As the calendar flipped to a new year, nothing changed for the Winchester High boys basketball team (8-0) after winning its first two home games in 2026 over non-league Acton-Boxborough (59-58, Jan. 2) and Wakefield (78-45, Jan. 6). “We survived the (Acton-Boxborough) game,” said coach John Fleming. “They are a
On the third day of the new year, Coach Gino Khachadourian’s Winchester High boys hockey team was back on the ice at Woburn’s O’Brien Arena to take on Middlesex League rival Arlington. They ended up defeating the Spy Ponders, 2-1. It was the exact same score – only
The Winchester High varsity wrestling team (1-1 in the Middlesex League) was back on the mat two days after Christmas to participate in a tri-match against Franklin and host Leominster on Dec. 27, while the JVs traveled to Natick with Coach Ryan Errico for their own tournament. In the meet
Both Winchester High School basketball teams could not have asked for any better results during this year’s Bob Bigelow Tournament, held for the first time in the new WHS gym on Dec. 29 and 30. The boys defeated TechBoston and Franklin to complete the championship sweep after the girls
Going into the annual Bob Bigelow Tournament at the new Winchester High gym, the Red & Black boys basketball team was 4-0 after defeating Stoneham in the home opener on Dec. 12, 56-54, followed by wins over Melrose (57-52), Woburn (66-53) and Lexington (77-74). The Bigelow Tournament got underway for
After participating in a couple of early season invitational tournaments – the Glen Doherty Memorial at home and the Lowell Holiday extravaganza – coupled with an unexpected loss to host Reading, the Winchester High wrestling coaches now have a better idea of the team’s strengths and weaknesses. There are some difficult
Boys begin Middlesex League season with three straight wins Winchester High boys hockey coach Gino Khachadourian couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. His Red & Black squad won its first three games against Stoneham (3-2, in overtime), Melrose (2-0) and Wakefield (3-2, in overtime), before
The Winchester High football team might have fallen short of its ultimate Gillette Stadium goal, but there was still plenty of positives to celebrate, and so on Dec. 6, at the WHS cafeteria, the Red & Black got together one last time for a team brunch and awards ceremony to
It was an historic day for the Winchester High School (WHS) wrestling team after successfully co-hosting the first Glen Doherty Memorial Wrestling Tournament in conjunction with the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation on Dec. 13. A total of 17 teams participated in this invitational tournament. The tournament honored Doherty, who was
The Winchester High School girls basketball team (2-1) has gotten off to a winning start after coming away with two victories in its first three games. The Red & Black opened up with a 55-51 road win against Stoneham on Dec. 12. They then came home Dec. 16 to drop
Coach Tommy Scarpa’s Winchester High girls hockey team opened up the regular season on Dec. 13, with a 7-2 dominating win against Stoneham at Woburn’s O’Brien Rink. One year ago, the Red & Black ended the season with a 9-10-3 record after splitting their two postseason games.
The Winchester High boys hockey team finished up the regular season last year with a 13-10 record, and were the 11th seed heading into the Division 1 state tournament. They then won two straight postseason games against Shrewsbury, the 22nd seed, 4-1, and Middlesex League rival Belmont, the sixth seed,
One year ago, the Winchester High boys basketball team entered the Division 1 state tournament as the ninth season with a 16-4 record, but as is the case of any postseason game, upsets and heartbreakers sometimes factor into the final result. Unfortunately, both of those scenarios were rolled into one
While the high school fall sports season officially concluded last week with the playing of the Super Bowl championship games at Gillette Stadium, the winter sports teams have been going at it since the Monday after Thanksgiving, when practices began across the board for all teams. It’s now their
The Winchester High football team might have fallen short of its ultimate Gillette Stadium goal, but there was still plenty to celebrate. The Red & Black, the fourth overall seed in Division 2, racked up 11 wins, including two in the playoffs, before dropping their only game of the season
The Winchester Men's Softball League, under the auspices of the Winchester Recreation Department, plays its games at Ginn Field in the spring and fall, and this year the fall season finally concluded just a couple of weeks ago on Nov. 18, when the Pipes, sponsored by DaVinci Plumbing,
