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While they may be new to each other, the returning members of the Manchester Essex girls soccer team and new coach Scout Grifoni have one crucial element in common: experience.  This is …

Three wasn’t necessarily the magic number this time around. In a competitive match between two titans of the sport in Massachusetts, the Manchester Essex and Lynnfield girls’ tennis played to …

It’s been a while, but it was certainly worth the wait. The Manchester Essex Regional High School boys’ tennis team won a dramatic, fiercely-contested match by a 3-2 score against …

It was a mirrored ending for both of Manchester Essex High School’s lacrosse teams. On June 5, both boys and girls’ teams faced an opponent from the same team on the same field in …

Heading into the first round of the Div. 4 tournament, it didn’t take a great amount of analysis to surmise that the Manchester Essex lacrosse teams were heavy favorites in both of their …

The spring season has ended and the postseason begins on Friday.  Read to see which local high school team begins their MIAA tournament run below.   Friday, June 1 The …

Pitching, as much as anything else, has been the key so far for the Manchester Essex baseball team. The Hornets have gone 4-4 to start the season and are still in the middle of fine-tuning …

The term “finishing skills” is traditionally applied to sports like basketball or soccer, but Manchester Essex softball coach Frank Sarro is hoping his team can find a way to apply it to …

Tallying a 3-1 record to begin the season constitutes what most would consider a strong, early start to the season.   When asked about it, Manchester Essex girls’ lacrosse coach Nan Gorton …

What happens on the ice each Sunday around 1 p.m. at Dorothy Talbot Rink in Gloucester may come as a bit of a surprise to some. It’s at that time every week that 40 young hockey hopefuls …

If any group has the experience to handle some of the high-level challenges in store for the Manchester Essex boys’ tennis team this spring, it’s this one. The Hornets lost three …

Sailing Team Braves the Cold

H ornet sailors jumped right into the cold water of Manchester Harbor on the third day of the season.   Following two days of pulling the boats off the racks, stepping the masts, and …

One year after winning 14 games and making it to the MIAA Div. 4 Final Four against Ipswich, the Manchester Essex girls’ lacrosse team seems as hungry as ever to get the season underway and …

The third time wasn’t necessarily the charm for the Hornets. This one was the biggest matchup of the season between the Manchester Essex and Georgetown girls’ basketball teams: the …

The Manchester Essex basketball team—a squad that has lost all of one game this season—was down by two at the end of the first quarter in their tournament game against Frontier Regional. …

Strong Finish

Congratulations to Nate Gardner on his 11th place finish in the Boys 55 Hurdles event at the MIAA Meet of Champions. Courtesy Photo

The MIAA tournament kicks off in earnest this week for local basketball teams, and both the Manchester Essex girls’ and boys’ squads have a chance to make a run deep into the postseason. …

The win total is high, and so are the expectations for the Manchester Essex boys basketball team. The Hornets had one game left on the regular season schedule at the start of the week—a non-divisional game against Randolph on Feb. 21 that they won handily 64-42, resulting in an unprecedented record of 19-1 overall. 

Dismiss the athletes on Manchester Essex boys and girls indoor track teams at your peril. On paper, it might be easy to do so: Between them, the Hornets were able to pick up one team victory …

Members of the boys and girls Indoor Track Team.   The teams will compete in the Cape Ann League Indoor Track Championship on Tuesday.   Results to be posted in an upcoming Cricket. …

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