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Myriad of factors help Penguins stay in Stanley Cup chase Thu, 29 May 2008 01:39:00 EDT
PITTSBURGH — Maybe it was the whiteout.
Maybe it was the veteran presence.
Maybe it was just realizing that they could actually get a puck past Chris Osgood.
Whatever the reason, the Pittsburgh Penguins looked like a completely different team in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Masterson's goal lifts Generals Thu, 29 May 2008 01:39:00 EDT
Boys LACROSSE
Nate Masterson scored a late goal that was cheered as if it secured a championship instead of being nothing more than an insurance tally in Hamilton-Wenham's 13-6 Division 3 East romp over visiting Cape Cod Academy yesterday.

Sports Briefs Thu, 29 May 2008 01:38:00 EDT
Radio Sports
Danvers High softball superstar Ashley Burnham and NEC baseball MVP T.J. Larivee of Salem will be among the featured guests on this Saturday's "North Shore Sports Desk" on 104.9 FM from 8-9 a.m. New Beverly High athletic director James Coffey will also be on the show, as will Gary Larrabee with his weekly North Shore golf news and notes. Phil Stacey of The Salem News and Pete Kelley will be the show's co-hosts.

Crosby scores 2 to lift Penguins to 3-2 win in Game 3 Thu, 29 May 2008 01:38:00 EDT
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins are 0 for The Joe but downright perfect at home.
After two shutout losses to the Red Wings in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, Sidney Crosby scored Pittsburgh's first two goals of the Stanley Cup finals and carried the Penguins to a 3-2 victory last night.

Salem News Sports Schedule Thu, 29 May 2008 01:37:00 EDT
Today
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball — State tournament, Division 1 North preliminary round: Cambridge at St. John's Prep (4); Newton North at Peabody (4); Beverly vs. Brook Farm (at Boston English, 4); Division 3 North preliminary round: Greater Lowell at Swampscott (4); New Mission at North Shore Tech (4).

D'Addario's OT strike powers Peabody Thu, 29 May 2008 00:32:00 EDT
PEABODY — For a moment no one, including Peabody's Mark D'Addario, knew where the ball was.
Weymouth's short-stick midfielder, Mike Guilfoy, was attached to D'Addario's hip as the Tanners' middie gradually curled toward the visitor's goal. As D'Addario neared the point of firing, Guilfoy lifted his stick up and over the head of D'Addario and slashed down on his opponent's stick.

Softball tournament preview: Peabody has high expectations Wed, 28 May 2008 00:28:00 EDT
One down and two to go.
That's the Peabody High softball team's line of thinking as it prepares for its Division 1 North tournament opener Saturday (3 p.m.) against the winner of the Gloucester-Somerville game.

Prep's Bishop assists 3-1 victory Wed, 28 May 2008 00:27:00 EDT
VOLLEYBALL
St. John's Prep 3, Central Catholic 1
St. John's Prep's Sean Bishop had another stellar playmaking game, dishing out 51 assists, and two-time champion St. John's Prep kept it composure in closing out the last two games, 25-27, 25-14, 29-17, 25-22.

Lacrosse all-stars: NEC, CAL announce boys and girls teams Wed, 28 May 2008 00:26:00 EDT
The Northeastern Conference and Cape Ann League have released their respective all-star teams for both boys and girls lacrosse.
GIRLS LACROSSE
In the NEC, midfielder Juliet Munroe of Marblehead was named the Division 1 Most Valuable Player while her coach, Carolyn Coyle, was named Coach of the Year. Teammates Lauren Bibby on attack, Tori Snow and Elise DiPrisco at midfield and Taylor Magg on defense were also chosen as all-stars.

Locals honored with 2008 Agganis scholarships Wed, 28 May 2008 00:26:00 EDT
LYNN — Senior Peter Kinchley of Swampscott, who as the team's starting quarterback helped guide the Swampscott High football team to its first Super Bowl championship in 35 years last fall, was one of several local student-athletes named an Agganis Foundation scholarship recipient for 2008.

Sullivan, Kiely lead Trinity to Division 3 World Series title Wed, 28 May 2008 00:26:00 EDT
Sophomore Matt Sullivan stood patiently in the on-deck circle yesterday afternoon in the bottom of the ninth inning.
His Trinity (Conn.) College baseball team trailed Johns Hopkins, 4-3, with two on and two out in the deciding game of the Division 3 College World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisc., and over 1,000 fans were cheering like crazy.

