Sports 01-28-2016

WHS sports roundup

Girls hockey team takes three of four points

The Winthrop High Lady Bulldog hockey team enjoyed a successful week, earning a tie and a win in its two contests against a pair of non-league foes .

The Lady Bulldogs hosted St. Mary’s of Lynn, one of the perennial powers in girls’ hockey circles, Saturday at Larsen Rink and battled to a 2-2 draw.

Winthrop took a 1-0 lead in the opening period thanks to a goal by Olivia Shkliew, but St. Mary’s drew even in the middle period. The Lady Bulldogs regained the advantage in the third stanza when Mia Price won a face-off in the St. Mary’s end and drew the puck back to Katie O’Shea at the blue line. O’Shea let fly a shot that was saved by the St. Mary’s goalie, but Sophie Leray was on the spot to scoop up the rebound and put the puck home.

Winthrop’s 2-1 lead stood up until the final minute when St. Mary’s pulled its goalie in favor of a sixth skater with a face-off in the Winthrop end. St. Mary’s won the draw and the ensuing shot found the back of the Lady Bulldog net for the tying tally.

“We always look forward to playing St. Mary’s because they’re always a challenge,” said WHS head coach Anthony Martucci. “We thought we had them, but they managed to come away with a tie.”

Two nights later the Lady Bulldogs made the trek to Marlborough to take on Algonquin Regional High. Winthrop made their long journey — they were not back home until 11:30 — worth the trouble with a 3-2 victory.

Shkliew struck immediately for Winthrop in the opening minute with a hard wrist shot for a quick 1-0 lead. However, Algonquin tied matters with a marker with about a minute left in the period.

Ashley Miles regained the lead for Winthrop in the middle stanza when she got hold of a loose puck amidst a scramble in front of the Algonquin net and put it past the Algonquin netminder, but the home team once again found the range just before the end of the period to knot matters at 2-2.

The Lady Bulldogs dominated the action in the third period, but were unable to notch the go-ahead tally until Price scooped up a bouncing puck at the face-off circle and fired the rubber disk past the Algonquin goalie for what would prove to be the winning score.

“We played well in both games,” said Martucci. “Both Olivia and Mia really have stepped up their game recently and have become dominant forces when they are on the ice.”

The Lady Bulldogs also continue to receive strong performances from goalie Gretchen Howard. “Gretchen continues to be phenomenal for us,” said Martucci.  “She makes it very difficult for the other team and forces them to work hard for their goals.”

The Lady Bulldogs were set to host Northeast Hockey League rival Medford last night (Wednesday) and will entertain Marblehead Saturday evening at Larsen.  Face-off is set for 6:30.

Next Wednesday evening Algonquin comes to Larsen for a 6:10 face-off.

Viking hockey team drops two of three games

The Winthrop High hockey team dropped two of its three contests this past week, falling to Lynn and Marblehead, but sandwiching a victory over Somerville in between those contests.

Saturday’s 3-0 triumph over Somerville was a workmanlike-effort by the Vikings, who controlled the play throughout. Captain Noah Hodgkins gave Winthrop a 1-0 lead in the opening period, assisted by Charlie Page and fellow captain Mike Norris.

Winthrop struck twice more in the middle frame, with Henry Brooks (assisted by Matt Tarantino and Page) and Norris (assisted by Steve Holgersen and Mike Casey) lighting the lamp for the Vikings.

Brandon Creador turned aside 20 Somerville shots-on-goal to earn his third shutout of the season.

Last Wednesday the Vikings fell by a 2-1 final score at the Connery Arena to Lynn, a team that has been the surprise of the North Shore this season. The Lynn squad, which combines the high schools of Lynn Classical and Lynn English, presently is undefeated at 9-0-1 and sits alone atop the standings in the South Division of the Northeastern Conference.

The teams were scoreless after two periods until Lynn broke the ice midway through the third frame. With two minutes to play, Winthrop pulled goalie Greg Gill in favor of a sixth skater, only to see Lynn score an empty-netter to make it 2-0.

However, Winthrop refused to quit and, with Gill pulled again, Brooks, assisted by Casey, lit the lamp for the Vikings with 35 seconds to play.

Winthrop once again replaced Gill for a sixth skater for the final and frantic 35 seconds, but the Vikings were unable to push across the equalizer.

“This was a tough game to lose because we controlled the play for almost the entire game,” said WHS assistant coach Mike Norris. “We just couldn’t finish our scoring chances.”

