Lady Vikings top two NEC rivals The Winthrop High softball team stretched its wining streak to five games this past week with wins over Northeastern Conference rivals Salem, 4-2, and Lynn English, 8-1, behind two strong pitching efforts by sophomore…
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Softball Team Wins Three Games
The Winthrop High softball team is on a roll with a three-game winning streak against Northeastern Conference opponents Saugus, Beverly, and Peabody this past week. Standout pitching by Lady Viking hurler Maura Lanza, the power hitting of Jen Adamson, and…
Lanza Blanks Latin on Three Hitter, 2-0
Maura Lanza tossed a brilliant three hitter to pace the Winthrop High softball team to a 2-0 victory over Boston Latin last Thursday in the opening game of the North End tournament held in Woburn. The tournament had been scheduled…
Softball Team Wins Two of First Three
The Winthrop High softball team got off to a nice start in its first week of the 2013 campaign, taking two of its three contests against Northeastern Conference rivals. “We’ve received strong pitching, we’re playing good defense, and we’re getting…
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…
Viking Baseball Team Opens at Home Monday
The Winthrop High baseball team will open its 2013 season Monday afternoon when the Vikings host the Fenway Charter School on the high school field. The first pitch of opening day for the local boys of spring is set for…
Winthrop 7th Grade Travel Basketball Team Wins Eastern Travel Basketball Championship
The Parks and Recreation Winthrop Blue seventh grade travel basketball team won the Eastern Travel Basketball Championship on March 16. It was a great season for Winthrop Blue who finished its season with a record of 15 wins and 2…
MacPhail Selected to All American Team
Luke MacPhail, a resident from Winthrop, who plays for Revere Pop Warner ,was selected to the 2012 Offense Defense All American USA Team. Luke was selected as the only 6th grader in the country to make the USA OD Middle…
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.…