Pitcher Ryan McAuliffe was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the winning run.
North Reading knocked off Lynnfield on Saturday to win the Division 3 North title. Flip through the photos by Bob Roche. Click on this link for an article about the game. Click on this link for our live blog to follow the action of North Reading's win. Click on this for reader photos of the following celebration.
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The Division 3 North champion North Reading Hornets received a police and fire escort through North Reading after their 3-2 win over Lynnfield Saturday.
The usual silence of North Reading was broken Saturday evening with the sound of police and fire sirens. There wasn't an emergency. In fact, there was a celebration. A police motorcycle and cruiser as well as a fire engine escorted the Division 3 North champion to North Reading High School after the Hornets beat Lynnfield 3-2. Click on this link for an article about the game. Click on this link for our live blog to follow the action of North Reading's win. We would like to thank North Reading resident Lindsay Felix for her photos of the procession. If you have photos that you took from the celebration, please upload them to this article by clicking on the "Upload photos and videos" button at the top of the page.
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Despite controversy, the Hornets ended up on top in what was a see-saw battle in Lowell.
Bases loaded. Final at-bat. A hit could tie or win, an out ends the game. That's the dream of every little boy who picks up the bat and it was the scene at LeLacheur Park in Lowell on Saturday as the North Reading Hornets became 2012 Division 3 North Sectional baseball champions, defeating the Lynnfield Pioneers, 3-2. Both teams had a difficult time getting on the scoreboard early thanks to key fielding on both sides and strong pitching from North Reading's Ryan McAuliffe and Lynnfield's Chris Dehueille. Lynnfield got the first run in the fourth, but North Reading came back in the sixth thanks to Dennis Rollfs coming home off a Colby Maiola single. The Pioneers quickly rebounded in the top of the seventh, but then controversy erupted …
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Patch will cover the game live on Saturday.
North Reading takes on Lynnfield for the Division 3 North baseball title at 4 p.m. Saturday. You don't have to drive to Lowell to catch the action. Patch will be live blogging from the game. Make sure to come back to Patch at game time Saturday to follow all the action. Go Hornets!
North Reading plays Saugus at Fraser Field in Lynn at 7 p.m. tonight.
North Reading High scored one run in the first inning and one in the second off Swampscott starter Nick Meninno. That proved to be enough as Big Blue couldn't put men on base as North Reading hurler Eric Gordon shut down Swampscott. North Reading advances to the semifinals after their 2-1 victory over Big Blue Tuesday at North Reading.
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Two teams go for spots in sectional finals.
To say that today’s North Reading boys lacrosse game is the biggest in its young history would be an understatement. The Hornets, which have been a team for less than a decade, will take on the top-seed and perennial power Dover-Sherborn tonight at 7 p.m. in Dover. A Hornet win would mean a berth in the Division 3 East title game Tuesday afternoon at Harvard Stadium. Led by their two super juniors, Cody Carbone and Eric Valenti, the chances seem high for the Hornets to spring the upset and earn the right to play on the biggest stage. For most schools, it would be enough to have one team represented in the sectional semifinals, but the Hornets are lucky enough to have two. The North Reading softball team has played Cinderella in the …
North Reading boys lacrosse crushes team, 15-2.
North Reading boys lacrosse knocked off Triton 15-2 last Thursday at North Reading High School. With the win, they improved to 8-1. Their next game is at Newburyport today. The next home game is Friday, May 6 against Ipswich.
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Joe Veno
7:47 am on Monday, June 11, 2012
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