The Winthrop High golf team learned the truth of the age old axiom, “Close only counts in horse shoes,†as the Vikings fell shy of qualifying for a state tourney berth by the narrow margin of a 37.5-34.5 loss to…
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Girls cross country team takes aim at league title
The Winthrop High girls cross country team won their fourth meet in a row and moved one step closer to a Northeastern Conference South Division title with a 17-42 triumph over Lynn English Tuesday in a race held on the…
Week Five Peabody 30, Winthrop 6
The Winthrop Vikings football team took one of it worst home losses in recent memory 30-6 last Friday night at Miller Field and dropped to 0-5 on the 2010 season. However, despite the Vikings’ continued inability to sustain their offense…
Management
Big things are a foot in North Shore football circles next Fall. The Northeastern Conference Athletic Directors met for their monthly meeting on September. 30. The main topic of conversation was the impending Cape Ann League/Northeastern Conference Megamerger. The new…
Upward movement in the South
The Winthrop High girls cross country team turned on the jets in the final mile to pull out an 18-44 win over Salem yesterday on the Deer Island course. “This was a huge win for us,†said WHS head coach…
When it rains… – Undermanned Vikings washed out by Rams
“It was a lousy night all around,†Winthrop head football coach Sean Driscoll said of last Friday’s 31-12 loss to Lynn Classical at Manning Field. “It was rainy and windy, and we were dealing with some injuries and some players…
A star is brewing – Fisher makes a smashing debut for the Storm
Alexandria Fisher switched from baseball to softball in the sixth grade. Now a 14-year-old freshman at St. Mary’s High School, Fisher is devoting a lot of energy to her softball game. In August, Fisher tried out and earned a spot…
Silent beginning – Miscues and Salem’s defense doom the Vikings on opening night
The Winthrop Vikings offense never quite got untracked last Friday night at Bertram Field in Salem, as the host Witches grabbed a 14-0 victory behind some excellent linebacker play and a couples of Viking mistakes. “Salem is a good football…
First and goal – McCarthy headlines 2010 roster; team opens Friday vs. Salem
Junior quarterback Jimmy Barker has won the positional battle with sophomore Dave Capone for the right to succeed Will Milano as the starting signal caller for the 2010 Vikings football team. Capone will serve as the back-up to Barker and…
Rain wreaks havoc with Viking football camp – Positional battles give coaches something to think about
Winthrop High football opened its annual training camp this week amidst the first significant rains of the entire summer and the wet weather has the team and the coaching staff playing catch up as they prepare for their first controlled…