Trailing 51-48 with 15.7 seconds to spare in last night's game against Wilmington, Newburyport found itself down three points with only one realistic possession to tie the score. Clippers co-captain Taylor Hickman brought the ball up the court under duress and found Lindsey Tomasz off the curl for an open look.
Read More »Sam Wheeler scored 29 points, passing the 1,000-point mark for her career as Timberlane handed Winnacunnet its first loss of the season, 52-49. Kristin Crotts had nine assists and sophomore Taylor Cefalo had 8 points for the winners.
Read More »PEABODY | Even when they don't play their best, it's usually enough for the Peabody High girls basketball team to prevail.
While Peabody head coach Jane Heil wasn't happy about some aspects of the game, her Tanners played well enough to earn their sixth straight win in Northeastern Conference play, beating a scrappy Gloucester team, 62-50, at the Veterans Memorial gym.
Read More »On Jan. 25, 2005, Haverhill High freshman Michelle Stanley received a bone-marrow transplant. Three years later, she shrugs off the idea of self-pity.
"There's not really a lot of room to be upset all the time," she said.
Read More »Meghan Thomann's return from a knee injury sparked Andover's shooting in an impressive 64-43 victory over a solid Arlington Catholic squad. Thomann led the way with 20 points, which included four 3-pointers, while freshman Natalie Gomez (19) and Laura Renfro (17) had three and five 3-pointers. It was a career high for Gomez, who also had seven assists.
Read More »The host Vikings were no match for the powerful Chieftains (5-1, 2-0), arguably the best girls team on the North Shore and one of the top Cape Ann League squads. Masconomet senior center Caroline Stewart (who's headed to Boston University to play basketball) had a game-high 19 points. Rockport (1-4) got strong performances from sophomore guard Rebeccah Tibert (11 points including three 3-pointers) and junior forward and captain Emily Hurst (6 points).
Read More »Newburyport sophomore Lindsay Tomacz has seen her share of pressure situations as goalie of the Division 3 state champion soccer team.
But her soccer talents couldn't help her last night when she came to the free throw line four times in the closing three minutes of a River Rival game with Georgetown.
Read More »SALEM | As the ball bounced around the rim, Courtney Morissette held her breath.
"I was begging it would go in," she said. "I prayed." Her shot, a soft jumper from the elbow of the lane, dropped in at the buzzer, giving Londonderry a 59-58 win over Salem last night.
Read More »SALEM | When the pressure of the game got hot, Ashley White stayed cool | and came up big for the Salem girls basketball team.
White came up with clutch baskets when the game was on the line to power the host Witches to a 61-48 win over archrival Beverly last night at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse.
Read More »Manchester Essex girls basketball player Lizzie Ball was in the zone last night and her team needed all of her career-high 20 points as the Hornets (4-3, 1-1) held off visiting Amesbury (2-4, 1-1) in a Cape Ann League game.
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