

Seniors Lead Strong Amesbury Football Team

Amesbury head football coach Thom Connors watched his current senior-laden team play on an undefeated freshmen team.
“After the freshman pulled out a couple of close games late I started to think that they might be something special,” recalled Coach Connors.
One play in particular really got Thom’s attention.  “I saw Jared Flannigan punt the ball, beat [...]

Amesbury High School Seniors Discuss Sports

(Mollie Sydlowski and Katie Hathaway of Amesbury High School)
Mollie Sydlowski and Katie Hathaway have been three-sport varsity members for all four years at Amesbury High School. Mollie played soccer, basketball, and tennis while Katie did field hockey, basketball, and softball.
Both girls credited teammates early in their varsity careers for setting good examples.  “I played with [...]

Amesbury AD Elizabeth McAndrews Knows Change

Amesbury Athletic Director Elizabeth McAndrews is no stranger to change. 
In fact, she changed her name. Yes, she used to be Shawn Corkum the outstanding athlete at Triton – CAL Player-of-the-Year in field hockey and basketball during the 1983-84 school year.
“When I got married in 2000 to Patrick McAndrews I decided that since everyone was going [...]

Amesbury’s Business Manager Plays Hockey

Dave Jack is not only the business manager of the Amesbury school district but he also has quite a hockey background.
“I was born in New Brunswick (He has dual citizenship) and have been playing hockey regularly for 50 years,” said the 53-year-old. 
Dave grew up aspiring to get to the NHL.  He reached the Junior B [...]