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If Thanksgiving 2008 wasn’t enough proof for you …

Posted in High School Sports on Nov 7th, 2009 Comments Off

Friday night at Nicholson Stadium had to be.
I throw out this compliment with the deepest respect one can muster in these parts.
Somewhere right now, the late Larry Klimas is grinning, ear to ear.
His once-proud Methuen High football program is in incredibly competent hands.
Any dissenters to that statement, doubters of Pat Graham and his Methuen High [...]

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Thursday night special!!!

Posted in High School Sports on Nov 5th, 2009 Comments Off

Name,
In case you missed my last 38 postings, I wanted to be sure you understood. The teams allowed to be ranked on Hector’s blog, by Hector, for readers of Hector are:
Amesbury, Andover, Central, Georgetown, Gr. Lawrence Tech, Haverhill, Lawrence, Londonderry, Methuen, North Andover, North Reading, Pelham, Pentucket, Pinkerton, Salem, Sanborn, Timberlane, Whittier.
Why? Because I said [...]

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It’s just another manic Monday …

Posted in High School Sports on Nov 2nd, 2009 Comments Off

Some random thoughts while I wonder how Susanna Hoffs is looking these days …
Sorry Sondra, the song is just sticking in my head.
The news whispers like the wind around the Merrimack Valley. All sides, remember I have nothing to do with this other than report the rumor. Do not ATTACK me.
There is word that a [...]

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Ten quick thoughts to end a Friday night …

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 30th, 2009 Comments Off

1. The countdown to Central Catholic-Billerica has officially begun. Yes, those two don’t play for two weeks, but the MVC large has thing to two teams with Andover’s loss to Dracut. The Raiders and Indians are on a collision course.
2. Let’s say this about Central, the Raiders are resilient. Facing adversity, Central rallied like the [...]

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Oh, it’s your typical Thursday check-in by the Creature …

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 29th, 2009 Comments Off

Pretty good time, well as good as any, to check in with an updated Fantastic Four.
I will start with this. I had a reader chime in as to whether the prep schools in the region, Brooks and Phillips, were included in the Fanty Four.
I’ve pondered it back and forth. There are a ton of great [...]

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Whittier Tech gets its man

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 29th, 2009 Comments Off

Former Central Catholic assistant and Merrimack College standout Tom Sipsey has been named the new head boys basketball coach at Whittier Tech.
Sipsey becames the latest in a Dick Licare coaching tree that started all the way back with Dave Fazio and Leo Parent.
He’s been on Central’s bench most recently for Rick Nault, who will add [...]

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I have no idea how to do this, but here’s this week’s football Friday video…

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 28th, 2009 Comments Off

If this doesn’t work, just copy and paste this as a link or go straight to youtube.com and search Hector Longo football friday.
This week, I chat with Reggie rusher Joey Pizzuto.

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Andover’s Oppenheim through first stage of PGA Tour Q School

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 25th, 2009 Comments Off

Andover’s Rob Oppenheim shot a four-day total of 12-under par 276 in stage 1 of the PGA Tour’s qualifying school to advance to November’s second stage.
Oppenheim tied for fifth in the field of 70 players at the Wannamaker Golf Course in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
He advances to the familiar territory of Stage 2, most like [...]

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Central wins a football game, loses a hoop player

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 24th, 2009 Comments Off

All right, sorry for no picks this week. Seriously, i’m getting a tad tired of it. And there’s no way I could ever have picked Methuen over Andover or Newburyport over North Andover.
That said, there’s plenty of news.
Have to start with hoop, where sensational freshman Derek Collins has transferred out of Central Catholic to North [...]

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Andover’s Maglio getting date before Dr. Bach on Monday

Posted in High School Sports on Oct 20th, 2009 Comments Off

Time for Andover folks to step up and support a good coach and a world-class human being.
Ousted Andover High football and baseball coach Ken Maglio will finally have his day before superintendent Dr. Claudia Bach in Andover on Monday, 3:30 p.m. at the school committee room in the Doherty Middle School.
Maglio was fired unexpectedly in [...]

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