If one is looking for an example of how much the COVID-19 pandemic has affected high school sports, one only need look at where the Manchester Essex winter track teams are at this point in time.
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
The coaches talk about the track high school track meets from March 29th and 31st.
The Manchester-Essex Regional High School varsity football team couldn't stop the turnovers in Saturday, April 3rd's game against Lynnfield, going home with a 29-0 loss.
Rick Wilson
Staff Photographer/Videographer
COVID-19 restrictions forced football out of its usual spot during the fall, with the Cape Ann League teams electing to begin their season instead in March. As a result, the local football team is trying to find its identity while also adjusting to playing almost six months after the usual s…
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
The High School Sailing Team is taking up residence once again on the MSA float at the mouth of Manchester Harbor after a one-year absence.
Fall II sports continued on Saturday, March 27 in a varsity football matchup pitting the Hornets against Amesbury.
Rick Wilson
Staff Photographer/Videographer
On Friday, March 19th, the ME Hornets faced off against the Triton Vikings for a week 2 joust. With a little over 3 minutes left in the game, the Vikings were in the lead 10-7. A Will Levendusky 80-yard pass to Sam Rice resulted in a TD for the Hornets and a 13-10 win for the Hornets now 1-1…
Rick Wilson
Staff Photographer/Videographer
This Friday marks the season-opener for not only the MERHS football team, but for the Fall II sports season as a whole. Fans will get a glimpse of what the Manchester Essex football and cheering squads will look like on the road against Triton on March 12, and the Winter Track team will begi…
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
One team usually begins its season while the temperatures are still high and there are leaves on the trees. Another team usually starts its season just before the start of winter but is now starting just before the start of spring. A third team usually makes its presence felt during game day…
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
There were stops, starts, cancellations and reschedules aplenty this winter, due to both weather and COVID-related concerns. Even with unique challenges in place and changes to how games are both prepared for and played, local high school teams were able to put a bow on the winter season thi…
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
Under the watchful eye of Marblehead Co-ops first-year head coach, Brittany Smith, the Lady Headers are having a great season, regardless of the COVID-19 restrictions all the teams face. Smith had a 100+ point career for the Marblehead Co-op. She is a 2014 graduate of MERHS. Here we see fres…
Coaches weigh in on the ski team, girls basketball and swim teams.
Breaking away from her opponents, ME Hornet Calista Lai drives for the layup. The Hornets faced North Reading Monday night at home. The Hornets went on to win the game 42-34. With one game left the Lady Hornets are 4-5 for the season. More photos at: https://www.facebook.com/TheManchesterCricket
Paul Clark
Assistant Editor
ME Hornet AJ Palazolla puts everything in to the effort to make this shot during a home game against rivals, Amesbury. The boys currently sit at 6-3, on top of the CAL Baker Division with one game remaining. More photos at: https://www.facebook.com/TheManchesterCricket
Paul Clark
Assistant Editor
Nearing the end of the Winter 2021 high school sports season, the Manchester-Essex boys varsity basketball team battled it out with the Amesbury Indians at home.
Rick Wilson
Staff Photographer/Videographer
During the usual winter season, writes Jason Brisbois in his Hornets season summary, making it through the calendar with everyone in good health and with little interruption to the schedule can be an accomplishment in itself. That notion is even more important to embrace when playing basket…
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
It's already approaching the end of the winter sports season for the Hornets sports teams. Senior night looked a little different than years past, but honoring parents who have supported their kids over the years remains a happy tradition.
Paul Clark
Assistant Editor
Friday, January 29th the Hornets varsity boys basketball team took on Hamilton Wenham.
Rick Wilson
Staff Photographer/Videographer
Junior Hornet Emma Fitzgerald lays the ball up for two against Hamilton Wenham opponents during last week’s match at home. Emma had 16 points and 18 rebounds against the Generals. ME took the win, 44-28. At press time the Hornets are 3-3 for the season. More photos at https://www.facebook.co…
Paul Clark
Assistant Editor
This week's roundup of high school sports features the ski team, and boys and girls basketball highlights.
In the average year, co-op teams tend to need a bit more time to work on team chemistry and simply getting to know one another. This can range from team-building activities off the ice to bonding time during off-hours practices, making that extra time taken crucial in helping to form a cohes…
Jason Brisbois
Staff Writer
Fall II sports continued on Saturday, March 27 in a varsity football matchup pitting the Hornets against Amesbury.
