Category: Sports

Three – Sport Standout Faro Petersen Receives Major Award Saint Joseph Prep Senior Honored for Academic and Athletic Excellence and Community Service

Vanessa Faro Petersen of Winthrop was the recipient of a major scholarship award from the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Massachusetts Chapter at its induction banquet. Faro Petersen’s scholastic career at Saint Joseph Preparatory High School in Brighton…

Winthrop High Sports Roundup

Lady Vikings win state tourney thriller “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” is a phrase well-known in the wide world of sports, and for the Winthrop High girls basketball team and their fans, it was an axiom…

Winthrop High Sports Roundup

TOURNEY TIME FOR  WHS TEAMS ‘This the season for March Madness, and once again the Winthrop High athletic program has achieved a successful winter sports season, with all four teams qualifying for post season play in the MIAA state tournaments.…

Winthrop High Sports Roundup

Boys beat Snowden to qualify for tourney The Winthrop High boys basketball team punched their ticket for a Journey to the Tourney in convincing fashion with a 54-47 victory over Snowden Academy Monday evening before a packed house at Holland…

Winthrop High Sports Roundup

Lady Vikings clinch outright NEC ,South title The Winthrop High girls basketball team learned the truth of the sports axiom that, to paraphrase Gertrude Stein, “A win is a win is a win.” That was especially true Tuesday evening, because…