The Stars defeated the Mustangs, 9-2, to claim the 2020 Everett Girls Softball League Minor League championship at Glendale Park. Head coach Danielle Mendonca’s contingent was the No. 2 seed heading into the playoffs but proceeded to go 3-0 in…
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W’ISH LIST: Zamor’s College Suitors Start With Michigan
Everett High football fans will have to wait until the spring to see the No. 1-ranked player in Massachusetts. The MIAA Board of Directors voted to move the high school football season to the spring of 2021, which means that…
In This Corner: Everett-Based Boxer Greg Vendetti Will Fight for World Title
In the quiet environs of the new Broadway Boxing Club at the old Everett high school building, two men are preparing for the biggest night of their respective careers. One is Greg Vendetti, a rising 30-year-old fighter, who will step…
Athletics Claim ELL Minor League championship
The Athletics claimed a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Reds to clinch the 2020 Everett Little League Minor League championship Monday night at Sacramone Park. Jovens Jean pitched three strong innings in the deciding game of the series before ace…
McMahon, Clough Power Team to Everett LL Title
Bolstered by back-to-back superb pitching performances by Ryan McMahon and Dylan Clough, the Rays swept the Red Sox to capture the 2020 Everett Little League Major Division championship. McMahon, a 12-year-old righthander, pitched a no-hitter, struck out 16 batters and…
Everett Crimson Tide Pop Warner Advances Toward Sept. 1 Opening
The Crimson Tide Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading organization, under the direction of President Brian Diamond, will begin practices for the 2020 season on Sept. 1. “There will be two weeks of non-contact, conditioning football drills at Sacramone Park…
Local Football Star, Marcus Romboli Heads to Central Michigan
By Michelle Fenelon, Special to the Independent When Marcus Romboli lined up against now former Milton quarterback Jake Wilcox in the Super Bowl, his life came full circle. Six years prior, Romboli and Wilcox played together on the Crimson Tide…
Everett Little League Ready for the 2020 Season
Everett Little League teams were getting ready for the start of the 2020 season this week at Sacramone Park. Major and Minor Division teams will play nightly games in the youth baseball organization that he is being led by first-year…
EHS Girls Tennis Seniors Reflect on Lost Season and What Sports Has Meant to Them
“Being an EHS athlete has given me a lot of pride and joy that I wouldn’t trade for the world” With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of schools across the state for the remainder of the 2020 school year,…
Vega Still Hopeful Players Can Have a Season
Following Little League International’s announcement that the Little League World Series will be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Everett Little League President Oscar Vega said he will continue to hold out hope that the league can play some games…