A large contingent of freshmen from the Winthrop High girls track team competed in the Northeastern Conference Freshman/Sophomore Meet held last Friday in Lynn with a number of Lady Vikings earning ribbons for finishing among the top six in their…
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The sky’s the limit for record holder Connors
When Kevin McGee leapt six feet, five inches 34 years ago in the spring of 1976 to establish a new Winthrop High School record in the high jump, Gerald Ford was President. Happy Days, Charlie’s Angels, and MASH were among…
Milano, Hatzisavas notch back to back shutouts for Vikings
Will Milano and Anthony Hatzisavas tossed complete game shutouts to lead the Winthrop High baseball team to victories of 5-0 over Danvers and 3-0 over Swampscott this past week. “Both Will and Anthony pitched great games for us,†said WHS…
Lady Vikings defeat three NEC opponents
The Winthrop High softball team is on a roll with a four game winning streak, including the last three over Northeastern Conference rivals Gloucester, 9-4; Danvers, 11-7 (marking the first win for a Lady Viking softball team at Danvers since…
Boys tennis team wins pair to improve to 3-2 on season
The Winthrop High boys tennis team won two matches in convincing fashion to raise their record to 3-2 on the season. Coach Barbara Hoffman’s squad defeated St. Mary’s of Lynn 4-1 and then shut out Gloucester 5-0. In the match…
Fucillo wins three events vs. Beverly
Jenny Fucillo continued her march through the Northeastern Conference, once again demolishing all comers in the hurdles in last week’s meet with Beverly. Jenny took first in the 400 intermediate hurdles in a time of 69.0 and first in the…
Vikings defeat Marblehead, 7-4
The Winthrop High baseball team parlayed a fine pitching performance by Anthony Hatzisavas and timely hitting to earn a 7-4 victory at Marblehead Thursday. “This was a very nice win for us,†said WHS head coach Jim Gillis, whose Vikings…
Softball team powers past Williams
A 17 hit attack and solid pitching gave the Winthrop High softball team, sporting the new uniforms recently provided with funds from the Viking Pride Foundation, a 16-6 win over Archbishop Williams Tuesday in the consolation game of a vacation…
Fucillo makes an early season statement to NEC foes
Jenny Fucillo left no doubt that she will be the girl hurdler to catch in the Northeastern Conference this season after blowing away the field in both hurdles events in the first two meets of the young season. Fucillo captured…
Connors is double winner for boys track
Jake Connors won the high jump and the triple jump to highlight last week’s track meet for the Winthrop High boys against Gloucester. Jake easily won the high jump with a top leap of 5-11 and then added a first…