Danvers' Lothrop finishes second at US Classic Wed, 28 May 2008 00:25:00 EDT
Danvers native and gymnast Corrie Lothrop finished second overall at the U.S. Classic this past weekend in Houston. The meet was the first that Lothrop competed in as a senior (age 16-plus) performer.

Catching Up With ... Peabody High sprinter Pinky Ratanajit Wed, 28 May 2008 00:24:00 EDT
The Ratanajit File
Age: 17
High school: Peabody
Year in school: Junior
Sport: Track
Events: Sprints, relays
How did you get the nickname "Pinky"? I don't know — it feels like I was born with it. People have been calling me that as long as I can remember.

Five Red Sox player lead early All-Star voting Wed, 28 May 2008 00:23:00 EDT
SEATTLE — Major League Baseball released early results of fan voting for July's All-Star game yesterday. They showed the showcase event at Yankee Stadium for the storied park's final summer could look a lot like a Red Sox game.

Bryant leads Lakers to Game 4 win Wed, 28 May 2008 00:22:00 EDT
SAN ANTONIO — Kobe Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 93-91 victory over the San Antonio Spurs last night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Play Ball: Eight local squads earn postseason bids Wed, 28 May 2008 00:14:00 EDT
The Northeastern Conference was well represented when the MIAA baseball tournament pairings were released yesterday, with seven of the league's 12 teams making postseason appearances.
The Division 1 North bracket is highlighted by the NEC North's co-champions, Salem and Peabody. The Witches drew the highest Division 1 seed among local teams, earning No. 8 and a first round bye with a 14-6 record.

Lax Lowdown column: Rebuilt Pingree wears New England crown Tue, 27 May 2008 05:33:00 EDT
Lax Lowdown
Matt Jenkins
Ned Jackson could make the argument that sometimes it's better to not have a senior-laden team.
The Pingree boys lacrosse co-head coach may not have had the same thoughts in mid-March. But now that the Highlanders are the New England Small School Tournament champs, he has proof to back up the claim.

Even with loss, Masco poised for postseason Tue, 27 May 2008 05:33:00 EDT
TOPSFIELD — A Cape Ann League Large division title in its back pocket, the pitching rotation in perfect shape, and a rock-solid 15-5 record headed to the postseason.
Masconomet Regional has positioned itself perfectly for another deep Division 2 North baseball tourney run.

North Shore Tech falls in vocational tournament Tue, 27 May 2008 05:33:00 EDT
Seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning wasn't enough as the North Shore Tech girls softball team fell to Pathfinder Vocational, 10-7, yesterday in the state vocational tournament.
Relief pitch

Quintuple Threat Well-rounded Shea does it all in five different sports for Beverly High Tue, 27 May 2008 05:33:00 EDT
It's almost as if Beverly's Kellie Shea had a premonition about her high school athletic career when she was in eighth grade.
Shea was a guard and a kicker on Beverly's Pop Warner 'A' football team the year before she entered Beverly High. She liked playing against boys because, in many ways, it prepared her for the future.

A Splash of Color Danvers' "Tie-Dye" tournament a big hit among youth soccer crowd Tue, 27 May 2008 05:33:00 EDT
DANVERS — Many of the players, parents and coaches who come here each Memorial Day weekend for some soccer excitement fondly refer to the Danvers Invitational Soccer Tournament by another moniker.

Red Sox use 4-run eighth inning to beat Seattle Tue, 27 May 2008 01:38:00 EDT
SEATTLE — The Boston Red Sox found an easy cure for their road woes — a visit to the worst team in baseball.
Bartolo Colon showed flashes of his Cy Young days, shutting down Seattle for seven innings, and Dustin Pedroia's RBI ground-rule double scored the go-ahead run as the Red Sox scored four times in the eighth for a 5-3 win over the Mariners last night.

McDyess' 21 points and 16 rebounds lift Pistons over Celtics Tue, 27 May 2008 00:34:00 EDT
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Antonio McDyess refused to let the Detroit Pistons get pushed to the brink of elimination.
McDyess had his best game of the playoffs, scoring 21 points and grabbing 16 rebounds to lift Detroit to a 94-75 series-evening win last night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Penguins find themselves in 0-2 Stanley Cup hole Tue, 27 May 2008 00:34:00 EDT
DETROIT — Shots were scarce. Goals were nonexistent.
That suddenly familiar combination translated into a two-game deficit for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final.
The Detroit Red Wings continued to shut down a Penguins' offensive attack that had been nearly unstoppable through the first three rounds of this Cup run.

