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Sox complete sweep of M's with extra-inning affair Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:10:00 EDT
SEATTLE — Mike Lowell hit a two-run single off Sean Green in the 12th inning, and the Red Sox took advantage of two outfield errors to beat the lowly Mariners 6-3 yesterday and complete Boston's first series sweep at Seattle in 15 years.

Locals gearing up for 119th Marblehead Race Week Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:06:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — Pardon local sailors if they're treating this weekend as if it were Christmas in July.
With the 119th annual running of Race Week in Marblehead set to kick off today and the Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta returning for an 11th year, the sailing aficionados' plate is full from port to starboard all weekend.

Championship format a grind for amateur players Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:05:00 EDT
Hitting the Links
Matt Jenkins
It would have been nice to see a local player win the Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts' Amateur Championship this week at Salem Country Club.
Unfortunately, it didn't happen.

Sports briefs Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:05:00 EDT
Radio Sports
Peabody West Little League all-star manager Dave Batchelor will check in during his team's run through the state Little League's Final Four in Worcester Saturday morning on "The North Shore Sports Desk" in North Shore 104.9 FM from 8-9 a.m. Recently graduated Arianna Iapicca of Peabody will also be a guest and speak about her experience playing in the Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Salem Country Club this week. Pete Kelley and Gary Larrabee will serve as this week's co-hosts of the show.

Beverly upset highlights first round of NSHSBL playoffs Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:04:00 EDT
The Beverly High girls summer basketball team came into the North Shore High School Basketball League playoffs with only win, but that hardly mattered last night as the Panthers pulled off the upset of the first round.

Salem News sports schedule Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:03:00 EDT
Today
SUMMER BASEBALL
Little League — State Final Four championships at Joe Schwartz Field, Worcester: Game 1: Peabody West vs. Parkway National (5); Game 2: Westfield North vs. Middleboro (7:30).

Final Four-cast: Peabody West hopes another Little League state title is in the cards Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:02:00 EDT
PEABODY — All four teams in the Massachusetts Little League Williamsport All-Star final four have won at least one state title before.
That's impressive enough. But those same four teams — Westfield North, Middleboro, Parkway National of West Roxbury and the local favorites from Peabody West — also swept through their respective sectionals unbeaten to reach the final four, putting up some impressive numbers along the way.

Marblehead's Perlow a candidate to play either offense or defense in college Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:15:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — Opening scouts' eyes to one's skills can be a problematic endeavor for a high school football player, to be sure.
When the biggest question mark is not will a certain player take his talent to the next level, but rather at what position will said player settle in at in college, then there simply isn't a dilemma to speak of at all.

Danvers gymnast Lothrop makes U.S. Olympics as an alternate Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Gymnast Corrie Lothrop of Danvers had one of the greatest moments in her life over the weekend when it was announced that she had made the U.S. Olympic Team as an alternate for the competition that will be held in Beijing, China next month.

Anderson, Brown slip into sweet 16 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Survive and advance. It's that simple when playing in a match-play golf tournament.
Of course, it's easier said than done when that tournament is the Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts' Amateur Championship and President's Cup.

Catching Up With ... Danvers baseball player Nick Gikas Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
The Gikas File
Age: 15
High school: Danvers High
Year in school: Sophomore
Sport: Baseball
Position: Shortstop
You could've had the summer off, but chose to play for Danvers Legion. Why?

Beverly sweeps Ipswich in Sr. Babe Ruth Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
SENIOR BABE RUTH
Beverly completed a two-game sweep of Ipswich to advance in the Northeast Senior Babe Ruth playoffs with a 6-2 win last night.
Jason Boaman stifled the Ipswich bats, fanning 12 hitters while allowing only three hits and earning the win. Ethan Trowt was 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs as Beverly jumped out to a 4-0 lead before pulling away late. Jay Eldridge pitched well for Ipswich despite the loss.

