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Monday, February 4, 2013

Pioneer-Hornet Wrestling Team Undefeated

Photos from matmen's recent matches at Wayland High School.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Sports Monday

Visconti Twins Advance to New England Wrestling Championships

The North Reading natives and Malden Catholic students will represent Massachusetts in New Haven, CT, this weekend.

Malden Catholic’s Devin Visconti lost in the final of last year’s MIAA All-State wrestling championships. He wasn’t about to let it happen again. After two days of grueling competition, Devin and his twin brother Kyle Visconti, both of North Reading, progressed to the finals in their respective weight classes at Salem High School's Veterans Memorial Field House on Saturday. Just minutes after watching Kyle lose a heartbreaking 4-3 final against Matt Buco of Greater Lawrence at 125 pounds, the look of determination in Devin’s eyes as he took to the mat said quite clearly: not this year. This time I can’t be beaten. And he wasn’t. In fact, he hasn’t been all year. Devin Visconti defeated CJ Doherty of Methuen on a 3-0 decision to capture the…

Monday, February 7, 2011

Black and Gold Finish 2nd at Dual Meet Sectionals

Lynnfield-North Reading finishes the dual meet season with a 14-6 team record, and now will head into the individual sectionals.

They’ve been near the top all year, so it was no surprise that the Lynnfield-North Reading co-operative wrestling team was in the thick of it at the Division III North Dual Meet Sectional Tournament on Saturday in Wakefield, leaving with a second-place finish out of the 10-team field. The day started with a 53-25 victory over Cape Ann League foe Wilmington, nearly duplicating the score posted against the Wildcats earlier this season, earning a berth in the semifinals. There they met long-time Merrimack Valley sectional rival Tyngsborough, which appeared to be in control heading into the home stretch. But thanks to a late forfeit in the 112-pound weight class, the Black and Gold were able to swing a 39-36 victory to face Triton in the …

Friday, January 28, 2011

Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 28

Your daily digest of what’s going on in North Reading.

Today is Friday, Jan. 28. Here are five things you need to know: To find more things to do today, check out our event listings. 

Friday, January 21, 2011

Patch Facts

Five Things to Do This Weekend

Your guide to activities around town this weekend.

It’s cold, there’s snow on the ground and the Patriots aren’t playing this weekend. If you haven’t gotten angry and stopped reading by this point, here are five things you can do this weekend in North Reading: To find more things to do today, check out our event listings. 

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Week in Review

Five Stories Making News in North Reading Last Week

Snow captivated our attention, but there was a lot going on in town.

Patch takes a look back at the top news-making stories in North Reading from the past week:

Friday, January 14, 2011

Patch Facts

Five Things to Do This Weekend

Your guide to activities around town this weekend.

Tired of shoveling? Here are five other things you can do to pass the time this weekend: To find more things to do today, check out our event listings. 

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