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| Prep walks off with win over Ponders Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT BASEBALL Each time the St. John's Prep baseball team thought it had host Arlington down and out Saturday, the Spy Ponders struck back. On three separate occasions in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings, Arlington tied the game mere minutes after the Prep had gone on top. |
| Allen, Garnett lead Celtics Game 1 win over Hawks Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT BOSTON — Ray Allen scored 18 points and Kevin Garnett had 16 as the two newcomers who led the Boston Celtics to the NBA's best record sparked them to a 104-81 win last night in their playoff opener against the Atlanta Hawks. |
| Locals share their reasons for running Boston today Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Chances are you know someone that's running the Boston Marathon this morning. Hundreds of runners from across the North Shore will be making the historic 26-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston for the 112th running of the World's Most Famous Race. Here's a quick snapshot of some of those people and their thoughts on the race: |
| Local marathoners: Call us after today's race Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT If you're running the 112th Boston Marathon today, we want to hear from you after the race. The Salem News is looking to speak with North Shore residents who run in today's marathon. We want to know h |
| Salem News Sports Schedule Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT TODAY'S SPORTS (all events 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted) HIGH SCHOOL Baseball — Salem at Gloucester (10 a.m.); Tewksbury at Peabody (10 a.m.); St. John's Prep at Catholic Memorial (11 a.m.); Austin Prep at Bishop Fenwick. |
| Marathon question Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Question: What about your first Boston Marathon? DAVID REIN, 59, BEVERLY: "I used to sell T-shirts at Hopkinton, but I got banned. I then decided to run Boston. I had a rough time but finished and said I'd never do it again. This Boston is about my 70th (marathon) overall in 20 years." |
| The Long Run:
Ultra-marathoners Mulvey, Gilford ready to run Boston today Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:24:00 EDT For years we've been hearing and reading that Boston, the ancient mariner of United States marathons, is a torturous grind that strangles the muscles and feet of runners, even the elite. It offers a challenge to runners, we are told, that tests the wills of their mental and physical capacities. |
| VIDEO:Pioneer League 50th Opening Day Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:24:00 EDT The Newburyport Pioneer League opened its 50th season April 19 |
| SPORTS BRIEF: Awards Banquet Yields New Leadership For Men’s Hockey Squad Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:07:19 GMT The expansion continues. One year after electing two players as captains for just the fourth time in team history, the Harvard men’s hockey team continued the trend, naming juniors Brian McCafferty and Jimmy Fraser as captains for the 2008-09 squad at its annual awards banquet on Saturday. |
| Drama Unfolds in Radcliffe Wins Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:04:02 GMT Radcliffe heavyweight crew rose to the Charles River Challenge on Saturday with seven total wins. Three boats finished the day of races undefeated and the varsity eight and novice eight claimed their first wins of the season. The second varsity boat, with a flair for the dramatic, notched another come-from-behind win in the morning and pulled out a slim win in the afternoon. |
| Harvard Clinches Second Straight Ivy North Title Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:53 GMT In its second four-game Ivy series, Harvard softball was two outs shy of sweeping Brown this weekend at Soldiers Field. Victorious in three out of four contests, the Crimson (21-18, 12-4 Ivy) outscored the Bears (7-23, 2-14 Ivy) 25-7 on the weekend. After taking two on Saturday, Sunday’s victory clinched the Ivy League North Division championship for the second straight year. Harvard came back from an extra-innings loss in Sunday’s first game to claim the second. |
| Harvard Regains Winning Ways Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:56:38 GMT Harvard men’s lacrosse handily defeated Holy Cross, 12-6, on Saturday, snapping up the team’s first win in seven games. Sophomore midfielders Jason Duboe and Travis Burr combined for two hat tricks to account for half of the Crimson scoring. |
| Bulldogs, Bears Serve Crimson Pair of Late-Season Losses Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:47:27 GMT Unfortunately for the Crimson, whether home or away, there was no response to the ferocity of the Bears and the Bulldogs. As the Ivy League championship draws to a close, Harvard (2-15, 2-4 Ivy) suffered a narrow 4-3 loss at the hands of Brown (10-9, 2-5) at the Beren Tennis Center on Sunday, following a crushing 7-0 defeat against newly-minted champions Yale (11-8, 7-0) at New Haven on Friday. The results extend the Crimson’s losing streak against Ancient Eight teams to four games. |
