News 2008-04-14 Andanh.com

Cereal recall moves nationwide Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:52:00 EDT
MINNEAPOLIS — At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Saturday.

Sox take series against Yanks Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:26:00 EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A wild Daisuke Matsuzaka labored through five innings before the Boston Red Sox's overworked bullpen bailed him out for a sloppy 8-5 win over the New York Yankees last night.
Matsuzaka improved to 3-0 after lasting just long enough to get the win as he issued six walks — at least one in each inning. But Yankees starter Phil Hughes (0-2) was even worse, lasting a career-low two innings and allowing a career-high seven runs.

Bill Kipouras: Courage Award suits Leahy perfectly Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:25:00 EDT
Bill Kipouras
It was Ryan Leahy's next-to-last spring training game in Tempe, Ariz., and word around the clubhouse was that there was going to be an awards ceremony beforehand.
The Salem native and his baseball teammates soon found out that three courage awards would be presented to players on the team from the Los Angeles Angels' organization — and Leahy wound up receiving one.

Masco going batty early in the season Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:25:00 EDT
BASEBALL
Masconomet 10, Bishop Fenwick 0
Cold weather is the bane of a hitter's existence in the spring, but Masconomet seems to have a found a way around it early in the season. Masconomet scored 17 runs against Everett in its opener, 12 against Gloucester in its next game, and it thumped Bishop Fenwick, 10-0, yesterday.

Yankees unearth buried Red Sox jersey from new stadium Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:24:00 EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A construction worker's bid to curse the New York Yankees by planting a Boston Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled yesterday when the home team removed the offending shirt from its burial spot.

Salem News Sports Schedule Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:24:00 EDT
TODAY
(all events 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball — Hamilton-Wenham at North Reading (3:30); Beverly at Peabody; Danvers at Swampscott; Marblehead at Saugus; Worcester North at Bishop Fenwick; Brimmer and May at Landmark (4:15); Lynn English at Salem (4:30).

Sports briefs Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:23:00 EDT
Hockey
Nick Holt of Salem helped the Masco Squirt 1 team win the Tier 2 state title recently. A fifth-grader at the Nathaniel Bowditch School, Holt is a goaltender who helped lead Masco past South Boston, 8-1, in the championship game.

Duggan helps Team USA to international championship Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:22:00 EDT
Meghan Duggan's whirlwind hockey tour ended more successfully than the Danvers native enjoyed during her college season with the University of Wisconsin.
Duggan, just weeks removed from losing to the University of Minnesota Duluth in the Division 1 Women's Frozen Four final, played a major role on Team USA, which just wrapped up the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship with a gold medal thanks to a 4-3 victory over Canada in Harbin, China on Saturday night.

Phil Stacey: Savvy performance Savard's OT game-winner puts Bruins back in the series Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT
On Pro Hockey
Phil Stacey
BOSTON — Trading in his black hockey helmet for a white hard hat after a long night's work was the perfect ending for Marc Savard.
The hard hat, adorned with a spoked-B logo on the front and given by the Boston Bruins to their teammate who displays the most workmanlike performance after each win, fit Savard's head like a crown last night.

Duggan, USA women's hockey shoot for gold medal today Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
HARBIN, China — Meghan Duggan of Danvers and her USA Hockey women's teammates will play for the gold medal this morning against their arch rivals from Canada in the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championships at 7 a.m. EST (7 p.m. local time).

Celtics hammer Bucks Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
BOSTON — Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 10 assists, then joined the rest of the Boston starters on the bench for the fourth quarter on Friday night as the Celtics coasted to a 102-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Sox held to just two hits by Yankees ace Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
BOSTON — Chien-Ming Wang added an outstanding pitching performance to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry — a two-hit complete game.
In the teams' first meeting of the season, Wang gave up only a home run by J.D. Drew that was nearly caught and a bunt single last night as New York beat Boston 4-1.

Alex the Great sends Caps to late win Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
WASHINGTON — Boxed in and bumped around all game, Alex Ovechkin eventually figured out a way to make his NHL playoff debut a memorable one.
Held without a shot until late in the third period, the league's leading scorer stole the puck and netted the tiebreaking goal with 41/2 minutes remaining, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series last night.

