During the Daily Item spring sports All-Star ceremony Tuesday evening, coaches said a few words with the microphone after accepting their Coach of the Year plaques. The final award was given to Marblehead softball coach Johnny Gold, who made sure to include a special someone. The team lost a valuable member on Opening Day in assistant coach Todd Norman, who died suddenly at … [Read more...] about Gold dedicates Coach of the Year award to Norman
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Athlete of the Week – Tessa Francis
You know what I’ve been thinking? Good players play well in the regular season – and are often satisfied – but the great ones step it up a notch in the postseason. Marblehead’s Tessa Francis of the ninth-seeded softball team was wheeling-and-dealing through the state tournament -- three wins in four games, to boot. No. 24 Mansfield made its way to town for a matinee, but … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week – Tessa Francis
Marblehead walks off with heads held high
The Marblehead softball team swung to success this season – to say the least. From 20-plus wins to a Final 4 bid in the Division 2 state tournament, you could say its journey to elimination was, frankly, magical. The only thing between the Magicians and the state championship was No. 4 Westfield, which escaped with a one-run victory on Tuesday. And the road to the … [Read more...] about Marblehead walks off with heads held high
Magical run ends in a heartbreaker
What a season it’s been for Marblehead’s softball team, but unfortunately, its season ended right before the title game. The No. 9 Magicians had to travel to Worcester on Tuesday for a game against No. 4 Westfield. To say it was an instant classic would be an understatement. The game went eight innings and ended with a walk-off double for Westfield, which won, … [Read more...] about Magical run ends in a heartbreaker
Pitching, defense, one big inning do the trick
Late Major League manager Earl Weaver loved to taunt opponents during tight pennant races by saying, “We’ve crawled out of more coffins than Bela Lugosi.” For one day, anyway, both the Mansfield and Marblehead softball teams perhaps understood what the Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles meant. It was Weaver’s way of saying, his team was like the vampire Count … [Read more...] about Pitching, defense, one big inning do the trick