WHS golf team off to fine 3-1 start The Winthrop High golf team has opened its 2024 season in fine fashion, recording three victories in its first four matches. Coach Jack Wallace’s squad recorded a commanding 60-12 victory in the season-opener…
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Stoneham High runs past Winthrop, 27-14 in non-league season opener
There is a famous post-game press conference where then-Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green tells the assembled media, “The Bears were what we thought they were.” That about sums up the Stoneham High Spartans, whom the Winthrop High football Vikings…
WHS Sports Roundup
New season, new coach for WHS girl volleyball The Winthrop High girls volleyball team is set to open its 2024 season tomorrow (Friday) at Wilmington under the direction of new head coach Jeremy Wein. Wein, a Winthrop native who teaches…
Tough Test in Week 1
Vikings open on the road versus Stoneham Saturday By Cary Shuman Playing in a rare Saturday night game, the Winthrop High School football team will travel to Woburn to open its season against the Stoneham High Spartans. Kickoff is 6…
WHS Athletes Ready to Kick off Fall Season
The start of the 2024 fall sports season for Winthrop Viking teams gets underway this week. As usual, the WHS golf team, under the direction of former Viking star Jack Wallace, got the fall campaign going with a match yesterday…
Meet The Vikings’ Super Six
Cappuccio, Reardon, Noonan, Grein, Boncore, and Murphy elected captains By Cary Shuman The Winthrop High School football team has yet to play a regular season game, but it’s already made history. In an unprecedented happening, six seniors – Nick Cappuccio,…
Vikings Scrimmage Manchester-Essex Friday
The Vikings will host Manchester-Essex in a simulated game scrimmage Friday at 11 a.m. at Miller Field. In preseason action last Saturday, Nich Cappuccio rushed for a 40-yard touchdown in the Vikings’ scrimmage against Beverly and Malden. Coach Cadigan was…
Sacco Wins Ironman Competition
Junior running back and linebacker Seth Sacco was the winner of the team’s Ironman competition. Sacco took first place in the bench press, agility, and 400-meter run to edge out Cappuccio (winner of the 40-yard dash and broad jump events)…
Cappuccio selected to Boston Herald Preseason Eastern Mass All-Star Team
By Cary Shuman Winthrop High senior running back Nick Cappuccio has been selected to the Boston Herald Preseason Eastern Mass. All-Star Team. Cappuccio received recognition to the Second Team Offense meaning that Boston Herald high school sportswriter Danny Ventura and…
Winthrop’s Girls Youth Softball Program Draws Large Turnout for 2024 Season
By Cary Shuman Yes, we know Winthrop is widely regarded as a hockey town. But there’s another popular sport that’s making a huge comeback: girls’ softball. Thanks to the vision of program founder Christina Marenghi and the support of Winthrop…