GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA--Sports http://www.gloucestertimes.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:03:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312230307.html Whittier takes control of CAC Large with win http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312230307.html MANCHESTER - Whittier Tech head football coach Kevin Bradley has seen an offense similar to the Manchester Essex offense before in the 2001 St. Louis Rams. "They are like the greatest show on turf," Bradley said of his rival. "Because of their high flying offense we watched a lot of Patriots footage to see how they handled the Rams in 2001." Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312224552.html Vikings take care of business, blank Matignon http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312224552.html ROCKPORT - Rockport boys' soccer head coach Dave Curley has credited his team for their fast starts all season. In the opening minutes of contests, the Vikings normally come out flying and often score early goals to keep the opponent on their heels. In yesterday's Division 3 North first round game with No. 13 Matignon, the fourth-seeded Vikings showed just how strong they are at the beginning of games. Rockport, scored twice in the first eight minutes of the game en route to an easy 5-0 win over the Warriors at Rockport High School. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312230619.html Fishermen bounced by unbeaten Danvers http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312230619.html The Cinderella season has come to an end for the Gloucester girls' soccer team. After qualifying for the Division 2 state tournament despite having three straight winless seasons prior to this year, the No. 16 Fishermen ran into a powerhouse in the form of Danvers. The Falcons finished the regular season unbeaten and kept their streak going with a 4-0 win over Gloucester at Danvers High School on Saturday night. It was the third win in as many games over Gloucester this season for the Falcons, who improved their record to 16-0-3 with the win. Gloucester finishes up the season at 8-9-1. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312223630.html Whittier lives up to the hype http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312223630.html MANCHESTER - Saturday afternoon's matchup of Manchester Essex and Whittier-the top two teams in the Commonwealth Conference Large-was basically a de facto playoff game in November with the winner gaining control in the conference while the loser would have to hope for some help from other teams (a position you never want to be in) over the last two weeks of the regular season. The Wildcats (9-0, 3-0) simply made more plays when it counted and had the look of a championship team as they held off a proud Hornets (7-2, 3-1) team 30-16 at Ed Field Field. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312223652.html Brady and Moss connect for win http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_312223652.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. and mdash; The Miami Dolphins had just spent more than 10 minutes marching to a wildcat touchdown when Randy Moss used one stiff-arm to wipe out their lead. Moss sped to a 71-yard touchdown after grabbing a short pass over the middle and shoving rookie cornerback Vontae Davis out of his way as the New England Patriots tightened their grip on the AFC East with a 27-17 win yesterday afternoon. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_311162745.html Final: Whittier stings ME Hornets 30-16 in showdown http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_311162745.html

The Manchester Essex Hornets went into today's game hoping to clinch their football league title with a win.

But they ran into a team that had no intentions of absorbing its first loss.

ME's Ben Kekeisen returned a kickoff 72 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Jake Brown scored on a 4-yard pass from Alex Carr with just 1:18 to go, but unbeaten Whittier Tech of Haverhill otherwise stymied the high-powered Hornet offense from start to finish today and came away with a 30-16 win in their showdown for the Commonwealth Athletic Conference Large division crown at Manchester's Ed Field Field.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310225952.html Making it look easy: Fishermen rout Revere http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310225952.html GLOUCESTER — This one was over by halftime. Ahead 36-8 with 2:14 to play in the first half, Gloucester head football coach Paul Ingram inserted his second and third units into a game that got out of hand quickly. Fast forward to the end of the game and the Fishermen walked away with an easy 36-14 victory over Revere at Newell Stadium. Gloucester improved to 9-0 with the win and can clinch their third straight Northeastern Conference Large title and a playoff berth with a win against Lynn Classical next week. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310223230.html Suns knock Celtics from unbeatens, 110-103 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310223230.html BOSTON and mdash; Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Boston Celtics 110-103 last night. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221812.html Crowds roar, confetti falls as NYC honors Yankees http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221812.html NEW YORK and mdash; Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:17:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221725.html Patriots no longer shocked by Dolphins' wildcat offense http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221725.html FOXBOROUGH and mdash; Vince Wilfork had a quick reaction when he first lined up against Miami's strange formation: Huh? "It was shocking," New England's nose tackle said. "We really didn't know what they were doing." Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221700.html Ramirez opts to return to Dodgers next season http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221700.html LOS ANGELES (AP) and mdash; Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said yesterday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision, which Ramirez had until this month to make. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221156.html Hornets blank Crusaders, advance to semifinals http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310221156.html MANCHESTER - The old adage that defense wins championships can apparently be applied to field hockey as well. At least that's what Manchester Essex hopes after they defeated Bishop Fenwick 1-0 yesterday afternoon in the Division 2 North quarterfinals at Ed Field Field in Manchester. The top-seeded Hornets (19-0-1) dominated time of possession but their high-scoring offense was held to just the one goal by the No. 8 Crusaders (13-6-1), a second-half strike from junior midfielder Lizzy Ball. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310164540.html Hornets field hockey moving on in states http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_310164540.html The Manchester Essex field hockey team picked up a 1-0 victory over Bishop Fenwick in the quarterfinals of the Division 2 North state tournament Friday afternoon at Ed Field Field in Manchester. The top-seeded Hornets (19-0-1) will now await the winner of Sunday's game between No. 4 Belmont and No. 5 Marblehead. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_309232450.html Bruins avoid 3rd straight shutout but lose in shootout http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_309232450.html BOSTON and mdash; Patrice Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston last night. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_309232229.html Looking a little deeper into Gloucester's dominance http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pusports/local_story_309232229.html Let's get the obvious out of the way first: the Gloucester High School football team is really, really good. Since the present Northeastern Conference Large was formed with the addition of Peabody in 2007, Gloucester has not lost a conference game. The Fishermen are 13-0 in the league and 34-2 overall. This year, the unbeaten Fishermen (8-0) are outscoring opponents by a margin of 35-6. In three league wins against Salem, Peabody and Lynn English, the Fishermen have won by an average margin of 38-2.