When a roster is as deep and talented as the one that the Nobles boys hockey team puts on the ice each winter, it’s difficult to keep the players from being too arrogant and assuming they will roll over most teams just by lacing up the skates.
For someone who doesn’t think of herself as a true track star, Norwood’s Cory Ryan did a pretty good impression of one this winter.
The Ryan girls certainly have eventful ways of claiming their All-State titles. Norwood junior Cory Ryan became the first Mustang to win an All-State championship since sister Tayla with a victory in the 300 meters at the Reggie Lewis Center on Friday in a wild race that featured one contender knocked out on a spill, a photo finish and subsequent disqualification.
When the pairings for the MIAA Division 1 South boys hockey tournament were released, there were more than just a couple of people that had a slight cringe when they saw Wednesday’s first-round pairing of No. 10 Norwood against No. 7 Weymouth.
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Normally, a contest like the 52-48 loss suffered by the Norwood High girls basketball team to Scituate in the first round of the MIAA Division 2 South sectional tournament Thursday night is the type of defeat that a club with zero prior postseason experience can learn from and apply the lessons for a longer stay the following winter.
John Sarianides was named head coach of the Norwood High football team on Wednesday. He replaces Joe Curran, who was relieved of his duties on Dec. 17 after going 35-31 over six seasons, including 3-8 this past season.
With no one on the roster that had ever experienced the state tournament before, the Norwood High girls hockey team wasn’t quite sure what to expect out of postseason play.
At the beginning of the season, Norwood High girls track coach Matt Curran had an inkling his team was better suited for the state meet than dual meets this winter and his talented group of standouts certainly proved him right at the Division 2 Championship Saturday.
Wrestling and boys hockey recaps for Feb. 17-23
