Genevieve Benoit completed her dynamic high school athletic career in style, earning the Most Valuable Player Award in the Agganis Softball Classic at Fraser Filed in Lynn. Benoit, a catcher for the St. Mary’s High School softball team, belted an…
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The Katz Connection: Joel Katz, Son of Former Winthrop High Player Bob Katz, Will Conclude His Career in the Agganis Game Friday Night
Marblehead High football star Joel Katz is following in the footsteps of his father, Bob, who played on the 1964 championship Winthrop High team. “We won every game but one – we lost to Revere and their great quarterback Jim…
Sports 06-07-2012
10 YEARS AGO Winthrop High track star Danyelle Dillard came home with a third place medal in the 200 meter dash at the All-State track meet held at Worcester State College. Danyelle won the Class D title the previous week.…
Lady Vikings Do Well at D-4 State Meet
A contingent of members of the Winthrop High girls track and field team turned in strong performances at this past weekend’s Division 4 State Meet. Lexi Vaccaro was the top performer for the Lady Vikings, bringing home a fourth place…
Macphail “Coach of Year,†Five Named to All Star Team
Winthrop High girls track coach Warren MacPhail was named the Coach of the Year of the South Division of the Northeastern Conference this week. For MacPhail, who has been at the helm of the Lady Viking track program for 15…
WHS Girls Track Team Claims NEC South Title
The Winthrop High girls track team clinched the championship of the South Division of the Northeastern Conference with a 74-62 win over Revere last Thursday, marking the second straight NEC South crown for Coach Warren MacPhail’s Lady Vikings. Lexi Vaccaro…
Ferri Reaches 500 Strikeout Plateau
Winthrop High star softball pitcher Alex Ferri achieved a milestone seldom seen in the schoolboy ranks, as she reached the 500 career strikeout plateau Monday against Revere. Alex, who drew within striking range of the mark with an 11 strikeout…
Girls Track Team Tops Classical
The Winthrop High girls track and field team defeated Lynn Classical, a pre-season favorite to win the Northeastern Conference South Division, 77-42. “The team stepped up and responded in a big way,†said WHS head coach Warren MacPhail, whose young…
Ferri Tosses No Hitter for WHS Softball Team
When WHS softball head coach Dave Guffey said two weeks that the best was still to come from his star pitcher, Alex Ferri, the veteran Lady Viking mentor knew what he was talking about. Ferri turned in a pair of…
Softball Team to Play in Tourney Final
The Winthrop High softball team advanced to the championship round of the Winthrop vacation week tournament with a 5-2 victory over Manchester/Essex in an opening round contest Tuesday. The Lady Vikings will meet Boston Latin, which defeated Cathedral in its preliminary…