Storm U12s thunder their way to Junior Olympic state title Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
The North Shore Storm U-12 Junior Olympic softball team seems to be getting better and better with every tournament they enter this summer.
Recently, the Storm posted its biggest win at the National Softball Association Tournament in Lowell, going unbeaten over four games to win the title. The top two seeds earn a berth in the NSA World Series, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio this summer.

North Shore Wildcats have strong showing at Nationals Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:10:00 EDT
The North Shore Wildcats YMCA gymnastics program sent 15 girls to the Nationals recently in Sheyboygan, Wisc. — and they performed extremely well.
At Level 9, recent Beverly High graduate Stephanie Negrotti finished on beam and 18th in the all-around against strong competition.

Red Sox blank Mariners, 4-0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:07:00 EDT
SEATTLE — Local favorite Jon Lester carried a shutout into the eighth inning, struggling Jason Varitek rewarded his manager's faith with a two-run homer and the road-weary Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 late last night.

District 5 girls soccer team prevails Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:03:00 EDT
The Under-14 Girls from District 5 (Essex County) remained undefeated with a recent 3-0 victory over the District 4 team from Middlesex.
Previously, the U14 District 5 team beat opponents from Districts 4 and 6, respectively, at Citizens Bank Fields at Progin Park in Lancaster. The team includes girls from North Shore cities and towns such as Salem, Peabody, Danvers, Lynnfield, Topsfield and Saugus.

Runnin' Down a Dream Peabody's Lussier finally gets to ride in National Motocross event Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:59:00 EDT
Ever since Gary Lussier qualified for the AMA (American Motorcycle Association) Amateur National Motocross Races at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Tennessee 22 years ago, he's been dreaming about actually competing in the spectacular weeklong event.

Two advance in Women's Amateur Championship Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:58:00 EDT
Advancing is the biggest issue on the first day of the Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts' Amateur Championship and President's Cup. Two local golfers accomplished that yesterday at Salem Country Club.

Francona finds Red Sox's road woes 'perplexing' Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:57:00 EDT
SEATTLE — Boston manager Terry Francona is having trouble grasping why the Red Sox have been so dreadful on the road recently.
"It's a little perplexing," the Red Sox manager said of his defending World Series champions entering a series opener at Seattle last night having lost 10 times in their last 12 road games to fall out of first place in the AL East.

Cape Ann edges Salem in Northeast Senior Babe Ruth playoffs Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:57:00 EDT
SENIOR BABE RUTH
Tim Spittle drove Zeke Gillette home in the bottom of the seventh as Cape Ann walked off with a 1-0 win over Salem in the first game of a best-of-three series in Northeast Senior Babe Ruth playoff action.

What a State-ment!! Nine runs in final inning send Peabody West back to state's Final Four Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:51:00 EDT
BEVERLY — Talk about drama of the highest order.
Stoneham was just three outs away from forcing the if necessary game for the Section 4 Little League Williamsport all-star championship last night at Harry Ball Field when the Peabody West bats came alive.

Father-son fencers compete together Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:06:00 EDT
It's not the typical father-son sports story, where a dad passes on the sport he's loved all his life to the next generation. Instead, this father and son have grown to love a sport together.
Four years ago, at the age of 43, Gene Zylkuski of Bradford finally found the perfect sport for him: fencing. And at the same time, his son Nick, then 11, also fell in love with the sport.

Nearly 200 pound pavement in Sapienza race Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:00 EDT
Dan Verrington of Haverhill was the first local finisher of the 22nd annual Sapienza Road Race, finishing the 4-mile course in 21 minutes and in fourth place.
Former Methuen track star Kevin Alliette won the race, finishing in 20:05.

Cara Spilsbury: Let Papelbon speak Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:00 EDT
Please, Jonathan Papelbon, never shut up. You had me at ("expletive.")
OK, what he said to the New York press before the All-Star Game was a little dumb, like dancing at the opening of a lion's den in a suit of gazelle meat. You just don't do it unless you want to get torn apart.

