It’s hard to determine which was the most impressive development at Tuesday night’s forum hosted by the Winthrop Republican Town Committee: the larger-than-expected turnout of more than 100 residents; the comprehensive set of questions presented by the attendees that examined…
Author: Cary Shuman
Winthrop’s Jillian Dempsey Named To Boston Globe All-Time Girls Hockey Team
Winthrop resident Jillian Dempsey is widely regarded as one of the greatest girls’ hockey players in Massachusetts history. The Boston Globe affirmed her position of prominence Sunday, selecting Dempsey to the newspaper’s all-time All- Scholastic Hockey second team. Dempsey played…
Winthrop Hosts Meeting on MBTA Communities Act
Winthrop residents Diana Viens and Vasili Mallios co-chaired a meeting March 14 about the MBTA Communities Act and its impact on Winthrop. Attorney Michael Walsh, who is representing Rockport residents in challenging the constitutionality of the MBTA Community Act (which…
Silverman Sparkles in Mass. Coaches All-Star Game
Winthrop High senior captain Petey Silverman competed for the North Team in the Massachusetts State High School Coaches Association Boys’ Hockey All-Star Game Sunday at the Fidelity Bank Ice Center in Worcester. Silverman had a goal and two assists in…
Dunbar Reflects on Vikings’ State Tournament Run
Winthrop High School head hockey coach Dale Dunbar led the 2023-24 Vikings to one of the greatest seasons in the program’s history. The Vikings were hoping to bring the town its first state hockey championship since the famed 1975-76 WHS…
MIAA Final Four: Vikings Lose to Dover Sherborn, 2–1 in a Shootout
The Winthrop High School boys hockey team’s hopes for a state championship ended in a 2-1 loss to Dover-Sherborn in the Division 4 state semifinals Saturday at Gallo Arena in Bourne. The two teams battled through two eight-minute, thrill-a-second overtimes…
Dover Sherborn Coach Marlow Lauds Petey Silverman, Vikings
Dover-Sherborn/Weston head coach Alex Marlow knew his team had just competed in one of the most exciting hockey games in Dover Sherborn, Weston – (and Winthrop) – school history. “It’s one of the greatest hockey games I’ve ever been part…
WHS Hockey Rolls Into Elite 8: Silverman, Vikings Stay Red Hot in MIAA Tournament
Buoyed by an enthusiastic home crowd and bolstered by a solid team-wide effort, the No. 1-seeded Winthrop High boys hockey team skated to commanding victories over Tri County (9-2) and Hudson (6-1) in MIAA State Tournament home games at the…
Silverman Soars to New Heights
After a sensational 52-point regular season of 27 goals and 25 assists, Petey Silverman hasn’t let up one bit in the MIAA Tournament. “It always a good thing to start up hot,” said Silverman before taking the ice for Monday’s…
Winning Goaltender Donahue Earns an Assist
Michael Donahue has enjoyed an excellent first season as the starting goaltender for the Winthrop High boys hockey team. He was named All-Conference after posting a GAA [goal against average] under 2.00 during the Vikings’ championship season. In the second…