So far, Penguins no match for mighty Wings Tue, 27 May 2008 00:33:00 EDT
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings are making the Stanley Cup finals look like a matchup of men playing against boys.
Pittsburgh's youth, at least through two games, is no match for Detroit's experience.

Kiely named All-American, wins World Series opener for Trinity Sun, 25 May 2008 23:17:00 EDT
The accolades just keep coming for Swampscott's Tim Kiely, the pitching ace of the record-setting Trinity College baseball team that is off to a great start in the fight for the Division 3 College World Series title. Kiely was named a First-Team All-American pitcher by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3Baseball.com.

Double dip: Pingree grabs two New England titles Sun, 25 May 2008 23:16:00 EDT
They're dancing on the South Hamilton campus of the Pingree School this weekend. That's because the small private school brought home not one, but two New England championships on Saturday.
The baseball team won its second straight regional crown with a 2-1 triumph over St. Luke's of Connecticut, and the boys lacrosse squad followed suit with a 10-8 triumph over Berwick.

H-W boys, Peabody boys, girls win conference track crowns Sun, 25 May 2008 23:15:00 EDT
It was more skill and depth than beginner's luck, but nevertheless the Peabody boys and girls track squads thoroughly enjoyed their first Northeastern Conference league championship meets at Lynn's Manning Field Saturday. Both squads came home champions, with the boys putting the exclamation point on their perfect season the girls handing Beverly their first league setback in four seasons.

Danvers wins Woodman tourney, Fenwick tourney hopes dashed Sun, 25 May 2008 23:14:00 EDT
DANVERS — It was do or die time for Bishop Fenwick, needing a win in the final game of the season and having to beat Northeastern Conference champs Danvers in the Woodman Tourney finals to get into the state tournament.

Danvers grabs share of NEC crown Sun, 25 May 2008 23:14:00 EDT
There are some things that you just can't complain about. Winning a conference title — even if it's shared — is high on that list.
The Danvers softball team took a piece of the Northeastern Conference South title with a 7-1 victory over Marblehead yesterday. The Falcons, who have now won or shared the title in four of the last five years, split the crown with Swampscott.

Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals Sun, 25 May 2008 23:13:00 EDT
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Penguins to provide new look to Wings in Game 2 Sun, 25 May 2008 23:13:00 EDT
DETROIT — The victorious Red Wings just want to tighten things up. The suddenly deflated Penguins are looking to shake it up.
As much as the hockey world looked forward to finally getting Detroit and Pittsburgh on the ice to start the Stanley Cup finals, Game 2 could be even more intriguing.

Adieu, Guga: Kuerten plays final singles match Sun, 25 May 2008 23:12:00 EDT
PARIS — The French Open's first day featured all the postmatch spectacle of a Grand Slam tournament's final day.
There were the grown men in yellow T-shirts and beige shorts scurrying onto center court with a wooden table to hold a trophy, the speech to the crowd by one of the players, and the dozens of photographers jockeying for position behind a baseline.

Lester can't duplicate no-hit magic, Sox fall Sun, 25 May 2008 23:12:00 EDT
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jon Lester's hopes for another no-hitter ended with the first batter he faced, and the day never got better for the Boston Red Sox at the close of a lost weekend in Oakland.
Jack Hannahan hit that leadoff single and later drove in two runs, and Jack Cust hit a two-run homer as the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions with a 6-3 victory yesterday.

Dixon beats Meira in Indianapolis 500 Sun, 25 May 2008 23:11:00 EDT
INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Dixon stayed ahead of the trouble, got a boost from his crew and drove to his first Indianapolis 500 victory yesterday.
Dixon sped out of the pits ahead of Vitor Meira on the final round of stops, then held off the Brazilian and hard-luck Marco Andretti to win the first 500 since the two warring open-wheel series came together under the IndyCar banner.

COURTNEY CORNING MEMORIAL TOURNEY: Palmieri's homer propels Peabody in title game Sun, 25 May 2008 21:58:00 EDT
BEVERLY — Peabody High's softball team has had its share of tough games this season, but nothing is more difficult for the Tanners than holding down their emotion at the Courtney Marie Corning Memorial Tournament.

Salem's Morsillo right at home in Junior Champs kart racing Fri, 23 May 2008 23:15:00 EDT
Jean DePlacido
Kart racer Stephen Morsillo of Salem moved up to Junior Champs this season — and is making a smooth adjustment to the faster class.
The eighth grader was unbeatable in his first race, taking the checkered flag at the weekly series at Weare, N.H. Last weekend, Morsillo finished fourth at the Pomfret (Conn.) Raceway in the initial event of the Northeast Pavement Series.