Keeping up with Carlos Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:39:00 EDT
After heading into the All-Star break in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, Haverhill's Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays have turned it around.
Going into the break a half-game back of the first-place Boston Red Sox, the Rays took two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays in their first post-break series, aided by Pena's 15th home run of the season on Sunday. With those two wins and Boston getting swept by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Rays now find themselves back atop the American League East, a game and a half ahead of the Red Sox, and 4 1/2 ahead of the New York Yankees.

Local schedule Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:09:00 EDT
Saturday
POST 150 LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: TBD at Newburyport (4 p.m., Rowley)

Down to the wire: River Rivals series down to final two meets Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:08:00 EDT
River Rivals Track Series
Triton hosts third meet of five
On Tuesday at Triton, the following athletes won individual events:
Shot put: Kristina Moran (26-9), Shanina Damm (33-6), Ryan Mills (33-6 1/4), Raymond Long (37-1 1/2)

Salem downs Sachems Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:08:00 EDT
PLAISTOW, N.H. — Kirsten Daamen's injured leg didn't make it easy on Pentucket. Still, yesterday's Hoops for Hope semifinal was a learning experience for the Sachems.
Without their senior center — she was in a walking cast after getting hurt in a summer tournament — they struggled, falling to Salem 46-40 at Rockingham Athletic Club. But they did not leave disappointed.

Bruins re-sign defenseman Wideman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:07:00 EDT
The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Dennis Wideman to a multiyear contract extension. Wideman had career bests last season with 13 goals and 23 assists in 81 games. He was the No. 2 scoring defenseman to captain Zdeno Chara and sixth overall on the team.

The local cure-all: Newburyport man has solution to gas prices, obesity Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:06:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — As gas prices and obesity rates continue to inflate, there seems to be a rather simple and cost-effective solution.
Pedaling a bicycle.
Owned by Aaron Millet, Newburyport's Riverside Cycles — located in the Tannery Mill at 50 Water Street — is one of the leading reasons why Newburyport is becoming a greener and more health-conscious community.

An endangered gem: Carriage Pines moving forward despite closure rumors Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:14:00 EDT
ROWLEY — Talk of the demise of Carriage Pines Golf Club — formerly the Rowley Country Club — has been greatly exaggerated.
Yes, for the past three years running regulars, members and staff have been on uneasy ground wondering from year to year whether or not their beloved club would stay open. But, with a steady flow business and a weak housing market, the 37-year-old course has managed to stay open, and will continue to do so at least through the 2009 season.

Dice-K baffles Mariners Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:33:00 EDT
SEATTLE — Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka continued his masterful pitching away from Fenway Park, and J.D. Drew's first inning homer helped the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, last night.
After dropping five straight on the road, the Red Sox seem to have found a remedy against the lowly Mariners, who fell a season-worst 24 games under .500 with their fourth-straight loss.

Red Sox worry over inconsistent bullpen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:30:00 EDT
On Pro Baseball
Sean McAdam
SEATTLE — Baseball's non-waiver trading deadline is a little more than a week away, and while the Boston Red Sox' needs may be obvious, the solutions are not.
Even as the team battles a short-term offensive slump, the expectation is that the lineup will produce, particularly with David Ortiz tentatively slated to rejoin the lineup Friday when the Sox begin a homestand.

Newburyport captures second title in three years Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:29:00 EDT
River Rivals Basketball
Newburyport 44, Amesbury 42
Newburyport clinched the league championship by holding off a late Amesbury rally after leading by eight points at halftime. Alex Salah and Coby Morris led Newburyport with eight points each. Robert Cataldo and Evan Roberts added seven each. Jake Baribeault scored six. Conor McRae contributed in all aspects of the victory.

To be the best ... Waters relishes experience playing against Team USA Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:29:00 EDT
Amesbury native Ashley Waters and her Stratford Brakettes teammates lost their first game of the season last Sunday at Deluca Field in Stratford, Conn. in front of a sold out crowd of 3,300.
The reason for all the hoopla? The loss came at the hands of the U.S. Olympic softball team.