Monday evening Winthrop met Marblehead, which is undefeated at 12-0-1 (and which has outscored its opponents 63-21) and is in first place in the NEC’s North Division (in which the Vikings also play), at the Salem State Arena.

After a scoreless opening period, Marblehead erupted for three goals in a six-minute span in the middle frame, two of which came on the power play, to skate away with a 3-0 victory.

The Vikings, who now stand at 6-5-3 overall (3-3-1 in the NEC North), were set to play at Saugus yesterday (Wednesday) and will host Beverly Saturday afternoon. The face-off at Larsen is set for 1:30. Winthrop will travel to Somerville this coming Wednesday.

WHS track teams meet Marblehead

The Winthrop High boys and girls indoor track teams took on Marblehead last week. On the girls side, Gianna Massa took first place in the shotput with a toss of 31’-4”. Holly Benson also took a first place for the Lady Vikings, capturing the 600 dash in a time of 1:50.3. Her sister, Heidy, was right behind in second place in 1:52.

Fiona MacPhail earned two points for the Lady Vikings with a tie for second place in the high jump with a leap of 4’-2”. Christina Leone grabbed third place for Winthrop in the two-mile run with her clocking of 13:51.

The Lady Viking 4 x 400 relay team defeated their Marblehead counterparts by two seconds with a time of 4:35.

On the boys’ side, the lone point scorers were Andrew McGrail with a shotput throw of 36’-1” and Taylor St. George with a time of 43.0 in the 300 dash. Both were good for third place.

Both the Viking boys and girls squads will compete in the Northeastern Conference All-League Meet Friday.

WHS gymnastics team enjoys successful week

The Winthrop High gymnastics team enjoyed a successful week that was highlighted by a victory over three opponents, Medford, Malden, and Salem, in a quad-meet held at the WHS gym Friday evening.

“This meet is something the girls look forward to every year,” said WHS head coach Daria Millerick, whose team usually holds its home meets at the Winthrop Gymnastics Academy. “We bring in the equipment and set it up in the high school gym, and this year we were able to host a quad meet.”

The Lady Vikings started off on bars with a lineup of Charlotte Hurley, Kaitlyn Carter, Julia Duplin, Danielle Carter, Rachel Farley, and Christa Vaccaro.

“Our set wasn’t the strongest we’ve had, so we knew hitting beam was going to be vital,” noted Milerick.

Senior Taylor Reilly opened the beam event for Winthrop and hit her routine flawlessly to score a 7.4. Gracie Armitstead came next with a 7.3, followed by Kaitlyn Carter with a 7.4 and Danielle Carter with a 7.8.

The Lady Vikings’  last two beam routines were nicely performed, with Rachel Farley earning a score of 8.3 and Christa Vaccaro attaining an 8.4.

Next for Winthrop came the vault. “We had some beautiful vaults and had our highest vault scores of the season,” said Millerick. Molly Janeilis opened with a 7.5, followed by Mackenzie Chiudina with an 8.15, Julia Duplin with an 8.2, Lacey Scott with an 8.9, Rachel Farley with an 8.8, and Christa Vaccaro with a 9.45.

The final event was the floor and the Winthrop girls brought the meet home with their floor performances. Senior Julia Duplin, competing floor for her first time this season, turned in what Millerick termed “an amazing routine” and was awarded a 7.7. Senior Mackenzie Chiudina, also competing floor for the first time this season, came through with a score of 7.5.

Next up for Winthrop was Lacey Scott, who threw a new skill for the first time, and received an 8.3. Danielle Carter flawlessly hit her routine and post a score of 8.6. Rachel Farley also came through with an outstanding set and scored an 8.35. Christa Vaccaro came last for Winthrop, and through she suffered a fall, Christa still scored the highest floor score of the night an 8.9. “Floor was awesome for us,” note Millerick. “The girls really took my breath away. I couldn’t be more proud of their strength and grace.”

The final tally showed Winthrop with a score of 129.65, followed by Medford with 116.05, Malden with 113.2, and Salem at 103.4.

Two nights earlier the Lady Vikings made the trek northward to meet Gloucester at the Iron Rail Gymnastics Academy. Winthrop made the long trip a worthwhile endeavor as the Lady Vikings prevailed by a score of 129.3-126.6.

“We had a lot of adjusting to do at this gym,” observed Millerick. “We had to water down some of our routines due to their small facility. We had trouble adapting to their environment, but the girls prevailed and managed to win the meet with their best score of the season to that point.”

