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The week in Essex County sports.

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Peabody sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

Peabody Youth Soccer's Azzurri 8th grade girls team is running a Thanksgiving food drive with Gina's Giving Back, collecting nonperishable items at a blue-shed donation box from Sept. 26 through Nov. 6; questions go to Coach Pina. The soccer association's site also continues a standing …

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North Andover sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

North Andover High School football kicked off its home schedule Sept. 25 with a USA-themed game, following two road contests earlier in the month. The School Committee used its Sept. 24 meeting to discuss stadium conduct after concerns were raised about behavior at an away game, noting …

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Haverhill sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

Haverhill High School football improved to 2-0, and senior George Papanikolaou was named a Boston Globe Player of the Week on September 26, according to a Student Council report to the School Committee. The report also noted a boys soccer conference win over Central Catholic, the girls …

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Groveland sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

Groveland's Community Preservation Committee is weighing eligibility applications for shade structures at the Bagnell Elementary Playground and a possible small park space along the river beside Shanahan Field's soccer complex, pitched by Recreation Committee member Stephen Hayes at a S…

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Beverly sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

Beverly High School athletics got a shoutout at this week's school committee meeting: a student representative reported the varsity football team won its game, the band performed its halftime show, and freshman soccer sits at 3-3 while girls freshman and JV soccer "have been doing very …

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Swampscott sports roundup, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20

Swampscott Youth Lacrosse opened registration for its 2027 spring season this week, welcoming players from PreK through 8th grade with an early-bird discount available through December 21. The league also set evaluations for its 2027 Girls Select teams for Sunday, October 11, from 9:30 …

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City nears contract for new Lower Atkinson multi-sport court.

Two Newburyport recreation projects moved forward this week. Bids for the new Lower Atkinson multi-sport court, funded through the Community Preservation Act, were opened last week, and the city expects to sign a construction contract with the low bidder this week. Meanwhile, work on th…

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Groveland sports roundup, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20

Groveland Youth Soccer's Sunday in-town schedule has U8 Blue set to face U8 Red and U8 Green set to face U8 Gold at Shanahan Field, both listed for 11:45 a.m., as the club's fall program continues across its Little Kickers, in-town and MVP travel divisions. No scores were posted for the…

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