Joey Barrett is the Daily Item's sports editor. He reports on local high schools, colleges, and professional teams. Prior to his current position, he worked for UMass Athletics, the Cape Cod Baseball League, and Gannett Media, among others. Barrett was also sports editor at Endicott College and treasurer of Endicott's Society of Professional Journalists branch.
LYNN — Above and beyond. The best of the best. Whatever you’d like to say, these student-athletes and coaches are exactly that. The Item held its winter sp...
THURSDAY Girls lacrosseMarblehead at Woburn4 p.m. FRIDAY No games scheduled SATURDAY Boys lacrosseMarblehead at Winchester11 a.m. SUNDAY No games scheduled MOND...
The following players and coaches were selected as Daily Item All-Stars for their athletic achievements during the winter sports season. An awards ceremony – ...
Marblehead’s boys hockey team is set to face Nauset in Sunday’s Division 3 state championship at TD Garden with puck-drop set for 3 p.m. across the spoked-B...
Large in part to Johnny Tighe’s goal and two assists, his top-ranked St. John’s Prep Eagles flew to Sunday’s Division 1 boys hockey championship with a 4-...
You know what I’ve been thinking? Perhaps the story of the week was Marblehead’s boys hockey team reaching the Division 3 state championship after an 0-6 st...
It wasn’t easy. In fact, heart rates rose and jaws dropped. But in the end, Marblehead’s boys hockey team was off to TD Garden. The No. 6 Headers – who be...
St. John’s Prep’s hockey team made it look easy this past week, topping Wellesley (7-1) and Lincoln-Sudbury (6-2) in back-to-back Division 1 state t...