Sports of the Week: O’Keefe Scores Four
Volleyball After taking a 2-0 lead in sets against Gloucester High School on Thursday, the Swampscott High School volleyball team looked like it was on its way to victory. The…
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‘Chemistry That Can’t Be Explained’: Big Blue Girls Soccer a Family Affair
Megan Marocco fondly remembers her time as a Big Blue soccer player, highlighted by the program’s first-ever Northeast Conference title in 2015. Another memory stands out: her five younger cousins…
First Goal Already Checked Off for Big Blue Golf
At the beginning of the fall sports season, Swampscott High School golf Head Coach Ron Young asked his team what the happiest animal on the planet is. The athletes were…
Richard Massey, Pioneer of Swampscott Youth Hockey, Dies at 88
Richard Massey, the first Swampscott Youth Hockey coach, died on Tuesday, October 6, at age 88. A lifelong Swampscott resident and graduate of Swampscott High School, “he was an exceptional…
Sports of the Week: Field Hockey Wins Back-to-Back Matches
Football After suffering its first defeat of the season a week prior, the Swampscott High School football team got back on the right track Friday night with an explosive 52-14…
Swampscott Community Mourns Loss of Marblehead High School Student
After the unexpected death of Marblehead High School Senior Owen Coyne, the Swampscott community has rallied around its neighbors to the northeast. School Committee Chair Glenn Paster and Superintendent Jason…
‘Everyone is Having Fun’: Youth Flag Football Keeps Growing
It wasn’t NFL Sunday, but the Eagles, 49ers, Packers and Ravens still took the field on Saturday in Swampscott for an evening packed with youth flag football games. Almost 200…
Sports of the Week: Girls Soccer Cruises to Two Wins
Girls Soccer The week could not have gone much better for the Swampscott High School girls soccer team, who played two matches and convincingly won both to highlight the week…
Cross Country Teams Race Toward Championship Meets
Swampscott High School cross country coach WF Newhall says it usually takes about six weeks of training before student-athletes begin to see a significant leap in performance. The Big Blue…
Unified Basketball Hosts ‘Fans in the Stands’ Game
The Swampscott High School Unified basketball team took the court on Thursday with dozens of familiar faces in the stands. Friends, classmates and loved ones held signs and cheered loudly…