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Caught up with a physically-menacing Ronnie Rosario at the Haverhill boys hoop game Tuesday night.
Rosario looks like a man, stress that word man, on a mission. He’s bulked up some, looks dynamite and has clearly hit the weight room hard as his senior season behind the plate for the Hillies approaches.
After thinking he was headed [...]

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Before we hit the hardwood I want to talk baseball, just for a minute.
First, there is the opening at Masconomet, one of the marquee Division 2 programs in EMass.
After only two seasons, Joe Marchesi is moving on. What a great program to inherit.
Talked to ex-coach Pete Delani and he says although he thoroughly enjoyed his [...]

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Andover High Baseball Ken Maglio will be hold his annual Preseason Baseball Clinic, in conjunction with the Dept. of Community Services, beginning Sunday at the high school fieldhouse.
This baseball clinic is designed to help the athlete trying out for Little League as well as other Town teams. Stations in throwing, hitting, fielding.
There will also be [...]

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The second annual Lawrence High School Baseball Alumni dinner will be held December 5, 6 p.m., at The Keys Grill in North Andover. All former players are urged to attend and help raise money for scholarships at the school. The price is $50. For information, contact Bobby St. Louis at 978-265-3504 or via e-mail at [...]

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The fall high school season is amazingly close, but before we tear into some football news, we’ll do a little bit of cleanup work with some news and notes.
First off, from the baseball diamond.
A pair of Andover righties, John Farrell and Shawn Carlson, stole the show at the recent Lynn Invitational tournament over the [...]

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First off, good luck to Salem High in tomorrow’s Class L baseball final with Goffstown.
Coach Dan Keleher has another top quality group, but Goffstown is tough. Should be a good one at Fisher Cats Stadium in Manchester.
Just a quick baseball note, the Eagle-Tribune’s annual Touching all the Bases Awards, complete with final offensive and [...]

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Don’t look now but eight teams remain in Division 1 north baseball and four of them are from the Merrimack Valley Conference.
Haverhill, 7-2 over Malden …
Central, 8-7 over Arlington …
Andover 11-3 over Beverly …
Big day for the MVC, wow.
Add in the Tewksbury Redmen, alive in the D2 North quarters and the league is now 7-1 [...]

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Two MVPs (Down from football’s 7) and 16 all-conference players. It’s official: Being an All-conference player in the Merrimack Valley means nothing. It’s so watered down, the honor is simply an after-thought now.
18 players? Last time I looked we played with nine. Add in a DH, a second starting pitcher or two and you’re looking [...]

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Tim Holland of Georgetown is now headed for Polk County Community College in Florida.
Maybe.
Word from the Royals’ camp is that the 4-year starter is being heavily scouted by a handful of pro teams as a hitter, led by the Anaheim Angels.
Holland is absolutely signable. He’s absolutely looking for a pro shot. Here’s to hoping he [...]

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