Newburyport Boys Second in MIAA Eastern Division 4 at Franklin Park

A whole bunch of us didn’t know enough to come in out of the rain!
The MIAA opted to ignore the forecasted rainy, windy conditions and go ahead with the Eastern State Division Finals at Franklin Park on Saturday.  I’m glad they did because cross country is an “all weather” sport in my opinion.
This event is [...]

Ipswich Girls Soccer Drops Penalty Kicks Toughie to Shawsheen Tech

Two overtimes didn’t settle it, nor did the first five penalty kicks.  The 6th penalty kick gave the Shawsheen Tech Rams the Division 3 North tournament victory in girls soccer after their keeper made a save and the Ipswich keeper wasn’t as fortunate.
It goes down as a 2-1 quarter finals loss for the Tigers and [...]

Cape Ann League Cross Country Winners are Hamilton-Wenham (Girls) and Newburyport (Boys)

A perfect afternoon at Bradley Palmer State Park on Saturday afternoon for the Cape Ann League cross country championships.  Perfect, that is, for the spectators.  I doubt that the runners were thrilled with the mid-60s, sun, and gusty winds they encountered.
The regular season champions both delivered as the Hamilton-Wenham girls swept both JV and varsity [...]

Hugh O’Flynn: The Doctor On Call for Ipswich High Athletics

By day, Dr. Hugh O’Flynn is an orthopedic surgeon at Coastal Orthopedics in Beverly.  By night, if he’s not at an Ipswich school committee meeting, he’s probably at an Ipswich High School varsity event sitting inconspicuously in the stands.  His preference these days is varsity girls’ basketball since his daughter Hannah is a sophomore starter [...]

Amber Smith Works Hard to be the Best

Classic examples of how hard work can pay off would be two basketball players from Ipswich – Ryan O’Connell and Amber Smith.
At early morning hours when others were sleeping during the regular season, Ryan and Amber were at places where they could improve in basketball.  In the off-season when others were playing other sports or [...]

Ipswich High School Senior Athletes Discuss Sports

(Ipswich High School senior athletes Tess Falabella and Jon Loeb)
“I just can’t imagine not doing sports,” explained recent IHS graduate Tess Falabella. “I just love being active.”
For classmate Jon Loeb the sentiments were similar, “I always found some sports activity to do even if it wasn’t an organized sport.”
Tess was involved with soccer, basketball, and [...]

Triton Girls Star at Cape Ann League Open

 

Another meet.  Another victory.  That’s the way it has gone for the Triton girls outdoor track team (pictured above).  Undefeated during the regular season the girls added the Cape Ann League Open championship to a truly remarkable season at windy Hamilton-Wenham on May 24th.
“It’s a thrill,” said Triton coach Joe Colbert reflecting on the victory.  [...]

IHS Coach Makes Sacrifice

What is sacrificial love? 
Isn’t it giving up something you enjoy because your enjoyment is interfering with something more important?
Doug Woodworth decided to step away from coaching boys’ basketball at Ipswich High School.
No, this wasn’t some sort of leave-of-absence.  The 14-year coach knew that his decision might end forever his chances of standing courtside at the [...]

Ryan O’Connell Sets Scoring Record at St. John’s Prep

(Danvers)  Senior Night at St. John’s Prep was, “awesome,” according to 18-year-old Ryan O’Connell of Ipswich.
Who could argue with his assessment after seeing him honored (as a senior) and then get himself into the St. John’s basketball record book as their all-time scorer.   Add that the Eagles defeated visiting Malden High 77-73, he put up [...]