Haverhill

Northern Essex Community College Coach Stratton JUCO Coach of the Week

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Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball Coach Darren Stratton was named HoopDirt.com’s JUCO Coach of the Week for last week. This marks the third consecutive year in which Stratton picked up the weekly award during the course of the season presented by Just Play Solutions. He will now be eligible of consideration for national coach of the year honors. Stratton led the Knights to a pair of home victories last week over #9 nationally ranked Quincy College and UConn Avery Point, which at the time ran the teams win streak to 21 games and 46 straight home court victories going back over the last three seasons. The Knights have two games remaining in the regular season when they travel to Springfield Tech and Quinsigamond this week and currently sit tied atop the top of the Region 21 standings.

Haverhill

Haverhill Nonprofits Benefit from Maria’s Charity Event Featuring Former NFL Players

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Several area nonprofits will receive sizeable infusions of cash for the new year after a charity event Sunday with former Patriot’s stars yielded more than $17,000 in proceeds. Hall of Famer and former Patriots Cornerback Ty Law and former Tight End and 2001 Superbowl champion Jermaine Wiggins were on hand Sunday at Maria’s Restaurant in downtown Haverhill to support the Boys and Girls of Greater Haverhill, Haverhill Exchange and Lions Clubs as well as Pentucket Kiwanis. Maria’s Issa Zefta told WHAV how the event came together. “I’ve been at so many different events and I met Ty Law and Jermaine Wiggins, and it was a major hit for a lot of the organizations that do fundraisers. So, we thought we’d bring them to Haverhill and help the community,” Zefta said.

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37th Annual Feaster Five Road Race Set for Thanksgiving Day in Andover

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No matter the weather, the 37th Annual Feaster Five Road Race is set for Thanksgiving Day. More than 7,000 runners and walkers will begin the race route, beginning at 8 a. m., at Shawsheen Square, 339 N. Main Street, Andover. It finishes in Brickstone Square. Following tradition, all runners receive a Table Talk Apple Pie at the finish line. Proceeds from the race, presented by Schneider Electric, support Merrimack Valley Striders High School Scholarship Fund, Bellesini Academy, Merrimack Valley YMCA and the Sidney Mae Olson Rainbow Fund.

Education

Podcast: Hunking Student Becomes National Champion in MLB’s Pitch, Hit and Run Contest

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Updated: On Sunday, Oct. 27, Mollie MacIntosh became the National Champion in Major League Baseball’s Pitch, Hit & Run competition when she defeated the other regional winners in the 7- to 8-year-old age bracket. The National Championship was held in Los Angeles, the day after Game 2 of the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. Haverhill has been home to a few major league baseball players, most recently Carlos Pena, and the late Mike Ryan, and there is another talented ball player in the wings. It’s 8-year-old Mollie MacIntosh, a third grader at the Caleb Dustin Hunking School.

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Northern Essex Community College Knights Soccer Victorious Over Massasoit

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Northern Essex Community College soccer Knights are on a win streak

A quartet of Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire residents teamed up for the game’s lone goal as the Knights men notched their first-ever soccer victory over Massasoit on Wednesday. Lucas Cantelli of Lowell scored the winning goal. Northern Essex began the play with a corner kick from Haverhill’s Joel Ishimme, which was controlled by Jadiel Bomfim of Nashua, N.H., who passed to Cantelli for the strike into the upper corner of the goal in the game’s 76th minute. Will Paganini of Derry, N.H., picked up the win in goal, recording his third shutout in the team’s last four outings. After two losses to open the season, the college has won four in a row to improve to 4-2 on the season.

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Haverhill High School Names Sean Bryan as Boys’ Varsity Basketball Head Coach

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Sean Bryan has been named boys’ varsity basketball head coach at Haverhill High School. Haverhill High School Athletic Director Thomas E. O’Brien said Thursday Bryan comes from University of Maryland Baltimore County where he was a graduate assistant coach at last year. He assisted in all aspects of the Division 1 program, which competes in the America East Conference. In 2022-23, he served as the assistant coach at his alma mater, Salem State University. Bryan has also served as head coach for Massachusetts Rivals 15U as well as the 17U Select squad.

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Registration Opens for Thanksgiving Feaster Five Road Race

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Registration is open for the Feaster Five Road Race, a Thanksgiving Day tradition featuring family, fun, fitness and apple pie. The event includes 5K and five-mile course options as well as a kids race, renamed Sidney’s Rainbow Run at the Feaster Five. For the second year, the kids’ race honors the memory of five-year-old Sidney Olson who was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street in Andover. “The Feaster Five is the signature event for the Striders’ and has become a tradition for so many families in our community,” said Robin Condon, president of the Merrimack Valley Striders, which presents the Feaster Five. “We are so excited to launch the 2024 event along with the support of the Sidney Mae Olson Rainbow Fund and our other beneficiaries to create an event for families to come together, have a meaningful experience and support organizations that are vital to our communities.”

The kids race, held at the Balmoral Street track, will feature rainbow balloons and other elements to celebrate Sidney.