Observer Department: Sports

Basketball fans, players welcome Stratton back to NECC

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Darren Stratton’s workload has picked up again, and he would have it no other way. Epic struggles to clear his good name in court and restore his reputation over the past nearly five years have landed Stratton, a Haverhill resident, where he once was and ultimately, where he wants to…

Corona season

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March Madness is what they call it but this 2020 basketball season can be summed up as March Sadness. In all my life of watching and playing basketball I have never seen the basketball season cancelled, an esp. right in the middle of games. Yes some have seen the season…

Student athletes hold onto optimism in a state of chaos

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Recently due to the ongoing COVID-19 virus pandemic, all activities, schools, and businesses not deemed essential have been cancelled and closed down till further notice.  These are all a part of our daily lives, and this is going to greatly affect the way we live until this situation starts to calm…

Stratton returns as basketball coach

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The love of the game is something we hear a lot in the sports world, but only few can say they have seen others show this type of love on an everyday scale. Here at NECC we have some very dedicated staff members that work hard making sure think that…

Spring sports season canceled

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On Thursday, March 12th, students got an email stating the college would be shut down at least until Monday, March 16th. They told everyone that the goal was to try and re-open come April 7th but that plan didn’t work out and eventually, they would go the rest of the…

A runner…. and an author?

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NECC student a modern-day Renaissance man John Miller from Methuen, Massachusetts, is a member of both the cross country and track program at Northern Essex and has published two children picture books.  The 19-year-old was diagnosed with autism at the age of five but isn’t afraid to speak about it…

NECC Baseball team turns it around

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Offensive outburst powers April turnaround The NECC Knights baseball team bounced back in a big way during the month of April.  They entered the month having only gone 4-11 to start the season, according to information made available on the NECC athletic page, and in need of a winning streak…

Desilvestre’s history with Track and Field

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Northern Essex coach’s long love affair with sport continues Nelson Desilvestre has now been the head coach for the Northern Essex track and field team for three years and has coached athletes to  reach the national competition at the end of each track season.  Desilvestre also coaches for the Manchester…

Baseball Field need a retooling?

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A lackluster field makes playing home games a rare treat for Knights Over the past two years the Northern Essex Knights have only played a total of four regular season games on the home field at the campus. Rain in March and April make it tough for the grounds crew…

Esports set to start in Fall

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Rising sport finds a place at Northern Essex Back in November of 2018 Northern Essex announced the addition of three new sports to their athletic department: Men’s soccer, Women’s basketball, and, most interesting among the three, an Esports team. The Esports will be a multiplayer video game team that compromises…