Observer Department: Sports

Knights volleyball comeback felt short against Holyoke

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On Tuesday, Oct. 11 Holyoke defeated the NECC Knights in five sets in the Sport and Fitness Center on Haverhill campus. The Knights lost the first two sets 25-19 and 25-15. The Knights won the next two 25-22 and 25-9 before losing on the decisive set five 15-9. The game…

Knights soccer made it four straight win

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On Tuesday Oct. 11, the NECC Knights blanked  Mass Bay Community College  4-0 for a conference division game. I asked NECC Knights assistant head coach Marcos Viera Filho if it was positive thing or a negative that the next five games are going to be against conference division teams. “I…

Knights soccer domination win over Bay Hawks

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On Saturday Oct. 8, NECC Knight dominated Bristol Community College Bay hawks 6 to 1 at home. Assistant head coach Marcos Viera Filho was taken over for coach Eusebio Marote who did not attend in the game because he was sick. “Momentum is actually key word,” Viera Filho said. “Something…

Knights blank Mass Bay in Newton

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On Thursday Oct. 6,  NECC Knights defeated  Mass bay in three straight set in Newton. Knights won set one  25-14,  set two  25-23 and set three 25-12. The start time of the game was 7:06 p.m. The Knights was in business early in the game -- they were motivated and…

NHTI blank Knights volleyball at home

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On Wednesday Oct. 05  NECC Knights lost three sets to none against NHTI in the Sport and Fitness Center in the Haverhill Campus. Knights lost the first set 25-11, Knights lost the second set 25-20 and the third set 25-12. The game officially started at 6:33 pm. The last time…

Knights Soccer improve to .500 with a win over Holyoke

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On Saturday, Oct. 1, the NECC Knights defeated Holyoke Community College three goals to one.   I interviewed NECC Men’s Head Coach Eusebio Marote before the game. He mentioned to me, “usually we had their number the past couple of years, couple wins, but this year it looks (like) they had…

Knights Volleyball loses to Bulldogs in Charlestown

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On Thursday, Sept. 29, NECC Knights lost three sets to none against Bunker Hill Community College for a conference division game in Charlestown. The Knights lost the first set 25-18, they lost the second set 25-21 and they lost the third set 25-19.  The game was scheduled for 6 p.m.…

Knights volleyball defeat Wyverns in three sets

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On Tuesday Sep. 27, the NECC Knights defeated Quinsigamond Community College Wyverns three sets to none. In the Sports and Fitness Center in Haverhill Campus. The game was scheduled for 6 p.m. but the league changed it to 6:30 p.m. start time and the game officially started at 6:33. The…

Knights Soccer blanks NHTI at home

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On Saturday, Sept. 24, the NECC Knights defeated New Hampshire Technical Institute NHTI 3-0 at the Haverhill campus in Haverhill, Mass. Before the game I asked NECC Soccer head coach Eusebio Marote how difficult is this short period, with opponents outscoring them 14-3 in the past three games combined, excluding…

Mustangs defeat Knights volleyball, forcing a team meeting

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On Thursday, Sept. 22, Central Maine Community College defeated the NECC Knights three sets to none at the Sports and Fitness Center on the Haverhill campus in Haverhill, Mass. The Knights lost the first set 25-13, the second set they lost 25-18 and the third set 25-22. The game officially…