The Winthrop High boys basketball team completed a clean sweep of their rivals in the South Division of the Northeastern Conference with a pulsating 72-59 triumph over Saugus on Monday. The Vikings now are 5-0 in the NEC South (6-0…
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Sports 12-29-2011
WHS girls hockey team wins three straight The Winthrop High Lady Bulldog girls hockey team has run off a string of three impressive victories to improve to 3-1 on the season. Coach Anthony Martucci’s squad began its winning streak with…
Sports 12-22-2011
Hoopmen win two, improve to 3-0 The Winthrop High boys basketball team defeated both of their opponents this past week to improve to 3-0 on the season The contests were a study in contrasts, as the Vikings handily dispatched Gloucester…
Boys Basketball Aims for Tourney Action
The high school winter sports scene kicked into high gear this week, with boys and girls basketball teams across the state opening up Tuesday and boys hockey teams skating into the 2011-12 season last night (Wednesday). Many of the girls…
Winter Sports Seasons Ready to Begin
With the fall sports season now one for the history books, the attention of local sports fans turns to the panoply of winter sports on the local scene. Although the accomplishments of last year’s WHS teams will be hard to…
Five Vikings Named to the CAL/NEC Tier 3 All-star Team
With the end of the regular season in high school football, the annual post-season awards were announced this week and five Winthrop players were chosen on offense and defense as CAL/NEC all-stars for their performances this season, including offensive and…
Vikings Roll over Revere, 33-0: Paulson Leads with 113 Yards and Three Touchdowns in Thanksgiving Day Rout
The Winthrop Vikings, still upset with themselves over a last minute loss to Newburyport that cost them a post-season berth less than two weeks earlier, took their frustrations out on Revere Thanksgiving Day, scoring 26 unanswered first half points en…
Thanksgiving Memories
This was a great week for Winthrop football, past and present. Our 2011 Vikings played what was perhaps their most complete game of the season with a 33-0 rout of Revere that made Thanksgiving dinner all the more delicious for…
Vikings Look to Finish Above .500 with a Win over Revere on Thanksgiving
Head coach Sean Driscoll and the Winthrop Vikings, eager to put their bitter defeat to Newburyport in the rearview mirror, this week have focused on getting back above .500 as they prepare to face off with Revere in the traditional…
Vikings Turnover Championship: Division Title Game Turns on Errors Down the Stretch
With four minutes to go last Friday night, the Winthrop Vikings footballs team seemed to be in command of the league championship game they were hosting against Newburyport, with a 7-0 lead. Unfortunately, the football gods were not smiling on…