Donahue, band of defensemen kept high-scoring Dedham off the board By Cary Shuman Something had to give in the state championship game. Dedham had racked up 19 goals in four playoff victories and posted a 7-spot in a big regular…
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WHS Sports Through the Years
30 years ago this week, the WHS boys basketball team won the Division 3 state championship It’s hard to believe that 30 years have passed since the Winthrop High boys basketball team won the Division 3 state title with an…
Matchup Years in the Making
Dedham is a red-hot opponent hoping to make its own history By Cary Shuman Dan Panciocco was the captain of the 1976 Dedham High School hockey team. That team lost to Braintree in the Division 1 quarterfinals at the Garden.…
King of the Crease
Donahue seeks a state title for team and family history By Cary Shuman Senior goaltender and captain Michael Donahue has a direct connection to the last Winthrop High School team that won a state hockey championship. His uncle, Sean Donahue,…
Phil Boncore: Winthrop’s Mr. March
By Cary Shuman Of all the post-season quotes by high school hockey stars in the Boston newspapers this March, we enjoyed the one most by senior captain Phil Boncore after the Vikings’ 5-1 victory over No. 1 seed, Stoneham. “It’s…
WHS Sports Roundup
Isabella Rice chosen for national gymnastics team Isabella Rice, Winthrop High’s stellar senior gymnast, has been selected for one of the 20 spots on the girls national team that will compete in May in Ft. Myers, Florida. Isabella was chosen…
Winthrop High Girls Hockey Team Falls to Bishop Stang in First Round
By Cary Shuman There’s something to be said about home-ice advantage in the early rounds of the MIAA Tournament. Coach Butch Martucci’s Northeast Hockey League co-champions not only faced a difficult draw in a red-hot Bishop Stang hockey team, but…
Martucci Selected league MVP, Spencer is All-Conference, Towse, Pereira, Coffey are All-Stars
By Cary Shuman After near-misses for the league’s Most Valuable Player Award, Winthrop High senior captain Talia Martucci has knocked down the door for the Vikings. Martucci was the near-unanimous pick of the coaches for the league’s top award in…
Instant Classics
Vikings edge Appononoquet and Norwell, to advance to the Round of 8 By Cary Shuman It took three overtimes in one game and an incredible two-goal surge in another game, but the Winthrop High School hockey team has earned its…
Boncore, Survilas, Holgersen, Pumphret lead the way for the Vikings in tourney
By Cary Shuman If any town knows the magnitude of scoring one quite important goal in a rather big situation, it’s Winthrop. Right, Mike? Here are the most clutch goal scorers for Winthrop heading into a quarterfinal clash with Littleton:…