Observer Department: Sports
Francesca Nival named next Volleyball head coach
NECC has found its next Volleyball head coach, Franchesca Nival. Athletic director, Dan Blair announced the hiring earlier this year. “My goal is not just be a coach but being but a mentor” said Nival. Nival will be taking the helm of a Knights volleyball team that finished 7-11 overall…
Knight defeat SeaWolves 12-5
On April 19th Northern Essex (22-6) tops Southern Maine community college (16-12) 12-5 at Trinity stadium. Starter Alex Sweeney of Raymond, NH (3-1) struggled with his command in the first two innings yielding three walks. He settled in and cruised in the next six innings. Richard Matos De La Cuz…
Knights sweep double header against CCRI
Northern Essex completed a doubleheader sweep vs The community college of Rhode Island on April 15th at Trinity stadium by scores of 6-1 and 5-4. The Knights improve to (20-5) and CCRI falls to (14-11). Each Knights starting pitchers, Tristan Ciampa (6-0) and Jagger Lovinelli (4- 1) picked up the…
Student athletes can learn valuable lessons through participation
A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of exercise is considered an athlete. All over America throughout history much of our youth has been driven to participate in a sport while they are growing up. I really want to stress that I think you can learn a…
Athletes growing up
When you are a young child and you are growing up, depending on your interests you might want to get involved with a sports team. As you see other people and friends start to grow into themselves and maybe start to play sports you might find yourself interested too. A…
Making a case for a new Sports and Fitness Center : Accessibility, condition of building and fields could be improved
After high school a lot of student athletes who decide that they want to continue their career in athletics begin the process of choosing a school. When choosing a school, as I wrote about in my last article, there are many different things you must think about before deciding where…
NECC Knight Luis Reynoso named to NJCAA first team all-American
Men’s basketball forward, Luis Reynoso, named to the men’s basketball all-American first team, the first Knight in program history to do so. In Reynoso’s 2022-2023 campaign he appeared in 32 of the 35 games. Reynoso averaged 19 Points and 25.2 minutes per game. He led the league in defensive rebounds (292)…
Domenic Crocenzie awarded player of the week
Freshman infielder Domenic Crocenzie of North Providence, RI was named NJCAA national player of the week. The NJCAA announced the selection for the week ending on March 26th. The Knights opened region 21 play with a three game series sweep against Roxbury community college that week. In the series Crocenzie…
Knights defeat Roxbury, complete home stand sweep
The Knights (9-5) wrapped up their three-game home stand with a 12-0 victory against Roxbury community college (0-3) on March 26th at Trinity stadium. Richard de la Cruz of Boston, MA had an impressive day at the plate going (2-for -3) driving in six RBIs with a double and HR.…
Knights score 48 runs in double header sweep against Roxbury
The Knight’s kicked off their first home stand of the season March 24th with a bang outscoring Roxbury community college by a combined score of 48-0 in a double header. The Knights, who were dominant both on the mound and at the plate, claimed game one 30-0 and game two…
