NECC Observer

The student news website of Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill and Lawrence, Mass.


Knights lose both home games

By        October 31, 2016 The Northern Essex Knights womenʼs volleyball team had an 11 game schedule, with only two of those being homes games. The first was on October 6th versus New Hampshire Technical...
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Volleyball team winless in first season

By        October 31, 2016 After almost four years without a volleyball team, the program was resurrected this season. When sports sign-up day at Northern Essex came around, the table where prospective...
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Softball team gets some recognition

By        May 3, 2016 With all the early season success of the NECC softball team, they were featured in the Eagle Tribune on April 18 and on the front page of the Sports section in the April 19...
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Boston Red Sox host Journalism Night

By        May 3, 2016 As an aspiring journalist, more specifically a sports journalist, meeting and networking with professionals in the field is essential to furthering my career. The Boston Red Sox...
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Knights back to their winning ways

By        April 7, 2016 Since March 23, the NECC Knights baseball squad has played 5 games, all away from home. 2 of the games were in NY against Nassau Community College and the others were against...
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New softball coach has high expectations

By        March 29, 2016 The softball team is going into their third season and they have a new head coach. Kendra Hobbs has taken over for former Head Coach Robert Gillespie. Hobbs has been an assistant...
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Volleyball returns to NECC

By        March 29, 2016 After a three-year hiatus, women’s volleyball is back at NECC. New Head Coach Monica Reum was just hired recently. She is a Merrimack College student doing her fellowship at...
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