By Cary Shuman According to head coach Jon Cadigan, the Winthrop High School football team “offensively played well enough to win,” but the Vikings’ inability to contain Stoneham’s rushing game was the difference. The host Spartans, who rely almost exclusively…
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Winthrop Hockey Team will Head to Lake Placid to Start the Season
By Cary Shuman When Winthrop High School hockey coach Dale Dunbar was a mega-hockey star at New Hampton Prep, he and his teammate and roommate, Ray Shero – the future general manager of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins –…
Vikings Upset Gloucester, 7-6, and Advance to State Playoffs
By Cary Shuman Gloucester High School rolled into Miller Field averaging close to 30 points per game and the owners of a glitzy 6-1 record with signature wins over Bishop Fenwick, St. Mary’s, and Beverly. But in an excellently devised…
Dolen, Dolen, Rollin’!
Senior captain’s kickoff return for a TD was special By Cary Shuman Sean Dolen made the play of the night and the regular season. Dolen’s 77-yard kickoff return at the start of the second half for a touchdown was extraordinary,…
WHS Sports Roundup
Vikings mount furious comeback, but fall to Marlborough in tourney The Winthrop High boys soccer team dropped a 4-3 decision to the Marlborough Panthers in the preliminary round of the MIAA Division 3 State Soccer Tournament this past Monday evening.…
Senior Night Success
Vikings defeat Salem, host Gloucester in key contest Friday By Cary Shuman Continuing a mid-season surge, the Winthrop High School football team took control early against Salem and produced an emphatic 23-12 victory on Senior Night at Miller Field at…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS boys soccer are co-champs of NEC South Division The Winthrop High boys soccer team has gone where no Viking team has gone before in the history of the program — coach Phil Ronan’s 2025 squad is the co-champion of…
WHS Sports Roundup
Three wins for WHS boys soccer sets new school mark The Winthrop High boys soccer earned three more wins this past week bringing the 2025 squad to a place where no Viking boys squad has gone before: An all-time record…
Seth Sacco-led Rushing Game Clicks, but Winthrop Loses to Swampscott, 28-20
By Cary Shuman Jon Cadigan is a scholar on college football history, so it was fitting to see the Winthrop High School football team march down the field to start the second half against Swampscott using something like the “three…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS boys soccer defeats swampscott; closes in on tourney The Winthrop High boys soccer team continued its record-setting pace with a 2-0 victory over Northeastern Conference South Division rival Swampscott last Friday evening under the lights at Miller Field before…