From The Press Box The Game By: Jim Lederman The Winthrop Summer Basketball League was one of the most popular summer sports for Winthrop youth for over 50 years. The league would hold an all-star game that would attract the…
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Sports 07-07-2016
From The Press Box On Second Thought By Jim Lederman Hanley Ramirez is a lifetime .400 hitter vs. the Texas Rangers in Texas. Clay Buchholz was brought up in Texas and has never won a game vs. the Texas Rangers…
Sports 06-30-2016
From The Press Box Winthrop is Worth It By: Jim Lederman The vote was 1,807-Yes, and 949-No! A 2-1 margin – the town has spoken! The victory was reminiscent of the vote for the new middle/high school. “It takes a…
Sports 06-23-2016
From The Press Box Mr. Speaker By: Jim Lederman The announcement on Tuesday, June 14th at Miller Field by the office of House Speaker Bob DeLeo, brought back memories of 1998. The ‘Light up Miller Field Committee†worked tirelessly for…
Sports 06-16-2016
Winthrop’s Most Valuable Player Nina Bartlette receives full scholarship to Goldey-Beacom By Cary Shuman Nina Bartlette can lay claim to some eminent achievements in the Winthrop High School athletic program. Bartlette played a game in the TD Garden as the…
Sports 06-09-2016
WHS sports Years 10 years ago June 8, 2006 Coach Frank DeMarco’s WHS baseball team turned in one of the most memorable performances ever by a Viking squad in state tourney play with a 3-0 upset of St. Mary’s of…
Sports 06-02-2016
WHS sports roundup Extra-inning victory vaults WHS softball team into state tourney It may have taken until the bottom of the last inning (of extra innings) of the last game of the season, but the Winthrop High softball team finally…
Sports 05-26-2016
WHS sports roundup WHS boys tennis team finishes season at 11-5 The Winthrop High boys tennis team completed the most successful season in the history of the Viking tennis program with two victories this past week. The twin wins gave…
Sports 05-19-2016
WHS sports roundup WHS girls tennis team qualifies for state tourney The Winthrop High girls tennis team has qualified to boldly go where no Lady Viking squad has gone for 18 years. Monday’s 5-0 shutout of Saugus propelled first-year coach…
Sports 05-12-2016
WHS sports roundup WHS boys tennis nears two milestones The Winthrop High boys tennis team raised its record to 7-2 with an exciting 4-1 triumph over Danvers this past Tuesday. The victory moves the Vikings closer to a pair of…