WHS Senior Athletes Reflect on the Lost Season, Look Ahead to Their Future With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of schools across the state for the remainder of the 2020 school year, the Winthrop High athletic season also was…
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Moving Day: Ed Montone Returns to Hometown Course as Club Pro
Golfers arriving at the Winthrop Golf Club this season will be welcomed to the course by a new head professional. After a delayed start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ed Montone began in his new position at…
Gridiron Glory: Peter Caggiano Still Carrying the Football for Winthrop Youth
Peter Caggiano remembers throwing a block for running back Steven Staffier during their days together in the Winthrop Pop Warner football organization. Asked to describe Staffier’s talent at that age, Caggiano replied, “He was indescribable. He was one of the…
Winthrop Little League: Murphy Still Hopeful There Can Be a Little League Season
Joe Murphy was a Division 1 college baseball catcher at the University of Rhode Island, which means he was very, very good. He was a star baseball player and the backup quarter-back to Matt and Tim Hasselbeck at Xaverian Brothers…
MIAA Cancels Spring Sports, Tourneys for the Remainder of 2020 School Year
In accordance with Governor Charles Baker’s announcement Tuesday that Massachusetts schools will be closed to in person learning for the remainder of the school year, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) regretfully has cancelled all spring sports and spring tournaments.…
Winthrop’s Team Player: Driscoll Helps Out in Food Distribution Effort
One year removed from his Super Bowl run as the St. Mary’s football coach, Sean Driscoll is heading a very important team effort in town. Driscoll, director of the Winthrop Parks and Recreation Department, is doubling up as one of…
Haskell, Driscoll Named NEC Scholar-Athletes
Seniors Patrick Haskell and Olivia Driscoll have been named the recipients of the the Northeastern Conference Scholar Athlete Awards for Winthrop High School. Both Patrick and Olivia have proven themselves on the playing field and in the classroom during their…
Future Vikings: Winthrop Eighth-Grade Team Wins Two Titles in Three Years
There is a boys’ basketball rebirth hitting Winthrop and coaches Nick Tsiotos and Dean Galuris are piloting the resurgence. Winthrop’s eighth-grade traveling team is on a roll, having captured North Shore Basketball League titles in 2018 and 2019 and advancing…
Where’s the Ball? A Winthrop Basketball Story from 1944
By Norman Hubley It was the spring of 1944, and because America was at war, support for the USO (a charitable organization that supported active-duty service members) program was a great way for citizens to show patriotism. The Winthrop High…
A View Into the Hall: Finn Had a First-Hand Look at the Greatness of Barbara Stevens
Barbara Stevens has more than 1,000 victories in her legendary coaching career, but the 35 that she and the Bentley women’s basketball team earned in the 2013-14 season were the highlight. Winthrop’s Courtney Finn was an All-American player on that…