Not a dull day for Fenwick's Dullea Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
GIRLS LACROSSE
Bridget Dullea had one of those days she will probably never forgot.
"I just kept scoring ... it was ridiculous," the 16-year-old junior attack from Peabody said after reaching an individual milestone with eight goals and one assist as Bishop Fenwick (4-0) held off Gloucester, 12-11, in girls' lacrosse on the Fenwick campus yesterday. Her nine-point flurry was a school mark in addition to the eighth strikes.

Bibby hoping to give his team a Jumbo effort Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
Chase Bibby's name went into the record books at Tufts University last spring when he scored the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime to give the Jumbos their first victory over perennial NESCAC powerhouse Middlebury in over 40 years.

Pingree, MAC sources for Super 8 in tennis Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:56:00 EDT
Francisco Montoya spent 10 years on Nick Bollettieri's staff at a tennis mecca in Bradenton, Fla. The Colombian native initially served as a hitting partner for the likes of Anna Kournikova and sisters Venus and Serena Williams, and later coached young prospects like Maria Sharapova, Jenela Jacovit and Tommy Haas, all of whom became world famous.

BC again earns berth in title game Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:45:00 EDT
DENVER (AP) — Jerry York is fond of calling his team a meat-and-potatoes squad.
"There's no trickery with our club," the Boston College coach said. "We're not trying to reinvent the wheel at BC We just stay with the game plan."

Bruins still winless against Canadiens Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:45:00 EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — The Kostitsyn brothers proved to be quite the opening act for the Montreal Canadiens, who carried their regular season dominance of the Boston Bruins into the playoffs.
Sergei and Andrei Kostitsyn scored 1:28 apart in the opening minutes of their playoff debuts, and Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series last night.

North Shore tennis players to watch Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:45:00 EDT
PEABODY
Boys
Josh Giller, Sr; Gabe Diament, Jr.
Girls
Krystyn Kelley, Sr; Emily Brennan-Athas, Soph.
BEVERLY
Boys
Trevor Harwood, Sr; Greg Crane, Sr.
Girls
Meghan Corcoran, Sr; Adrienne Schenkel, Sr.

Top-notch talent Pingree's Taylor one of the nation's best seniors Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:42:00 EDT
The cryptic message left on Bowen Holden's voicemail wasn't enough to send the Boston College women's lacrosse coach into panic mode.
But in Sam Taylor's mind, the news she was about to deliver to Holden's answering machine could be catastrophic for a newly-signed recruit.

Jamison scores 27, Wizards beat Celtics Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:41:00 EDT
WASHINGTON — If the Boston Celtics face the Washington Wizards in the playoffs, everyone will remember that the Kevin Garnett and the NBA's top club team lost three straight to Antawn Jamison's team from the nation's capital.

Here's a crazy thought: Bruins in six Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:40:00 EDT
On Pro Hockey
Phil Stacey
On the surface, it seems to make no sense at all.
How in the world are the Boston Bruins, a team making their first playoff appearance in four years and the lowest seed in the Eastern Conference, supposed to slay a Montreal Canadiens squad that has not only beaten them in all eight of their meetings this season, but has been their arch-nemesis for the better part of eight decades?

Bill Kipouras column: Gilligan brothers step up in hockey Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:40:00 EDT
Bill Kipouras
The Gilligan brothers of Beverly, Billy and Mike, are in the news today.
Billy Gilligan wasn't anticipating a return to the European scene, but he leaves tomorrow for a 10-day orientation with a Division 1 club in Graz, Austria, that he will coach next season. He's no stranger to Austria, having extended his pro playing career there after leaving the Cincinnati Stingers of the old World Hockey Association.

Allison gains strength in second start Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:39:00 EDT
Slowly but surely Jeff Allison is building strength.
Allison, making just his second start in professional baseball since 2005, increased his workload to four innings last night as the Jupiter Hammerheads, the Florida Marlins' Class A affiliate, edged the Vero Beach Rays, 3-2.

