Observer Department: Sports
Beyond the Box Score: Robert Barry
Robert Barry will try to help the NECC Knights Baseball team make it to their fifth consecutive NJCAA World Series appearance this spring. Last year’s team finished with a record of 28-4, including a perfect 13-0 record against their conference. The journey has already begun, as the team started practicing…
Knights wrap up December games
In December the NECC Knights played 5 games, 4 away and 1 home. They played Roxbury, Bunker Hill, Springfield Tech, Southern Maine CC and Gateway (Conn). On Dec. 1 at Roxbury, the Knights won 83-79. Roxbury outscored the Knights in the second half, 44-36, but that was not enough to…
Knights win at home vs Southern Maine
On Dec. 10, the Knights basketball team took on Southern Maine Community College at home. It was their only home game in December. The night started with the national anthem as usual, but some things were different than previous home games. Going into the game, NECC had a 9-4 record.…
Lynch helps Knights in big season
The Knights basketball team is off to an undeniably hot start. Since NECC is located in Massachusetts, most of the team is from the same state. There is one player, though, that is from the neighboring state of New Hampshire. Matt Lynch, a Business Administration major from Plaistow, N.H., is…
NECC Knights on the right track to a successful 2015-2016 season
On Tuesday Nov. 17, the Knights basketball squad took on Massasoit Community College, in their first game of the season not coached by Darren Stratton. Stratton was placed on administrative leave after gambling charges, so Assistant Coach Joe Tardif took the head. Massasoit started the scoring. It took 2-and-a-half minutes…
The Knights are road warriors
All of the NECC Knights basketball team’s losses have been at home, while they have gone undefeated during away games with a record of 4-0. The Knight’s season started off on the road for 2 games, with an opener at NHTI and a game two days later at Great Bay.…
Coach Suspended
NECC Knights basketball coach Darren Stratton has been placed on administrative leave due to charges of illegal gambling pressed against him. Stratton, 41, is facing charges of registering bets, using a telephone to register bets and conspiracy to register bets. He is among 33 defendants indicted in an alleged multimillion…
Knights honor veterans
On Nov. 12, the NECC Knights basketball team hosted MassBay Community College for the annual Veterans Day game. The theme was in honor of Veterans Day, with American flags everywhere and plenty of veterans in attendance. MassBay had a 3-0 record going into the game and were fired up from…
Cross Country Wrap-Up
The NECC cross country season ended on Nov. 7 at the Division III National Meet in Holyoke, Mass. 42 teams competed, with over 300 runners from around the country including Georgia, Michigan and Illinois. NECC’s lone runner, Leah Finnegan, ran a time of 26:16 — a season best for her,…
Coach Bradley undergoes surgery
Coach Thomas Bradley, who coaches the cross country team at NECC, was in need of major surgery during the season but decided to get it done in the offseason so he could continue coaching. He finally went through the procedure on Friday, Nov. 13. He came to Northern Essex and…