Winthrop started on vault and received standout performances from all six gymnasts: Charlotte Hurley and Mackenzie Chiudina both scored a 7.7; Julia Duplin and Lacey Scott both scored a 7.9; Christa Vaccaro (who had to compete with her back-up vault) scored an 8.1, and Rachel Farley topped the team with an 8.4.

On the bars the Lady Vikings “made a few mistakes, but still performed very well,” according to Millerick. Charlotte Hurley and Kaitlyn Carter both earned scores of 7.3, Danielle Carter took a 7.2, Julia Duplin brought home a 7.4, Rachel Farley scored a 7.8, and Christa Vaccaro was awarded an 8.85.

The floor came next.  Charlotte Hurley, Kaitlyn Carter, and Lacey Scott all received a mark of 7.7. Danielle Carter suffered a fall, but still received a 7.4. Rachel Farley was granted an 8.35 and Christa Vaccaro came through with a 9.3.

Winthrop finished on the beam, which typically brings a lot of pressure for a final event. First up was Gracie Armitstead with an outstanding score of 7.55. Kaitlyn Carter received a 6.5 and Lacey Scott earned a 7.7, Danielle Carter had her highest beam score of the season an 8.3 and then Rachel Farley and Christa Vaccaro came through with scores of 8.1.

“We were very satisfied with our performances,” said Millerick. “The girls definitely had a few mistakes, but the fact that they adapted to a new gym with smaller equipment then they’re used to was a big plus.”

This past Monday the Lady Vikings encountered Danvers, which always is one of the top teams in the conference.

“We knew going into this meet we couldn’t have any mistakes if we wanted to come out with a win,” said Millerick. “Focus was going to be incredibly vital for us.”

Winthrop got off to a fine start, with all six Lady Vikings hitting their bar routines, starting with Charlotte Hurley, who received a score of 7.15. Kaitlyn Carter was next with a 7.35; captain Julia Duplin earned a 7.5; Rachel Farley came through with a 7.85; Danielle Carter had her highest bar score of the season an 8.0; and lastly came Christa Vaccaro, who hit her entire routine and was rewarded with a 9.0.

“I just kept instilling in their minds that what they did on bars was exactly what they needed to do,” said Millerick. “They knew they had to keep the momentum going on beam. We let up multiple mistakes on beam, but there were some great routines as well.

First was Taylor Reilly, followed by Kaitlyn Carter. Next was Lacey Scott and Danielle Carter. Rachel Farley went up next and hit her beam routine beautifully for the third consecutive meet and was honored with an 8.0. Lastly came Christa Vaccaro with an 8.0 as well.

Next for Winthrop was vault. “We knew we could come back on vault,” noted Millerick. Molly Janeilis was first up and sxoreed a 7.2. Mackenzie Chiudina came through with an outstanding landing to earn an 8.1. Next was Julia Duplin, who also stuck her landing and received an 8.0. Lacey Scott came though with a 7.9 and Rachel Farley recorded an 8.6. Lastly was Christa Vaccaro with a breathtaking vault that earned the highest score of the meet with a 9.5.

“We had an amazing vault set, so we were excited that we were still in the running with Danvers,” said Millerick as Winthrop headed to the last event of the night, the floor. First was Mackenzie Chiudina with a 7.35, and then Julia Duplin with a 7.3. Next was Lacey Scott with a 7.0, followed by Danielle Carter with an 8.25. Rachel Farley came through with an 8.0, and lastly was Christa Vaccaro, who came through with a great routine to score a 9.4.

Although the final tally showed the Lady Vikings coming up short, 133.75-130.55, the Winthrop squad had good reason to be proud of their performance. ”Although we lost, we were pumped about breaking 130 points,” said Millerick. “This has been a goal of ours all season, so it was very special that we finally hit that. The girls definitely learned from the meet how vital it is to complete their routines, whether there are mistakes or not. We hope to pull through and learn from this.

“The girls are for sure pushing each other much harder since the loss and are supporting each other as well,” continued Millerick. “We are excited to see how this Friday night goes against Peabody, which has been scoring right around what we are scoring, so it’s going to be very close.”

The Peabody meet also will be highlighted by Senior Night festivities, which will get underway at 7:00 at the Winthrop Gymnastics Academy.

