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Ten quick thoughts to end a Friday night …

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2009 Comments

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 Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2009 Comments

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 Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2009 Comments

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 Uncategorized on Oct 28th, 2009 Comments

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 Uncategorized on Oct 25th, 2009 Comments

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 Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2009 Comments

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 Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2009 Comments

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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Could the MVC come down to Central-Andover on Thanksgiving? Looks like it to me

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 18th, 2009 Comments

Some thoughts on the local sports scene as I watch the snow fall down here at Gillette Stadium.
Could it happen? Could it really happen?
A full 21 years after Glenn Lacroix’s clearly good (that comment is clearly directed to Sondra (Barch) Longo, AHS ’89) field goal sent Central Catholic to the Super Bowl, could the MVC [...]

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And on to the weekend of football, starting with the new Fantastic Four …

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2009 Comments

New Fantastic Four, just in:
1. Salem, NH; 2. Central Catholic; 3. Andover; 4. North Andover
Sorry, i still can’t put Pinkerton in there until they beat somebody.
I liked what I saw from Andover, too, but we’re get a better gauge Friday night in Chelmsford as to whether the Warriors are for real.
So I’ve watched and listened [...]

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Time to clean out the notebook and think hoops for a second and golf, believe it or not …

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2009 Comments

Before I get to my weekend high school football thoughts and post, I wanted to mention a couple quick notes:
Remember, this is the weekend for Garrison Golf Center’s Gazette Santa Fund Hole-in-one contest. It’s a great charity event at the range for a great cause. Go hit a bucket and try to make “hole-in-one” on [...]

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