Tigers get season-high seven runs in first win after seven losses Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:38:00 EDT
BOSTON — The Tigers finally showed the offense that earned them preseason raves — and ended their winless start.
Detroit beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 last night after scoring just 15 runs in losing its first seven games. Marcus Thames and Carlos Guillen homered, Edgar Renteria had three hits and Ivan Rodriguez got the 2,500th hit of his career.

Masconomet drubs Everett in baseball opener Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:38:00 EDT
Baseball
Masconomet's baseball team won 19 games last season and made it all the way to the Division 2 North final. It looks like Masco is serious about having that type of season again.
The Chieftains opened the season in spectacular fashion yesterday, ripping 17 hits in a 17-3 non-league win over Everett.

Woodworth steps down as Ipswich basketball coach Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:37:00 EDT
Ipswich High veteran boys basketball coach Doug Woodworth has spent a lot of time giving attention to "other kids" the last 14 years at the Tigers' boys basketball helm.
Now it's time to dedicate himself full-time to his own children.

2008 North Shore boys and girls lacrosse capsules Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:36:00 EDT
Boys
Beverly
Last year's record: 17-5 (lost, 9-5, to Duxbury in the East Div. 1 quarterfinals)
Coach: John Pynchon (1st year)
Returning starters: Alex Mock, Sr. D; Chris Jason, Sr. D.

Salem News NHL playoff predictions Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:36:00 EDT
With the Boston Bruins beginning postseason play for the first time in four years tonight when they face the Canadiens in Montreal, here are some NHL playoff predictions as made by the sports staff at The Salem News:

North Shore spring track athletes to watch this spring Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:43:00 EDT
GIRLS
BEVERLY
Coach: Dave Jellerson (18th year)
Last year's record: 10-0
Runners to watch: Nicki Lemelin, Sr., Long Jump/Sprints; Marianna DiMaggio, Sr., Sprints; Kasey Kluge, Sr., Distance; Madeline Wrable, Sr., Distance; Katie Crowley, Sr., Distance; Janelle Louis, Jr., Sprints/Jumps

Winning ... and winning ... and winning Beverly girls spring tracksters haven't lost a meet in over Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:43:00 EDT
BEVERLY — It would only be natural for the seniors on the Beverly High girls spring track team to be a bit cocky. After all, this group has never lost a spring meet in their high school careers, having compiled 30 consecutive victories.

Red Sox notebook: Boston takes advantage of Tiger miscues Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:42:00 EDT
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox couldn't lose yesterday. Or put it another way: they couldn't afford to lose.
Not to the Detroit Tigers, anyway.
Never mind the built-in momentum that the Sox already had by playing their long-awaited home opener before a celebratory crowd of 36,567 that was here to see the players pick up their $20,000 World Series rings.

Matsuzaka helps end skid Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:42:00 EDT
BOSTON — Even in the super-analytical baseball world, one simple act is sometimes all it takes to right the ship.
Daisuke Matsuzaka's ability to throw strikes on 1-1 counts, Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell said, has been the key to his recent mini-stretch of dominance.

Big 3 return, but Celtics reserves need OT to beat Bucks Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:41:00 EDT
MILWAUKEE — The Big Three were back to build a big lead, but the Boston Celtics' reserves coughed it up and had to come back in overtime for a 107-104 victory over Milwaukee Bucks yesterday.
Eddie House's 3-pointer gave Boston a lead with 1:29 left in overtime, and the Celtics held the Bucks scoreless the rest of the way — ensuring that they didn't squander what once had looked like an easy victory.

Minaya, Rey lead Pingree baseball Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:40:00 EDT
BASEBALL
Juniors Jolmi Minaya and Lamarre Rey teamed up to produce a triumphant day for the Pingree School baseball team yesterday.
Minaya struck out nine batters over six innings to earn the win and added two hits and an RBI offensively while Rey went 3 for 4 with two triples, a double and three RBIs as the Highlanders went on the road to beat Buckingham, Browne & Nichols, 7-3.

Local fans bask in Opening Day glory Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:39:00 EDT
BOSTON — Brad Kimball of Hamilton didn't exactly have to coax his son into attending the Red Sox home opener yesterday at Fenway Park.
He has $165 season tickets in the State Street Pavilion section of the ballpark, offering a gorgeous, upper level view between home plate and first base.

