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Hornets battle back against Swampscott

NORTH READING | This one was not easy. Then again, it never seems to be when these two teams square off in the postseason.

After falling behind early and facing some rainy conditions, No. 1-seed North Reading fought back to defeat Swampscott, 8-5, in the first round of the Division 3 North sectional. This comes one year after the Hornets needed extra innings to edge out the Big Blue, 2-1, in the quarterfinals.

Tourney's a go for Swampscott after Kinchley no-no

Peter Kinchley picked the perfect time to toss his first no-hitter.

Needing a win to clinch a postseason berth, the Swampscott baseball team turned to Kinchley for yesterday's game with Marblehead. The crafty right-hander responded with an absolute gem in the Big Blue's 2-0 victory.

Crunch time calls for Swampscott, Fewnick

Even if you're not a math whiz, the numbers are pretty simple.

Both the Swampscott and Bishop Fenwick baseball teams have two games remaining in the regular season. Both teams are still on the outside of the Division 3 North playoff picture, looking to squeeze their way in.

Red hot Perry leads Swampscott's Big Four

Swampscott High softball coach Annamaria Addonizio sounded a little breathless on the ride home from Winthrop Wednesday night, like she needed an oxygen mask.

She'll take that feeling anytime her team can pull out a big win in dramatic fashion.

Swampscott needs big wins to qualify for tourney

Swampscott (5-9) would like to get into the state tournament by finishing .500 or better. But since the Division 3 squad plays enough games against higher division clubs, they could qualify by finishing .500 or better against fellow D-3 opponents.

Saggese's late hit keys Danvers baseball over Swampscott

The Danvers High offense has been sporadic all season, but the Falcons keep piling up the wins, the latest being a 3-2 decision over Swampscott at home Monday night.

Justin Mitchell led off the game with a home run for Swampscott, but Jeff Eldridge's run-scoring double tied in the bottom of the first and Danvers scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth as Chris Perry led off with a single, advanced to second on Greg Ladd's sacrifice bunt and scored on Larry Saggese's two-out, pinch hit single. Danvers boosted its record to 12-2 while Swampscott dropped to 5-9.

Change in pitching strategy for Swampscott

Swampscott High coach Annamaria Addonizio discovered that her team was allowing 70 percent of its runs after the fifth inning, so she's changing her pitching strategy. Instead of looking or hoping for a complete game from her starter, she'll insert the reliever most likely in the fifth or sixth inning.

Beverly outlasts Swampscott in 12

After battling for 12 innings | nearly the equilivant of two seven inning high school baseball game | something had to give between NEC rivals Swampscott and Beverly. Zak Levine made sure that the tide broke in favor of his Panthers.

Marblehead comes from behind to nip Swampscott

Eric Fader, Will Beringer and Aaron Reny each scored two goals as Marblehead (6-4) came from three goals down to nip the rival Big Blue, 10-9. Ben Wollersheid scored four times as Swampscott jumped ahead 7-4 before the Magicians rallied. Nick Tobin, Jackson Barber, Mike Cohn and Ellery Smith also notched goals for Marblehead.