Make Way for Molly Father-Son tandem to ride Pan Mass Challenge Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:27:00 EDT
In just over a week's time on Aug. 2 and 3 some 5,500 riders and 2,500 volunteers will take part in the single largest athletic fundraising event in the country, the 29th annual Pan Mass Challenge, a two day bike-a-thon in which cyclists from all over the world trek various routes throughout the Commonwealth to raise money for life-saving research at the Dana-Farmer Cancer Institute via the Jimmy Fund.

West Newbury's comeback kid gears for football Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:02:00 EDT
He may be the best athlete in West Newbury you've never heard of.
A starting wrestler as a freshman at Central Catholic in the grueling 171-pound class, he had an excellent 18-6 record. He was a two-way starter to open the football season last year as a sophomore and he ended the baseball season on the varsity baseball team, pitching in relief in the Division 1 tournament.

Diamond Dreams Pioneer Park project will benefit generations of ballplayers Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:15:00 EDT
John Shimer
Take one look at Rob Leanna's beautiful water color painting, which was unveiled Saturday and depicts the Pioneer League's $1.5 million project geared toward updating the Pioneer Park fields and restructuring the parking lot, and it's hard not to get excited for the young Newburyport baseball families of the future.

Scruton to the Sachems: Ex-Ipswich girls coach accepts vacancy at Pentucket Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
School sessions will begin in a little more than a month, and for the Pentucket Regional High School girls soccer team, this fall will introduce more than cool winds.
Akin to the quarterly temperate change that autumn brings, the Sachems will also have to adjust to the retiring of five-year coach Elaine Treado. And though this upcoming season is poetically associated with melancholy, there is nothing somber about the new coach Pentucket will be harvesting.

Local sports briefs Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Running
Join a panel of running experts for the science, art, psychology, and joy of running July 22 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) at the Fitness Factory in Newburyport. The seminar is free to runners of all ages and abilities. The panel will include Saucony's Todd Swenson, Gordon College coach Jack Molvar, Elite Lynx coach Mick Grant, Triton track star Keely Maguire, local legend Buddy Bostick, physical therapist John Wile, and dietetics and nutrition major Allison Herrick.

Newburyport, Amesbury set to square off Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT
River Rivals Basketball
Newburyport Gold 29, Pentucket 27
Jake Baribeault scored 12 points for Newburyport in semifinal action. Robert Cataldo added six. Ryan Kuchar led Pentucket with 10 points. Nico Limacher added five.

Moose, A-Rod keep NY flying Thursday July 24, 2008
Mike Mussina baffled the Twins for eight innings, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run double, and New York posted its 10th straight home win yesterday.

Press Box Thursday July 24, 2008
The Boston Celtics made it official yesterday, re-signing guards Tony Allen and Eddie House. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Allen, a 6-foot-4, 213-pound guard, has spent his entire four-year career with the Celtics after being drafted with the 25th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Allen recorded career highs in minutes (1,373), assists (114) and points (494) in 75 games last season as he worked to return from his January 2007 knee injury. House, a 6-1, 175-pound guard

Hard work pays off for Schwartz Thursday July 24, 2008
Tonight's state championship games at Joe Schwartz Little League's field will not only mark the first time Schwartz has hosted the state tournament in 30 years. It will also be the culmination of nearly two years of extensive manual work.

Stormy weather suspends Game 3 Thursday July 24, 2008
MILFORD - One thing's for sure, Mother Nature is not a baseball fan.

Goodell keeps eye on Favre Thursday July 24, 2008
MILWAUKEE - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre.

WNBA in news as players scuffle Thursday July 24, 2008
The WNBA always seems to crave more attention.

Norman is now ready for conquest Thursday July 24, 2008
TROON, Scotland - Greg Norman used last week's British Open as a warmup and almost made history. The warmup over, he is now setting his sights on the Senior British Open.

TV, Radio Thursday July 24, 2008

The Week Ahead Thursday July 24, 2008

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