| Harvard Denied First By A Blink Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:45:03 GMT Blink, and you would have missed it. Early Saturday morning on the Charles River, the Harvard men’s lightweight crew team finished .05 seconds—less time than the blink of an eye—behind Dartmouth to lose the Biglin Bowl for the second time in three years. Despite the varsity eight’s close loss, the team performed strongly as a whole, winning three of the day’s five races. Additionally, the varsity eight, novice eight, and second novice eight all handily defeated MIT, as the Engineers finished at a distant third in each event. |
| Surge Keeps Compton Cup in Cambridge Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:41:51 GMT It took two weeks of frustration and a serious sprint with 600 meters to go on Saturday morning, but the Harvard heavyweight varsity eight finally found its winning combination against archrival Princeton this weekend. The Crimson swept all four early morning races on the Charles River, but no victory was sweeter than the varsity’s 0.5-second thriller against the visiting Tigers. The two programs have won the last seven consecutive Eastern Sprints championships, with Harvard earning five gold medals and Princeton claiming two. |
| Tensions Run High Against Brown Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:37:32 GMT As usual, the annual series between the Harvard and Brown baseball teams had a little bit of everything. Late-inning heroics marked the nightcap of Saturday’s twinbill, as freshman Sean O’Hara drilled a bases-clearing double to put the Crimson on top for the first time in the game en route to its second of four wins on the weekend. Sunday saw, of course, two complete-game efforts from coach Joe Walsh’s senior aces, not to mention a combined 23-hit performance by Harvard sluggers on the afternoon. |
| Crimson Continues Sweep in Second Twinbill Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:33:37 GMT For the first time all year, things finally came together for the Harvard baseball team. The Crimson combined a relentless offensive attack with two complete-game efforts from its veteran starters, taking 9-3 and 5-2 victories from Brown yesterday at O’Donnell Field. As it completed its first weekend sweep of 2008, Harvard was all smiles. “Better late than never,” senior Brad Unger said. “We’ve had some breaks go against us in the past couple weeks, so it feels good to win.” |
| Sunny Skies Yield Good Results for Harvard Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:29:27 GMT In a trying season for the Harvard baseball team, the weather has often mimicked the team’s play at O’Donnell Field, as the Crimson has contended with frigid temperatures and heavy downpours along with its competition during home games. But that all changed Saturday when suddenly hot Harvard (6-26, 5-9 Ivy) won twice against Brown (14-20, 5-9 Ivy) under clear, sunny skies in an afternoon doubleheader that gave the Crimson its first sweep of the year. |
| Pair of homers leads Central past North Andover Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:15:00 EDT Softball Pair of homers leads Central past North Andover Central Catholic's offense exploded in a 16-0 win over North Andover. The Raiders were led by Monique Gosselin's two-run homer and a solo shot from Rachel Wyrwa. Alison McCarthy and Candace Waldi each went 1 for 2 for the Knights. |
| Pelham picks up first win in split with Kennett Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:14:00 EDT Baseball Pelham picks up first win in split with Kennett Pelham earned a split of a double-header with Kennett, falling in the first game 6-5 before picking up a 9-6 win on the back end. In Game 1, the Pythons pushed across four runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game before Kennett struck for the game-winner in the bottom of the last inning. Pitcher Jim Mostone went 3 for 4 at the plate while also striking out 10 in seven innings. |
| Local Notes Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:16:00 EDT Baseball Softball Sanborn Babe Ruth registration will be April 23-24 from 6-8 p.m. at Newton Town Hall. Forms can be downloaded at newtonbsa.com. The cost is $125 per child with three groups: 13-prep, 14-15, 16-18. Tryouts will be April 26-27. For more information contact Gary Nelson at 603-382-2865 or gnelly@comcast.net. |
| It's do or die in more ways than one for the Bruins Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:15:00 EDT On Pro Hockey Mike McMahon Right or wrong, the Boston Bruins franchise is at a crossroads. In tonight's Game 7 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a win would catapult the forgotten hockey club back into relevancy. A loss, and the fight the B's have showed the last two games will be forgotten by next week. |
| Hometown Scoreboard Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:13:00 EDT Softball Methuen 12, Greater Lowell 2 Methuen (12): Bergeron p/cf 5-1-2, Guselli 2b 3-1-1, Carbonneau 2b/ss 2-1-1, McCarthy ss/1b 4-3-2, Flemming c 4-4-3, Barron 3b 2-0-1, Giorgio 3b 3-0-1, Cody lf/rf/2b 4-1-1, Mason 1b 2-1-1, Lento lf 2-0-1, Chaisson rf 1-0-0, Dunlevy p 2-0-0, Valliere cf/lf/1b 2-0-0, Thornton rf 2-0-0; Totals 38-12-14 |
| Role Reversals for B's and Habs Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:12:00 EDT Role Reversals The similarities between the 2004 and 2008 series between the Bruins and Canadiens is staggering. Not only have the teams switched wins in every game, but the goal differential has been the same in five of the first six games. In 2004, the Habs battled back from down 3-1 to take down the Bruins in Game 7 — exactly what the B's are looking to do tonight. |
