Observer Department: Sports

Knights are one win away from becoming district champs

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On Friday May 13 the Knights began the district championship against Monroe Express Bronx. It was game one of the best of three series in Trinity Stadium in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Knights defeated Monroe Express 9 to 1. First pitch was at 11:02 AM Jayden Volker of Coventry, R.I., was on…

NECC Knights are your Region 21 champions

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On Mother’s Day May 8, the NECC Knights faced Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Knights  in the championship game for the Region 21 tournament in  Fraser Field in Lynn. The NECC Knights defeated CCRI 13-1 to become Region 21 champions. Todd Tringale of Saugus was on the mound for…

Knights moving on to the Region 21 Championship

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On Saturday May 7th the number 1 seed NECC Knights faced the number 2 seed Massasoit Community College in Frasier  Field in Lynn, Massachusetts. The winner of this game would advance to the NJCAA Region 21 championship game on May 8th. Knights defeated Massasoit 6 to 1 to advance to…

NECC Knights moving on to semi-finals

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On May 5, the NECC Knights faced the Community College of Rhode Island  (CCRI) Knights  at Trinity Stadium in Haverhill, Mass.,for the first round playoff. CCRI Knights arrived at 6:35 just 25 minutes before first pitch as they were stuck in traffic. The Knights defeated CCRI 12 to 1 in…

Back-to-back dominant pitching performances From NECC Right-hander

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A flamethrowing right-handed pitcher, Todd Tringale of Saugus at Northern Essex community college tossed two consecutive no-hitters for the Knights. Tringale, a sophomore at NECC, is pitching in his second season for the Knights. His first no-hitter occurred March 27, against Eastern Conn. State (JV). He threw 104 pitches and…

Knights finished the season undefeated in conference division play

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On Saturday April 30, NECC Knights faced Holyoke Community College. The Knights defeated Holyoke 6 to 4 in seven innings. The Knights were down early 2-0 in the first inning as Alex Sweeney of Raymond, N.H., allowed a 2 run home run. Sweeney settled in as the game progressed and…

Knights beat CCRI for the first time since 2018

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The NECC Knights defeated CCRI 10 to 1 in the first game of a three game set in Trinity Stadium in Haverhill, Mass. The Knights had Jagger Iovinelli of Huntington Beach, Calif., on the mound. He pitched five full innings only giving up one run and striking out four CCRI…

Softball season forced to take a seat on the bench this spring

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The 2022 Northern Essex Community College softball season will end before it began this year. Due to a roster with a small number of players and injuries, fielding a full team will be ineffaceable. “We had eight young women very interested, but we really need about eleven or twelve to…

Knights sweep Quincy in three games

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The Knights defeated Quincy College 16 to 1 on Adams Field on the first game of a three game set on Friday April 15 The Knights scored five runs in the first two innings. Chris Bear of Boston and Jared Coppola of Lynn both had a 3 RBI game. The…

Knights sweep Eastern Connecticut JV

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The Knights faced Eastern Connecticut Sate JV in the first game of the doubleheader on April 18, at Mansfield Center, Conn. In the first game of the doubleheader the NECC Knights defeated Eastern Connecticut JV 19 to 7 final in the sixth 6th inning in Mansfield Connecticut. The last time…