After the Winchester High School baseball team (14-8, 32nd seed) defeated the Beverly Panthers (12-8, 33rd seed) in a Division 1 preliminary round game at home May 30, 6-4, second-year head coach Ed McDonald said that was a huge win for the program. Certainly not playing like a team that
Coach Phil Reuland couldn’t have asked for a better start to the postseason from his Winchester High School boys lacrosse team. They were all over visiting Shrewsbury last Friday night (May 30) to the tune of 15-2 to kick off the state tournament season with a flair in the
The Winchester High School boys volleyball team (15-6), seeded 15th in Division 1, hosted the 18th-seeded Methuen Rangers (15-6) in the Round of 32 on May 30, and the home team was able to prevail, 3-2. The Red & Black now moves on to the Sweet 16, where they will
In the state tournament, you take it one game at a time, and the Winchester High School baseball team (13-8, 32 nd seed) has taken that first step, and won it by beating Beverly (12-8, 33 rd seed) at home, 6-4 in a Division 1 preliminary round game on May
Spring sports athletes have been striving to reach this time of the year since practices began on March 17. They all wanted to be among the select few to participate in the state tournaments in order to measure their skills as a team against their peers statewide. At Winchester High
The sign hanging on the mantle in the Nutile home says “We interrupt this marriage to bring you the baseball season.” That’s a good illustration of how much baseball played in the lives of the Nutile family. Susan Nutile and daughter Katie knew baseball was ever present in their
Despite the unseasonably cold, rainy weather that hovered over the state this week, high school spring sports teams were scrambling to wrap up the regular season, before the state tournament pairings are announced for baseball, softball and lacrosse next Wednesday, May 28. The preliminary round games will then begin two
Dario Pizzano is very familiar with Multiple Sclerosis and what it does. His mom, Tracie, has lived with the autoimmune disorder since 1998. The Mass. native, who is director of fundraising for MS4MS (Mission Stadiums for Multiple Sclerosis), has been dedicating his time to boosting funds and awareness in order
After winning four straight games, the Winchester High baseball team (11-7) lost two last week at home against Lexington (5-2, May 13) and Reading (9-3, May 15). But the good news is that the Red & Black have already qualified for the state tournament with two more regular season games
After winning five straight matches, the Winchester High School boys volleyball team (11-5) fell to Lexington (3-0, May 12) and non-league host Milford (3-2, May 14). The Red & Black is seeded 17th in Division 1, according to the May 13 power rankings. Without making excuses, the long trek to
The Winchester High School boys lacrosse team (11-4) is in the state tournament, and is also among the Top 10 Division 1 clubs, seeded eighth overall, according to the May 13 power rankings. When the next rankings come out, the Red & Black just might be even closer to the
With just four games left in the regular season, the Winchester High School baseball team (11-5) couldn’t be any hotter. The Red & Black have won four straight games starting with the 8-2 win over visiting Watertown on April 30. They were then all over host Burlington two days
With the regular season winding down, the Winchester High School girls lacrosse team (8-5) is closing in on a state tournament berth. There are five games left on the schedule for the Red & Black, and they are peaking at the right time after winning their last two games against
It’s definitely an understatement to say that Winchester is synonymous with tennis, and on the high school front, both the boys and girls teams have done their jobs to live up to that reputation over the years. So far this spring, the boys have maintained that perception with an
After a brief setback against visiting non-league Needham on April 25, 3-0, the Winchester High School boys volleyball team (8-3) bounced right back to edge host St. John’s Prep (6-5), another non-league opponent, on April 28, 3-2. They then shutout Middlesex League rival Belmont the next night, 3-0. “This
Since 1974, when girls tennis became a sanctioned Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association high school sport, Winchester has held its own among the state’s powerhouse teams. The program won its first state title in 1979 before divisional play came into existence, and in 1983, it took home the Division 1
