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Pingree set to face the real deal in Jordan Johnson

North Shore Sports — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:02 +0000

The Pingree football team will play Brooks Academy in the Clark-Francis Bowl Saturday afternoon at Endicott College (1:30 p.m.).

Here’s some video footage of Brooks’ BYU-bound quarterback/cornerback Jordan Johnson:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Northeast Hospital lays off 22

Heard in Beverly — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:32:42 +0000

Northeast Hospital laid off 22 people on Tuesday. The company includes Beverly Hospital, Addison-Gilbert in Gloucester, BayRidge in Lynn, and Beverly Hospital’s medical center in Danvers. More in tomorrow’s Salem News.

Football podcast: Thanksgiving edition

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:28:55 +0000

Join the sports staff of The Salem News as they discuss every game being played by North Shore teams this Thanksgiving Day.
Total time: 40:53

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For much more on the Thanksgiving Day matchups, visit our special Web page.

Locals named All-NESCAC in football

North Shore Sports — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:24:26 +0000

A trio of Northeastern Conference Small alums earned All-Nescac honors on the gridiron this fall.

Beverly grad Pat Bailey was named to the all-league second team as a running back for Tufts and also earned a spot as a return specialist.

Also for the Jumbos, Danvers’ Alex Perry earned a second team nod at defensive back.

Swampscott grad Tyler Tennant, meanwhile, was named to the second team defense after an outstanding season at Bowdoin.

Recycling still on the rise

Heard in Beverly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:04 +0000

The city continues its amazing progress in recycling, Mayor Bill Scanlon told the City Council last night.
Scanlon said the city reduced the amount of trash it produced by 8 percent in October compared to October of 2008. Recycling has improved every month this year over last year, he said.
If the trend continues for the next [...]

Two new firefighters hired

Heard in Beverly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:46:45 +0000

The city has hired two new firefighters from its reserve list — Chad McCormack and Jason Terry.

Burke vs. Ray in Beverly?

The Full Nelson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:16:16 +0000

State Rep. Mary Grant insists the potential of both a primary and general election challenge had nothing to do with her decision to call it quits after next year. But it’s quickly become apparent there are plenty of people in Beverly interested in running for her House seat.
There was speculation that John Burke might have been looking ahead to a run for the seat even as he was taking on Mayor Bill Scanlon this fall. And he’s one Democrat who would not be deterred from challenging an incumbent member of his own party.
Meanwhile, that very contentious mayoral race might be remembered as a tame affair if Corinne Ray — wife of the police chief and one of the subjects of Burke’s notorious anonymous letter of a few years ago — follows through on her talk of running for Grant’s seat.
And those are just a couple of Democrats thinking of taking a shot at the position. Councilor at large Pat Grimes and local attorney Jerry Parisella have all but announced their candidacies.
Meanwhile, a prominent Democrat has broached the possibility of a Republican primary pitting announced candidate Brett Schetzsle against Councilor at large Paul Guanci.
It appears Beverly voters will have plenty of choices.

Pingree football headed to NEPSAC bowl game

North Shore Sports — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:16:45 +0000

Fresh off of its fifth straight victory — a 46-0 bashing of Dexter Southfield on Saturday in Brookline — the Pingree School football team is going bowling.

The Highlanders (7-1) have been selected to play in theClark/Francis Bowl: this weekend, where they’ll face Brooks School (7-1). The game will be played at the Belmont Hill School Saturday (time TBA).

Ham-Wen girls, Swampscott’s Lindsay Walsh winners for girls XC

North Shore Sports — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:42:18 +0000

Coach Steve Sawyer’s Hamilton-Wenham runners took their fifth straight Division 4 EMass title Saturday at Franklin Park, aided by strong races by Kristen Ashley (runner-up) and Emily Senning (third overall). Cyrena Shiland was ninth and Kerry Phelan 13th to round out the top four for the Generals.

Swampscott’s Lindsay Walsh, meanwhile, won the individual title in the Division 3 race with a time of 19:06 — the best time run by a lady all day, topping the winners of the Division 1, 2 and 4 races by a good 10 seconds.

In Division 2, Monica Adler of Beverly was the runner-up and Masconomet’s Abbey D’Agostino finished third. Beverly’s Millie Chapman was ninth.

For much more, see Monday’s edition.

Local boys shine at Franklin Park

North Shore Sports — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:21:42 +0000

With the football players at home studying film and the runners out in the elements, here’s a quick peak at some local boys XC highlights. Check back later today for girls’ results and check Monday’s Salem News for a full report.

Division 1: St. John’s Prep’s A.J. Rossi finished 6th in 17:03 and helped the Eagles to a third place team finish. Peabody’s Evan Braz was ninth in 17:09.

Division 2: James Wigglesworth was ninth and Tucker Reece 11th to help Marblehead to a third place team finish.