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North Andover blanks Central Catholic 2-0, holds first in MVC
Shane Lawlor's individual-effort goal and Dylan Young's opener lifted North Andover boys soccer to a 2-0 shutout of Central Catholic on Oct. 6, keeping the Scarlet Knights atop the Merrimack Valley I standings at 9-1-2 overall.
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Merrimack returns 18 players for Hockey East title defense
Merrimack College men's hockey enters the 2026-27 season with 18 returning players from its first Hockey East championship team and two national preseason rankings, but must replace Bruins-signed goalie Max Lundgren.
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Andover girls soccer ties Billerica 1-1 in MVC battle
Andover's Golden Warriors played Billerica to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, Oct. 7, a result that keeps the MVC Division 1 standings tightly bunched as both teams chase state tournament berths.
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North Andover blanks Central Catholic 2-0, holds first in MVC
Shane Lawlor's individual-effort goal and Dylan Young's opener lifted North Andover boys soccer to a 2-0 shutout of Central Catholic on Oct. 6, keeping the Scarlet Knights atop the Merrimack Valley I standings at 9-1-2 overall.
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North Andover blanks Central Catholic 2-0, holds first in MVC
Shane Lawlor's individual-effort goal and Dylan Young's opener lifted North Andover boys soccer to a 2-0 shutout of Central Catholic on Oct. 6, keeping the Scarlet Knights atop the Merrimack Valley I standings at 9-1-2 overall.
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Merrimack women's golf captures Hill YEAH! Invitational
Merrimack College's women's golf team won the Hill YEAH! Invitational by eight strokes at Wiltwyck Golf Club, with sophomore June Doerr recording a hole-in-one on the par-3 8th hole and finishing third overall.
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Andover field hockey shuts out North Andover 5-0; both schools post strong Monday across four sports
Andover's field hockey team shut out North Andover 5-0 on Monday to headline a busy night of fall sports, with wins also posted by Andover girls soccer, North Andover girls soccer, North Andover volleyball and North Andover boys soccer, plus a Merrimack College women's hockey series split.
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North Andover rallies from 5-0 deficit for 42-14 win; Merrimack women's hockey splits series
North Andover's Scarlet Knights overcame an early 5-0 deficit to score 42 straight points in a 42-14 win over Burlington, improving to 3-0, while Merrimack College women's hockey split its opening series against Lindenwood at Lawler Arena.
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Worden's goal earns North Andover 1-1 tie at Central Catholic
Sophia Worden scored with 9:22 left in the third quarter to earn North Andover a 1-1 tie at Central Catholic on Sept. 23, keeping the Scarlet Knights unbeaten at 3-0-3 through six MVC field hockey games.
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Andover girls soccer buries Lawrence 6-0 on six scorers
Andover High girls soccer routed Lawrence 6-0 in an MVC match Thursday, with six different Golden Warriors scoring inside the first 22 minutes, led by Maddie Gorecki's two early goals.
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Andover's Zoss leads 1-2-3-4 boys cross country sweep
Andover High senior Landon Zoss won the boys' cross country race on Wednesday, Sept. 16, while teammates Elye Berman, Alex Hoffenberg and Jack Matson swept second through fourth to open the MVC season.
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North Andover girls XC sweeps all 10 spots over Methuen
North Andover's girls cross country team claimed all 10 individual finishing positions in a 15-50 season-opening win at Methuen, led by freshman Dylann Demmons, while the boys team won 19-42 behind junior Liam Rand.
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Andover denies age, disability discrimination in first response to coach's lawsuit
The Town of Andover filed its first formal court response to former football coach E.J. Perry's discrimination lawsuit, alleging Perry failed to meet performance standards while denying that age or disability influenced the hiring of Jay Fielding.
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Merrimack College hires Ellen Minzner as first director of rowing
Merrimack College in North Andover named Ellen Minzner, a Lawrence native and decorated USRowing coach, as its first Director of Rowing, launching a new varsity program on the Merrimack River for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Rhode Island rolls past Merrimack 34-7 in season opener
Merrimack College football lost 34-7 to No. 7 Rhode Island in its 2026 home opener at Duane Stadium in North Andover on Friday, Aug. 28, with the Warriors now heading to Delaware on Thursday, Sept. 3.
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Keogh breaks Merrimack's Division I scoring record
Bella Keogh scored two unassisted goals against UMass Lowell on Aug. 23 to become Merrimack College's all-time Division I women's soccer leading goal scorer with 22 career goals, surpassing Ella Cormier's record of 20.
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Ex-Andover football coach E.J. Perry sues town, principal over age and disability discrimination
Ernest "E.J." Perry III, 61, filed a three-count lawsuit in Essex Superior Court alleging age and disability discrimination after he was passed over for the Andover High head coaching job he held for 13 seasons in favor of a younger, non-disabled candidate.
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