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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Not many would have figured it after their 10-3 opening-round loss to Windham. Not even Fred Russo, coach of the Salem American 9- and 10-yearold Little League all-stars, could have made the prediction. But on Sunday, July 20, the Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR When Bedford took the diamond in the losers bracket quarterfinals on Monday, July 14, the team in the opposite dugout, Salem National, held the advantage of a week’s worth of rest. Yet Bedford remained game-tested by winning Read More...
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METHUEN, Mass. – Three tight victories propelled the 12U ASA Northeast Hurricanes to the Methuen Start of Summer Tournament championship. The team went 6-1 during the weekend tourney, which took place June 6 to 8. “The reason the tournament Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR They have yet to be the grooms, and they haven’t exactly been the best men either, but they’re definitely in the wedding party each year. In fact, the Salem boys tennis team has nearly perfected the role of head usher. Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR For Aly Higgins, Sara Halbich, and Taylor and Tatum Dyer, it was another year, another field hockey title. The senior quartet – along with juniors Nicole Rozumek and Kyleigh Keating and sophomore Chelsie Muldowney – Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Of the four events at each competition – vault, beam, bars, and floor – six girls from each team compete. Only two athletes can compete in all four events and score in the all-around; the rest take part in a maximum Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Now coach E.J. Perry has the unenviable task of finding not only someone to replace Savage’s clutch play, but also filling the holes created by the departure of three all-state cagers. “We try to reload rather than rebuild, Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Last year’s 10-10 record and first-round playoff loss, said Briggs, was a reflection of a talented yet inconsistent team going through growing pains. And while hesitant to offer a 2007-’08 prediction, Briggs conceded Read More...
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BY JENNIFER McDOWELL Salem, twice beaten in the regular season, is once again the Division I girls volleyball champion. With unrelenting effort and intensity, the second-seeded Blue Devils blew through Spaulding’s top-seeded Red Raiders in the finals Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR What looked like a dream matchup of Class L unbeatens turned into a nightmare for Timberlane, with Salem playing the role of dreaded monster. Though the two teams battled to a 2-2 tie on Oct. 6, the Blue Devils were more prepared Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK It began less than one minute after the first ball was served. It was loud, and it didn’t stop until well after the final play. “Let’s go Salem!” The continuous chant was heard by all in attendance at this year’s Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK When the boys of Salem volleyball took the courts for their first match of this year’s Division I playoffs, head coach EJ Perry had a plan: show off his present stars and then display those he expects to emerge in the future. Perry’s Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Up six goals in the final minutes of a quarterfinal match-up with Londonderry High School, Salem’s offense looked as if it was in the closing seconds of sudden-death overtime. And coach Carol Merchant couldn’t imagine Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK EJ Perry knows what he is doing. The fourth-year Salem boys volleyball mentor always selects the right players, draws up the correct plays and most importantly, offers the proper words of motivation to his team – one that hasn’t Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Lauren Delaney began varsity play as a sophomore setter, backing up a senior on a successful Blue Devils volleyball squad. The prognosis didn’t include much court time. But when the elder setter came down with mononucleosis, Read More...
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