LYNN — Entering Thursday evening, the No. 41 Revere Patriots were 2-0 at Manning Field. That said, the No. 24 St. Mary’s Spartans had the stronger ranking, and Thursday, the stronger game. In the 7-1 final, Jim Foley’s squad had the flexibility to force mismatches and exploit Revere’s weaknesses. For example, his two wingers and one striker constantly switched positions – not only showing a different look, but confusing the defense.  “We’re tough to beat when we’re able to switch up and move people around. They can play on different sides of the field and [that] makes it difficult because ..read more

Well, I hope you had a great Halloween, eating candy and trick-or-treating like a normal person. Hopefully, you were full of (almond) joy. Me? I was thinking about the Bruins. My friend and I hopped on a 5:30 p.m. train to TD Garden for Monday’s game against the Florida Panthers.  Three periods and an overtime later, I was happy for a puckload of reasons. First, a come-from-behind, 3-2 win against the team that eliminated us is a good start to the Bruins’ forgiveness tour – yes, I’m still upset about April. But, secondly, there was a feeling – a feeling I haven’t felt in a while. When we ..read more

Massachusetts State Police (MSP) assisted law-enforcement officers throughout the region in their pursuit of Robert Card, the suspect in a mass shooting in Maine Wednesday night. As of press time Thursday night, local and state authorities surrounded a home owned by Card’s relative near Bowdoin, Maine and demanded that the suspect surrender, according to The Associated Press. Card allegedly opened fire at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine Wednesday night, killing at least 18 people and injuring 13, according to Maine State Police. When Card fled the scene, he prompted a search that pu ..read more

REGION — The Salute to Veterans Breakfast, dedicated to honoring Massachusetts veterans and active-duty military, will take place on Thursday, Nov. 9 at Danversport, 161 Elliott St., Danvers. The event is sponsored by The North Shore Chamber of Commerce in partnership with UniCare and O’Donnell Funeral Services and will occur from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. One of the event’s highlights is the presentation of the Minuteman Service Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations for their unwavering support of military and veterans’ communities. This year’s awardees are Joe LeBlanc, director ..read more

LYNN — When your game plan calls for an active passing attack, and you only end up putting the ball in the air three times for net zero yards, you can surmise that Saturday afternoon’s rain that fell on Manning Field was pretty significant. “Yeah,” said Classical football coach Brian Vaughan after the Rams’ 14-0 win over Revere. “We figured we’d be throwing the ball quite a bit to (John Nasky) today. Obviously, the rain affected that.” Revere coach Lou Cicatelli had the same post-game explanation for some of the Patriots’ miscues. “Wet ball,” said Cicatelli, talking about the fumble on the Cla ..read more

The Peabody volleyball team (15-2) traveled to Danvers Wednesday and quickly found itself down, 2-0.  The Tanners remained poised, however, rallying off three straight wins to complete the reverse sweep (22-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 15-9).  The Tanners were led by senior Abby Bettencourt’s 30 assists and eight kills. Lizzy Bettencourt finished with 22 kills.  Sydney Lynch impressed with 34 digs, while Kayla Landry recorded seven kills and six blocks. Emma Lynch added four kills. Head coach Lisa Keene praised Carly Chouinard, who was “solid at the service line” and played strong d ..read more

LYNN — Despite a stellar performance from goalie Gracie Mulloy, the Lynn English Bulldogs fell to Revere, 6-1, on Tuesday at Manning Field.  English led early from a Brianna Ortega goal. After English applied strong pressure down low, it was Ortega beating a Patriot to the ball before slotting one home (1-0). “She definitely kept the pressure on the goalie and was in the right place at the right time,” assistant coach Madison Molea said. “It’s the type of play where, if you don’t give up, anything can happen and we’re always telling the kids to follow through and pressure the ball. That ..read more

Two Lynn schools faced off on Thursday afternoon with host Tech earning the bragging rights with a 3-0 sweep (25-11, 26-24, 25-10) against KIPP.  Maria Groscos had five aces, three kills and a dig while Lia Morales contributed with four aces, five digs, and an assist for the Tigers.  Tech’s Lesnee Izaguirre and Zahara Belizaire combined for seven aces, and four kills.  Tech’s coach Kaitlyn Wechsler described the match as an “all-around dominating team win.”  Tech moves to 6-2 on the season while KIPP falls to 5-6. BOYS SOCCER Lynnfield 1 Newburyport 0 For the second time t ..read more

LYNN — The Lynn Classical girls soccer team dropped to 5-4-1 after a 3-0 loss to Revere (8-0-1) at Manning Field on Thursday afternoon.  Revere opened the scoring with 19 minutes left in the first half then added two more goals off set pieces.  The first set piece came with 4:14 left in the first half on a Revere corner kick that was sent into the box. An unmarked Patriot got her foot on the ball and fired it into the back of the net to increase the lead to 2-0.  “Something we’ve been working on is defending against set pieces, finishing our set piece,” Classical coach Jess Gam ..read more

After discovering 250 cases in which the Massachusetts State Police allegedly used covert surveillance technology in investigations without turning over the evidence, the Committee for Public Counsel Services is urging public defenders to inquire about video or audio evidence produced from officers’ cell phones during discovery. In an email sent to public defenders across the Commonwealth, CPCS Special Projects Unit Staff Counsel Ben Leatherman wrote that the State Police regularly used covert surveillance technology, sometimes without a wiretap warrant, in their criminal investigations ..read more