Underdog Salem eyes win for coach Fri, 23 May 2008 23:14:00 EDT
It's called added incentive and Salem is hoping to capitalize on it when the Witches, the No. 11 seed, travel to Andover Tuesday night (7) in a first round pairing of the MIAA's Division 1 Girls Lacrosse North Division.

Pingree flies high, advances to New England final Fri, 23 May 2008 23:13:00 EDT
All season long, the Pingree baseball team has had one goal in mind: defend their New England Championship. With a 9-0 win over the Forman School from Litchfield, Conn., in the semifinals, the Highlanders (21-2) will get that chance.

Hamilton-Wenham hoping for long Div. 3 run Fri, 23 May 2008 22:58:00 EDT
As a high school lacrosse fan, Jim LaSelva found the Division 3 East boys lacrosse pairings a little puzzling.
As a coach, LaSelva, the veteran Hamilton-Wenham coach, is only concerned about the next game.

All-American standout Beverly's Eddie O'Reilly earns national honors for Endicott lacrosse Fri, 23 May 2008 00:34:00 EDT
BEVERLY — Eddie O'Reilly is motivated by failures, not successes.
If you happen to bump into the Endicott College senior-to-be during a workout session, his home-designed T-shirt will tell the whole story.

Drew, Lowell hit slams to lead Boston Fri, 23 May 2008 00:33:00 EDT
BOSTON — The Red Sox made winning look easy at Fenway Park the past few days.
A no-hitter, two grand slams in a game and two pitchers coming up from Triple-A to get wins — it couldn't have gone much better in a four-game sweep of Kansas City.

Cluth Manzi hit lifts Prep Fri, 23 May 2008 00:33:00 EDT
DANVERS — Trevor Manzi said he loved the pressure situation with two out, the game on the line, and St. John's Prep playing a game of historical significance.
"I have trust in all my teammates — but I have the most trust in myself," the senior from Beverly responded.

Billups helps Pistons even series, snap C's home win-streak Fri, 23 May 2008 00:32:00 EDT
On Pro Basketball
Matt Langone
BOSTON — Upon further review, it appears that rust most likely played a larger role than pain in Chauncey Billups' mediocre performance in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

MIAA Tournament Schedule Thu, 29 May 2008 01:25:00 EDT
Today
Division 2 North Baseball Tournament: No. 18 Brighton at No. 15 Pentucket (4 p.m.)
Division 3 North Baseball Tournament: No. 23 Stoneham at No. 10 Newburyport (4 p.m.)
Division 2 North Softball Tournament: No. 11 Triton at No. 6 Wakefield (3:30 p.m.)

Triton falls in first round of state tourney Thu, 29 May 2008 01:25:00 EDT
Boys Lacrosse
Wellesley 15, Triton 2
No. 8 Wellesley beat No. 25 Triton in the preliminary round of the Division 2 East Tournament. Craig White and Caleb Woodworth scored one goal each for the Vikings (8-9). Chris LeSage had an assist. Carson True earned the praise of Vikings coach Donna Andersen for his work in goal.

The real Georgetown? Which Royals team will appear come tourney time Thu, 29 May 2008 01:25:00 EDT
It's tough to say which Georgetown baseball team might show up when the squad opens the Division 3 North Tournament against Winthrop on Friday.
Will it be the Royals team that scored seven or more runs 12 times this year? That would be the same team that scored an average of 15 runs in five straight wins to close the regular season.

Radulski named CAL's player of the year Thu, 29 May 2008 01:24:00 EDT
Sasha Radulski may never again have a panel of coaches evaluate her tennis play, which makes yesterday's Cape Ann League Division 1 Player of the Year Award all the more rewarding.
The Newburyport High senior was recognized on the heels of a season in which she posted a 14-1 record and a career in which she logged a 50-9 mark.

One and done: Triton girls fall to Weston in first round Thu, 29 May 2008 01:23:00 EDT
WESTON — The Triton girls lacrosse program has come a long way since its inception, and thanks to its best season in school history, the Vikings and their head coach Stacey Beaulieu can look forward to a bright future.

Red Sox buck trend on paying young players Thu, 29 May 2008 01:23:00 EDT
SEATTLE — Lately, it seems, barely a day goes by without news of another contract extension for one of baseball's young stars.
Since the start of the season, the following players have agreed to long-term deals with their respective teams: Evan Longoria, Scott Kazmir, Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Braun, Alex Rios, Fausto Carmona and Chris Young.

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