The Bay State Summer Games is Massachusetts’ own Olympic-style athletic competition that has annually been held since 1982. Each year the Summer Games features 7,000 athletes competing in 27 sports. Athletes or all ages and abilities represent over 300 Massachusetts…
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Austin Prep Cougars Seeking Hall of Fame Nominations
The Cougars of Austin Preparatory School in Reading are searching for their next Hall of Fame inductees. Nominations for the 2014 Austin Prep Athletic Hall of Fame are now being accepted. The deadline is Thurs., Oct. 31. Eligible athletes and…
An All-star Person: O’Leary Completes a Stellar Career at WHS
When Erin O’Leary began her athletic career at Winthrop High School, she couldn’t have predicted that her final accolade would be playing in a lacrosse all-star game. For Winthrop High didn’t have a girls lacrosse team when O’Leary entered her…
Foley in SAA to Raise Funds for Charities
Kathleen Foley of Winthrop has joined Swim Across America (SAA) to make a splash for pediatric cancer programs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Foley will be swimming in the 20th annual SAA – Boston Harbor 22-mile…
Winthrop High Sails to a Successful Season: MVP Nicole O’Brien Leads to Team to 7-4 Record
The Winthrop High School sailing team completed a successful season under second-year head coach Joe Zambella, compiling a 7-4 record against area schools. The Vikings had 12 athletes on the team, led by captain Nicole O’Brien, who was the team’s…
Men’s Summer Hoop League Ready for Play
The Winthrop Men’s Summer Basketball League is set to return to the McKenna Courts. Sean Driscoll, director of the Winthrop Parks and Recreation Department, and Phil Lundberg, IAABO-sanctioned basketball referee, are trying to revive the league that was once a…
WHS Softball Team Wins Opener, Advances to Quarters
The Winthrop High softball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Division 3 North Sectional of the MIAA state softball tournament with an 8-1 victory over Northeast Regional Vocational School in a first round contest that was played Saturday…
Lady Viking Softball Team to Host Tourney Game Saturday
The Winthrop High softball team will open play in the Division 3 North Sectional of the MIAA state softball tournament this Saturday, June 1, at 4 p.m. on the local field. The Lady Vikings, who finished the regular season with…
Lady Vikings Post Two More Victories
Two more strong outings from sophomore pitcher Maura Lanza, timely hitting, and strong defense proved to be the winning combination for the Winthrop High softball team in a pair of victories this past week over Swampscott and Beverly. Last Wednesday’s…
Winthrop High Sports Roundup
WHS baseball team ready for tourney run The Winthrop High baseball team kept alive its hopes for qualifying for the state tournament with a 5-4 victory over Brighton this past Friday. The Vikings can punch their ticket for a Journey…