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NECC Men’s basketball ends regular season on a high note

In the regular season finale, The Knights earned a win over RICC (Rhode Island community college) 84-73 on Feb 18 at the fitness center. They will finish the season with a perfect (23-0) record in conference play and an overall record of (28-1). The Knights were also ranked third nationally by…


Becoming consistent

The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team has won again. On Feb 9th the team played against bunker hill dominating them with a score of 99 to 75. The two teams played at Haverhill Northern Essex campus. The win extend The Knights win streak to 21 The knights have…


Two centers merge together

The Center for Business and Accounting Services and the Center for Professional Studies have merged into the Business & Professional Studies Center. Together they are building a strong presence to provide more services to students. Located in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, the Center for Business and Accounting…


NECC basketball climbs to 3rd in NJCAA poll rankings

On the Jan 30 week of voting The Knights jumped into the third spot of the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletics Association) weekly poll rankings. They received a total of 91 votes. Previously they ranked seventh and fourth in the top ten ranking list. The Knight’s 13.5 off rebounds per…


Knights roll past Rams 91-66

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The Knights continued a five game home stand with a victory over the Rams from Springfield Technical Community College on Tuesday Jan 26 by a score of 91-66 at the Northern Essex fitness center. The win improves the Knight’s record to (20-1) and the Rams fell to (4-13). This first…


Knights defeat Roxbury battle of the national ranking

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On Thursday Dec. 8, the NECC Knights defeated Roxbury Community College 87 to 72 in the Sport and Fitness Center on the Haverhill campus. In this week NJCAA National ranking the Knights were ranked 11th place and Roxbury 12. Both teams were undefeated in conference division play. The difference was…


Knights extend their victory to nine straight

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On  Dec. 6, the NECC Knights defeated Massasoit Community College 73 to 69 in Julie Muluey Court in Brockton. The Knights picked up another nail-bitter win similar like three days prior in Springfield. The Knights won the tip off against the Warriors and the game started at 6:32 pm. The…


Women’s Basketball looking for recruits for 2023-24 season

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The NECC women’s basketball head coach is Malaquias Canery, Coach Canery also serve an assistant head coach for the men’s basketball team as he is a part of Coach Darren Stratton’s coaching staff. I asked him about his knowledge of the game and how the different clubs and organizations he…


NECC Basketball head coach named JUCO Coach of the week

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On Monday, Dec. 5, Men’s Basketball head coach Darren Stratton was named National JUCO coach of the week for the first time ever as basketball head coach. “It’s a tribute to my staff, the basketball players. Like I told the player’s earlier it’s a tribute to good basketball players that…


Knights rally late against the Rams

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On Saturday, Dec. 3, the NECC Knights defeated Springfield Technical Community College  Rams 59 to 57 in Springfield. The Knights extended their winning streak to eight straight and remain undefeated in conference division play. Before the game I asked NECC Basketball head coach, Darren Stratton about their strategy against two…