John is head boys lacrosse coach at Marblehead High. Player: “That’s a hard one. I have to throw Jim Brown and Michael Jordan in there. I wouldn’t bet against Michael Jordan” Team: “It’s hard to look past Hobart lacrosse - 10 national championships in a row. Or, John Wooden’s UCLA teams.” Coach: John Wooden Play: “The Armadillo Play in the UNC vs. Washington & … [Read more...] about FUN FACTS: The Best – John Wilkens
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Mistakes make the difference on home turf
The Marblehead boys lacrosse team (14-4) hosted Newburyport (13-5) on Memorial Day with the visiting Clippers walking away with a 12-3 win in enemy territory. This game was supposed to be played earlier in the season, but had to be postponed. Although a national holiday, Monday was the only day Newburyport could make up the game, according to Marblehead coach John … [Read more...] about Mistakes make the difference on home turf
Working their magic against Peabody
PEABODY — The Marblehead boys lacrosse team had no trouble finding its groove against host Peabody Thursday, cruising to a 13-2 win to improve to 9-3 and keep its hopes for a Northeastern Conference Championship alive. The win completed a season sweep for the Magicians. Reece Moore led the attack with two goals and three assists, while Cam Waldman (3 goals), Charlie Grenier … [Read more...] about Working their magic against Peabody
The conference winning streak comes to an end
SWAMPSCOTT — Over the last few years, every team in the Northeastern Conference has fallen to Marblehead’s boys lacrosse team. But on Thursday night (April 10), under the lights at Blocksidge field, Swampscott (4-0) snapped the Magicians’ (1-2) 62-game conference winning streak in a 10-9 final. As you might have imagined, head coach of the Big Blue, Geoff Beckett, was … [Read more...] about The conference winning streak comes to an end
Boys lacrosse ready to run it back
Marblehead’s boys lacrosse team is coming off a historic season, which included 21 consecutive wins and a trip to the Final 4. Despite losing key members from the 2023 squad, head coach John Wilkens is looking forward to this spring. “We’re going to have a good mix of some guys who played a lot last year and some new guys coming up,” he said. “We graduated some really good … [Read more...] about Boys lacrosse ready to run it back