Melrose Sports

Published in the September 28, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

LEXINGTON—The Melrose Lady Raider cross country team is showing no mercy in their early season, opening up undefeated at 2-0 with wins over Div. 1 power Lexington on Thursday, Sept. 20 and then sweeping Freedom rival Burlington on Tuesday, Sept. 26. 

Add a top-notch performance at the…

Undefeated Melrose upsets Burlington

Published in the September 28, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider golf team remains undefeated at 4-0-1 after a key league win over Burlington on Thursday, Sept. 20 at Bellevue Golf Course. It was a pivotal victory for Melrose, who looks to possibly vie for a Middlesex Freedom League title…

Recent efforts from Melrose show spark

Published in the September 28, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Lady Raider field hockey team is searching for wins as they continue their first round of league play, and on Friday, Sept. 21, they hosted perennial state champ Watertown at Pine Banks in Melrose and fell 6-0,…

Published in the September 21, 2018 edition

Lady Raiders remain undefeated at 5-0

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose High volleyball team is off to an undefeated 5-0 start to the season with back-to-back league wins over Stoneham and Wilmington and continue Freedom League play this week. 

The Lady Raiders have enjoyed wins over Woburn, Wilmington and…

Melrose is off to flying 3-0-1 start

Published in the September 21, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider golf team is off to their best start in several years, unbeaten at 3-0-1 after a trio of wins in the opening weeks of season. 

Melrose started the year with a 51.5-21 win over Wilmington…

L. Sudbury hands Melrose 1st loss since 2016 at 35-13

Published in the September 21, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Red Raider football team suffered a reversal of fortune last Friday night—one week after winning an opening season rout—when they fell to Lincoln Sudbury, 35-13, at home at Fred Green Field. It ends Melrose’s…

Published in the September 21, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MALDEN—The Melrose Lady Raider swim team picked up their first win of the season in an exciting, down-to-the-wire 92-78 finish over North Andover on Monday at the Mystic Charter pool. 

Melrose is 1-1 on the season and will host rival Burlington this Friday at 4:00…

Melrose prevails 40-6, faces Lincoln-Sudbury tonight

Published in the September 14, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The defending Div. 4 Super Bowl Champion Red Raider football team remains undefeated to start their 2018 campaign after a 40-6 home opener rout over Malden on Friday, Sept. 7 in front of a big home crowd at Fred Green Field.…

Published in the September 14, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—Last year, the Melrose Red Raider football team went undefeated against all Middlesex League teams as they steamrolled their way to a Super Bowl Championship and finished undefeated at 13-0. 

But one of the most surprising elements of 2017 was the overall strength of the Middlesex…

1-0 shutout against Arlington a good sign for 2018

Published in the September 14, 2018 edition

By JENNIFER GENTILE

MELROSE—The Melrose Lady Raider field hockey team is off to a winning start in their 2018 season after a 1-0 victory over Arlington on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Fred Green Field in Melrose. 

The win is…