Pulsifer, Dernier shine

for boys hoop vs. Revere

Although the Winthrop High boys basketball team came out on the short end of a 56-41 decision to Revere last Tuesday, Vikings Devin Pulsifer and Alex Dernier turned in strong efforts.

Devin hit for a game-high 19 points, while Alex dropped in 15 points on shooting that included a trio of three-pointers, two-of-three regular field goals, and two-for-two from the free throw line.

Tayjuan McKenzie pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and contributed four points. Johnathan Van Dalinda grabbed seven boards. Zack Fisher hit for two points and Chris Zuffante sank a free throw.

The Vikings also took on Beverly and Lynn English, a pair of foes from the North Division of the Northeastern Conference (as is Revere) and fell by scores of 64-40 and 78-46.

The Vikings entertain Gloucester Friday evening and host Swampscott Tuesday.

WHS girls on  the road this week

The Winthrop High girls basketball team will hit the road for three games in the coming week. The Lady Vikings make the long trek to Gloucester Friday evening, play at Cathedral Sunday and travel to Swampscott Tuesday.

From the Press Box

The Top Performers

By: Jim Lederman

The highlight of the Winthrop Vikings football season is the Annual ‘Breakup Dinner.’ The awards are handed out to the ‘top performers’ for the WHS Vikings football team.

The 2015 football ‘Breakup Dinner,’ was held at the beautiful new Winthrop Lodge of Elks main ballroom. A capacity crowd of parents, players and supporters of Viking football filled the room on Sunday, January 17^th.

Coach Sean Driscoll spoke about the accomplishments of this 2015 squad. The speech from coach Driscoll was an emotional story of a team that had hard luck with major injuries and the emotion of a team that was forced to forfeit a game because of an incident that should not have caused his team to forfeit a game.

“My two captains Dan Dellano and Matt Feeley were strong leaders of a team that proved how strong they were on Thanksgiving Day, when they upset a heavily favored Revere Patriots team.” The Vikings continued their dominance over Revere (28 and 2) in the last 30 years in Revere in a thrilling (15-12) victory!

The first award, a scholarship from Mark Dambrosio (ex-Viking captain and Colby College football captain (in memory of his brother, who died at a young age. Zack Fisher (a senior playing football for the first time). Zack made a huge play on defense on Thanksgiving and excelled on the field.

The Winthrop Youth Football Awards were presented by Peter Caggiano (WYF President). Two awards: junior standout full back Matt Tarantino was awarded a plaque from WYF and a scholarship in memory of Peter’s mother Annette. A plaque was awarded to co-captain Dan Dellano.

The Viking top Defender Award was presented to leading tackler Dan Dellano from coach Jon Cadigan.

The Jack Driscoll Award in memory of the late Jack Driscoll, standout lineman on the 1957 WHS team is given by the Driscoll family – the recipient was all-NEC defensive lineman Joe Trenouth.

The William Rutherford Award in memory of an ex-WHS standout lineman is given to the Thanksgiving MVP – the recipient was junior quarterback Chris Zuffante. Chris outplayed Patriots NEC MVP Dan Murphy. Chris rushed for 75-yards, scored the winning touchdown and excelled on defense.

The Winthrop Sun Transcript ‘Top Performer’ Award was given to junior Jon Gonzales. Gonzo rushed for 125 yards and led the Vikings to the big upset victory on Thanksgiving despite injuries, led the team rushing.

The Paul Frazier Award is given in memory of ex-Viking captain who played at the University of Wyoming. The recipient was unsung senior Robert Miles.

The Dan Govoni Award – the award established by Gus Martucci (Danny‘s teammate on the 1981 super bowl champs) and ‘Voice of the Vikings,’ in memory of Danny Govoni, who died tragically in a boating accident trying to save a life of his fellow mate. Eleanor Govoni presented the award to Alex Winter, an unsung player.

The Anthony ‘Lefty’ DeFelice Award (established by Martucci and Lederman), is given to a senior who displays the loyalty, leadership and sportsmanship) in memory of ‘Lefty’ DeFelice, known as Mr. Winthrop Football for his dedication to WHS football. The recipient was senior linebacker Justin Barker, the third linebacker in his family, dad Jimmy (1981 super bowl champs), brother Jimmy (2011 captain and all-star). Justin had a stellar season on defense for the Vikings.

The Curtis Cramb Award in memory of a WHS player who drowned in an accident. Dan Dellano received the award.

