Sports - Marblehead Current

18 Sep

Joe McConnell, longtime sports editor, joins Marblehead News

Will Dowd0 CommentsLocal News, Marblehead Public Schools, Sports, Top Stories

I started covering the Marblehead sports scene for the Marblehead Reporter back in 2000. Alex Kulevichwas the Marblehead High School athletic director at that time, and some 22 years later I’m now coveringhis granddaughter, Georgia, as she continues to progress on the national amateur tennis circuit. There was a brief time that I left Marblehead to cover sports in another Community Newspaper Companytowns. But I returned in 2008, just in time to witness a sports renaissance at the high school. It allstarted with Bobby Jackson’s…

14 Sep

MHS volleyball bests Peabody in straight sets

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Sports

Marblehead High's girls volleyball came out strong over Peabody Sept. 13, winning in straight sets, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19. For Marblehead, this was a huge comeback win against the reigning Northeastern Conference champions, and also a dramatic improvement after last week's NEC loss to Beverly. Keira Sweetnam continued to dominate Marblehead's offense with 16 kills, three aces and eight digs. Isabel Wabno led the team's defense with 18 digs and two aces and also added in another eight kills. Setters Tamya Johnson (15 assists) and Julia Potvin (11 assists)…

12 Sep

MHS football flies past Concord-Carlisle, 25-6; winning streak now at 21

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Sports, Top Stories

Junior quarterback Miles O'Neill threw four touchdowns, two to senior Shane Keough, as the Marblehead Magicians opened their defense of their Division 3 state championship with a 25-6 non-conference win over Concord-Carlisle Friday, Sept. 9. With the victory, Marblehead's winning streak is now at 21 games, longest in the state. The Marblehead High football team is raring to go in defense of its Division 3 state title on Friday, Sept. 9.COURTESY PHOTO/EYAL OREN, WEDNESDAYSINMHD.COM O'Neill's other touchdown tosses went to senior Connor Cronin and junior…

03 Sep

100th anniversary Star World Championships to bring 85 teams from 13 countries to Marblehead

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Sports, Top Stories

The 2022 Star World Championship (Sept. 11-17), hosted by Marblehead's Eastern Yacht Club, is a prestigious sailing event that will include 170 competitors (85 teams of two) from 13 countries who will not only will be taking part in six days of intense competition but will also be gathered to mark the 100th anniversary the first world championship of the historic class. The 100th anniversary Star World Championships, to be hosted by the Eastern Yacht Club Sept. 11-17, will bring 170 competitors from 13 countries…

16 Aug

Another ‘Classic’: Vintage racing yachts do battle off Marblehead’s shore

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Sports, Top Stories

The Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta brought together 31 classic racing yachts, some well over 100 years old, to the starting line on Aug. 13 and 14. The IODs duke it amongst the fleet out during the Corinthian Classic Regatta.PHOTO BY BRUCE DURKEE Vintage, classics and spirit-of-tradition yachts competed for line honors in six divisions in a pursuit race format. Hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club, the event, now in its 24th year, has become an opportunity to bring together some of the most coveted and…

09 Aug

Marblehead teen, dad ride PMC together to fund cancer research

Leigh Blander0 CommentsLocal News, Sports, Top Stories

Bodie Clifford (left) and his dad, Jim, at the Pan-Mass Challenge finish line in Provincetown There is one moment that stands out for Matthew “Bodie” Clifford, 18, from riding the Pan-Mass Challenge with his dad last weekend. “It almost made me tear up,” Clifford said. “Right before one of the water stops on the Cape, there was a kid with a sign that read, ‘Thanks to you, I am now 20 years old,’ with other, younger ages crossed off. It was just surreal to see…

11 Jul

SAILING SEASON PREVIEW: Marblehead summer racing slate short, but packed with action

Kris Olson0 CommentsLocal News, Sports, Top Stories

The summer racing season is short in Marblehead, but the town's renowned sailing community takes advantage of every moment with high-level sailboat racing both mid-week and weekends for many competitors, while the larger fleets also take advantage of offshore, overnight regattas. July and August are extremely busy for all the town's yacht clubs, with coveted events like the Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean Race on July 22 and Sailing World’s Marblehead Race Week starting July 28. August will feature the Corinthian Classic Regatta and the Ted…