| Miller-led 76ers beat Pistons in Game 1 shocker Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:11:00 EDT AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Andre Miller scored 20 points and Willie Green had a career playoff-high 17, helping the 76ers stun the Pistons, 90-86, in Game 1 of their first-round series. The Eastern Conference's second-seeded team was expected beat the seventh-seeded Sixers by double digits and did lead by 15 midway through the third quarter. |
| Friends Rivers, Wilkins now on opposite sides Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:09:00 EDT BOSTON — Once the playoff matchups were set, Celtics coach Doc Rivers received a call from a familiar voice, Atlanta Hawks legend and former backcourt mate Dominique Wilkins. "Dominique and I are still very close," Rivers said. "I was the one always yelling at him to pass. I am always very happy to talk to him." |
| Red Sox pull off another late rally to trip up Texas Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:07:00 EDT BOSTON — Even without their hottest hitter, the Boston Red Sox still found a way to win. Sean Casey's bases-loaded walk capped a four-run eighth inning and the Red Sox pulled off another late rally yesterday afternoon, beating the Texas Rangers 6-5 after Manny Ramirez was ejected in the second inning. |
| Kastor takes Olympic trial on Boston's historic marathon course Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:05:00 EDT BOSTON — The disappointment of their last Olympic marathon trials turned into delight for Deena Kastor, Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell. Kastor won the U.S. Olympic marathon trials yesterday, earning a berth in the Beijing Games by erasing a gap of almost 2 minutes to pass Lewy Boulet in the last 3 miles. It will be the second Olympic marathon and third Olympics for Kastor, who ran the 10,000 meters in Sydney. |
| Off and running: Clearly on a mission, Celtics manhandle Hawks in series opener Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:29:00 EDT On Pro Basketball David Willis BOSTON — It was just over three hours before to tip-off, and parquet floor at the TD Banknorth Garden sat nearly empty, with many of the overhead lights still dark. |
| Around the Horn with... Brian Feran, Haverhill Volleyball Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Most athletes find their niche and they stick to what they know. Haverhill's Brian Feran has played in three different spring sports, including baseball and tennis, before settling on volleyball the last two years. |
| Fisher Cats fall again Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT HARRISBURG. Pa. — Ryan Patterson went 2 for 3 with an RBI sacrifice fly and Ryan Klosterman drove in his first run of the season, but the Fisher Cats fell for the third straight night in Harrisburg, losing to the Southern Division-leading Senators, 10-2 yesterday. |
| Tight Bruins 'never give up' Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT BOSTON — These last two games, the Bruins have found a way to claw, scratch and fight their way back. The last two third periods have yielded eight goals for the Bruins, and somehow no one in the Bruins' locker room seemed surprised. |
| NBA Playoff Box Scores Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Spurs 117, Suns 115 (2OT) PHOENIX (115) Hill 2-4 1-1 5, Stoudemire 13-26 7-9 33, O'Neal 5-8 1-3 11, Nash 9-20 4-5 25, Bell 4-7 4-4 14, Diaw 6-11 0-0 12, Barbosa 4-9 4-4 12, Giricek 1-2 0-0 2, Skinner 0-1 1-4 1. Totals 44-88 22-30 115. |
| NHL Playoff Box Scores Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Bruins 5, Canadiens 4 Montreal 1 1 2 — 4 Boston 0 1 4 — 5 First Period—1, Montreal, Higgins 1 (Koivu), 9:44. Penalties—Ward, Bos (tripping), 7:04; Kessel, Bos (slashing), 9:30; Begin, Mon (diving), 9:30; Stuart, Bos (tripping), 15:35; Begin, Mon (roughing), 20:00; Chara, Bos (roughing), 20:00. |
| NL Box Scores Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Mets 4, Phillies 2 NEW YORK chr(13)PHILA ab r h bichr(13) ab r h bi JReyes ss 4 2 2 2chr(13)Tguchi rf 4 0 2 0 Church rf 4 1 2 0chr(13)Jenkins ph 1 0 0 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 2 2chr(13)Durbin p 0 0 0 0 Beltran cf 4 0 0 0chr(13)Werth cf 5 0 0 0 |
| Monarchs fall, down 3-0 in series Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT MANCHESTER, NH — Right wing Jeff Hoggan deflected the puck off of goaltender Jonathan Bernier's pads and into the net as the Providence Bruins took game three of the 2008 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Semifinals with a 3-2 overtime win to top the Manchester Monarchs in front of 3,448 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena, last night. Providence leads the best of seven series 3-0. The Monarchs and Bruins face-off in game four in Manchester on Monday, April 21 at 7:05 p.m. |
| Games of the week Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Sunday, April 20 Baseball Bryant at Merrimack, 1 p.m. Softball New Haven at Merrimack (doubleheader), noon Minor League Baseball New Hampshire at Harrisburg, 1:05 p.m. Monday, April 21 |
| Calzaghe edges Hopkins in split decision Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT LAS VEGAS — Joe Calzaghe didn't stop punching after a terrible start against Bernard Hopkins, and now the Pride of Wales is the best light heavyweight in the world. Calzaghe won a split decision last night, desperately rallying in the final rounds against his cagey 43-year-old opponent to remain unbeaten in his long-anticipated debut in the United States. |