On Friday, March 19th, the ME Hornets faced off against the Triton Vikings for a week 2 joust. With a little over 3 minutes left in the game, the Vikings were in the lead 10-7. A Will Levendusky 80-yard pass to Sam Rice resulted in a TD for the Hornets and a 13-10 win for the Hornets now 1-1…
This Friday marks the season-opener for not only the MERHS football team, but for the Fall II sports season as a whole. Fans will get a glimpse of what the Manchester Essex football and cheering squads will look like on the road against Triton on March 12, and the Winter Track team will begin its season in a few weeks outdoors.
One team usually begins its season while the temperatures are still high and there are leaves on the trees. Another team usually starts its season just before the start of winter but is now starting just before the start of spring. A third team usually makes its presence felt during game days and competitions in the fall and is looking to make things a bit more official at the varsity level. Welcome, one and all, to the never-before-seen Fall II Season.
There were stops, starts, cancellations and reschedules aplenty this winter, due to both weather and COVID-related concerns. Even with unique challenges in place and changes to how games are both prepared for and played, local high school teams were able to put a bow on the winter season this month. Some got to extend their seasons, and some had their seasons cut short, but all of the winter sports featuring Manchester Essex athletes got some time on the court, on the ice or in the pool.
Under the watchful eye of Marblehead Co-ops first-year head coach, Brittany Smith, the Lady Headers are having a great season, regardless of the COVID-19 restrictions all the teams face. Smith had a 100+ point career for the Marblehead Co-op. She is a 2014 graduate of MERHS. Here we see fres…
Coaches weigh in on the ski team, girls basketball and swim teams.
Breaking away from her opponents, ME Hornet Calista Lai drives for the layup. The Hornets faced North Reading Monday night at home. The Hornets went on to win the game 42-34. With one game left the Lady Hornets are 4-5 for the season. More photos at: https://www.facebook.com/TheManchesterCricket
ME Hornet AJ Palazolla puts everything in to the effort to make this shot during a home game against rivals, Amesbury. The boys currently sit at 6-3, on top of the CAL Baker Division with one game remaining. More photos at: https://www.facebook.com/TheManchesterCricket
Nearing the end of the Winter 2021 high school sports season, the Manchester-Essex boys varsity basketball team battled it out with the Amesbury Indians at home.
During the usual winter season, writes Jason Brisbois in his Hornets season summary, making it through the calendar with everyone in good health and with little interruption to the schedule can be an accomplishment in itself. That notion is even more important to embrace when playing basketball or swimming and diving competitively during a pandemic.
It's already approaching the end of the winter sports season for the Hornets sports teams. Senior night looked a little different than years past, but honoring parents who have supported their kids over the years remains a happy tradition.
Friday, January 29th the Hornets varsity boys basketball team took on Hamilton Wenham.
Junior Hornet Emma Fitzgerald lays the ball up for two against Hamilton Wenham opponents during last week’s match at home. Emma had 16 points and 18 rebounds against the Generals. ME took the win, 44-28. At press time the Hornets are 3-3 for the season. More photos at https://www.facebook.co…
This week's roundup of high school sports features the ski team, and boys and girls basketball highlights.
In the average year, co-op teams tend to need a bit more time to work on team chemistry and simply getting to know one another. This can range from team-building activities off the ice to bonding time during off-hours practices, making that extra time taken crucial in helping to form a cohesive unit out of athletes hailing from multiple communities.
Boys & Girls Ski
Eight sneakers in the air as the Manchester Essex Regional High School Hornets battle the Triton Vikings for a rebound in their recent home game. The game went down to the wire and ME got the W 50-48 in the last seconds of the match.
ME Hornet Sylvie Oldeman breaks free to go to the basket for a pass in a match at home on Friday, Jan 15th against a very powerful Pentucket team. Even after being held to 5 points in the first quarter, the Hornets chipped away and at the final horn had scored a respectable 30 points. The La…
After weeks of planning, strategizing and obtaining approval and guidance from multiple governing bodies, the winter season kicked off for Manchester Essex High School teams last week, giving athletes participating in sports like basketball, skiing, swimming and skiing the opportunity to com…
