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Mass Rivals AAU basketball tryouts for 2010 boys teams will be held at the Greater Lawrence Technical School. Middle schoolers can try out Feb. 21 and 28: 5th and 6th graders from 6-7:15 p.m., 7th graders from 7-8:15 p.m., and 8th graders from 8-9:15 p.m. High school boys can try out Feb. 28 and March [...]

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Quickly, Central Catholic is at Lowell tonight, this is not at Central as our newspaper schedule and Rallynorth had listed. Central at Lowell tonight. FYI, Rick Nault did confirm that assistant coach John Sexton, one of the good guys out there, has resigned from the team. Our thoughts are with him.

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Hey I’ll try to get into this weekend’s action by early afternoon but I just wanted to broadcast a schedule change for the first time. Central Catholic’s Super Bowl Sunday showdown at Bishop Hendricken has been moved up to accommodate football fans. Central-Hendricken will now tip off at 1:30 p.m. varsity (12 noon JV). Now, [...]

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All right, I’m ready for my midseason unofficial report here on the local boys hoop scene. It’s been a strange first half. There is no doubting Central’s dominance through the first half so far. A couple issues to clear off the deck: First, I have to admit a mistake and make an apology to the [...]

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OK, I’m probably going to free-wheel here on a bunch of different topics, but I will try to cover as much as I possibly can before fatigue sends me to the pillow. First, I’ve been wanting to talk about the student section controversy that all of you, Ms. Doherty of Andover, the Central folks, everybody [...]

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Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Haverhill is hosting Pentucket, not an earlier time with Masconomet. Just wanted to clear that up. The Hillies host Pentucket at 2:30.

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First, five non-area sports observations I’d like to get off my chest …. 1. The NCAA is nuts to not incorporate the bowls into an 8-team playoff. 2. The Patriots will lose a fist fight Sunday against the Ravens, sending this region into a tailspin. 3. As far to the right as my political tendencies [...]

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Can’t confirm it at 100 percent, but sources close to the proceedings have told The Bleacher Creature that longtime sub-varsity assistant Dan Grams has been named the varsity baseball coach at Andover High. Candidates were notified today, according to a source. Grams is slated to replace Ken Maglio, who was ousted last year after over [...]

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And now the real season begins. The holidays are in the rear-view mirror, the heart of league schedules starts to unfold, and it’s time to recalibrate with the latest Fantastic Four. 1. Central Catholic – Of course, it’s the Greater Lawrence Christmas tourney champs, who have stormed to the front without being asked at all. [...]

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