Observer Department: Sports
Knights lose both home games
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 Institute, the second on October 12th, which would also serve as the last game of the teamʼs inaugural season. Before…
Volleyball team winless in first season
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 volleyball players were meeting was the table with the most buzz. For a program coming back after being gone for multiple seasons, this…
Softball team gets some recognition
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 edition of the Newburyport Daily News. At the time, the team sported a 10-4 record, but…
Boston Red Sox host Journalism Night
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 organization emailed multiple colleges about some of their “theme” nights throughout the season that coincided with college majors. The first theme night of…
Old handball court demolished
By: Giovanni Rosano Correspondent NECC’s handball court was recently demolished, along with its ten-foot-tall wall. It could previously be seen on the side of Kenoza Street on the edge of the school’s campus. If you go by there now, all you’ll see are four piles of what used to be…
Local YMCA takes on all NECC students
By: Carly Columbo Correspondent The YMCA on 40 Lawrence St. in Lawrence is giving away free memberships to NECC students. The announcement was posted on the MyNECC homepage on Feb. 19. The YMCA offers a gym, pool, indoor track, fitness center filled with equipment, and wellness classes. This offer will…
Knights back to their winning ways
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 Southern Maine, Dean College, and MassBay Community College. The team traveled to NY on March 26 to take…
New softball coach has high expectations
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 coach on the team for the past two seasons and has a ton of experience in the sport.…
Volleyball returns to NECC
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 NECC. Athletic Director Sue MacAvoy had a lot to say about the volleyball program returning to NECC, why the program ended…
Beyond the box score: Matt Marquez
Matt Marquez will be one of the newest members of the NECC Knights baseball team this year as they look to make it their fifth consecutive season with a trip to the NJCAA World Series. Marquez is a second-year student majoring in Movement Science. He, like most student athletes, has…
