Observer Department: Sports

Women’s sports teams struggle with membership

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Whether playing or watching, sports are a great way to come together over a common goal: to beat the opposing team. Unfortunately, some of the sports at NECC have had trouble filling their rosters. Volleyball may not even be able to put a competitive team out there this year. Students'…

Upcoming NECC varsity meetings and tryouts

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Following are the upcoming NECC varsity meetings and tryouts available to all enrolled NECC students. Volleyball: currently running practices Mon. through Fri. from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by practice on the Haverhill campus by the Sport and Fitness Center if interested Baseball: tryouts are Saturday, Sept. 6 at…

NECC Sport’s Preview Fall 2014

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The 2014-2015 sports year is ready to get underway in a couple of weeks at Northern Essex, and there is a lot of excitement surrounding the Knights this year.   After great years by all of the Knights’ teams, including the men’s basketball (runner-up in the state tournament) and men’s…

Knights win the championship

In a winner-take-all second game on Sunday, Daniel Bonito (Swampscott) twirled a three-hitter to give the Northern Essex Community College baseball team the Region XXI Championship over Massasoit Community College at Colombo Field. As a result, Northern Essex will be heading to the NJCAA World Series in Texas for the…

A year after stopping short, Desjardins crosses the Boston Marathon finish line

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The tragedy of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings is something that hasn’t been wasted on those affected by it. Runners that day were thrown into a warzone. It was well documented that people who had just run 26.2 miles continued on to hospitals to donate blood. The City of Boston…

Knights head into the 2014 postseason with a 17-11 record

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The end of the semester is finally here, so brings the conclusion to the NECC baseball regular season. The end of the regular season means just one thing -- playoffs. The Knights stand at 17-11. Entering the tournament as the second seed, the Knights are mentally ready to take it…

Knights’ Smoske catches fire

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A year ago, Harrison Smoske had caught one game in his life. Flash forward to the end of NECC’s 2014 season, and Smoske has been the Knights full time catcher. The Burlington High graduate has impressed not only his coaches this year, but his teammates as well. His offense speaks…