Cori Hughes had few opportunities growing up in a small, rural town in upstate New York. For her, the prospect of college was nonexistent, and neither was the encouragement. Now the head women’s basketball coach at Salve Regina University, Hughes…
Category: Sports
Martinez, Cortez will play in Agganis Football Classic
Two Chelsea High football standouts will be playing in the 49th annual Harry Agganis Football Classic on Wednesday, July 14 at Manning Field in Lynn. Daniel Martinez and David Cortez, key members of last fall’s Red Devil football team that…
Northeast Regional softball team completes successful season
The Northeast Regional softball team enjoyed another successful season under the direction of head coach Al Generazzo. Generazzo is well known in the city. He is a physical education teacher at Chelsea High School and his father, the late Al…
Xavier Ortiz, Decathlon
Senior Xavier Ortiz of Chelsea competed in the New England Track and Field Championship last Saturday in New Britain, Connecticut. The weather was cool and rainy but Ortiz ran well enough in the rain to finish tenth in the 200…
CHS Girls Track
The Chelsea High Girl’s Track and Field Team won their third CAC Dual Meet Championship with an undefeated 8-0 record. This is the third consecutive undefeated dual meet season for the girl’s track program. The girls traveled to Greater Lowell…
CHS Boys Track
Last Thursday the boy’s track and field team traveled to Greater Lowell to defend their league meet championship. The boy’s dominated the league meet and won by a margin of fifty points. The Chelsea boy’s finished with 140 points, followed…
Chelsea boys track team improves record to 5-0
The boy’s track and field team improved to 5-0 with a 110-26 win over Mystic Valley. The highlights of the meet were Xavier Ortiz qualifying for the state meet in the 400 meters with a time of 52.4. Ortiz also…
Kenny Botticelli was a big star
By Coach J. Barry Dwyer It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. That was a very fitting old adage often used by coaches to inspire athletes throughout…
“Bobby and Eddie”
Through the years, many people have asked me about some of my outstanding runners. Each one is a story in itself. My most famous runner was a kid named Bobby Goss. God sent him to me when he was in…
Chelseas Boys Track News
The Chelsea High School boys track team won 83-53 against Greater Lawrence. They are now 3-0. Personal bests by David Romero shot put 37 feet 8 inches for first place. Luis Hernandez 5 feet 4 inches for first place in…