VIDEO: Opening Day Fenway Park Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:29:00 EDT
Scenes around Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox Home opener against the Detroit Tigers.

Chalmers' 3-pointer sends Kansas to OT and a championship victory over Memphis Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:36:00 EDT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — So patient for 20 years, Kansas had no problem working an extra five minutes to bring a long-awaited championship back to the heartland.
Mario Chalmers hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to push the game into overtime, and the Jayhawks grinded it out from there for a 75-68 victory last night over Memphis in one of the best title games in recent memory.

With scholarship in hand, Burnham still relentless Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:36:00 EDT
Danvers High shortstop Ashley Burnham can check up on the James Madison University softball team anytime she wants. The team's information is just one click away on her computer.
James Madison, a Division 1 school located in Harrisonburg, Va., is where Burnham will spend the next four years on scholarship, but she's not dwelling on her future role with the Dukes.

Beverly mound duo combines for one-hitter Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:35:00 EDT
BASEBALL
Beverly baseball coach Dave Wilbur was counting on a pair of his senior pitchers to get the Panthers off on the right foot yesterday afternoon. He had no idea, however, that Jack Leathersich and Nick Colanto would completely shut down St. Mary's of Lynn in the season opener.

Red Sox return home after three-country, 19-day journey Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:35:00 EDT
BOSTON — The cramped clubhouse looked pretty good to the Boston Red Sox.
From Tokyo to Toronto and finally to Fenway Park, players were relieved just to be home after a 19-day journey that ended with a three-game sweep by the Blue Jays.

Assabet Valley record three more titles Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:34:00 EDT
In what is becoming old hat for the talented Assabet Valley girls hockey program, the U-12, U-14 and U-16 teams all came home with national championships. Coach Dennis Laing of Marblehead coached the U-12 and U-16 teams as well as the U-19 team, which advanced to the quarterfinals.

Peabody shades St. John's Prep Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:34:00 EDT
DANVERS — Mark Bettencourt's philosophy is for his Peabody High baseball team to play quality competition in the regular season because the Tanners will be seeing good teams in the postseason.
Thus, Peabody looks forward to playing St. John's Prep. Of course, it's even better if you beat the Eagles.

North Shore softball capsules Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:33:00 EDT
SALEM
Last year's record: 8-12
Coach: Dan Bertone (5th season)
Returning players: Susie Barnes, Sr., CF; Jennifer Nguyen, Sr., C; Lisette Reynault, Sr., 1B; Ashley White, Jr., SS; Kelley McCarthy, Jr., 2B; Jessica Ngo, Jr., LF; Maggy Duffy, Jr., INF/OF; Jillian Robinson, Jr., INF/OF.

Photo Slideshow: Salute to Andover Seniors Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:53:00 EDT
Andover: Andover's captain and quarterback, Mike Pierce gets his pass off as Haverhill's (#70) Alex Aguirre charges in to tackle in football action. Andover defeated Haverhill 35-7. Photo by Carl Russo/Eagle-Tribune Friday, October 05, 2007

Salute to Salem Seniors Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:56:00 EDT
Salem fans cheer during the third quarter of the NHIAA Boys class L basketball championship at UNH in Durham. Salem won 66-45. Photo by Ken Yuszkus

Salute to Pelham Seniors Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:22:00 EDT
Pelham High School's incoming seniors were celebrated school-wide with their annual parade around the school and then a parade through the hallways.

(TH)INK 10.12 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:28:33 -0400

They're the cooks! Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:55:00 EDT
"You're the Cook! A guide to mixing it up in the kitchen" was written specifically for children ages 9 to 14 who are finding their independence and interested in learning new recipes.
Its author, Katie Wilton, has been featured on Fox television networks in Cleveland, Dallas and Boston, sharing her expertise in the kitchen. Her book of recipes and tips can be purchased all over New England and as far away as Bermuda, Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver.

Engineer recommends more Big Dig tunnel repairs Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:44:00 EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The engineering firm about to complete the Big Dig's stem-to-stern safety review said yesterday the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority should implement a few more repairs to ensure all the tunnels are safe to the traveling public.

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