Lancer Wrestling Wins James Peckham Memorial Tournament

Finish first out of 12 teams.

The Norton Lancers wrestled tough as nails Saturday and finished 1st out of 12 teams competing in the James Peckham Memorial Tournament at Canton High School.   A well-balanced team effort resulted in a fourth Peckham Tournament title for Norton in five appearances. Thirteen of 14 Lancers scored points for the team and 11 boys came home with medals.   Leading the way was captain Stephen Hudson, who not only won the 285 lbs weight class, but earned the Outstanding Wrestler trophy as well as the Most Pins plaque. Captain Jack Cuneo won at 160 lbs while JT Taylor (145 lbs) and co-captain Mike Travers (182 lbs) also won gold medals. Silver medals went to co-captain Myles McAlpine (152 lbs),Ahrayah Saintius (120 lbs) and Tim Casagni (195 lbs). …

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Image Gallery: Southeastern Wrestling Pins Bristol-Plymouth

The Southeastern Hawks won an exciting victory Wednesday evening

The Southeastern Regional wrestling team pulled out an exciting 12-point victory over Bristol-Plymouth yesterday in the Foundry Street gym. The team is next competing Saturday in the Peckham Tournament. Click through the above photos provided by photographer Justin Braga.

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Lancer Wrestling Nails Three Out of Four Matches This Week

Lancers beat Hopkinton 56-12, lose to Hingham 39-36, win 47-28 against Somerset-Berkley and beat Sharon 64-9.

The Norton High wrestling team pounded Hopkinton 56-12 Thursday night in its first Tri-Valley League meet of the season. The Lancers are defending league champions. Sophomore Elliott Johnson got the ball rolling with a pin in the first match and the Lancers then ran off eight straight victories before the Hillers even got on the scoreboard. Juniors Mike Travers, JT Taylor and Myles McAlpine pinned their men and seniors Brett Pike and Stephen Hudson as well as freshman Keyshawn Harris did, too. Senior Tim Casagni, junior Ahrayah Saintius and freshman Aidan Kahn all won by decision.     Saturday the team traveled to Hingham for a quad meet with Somerset-Berkley and Sharon. In the first meet of the day, a much anticipated showdown between …

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Norton High Athletics Scoreboard, Schedule

Winter sports at Norton High School.

Varsity Wrestling Norton 42 - Newton North 29 Norton 24 - North Attleboro 42 Norton 66 - Plymouth North 18 Norton 55 - Wakefield 15 Norton 58 - Georgetown 22 Norton 43 - Triton 30 Norton 36- Hingham 39 Norton 56- Hopkinton 12 Norton 47- Somerset-Berkley 28 AMSA 75-0 W Norton- 220 Southeastern- 149 Somerset/Berkley- 149 Wakefield- 114 Canton- 96 Xaverian- 90 Norton 57 - Weston 10 Norton 45 - Oliver Ames 30 Norton 56 - Billerica 18 Norton 53 - Tyngsboro 23 Norton 55 - Cohasset 12 Norton 48 - North Quincy 0 Norton 42 - Wayland 30 Norton 40 - Bristol-Plymouth / Coyle-Cassidy 9 Norton 57 - Tri-County 21 Varsity Swimming Meets start 7 p.m. at Wheaton College unless otherwise noted. 64-37, L Winter Track Girls: 6th Boys: 4th Vs. Medway Girls:42-…

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Norton High's Hudson Joins Century Club

Varsity wrestling grabs a couple of wins while JV suffers a loss.

The Norton High varsity wrestlers traveled to Northbridge Wednesday and came away with a 52-27 win, but it was costly as their starting 152 pounder Branden Pike sprained his knee and will likely be out of the lineup for a while.   The highlight of the meet was captain Jack Cuneo's win by major decision over Northbridge's top wrestler. Ryan Gill and Aidan Kahn both won matches while Ahrayah Saintius, Brett Pike, JT Taylor, Russell Hansen, co-captain Mike Travers and captain Steven Hudson all pinned their men.     On Saturday Norton took on Newton North, a strong Division 1 team, in the first round of a quad meet and managed to pull off one of the greatest comeback victories in the history of the program. Down 29-6 after the first seven …

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Norton Wrestling Sweeps Opening Meet

Varsity wins against Norwell 58-13, Nauset 70-12 and Taunton 66-15.

In their opening day of competition, the Norton Lancer wrestlers left no doubt that they will be an exciting team to watch this season when they won all three of their meets in a home quad on Saturday. The defending league, sectional and D-3 state champions crushed Norwell 58-13, Nauset 70-12 and Taunton 66-15.   Led by senior captains Jack Cuneo and Stephen Hudson, nine Lancers went 3-0 on the day including seniors Brett Pike and newcomer Tim Casagni, juniors JT Taylor, Branden Pike and co-captains Myles McAlpine and Mike Travers, plus sophomore Elliott Johnson. Ahrayah Saintius, a junior, had two wins as did freshman Keyshawn Harris and Ryan Gill, while sophomore Russell Hansen, new to the team this year, picked up his first victory as a…

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Season Opener Saturday for Norton Wrestling

Lancers look for another successful season with new balanced team.

The defending Tri-Valley League and Division 3 State Champion Norton High wrestlers kick off the 2012-13 season this Saturday, Dec. 8, at home in a quad meet against Taunton, Nauset and Norwell starting at 10 a.m. The Lancers will be led by co-captains Stephen Hudson who is third in state at 220 lbs and Jack Cuneo who is sixth in state at 170 lbs. Coaches Pat Coleman, Chris McCarthy and John Royle are excited about this season's promise, despite graduating seven starters from last year's 26-1 team. That team included two state champs and three sectional champs. “While the strength of last season's team was talent, this season's team has more balance as the Lancers may fill all 14 weight classes for the first time in years,” coach Pat …

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Norton Wrestling Celebrates Successful Season

Wrestlers awarded at post-season banquet.

Following a banner year, Norton High wrestlers and families celebrated the team's success at their annual post-season banquet held at Francis Farm in Rehobeth. A BBQ meal was provided by Ted and Lauren Marvel, parents of senior Jared Marvel and owners of New England's Best Pig Pickin'.   The Lancers had much to celebrate after a 26-1 season, which resulted in team titles in the Tri-Valley League, Division 3 Central Sectionals, and Division 3 States. Individual weightclass champions included Brett Gallagher (120), John Royle (138) and Scott Coleman (145). Coleman went on to win a state championship as well. The team's top performers were honored with awards:     Most Valuable Wrestler - Scott Coleman     Coaches Award - Brett Gallagher     …

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Norton Wrestling Team Invited to the State House

Letter to the editor from coach Pat Coleman.

What a day for Norton Wrestling!  Thanks to Representative Jay Barrows, members of the team, coaches and parents (grandparents, too!), along with Superintendent Dr. Pat Ansay were invited to the State House for a reception in the Members Lounge.  After lunch the team was honored on the floor of the House of Representatives where Coach Pat Coleman received an official citation as Coach of the Year and Captains Brett Gallagher, John Royle and Scott Coleman accepted a citation for the team as D-3 State Champions.  An interesting guided tour of the State House was followed by a photo session before the bus departed for Norton.  Many thanks to Representative Jay Barrows and his aide Ms. Meredith Rodman as well as Representative Steven Howitt …

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School Committee Notebook for March 5 Meeting

School District celebrates recent achievements.

Monday night’s School Committee meeting was one of the most attended in recent years, though that was because of the many accomplishments in the district. Here is a rundown of these accomplishments and other items covered in last night’s meeting. Tune in later today and tomorrow for more in depth stories.

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