| Hinton on fire; Owls hold on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Boys Lacrosse Timberlane got five goals and two assists from Chris Hinton and held on for an exciting 11-10 win over Concord. Alex Desmarais played well in goal for the Owls (3-2). |
| Patrick wins Indy Japan 300 to become first woman to win in IndyCar history Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT MOTEGI, Japan — Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps. Patrick finished 5.8594 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Helio Castroneves after leader Scott Dixon went in for a pit stop with five laps remaining. |
| Dresser paces strong Owls' performance Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT HAVERHILL — Timberlane would have liked to finish higher, of course, but the Owls weren't complaining yesterday with their fifth-place finish at the 32nd annual John Ottaviani Haverhill Invitational Meet, the best of all New Hampshire entrants. |
| Local Boston Marathoners Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Kevin Eaton Age: 51 Hometown: Methuen Family: Wife, three children (26, 24 and 21) Occupation: Applications engineer Number of marathons: 2 Number of Bostons: 1 |
| Memory Lane Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT 10 YEARS AGO LAST WEEK Brown quarterback James Perry of Andover is named to the All-Ivy Academic team for all sports. ... Heather Burke bunts in Lauren Merritt for the winning run as Haverhill beats Methuen 8-7. ... Salem's Tom Klemm fires a two-hitter as the Blue Devils beat Exeter 5-1. ... Kris Legare scores six goals as Pinkerton smashes Concord 18-5. ... Haverhill's Alex Hakesley fires a three-hitter in a 2-0 win over Central Catholic. ... Andover's Laura Stone tosses a complete-game five-hitter and drives in four runs in a 7-3 win over Tewksbury. ... Angela Chongris of Andover leads Division 1 women's lacrosse in scoring with 28 goals and 19 assists through eight games for Colgate. ... Steve Aries goes the distance, striking out six as Whittier dumps Minuteman 9-1. ... Salem snaps Londonderry's three-year win streak 76-64. Bob Johnson wins the 800 and Kevin Moschella the 400 to clinch the win. ... Scott Maxwell hurls a one-hitter, fanning 10 as Sanborn beats defending state champ Goffstown 1-0. |
| Hawks know they're in for challenge Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT ATLANTA — Mike Woodson showed up at practice with a shaved head Friday. Anything to loosen up a team that faces a monumental challenge in the playoffs. The Atlanta Hawks are on the wrong side of what looks to be one of the biggest mismatches in NBA postseason history. After fortuitously making it this far with a record that's eight games under .500, they'll face the 66-win Boston Celtics. Game 1 is tonight in Boston (8:30 p.m. tipoff). |
| Bonding through baseball at the birthplace of the game Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Touching all the Bases Hector Longo COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Dave Fabrizio's Hall of Fame experience began well before dawn Thursday with a trip across Methuen to pick up breakfast for 47, which was donated by Heav'nly Donuts. |
| Oshodi steps it up for Central Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT HAVERHILL — Lawrence's KB Oshodi has been one of Central Catholic's best and brightest track stars. And he has the Raider football program to thank for it. "In my freshman year, the football coaches wanted to get us to do track," Oshodi explained. "They said it would be good to try and do a lot of different stuff. In the triple jump, in my first year, I was doing better than the varsity guys. I did well and I just continued to improve." |
| Revolution, Red Bulls play to 1-1 tie Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jeff Larentowicz scored on a direct free kick in the second half with New England down a man, helping the Revolution rally for a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls last night. |
| Papi, Manny spark Red Sox in come-from-behind win Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT BOSTON (AP) — It's been a familiar sight for the past half decade: Manny Ramirez and Big Papi carrying a rally. Ramirez hit a two-run homer after slumping slugging partner David Ortiz tied the game with an RBI single in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers last night. |
| Brunette helps Knights bounce back Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Baseball Aaron Brunette threw a complete game three-hit shutout as North Andover bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 3-0 win at Ipswich. The Knights scored an unearned run in the first and then added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. Josh Breeden had a bunt single in the seventh to start the two-run rally. He stole second and later scored on a sacrifice fly. |
| Haverhill outlasts Lawrence Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT HAVERHILL — They've overcome shortstop Bobby Shirling's tender shoulder, a sun-blinded high pop that landed squarely in the mouth of second baseman Steve Lesiczka and more early-season errors than coach Chip Dunn would ever care to rehash. |
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