Eagle-Tribune Blogs: River Rival Report

Wilmington 3, Newburyport 1
Tom Svirsky scored the lone Newburyport goal. The Clippers (3-2-1) plays at Rockport Wednesday night.

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The Newburyport girls’ soccer team beat Wilmington, 4-1. Veronica Poirier notched a hat trick, giving her nine goals for the season.

I’ll get you a Newburyport boys’ team score as soon as I have it. The game started at 7 p.m.

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Boys Soccer
Hamilton-Wenham 1, Georgetown 0
Evan Weagle made nine saves in goal, and Cam Moyer marked the Generals’ top playmaker, Jon Britton, but the Royals (2-2-2) could not find the back of the net.

Masconomet 4, Triton 0
Against Cape Ann Large leader Masconomet (6-0), Triton (2-1-3) struggled to gain possession. As a result, the Vikings found themselves chasing Chieftain players.

North Andover 2, Pentucket 0
Pentucket (2-3-1) matched shots with North Andover (5-1) with each team placing nine shots … continued »

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Lawrence 37, Newburyport 23
Amesbury 37, North Andover 20

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Friday’s games
Lawrence at Newburyport, 7 p.m.
Which is the real Newburyport team? The one that fell short in a defensive struggle with Triton in Week 1, or the one that ran out of time in a shootout with Saugus in Week 2? I think last week’s shootout with Saugus is an accurate representation of what we can expect from the Clippers (0-2) this season. Newburyport is going to score a lot of points. The team has … continued »

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The season is young, I know and understand that. But, seriously where is the goal-scoring these days on the boys side of things.

Pentucket thus far has suffered a serious power outage having only scored two goals, and have not been able to find the team’s true play-maker Jake Buzzell enough in the final third of the field.

At Georgetown, despite not allowing a goal behind a suffocating defense and stellar goal keeping in Evan Weagle, … continued »

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With the defending state champion Newburyport girls’ soccer team off to a 3-0 start, it begs the question — How does this team match up with last year’s squad?

One can argue the Clippers’ core returned this year in the form of Jillian Kinter, Taylor Bresnahan and Laura Muise. One could also argue that the loss of Maggie Mahoney may play a factor in the state tournament, when last year’s top senior scored several pivotal goals.

Can … continued »

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Okay Clipper faithful. What’s going on with your beloved Newburyport football team?

If anyone went to the game yesterday it was clear to see that any offensive problems they may have had were resolved, but where was the defense?

Saugus didn’t give up possession once. Yeesh.

Newburyport had five touchdowns and only one two point conversion to show for their efforts? Double yeesh.

Let’s here your thoughts, worries, advice.

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Check today’s paper for my weekly picks.

Here’s a quick summary, and feel free to post your thoughts in the comments section.

Tonight’s game
Triton 12, Amesbury 7
I give the edge to the Vikings because they’ve already overcome the opening-night jitters. Two weeks ago, I’d have picked Amesbury without thinking twice. Now I like the upstart Vikings, although the teams are very similar in style - tough teams with quarterbacks (Sam Ferrara and Jared Flannigan) who make plays … continued »

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Yes, it’s early in the field hockey season - wicked early in fact.

But from what I’m seeing in the standings so far - which are again, too early to predict or really constitute any rational long-term CAL title hopefuls - I don’t like what’s going on. Not one bit.

The five River Rival Region teams in Cape Ann League play (Newburyport, Amesbury, Triton, Pentucket, Georgetown) are a combined 2-5-2. Not exactly what I’d call great, … continued »

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