Melrose Sports

All Star Molly Williams crowned league champ in 500

Published November 2, 2018

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Melrose High senior Molly Williams became a league champion on Monday, Oct. 29 at the Middlesex League Championship at Bentley University. The team captain earned the title in the 500 free, finishing a good three seconds ahead of her…

takes a punch, 51-20; hosts N. Reading tonight

Published November 2, 2018

By JENNIFER GENTILE

GLOUCESTER, MA—Any plans for another trip to Gillette Stadium for Melrose football will have to wait until next year after the Red Raiders fell, 51-20, to the Gloucester Fishermen in the opening round of playoffs last Friday, Oct. 26 at Newall…

finishes 5-1 as they await statewide races

Published November 2, 2018

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High School girls’ cross country team finished a nearly-perfect regular season with a 15-50 sweep of Wilmington on Tuesday, October 23 at Greenwood Park in Stoneham, a day that marked Senior Day. Melrose finishes in the league 5-1 as…

Tops Burlington, 41-33; travels to Gloucester tonight

Published in the October 26, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

BURLINGTON—The Melrose Red Raider football team secured a spot in the MIAA Div. 4 North playoffs after a convincing 41-33 road win over a tough Burlington team on Oct. 19. Melrose, now 4-3, enters playoffs seeded 7th and will travel…

Published in the October 26, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High Red Raider golf team are once again league champs are finishing their regular season with a 6-3-2 league record that gives them their second Middlesex Freedom League title since 2014. Melrose’s overall record of 7-3-2 is one of the strongest they’ve finished…

Published in the October 26, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Death. Taxes. And league titles on a Melrose volleyball banner. Some things are just givens. 

The Melrose High Red Raider volleyball clinched their 12th straight Middlesex League title with a 3-1 victory over a competitive Wakefield team on Tuesday, Oct, 23 at the Melrose Middle School gym…

Shutout over Watertown, 7-0, among highlights

Published in the October 26, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose girls soccer team is coming off a successful week that included a 7-0 shutout over Watertown on Senior Night on Friday, Oct. 19 and a tie against Wakefield on Monday. Melrose hopes to take more Freedom League wins as…

Winning streak keeps post season hopes alive

Published in the October 19, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Throughout this fall season, the Melrose Red Raider soccer team has led a quiet but stealth campaign towards qualifying for a post season. Thanks to a three-game winning streak, Melrose has improved their record to 5-4-3 and, with…

Melrose tops Stoneham, 3-0

Published in the October 19, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Lady Raider volleyball team clinched a playoff spot in the Div. 2 North field after a 3-0 sweep of Stoneham on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Melrose improves to 10-5 on the season (10-3 league) with some steady competition on the…