The Bob Remer Award in memory of the late Transcript Sports editor for 52 years. Justin Barker earned the award.

The Dr. Robert Harney Award in memory of ‘Doc’ Bob Harney, Viking orthopedic doctor who gave his time to take care of WHS athletes at no cost for over 30 years died of cancer. Captain Matt Feeley received this prestigious award.

The coach Ed MacFarland Award in memory of the late WHS coach and teacher. The three recipients are 4.0 students: Dan Dellano, Matt Feeley and Chris Zuffante, outstanding student athletes.

The Irving P. Alexander Trophy – the most prestigious Viking football award given by the Rotary Club in memory of Mr. Alexander given previously at the Winthrop Arms Hotel/Restaurant to captain Matt Feeley, the 2015 recipient.

A nostalgic ‘Break Up Dinner’ to honor a team that proved on Thanksgiving Day that Winthrop Viking football is number one!

Let the Games Begin!

Lynn Jets slow down the Winthrop Vikings

By: Jim Lederman

The Connery Rink in Lynn was filled to capacity on Wednesday. The undefeated Lynn Jets defeated the Winthrop Vikings ((2-1).

The Jets (9-0-1) handed the Vikings their 4^th loss of the season. Goaltender Jack Stafford (.09 goals against) just missed his sixth shutout of the season. Stafford finished the game with 26 saves.

The Viking defense was strong once again in front of junior goalie Greg Gill. Greg has only 10 saves, but they were all clutch stops.

The first period was even with Lynn held to six saves from Greg Gill. T he teams left the ice in a scoreless game.

The Vikings came out for period number two. The Vikings were flying and Stafford faced 12 shots and blanked the Viking skaters. The Vikings had two power play opportunities, but the big Jets goalie was a standout between the pipes.

The puck finally found the back of the net at the 3-minute mark freshman defenseman fired a screaming slap shot that Gill was screened on. The Vikings put plenty of pressure on Stafford in the final ten minutes. The Vikings pulled Gill with two minutes remaining. With 1:112 on the clock the Jets stole a Vikings pass and scored an empty net goal (2-0) Lynn Jets.

The Vikings didn’t quit and sophomore standout Henry Brooks scored with an assist to senior Mike Casey (he was flying all night, returning from an injury).

The Vikings defeated Somerville (3-0) the battle with undefeated Marblehead (12-0-1) was a loss to the Magicians sextet (3-0) on Monday night. Junior net minder Greg Gill held the powerful Magicians to only three goals, stopping 35 Marblehead shots. The Vikings play host to arch rival Beverly on Saturday afternoon 1:30 p.m. at Larsen Rink. The Vikings need to get hot with only five games left on their scheduled.

Let the Games Begin!

Bulldogs and Spartans Battle to a Tie

 

The weather outside Larsen Rink was cold and snowing the heat inside was from the Bulldogs and St. Mary’s of Lynn Spartans. The teams battled to a (2-2) tie.

Gretchen Howard had another spectacular game between t he pipes. The Bulldogs opened the scoring. Meghan Chavis lit the lamp with 4:32 left in the opening period. Ashley Miles and Kelsey Griffiths assisted on the score.

St. Mary’s tied up the battle with Nazarian scoring. The tie lasted only 34 seconds Sophie Lefray scored for the Bulldogs. Mia Price drew the assist.

Coach Anthony ‘Butch’ Martucci was pleased with the strong game from his young team. “We played hard and well and St. Mary’s is our big rival because of their highly successful program.

The Lady Bulldogs play archrival Marblehead on Saturday night 6:30 p.m. at Larsen Rink.

Let the Games Begin!

WHS sports Years

10 years ago

January 26, 2006

The WHS hockey team defeated Lynn English, 3-0, in a contest in which the Vikings outshot the Rams, 49-8. Chris Mailhot, Paul Eruzione, and James Fucillo scored the Winthrop goals.

The WHS boys basketball team dropped its contest this week to Swampscott, which was led by its star player Sean Nimkar, to fall to 5-6 on the season. The pre-game ceremonies were highlighted by the raising of the banner signifying the 1149 career points scored by Anthony Griffin, who graduated in 2005.

The WHS girls basketball team dropped a hard-fought 42-39 decision to Swampscott, the defending Division 4 North Sectional champ. Meredith Soper scored 15 points for Winthrop.

Jane Derderian and Nicole Gennaco led the WHS gymnastics team to a 131-120 win over Gloucester.

