Manchester-Essex Hornets

Manchester-Essex Defeats Amesbury

May 28, 2021 | Girls Tennis

In a nail-biter, M-E prevailed over Amesbury 3-2 in an away match, Thursday, May 27. Highlights included two three-set matches at number three singles and number two doubles.

At three singles, M-E sophomore Sophie Zalosh, playing in her first varsity match, took senior Kanthi Patel of Amesbury to three sets after dropping the first set 3-6. Zalosh won a close second set 7-5 but ultimately fell in a tie-breaker in the third set. The second doubles match proved to be the deciding point... Read More

Undefeated Newburyport Shuts Out Manchester-Essex

May 16, 2021 | Baseball

Peter McClelland

(Newburyport MA) The weather was perfect.

Manchester-Essex pitcher Kellen Heney was perfect…..through five innings.

But when the game ended, Newburyport was perfect (4-0) after defeating the Hornets, 7-0, on Saturday morning at Pettingell Field.

ME struggled in the field all game collecting miscues in five of the six innings.

“Our pitchers have been pitching well,” said ME coach James Weed afterwards.  “I’m just not used to the kind... Read More

Amesbury and Manchester-Essex settle for a 1-1 tie in CAL girls soccer

Oct 24, 2020 | Girls Soccer

Peter McClelland

(Amesbury MA) Girls soccer is being played in Massachusetts.

But the MIAA has taken the rivalries out of it.

Teams are happy just to be playing.

Thoughts of who the opponent is, and winning state titles have vanished.

Spectators are limited in number and visiting spectators are banned from the events.  It’s a paid vacation for the officials as a result!

The games feel like scrimmages to me.  But I digress……

Manchester-Essex overcomes two-goal deficit to tie Newburyport 2-2

Sep 17, 2019 | Boys Soccer

Peter McClelland

(Newburyport MA) Both teams are still undefeated in the Cape Ann League but there wasn’t a lot of celebrating after today’s game.

“I thought we had them,” said Newburyport coach Shawn Bleau afterwards. “We were up 2-0 and playing well.”

The Clippers took a 2-0 lead with 16:37 left in the second half.  They had taken more shots and certainly had been set up with more corner kicks.

But the Hornets (4-1-1) can score and in a span of... Read More

Amesbury Tops Manchester-Essex in Double OT

Nov 13, 2018 | Girls Soccer

Peter McClelland

(Lynn MA) Last time I saw the Manchester-Essex girls soccer team play Amesbury it was October and they scored early and often defeating the Indians, 3-0.

In the rematch today, the Indians won the Division 4 North title, 2-1, in double overtime at Manning Field.

Amesbury (15-3-4) moves on to the D4 state semi-finals on Wednesday against the South winner.

The difference-makers in today’s game?  Senior Chelsea Lynch and junior GK Alli Napoli.

Chelsea had both... Read More