20 years ago

February 1, 1996

The WHS boys basketball team turned in the upset of the season in the NEC with a 63-60 win over previously-unbeaten Lynn Classical. Lawone Bennett scored a career-high 28 points for the Vikings. A few days later, Winthrop defeated defending Division 2 state champion Salem, 75-52, in a battle of defending state champs, Winthrop having won the D-3 title in 1995. Bennett had a spectacular game with 31 points to set a new career-high and blocked several shots.

The WHS hockey team continued to move closer to a state tourney berth with  a 6-3 win over Marblehead. Dave Collins, Jack Cimino (two goals), Michael Palmer, and Jason Calla (two goals) scored for the Vikings.

The WHS girls gymnastics team defeated Revere and No. Andover, led by junior Elizabeth Lally, the top point scorer in the two meets. Freshman Michelle DeMarco also performed well, as did Johnna DeChristoforo, Vanesa Cesario, and Tracey Leonard.

30 years ago

February 5, 1986

The WHS girls basketball team clinched a berth in the state tourney with a 45-34 win over Salem, the first-place team in the NEC. Franci Dolan led the streaking Lady Vikings to their sixth straight win with 14 points.

The boys track team improved to 7-1 with a 44-42 win over Marblehead. Junior Andy Turransky was a double-winner in the hurdles and high jump.

Despite 39 points from Sean Conway, the boys basketball team dropped an 82-75 decision to Lynn Classical.

The WHS hockey team improved to 8-4-2 on the season with an 8-2 win over Danvers. The surprising Vikings, one of the youngest teams in the NEC, are poised to qualify for the state tournament.

40 years ago

February 4, 1976

Lynn Classical snapped the WHS boys basketball team’s 11-0 unbeaten mark with a 64-61 triumph over the Vikings. Eddie Thurman poured in 44 points for the Rams. Steve Demetriou paced a balanced WHS offense with 17 points and Billy English hit for 15.

The undefeated WHS hockey team continued to roll past its NEC rivals with wins this week over Gloucester and Danvers. Joe MacDonald scored two goals in the Gloucester victory. Bobby MacDonald is the leading scorer in Eastern Mass. with 47 points in 11 games and teammate Jackie Burke is fourth in scoring in EMass.

50 years ago

February 3, 1966

Thanks to Gloucester’s upset of Danvers, the WHS basketball team will have a chance to overtake Danvers for first place in the NEC when the teams meet here next week. Danvers won the first encounter between the teams a few weeks ago, but coach John Myers’s squad now is even with Danvers in the standings after wins over Swampscott and Amesbury this week.

The WHS hockey team defeated St. John’s Prep, 1-0. Tony Fucillo scored the lone goal of the contest.

60 years ago

February 2, 1956

Led by 6’-5” captain Charlie Rand’s 21 points, the WHS basketball team moved into a tie for first place in the NEC with a 62-50 win over Swampscott.

70 years ago

January 31, 1946

The WHS basketball team’s 15-game winning streak against NEC opponents was snapped with a 24-21 loss to Danvers. Winthrop had defeated Saugus, 64-23, and Swampscott, 40-23, earlier in the week. Milton “Bomber” Neal scored 15 points in both of the victories to lead the way for Winthrop. In a 43-27 triumph over Amesbury, Myron Atlas, the leading scorer in the NEC, hit for 19 points to pave the way to victory before a packed house in the WHS gym. Winthrop still is in first place in the NEC despite the loss with a 5-1 league mark.

80 years ago

January 25, 1936

The WHS basketball team, though tied with Brockton for the most wins, is in first place by virtue of having scored 79 points compared to the latter’s 74 in three games. Winthrop’s most recent triumph was a 34-10 walloping of Framingham in the local gym. Baker scored 17 points for Winthrop. Earlier in the week, Winthrop defeated Watertown, 22-19, before what is believed to be the largest crowd ever to fill the Winthrop High gym.

The WHS track team lost to the Browne & Nichols School, 48-15. Among the point-winners for Winthrop were Fred Sinatra, Mardoccheo Saggese, Clayton Crocker, Albert Jenkins, and Thomas Saunders.

90 years ago

January 30, 1926

After defeating Arlington 35-13, the WHS basketball team lost its first game of the season with a 23-18 defeat to Chelsea. Winthrop’s Lester Wile continues to lead the Suburban League in scoring. In the Arlington win, captain Ralph Connor led Winthrop with 18 points.