This year marked the 11th Annual Dan McGoff Memorial Christmas Classic Hockey Tournament hosted by Charlestown Youth Hockey and there were plenty on hand to watch some very talented teams compete all weekend long in over 20 games. The tournament was held on December 9th through the 11th at the Emmons, O’Neill, Horrigan Rink...
GU10-1 Charlestown 3, Wilmington 2 The GU10-1, the Shamrock Shooters, ended their extraordinary season by beating the first place Wilmington team with a score of 3-2. The entire season was filled with tenacity and heart, allowing for the team to finish strongly in second place. Throughout the season the level of play significantly improved,...
GU14-1 Charlestown 2, Wakefield 0 The Charlestown GU14-1 team took on Wakefield this Saturday on crisp fall afternoon. The Townies began the game very well, controlling possession in the midfield. Central midfielder Emily Pardy played a key role by winning the ball in the midfield and distributing the ball forward to strikers Maeve Fittz...
GU14-1 Stoneham 6, Charlestown 0 The Charlestown GU14-1 team traveled to Stoneham on a crisp fall day for their 6th match of the season. The Townies played a very good first half similar to how they dominated possession in their last game against Melrose. The defense held strong for much of the first half...
GU14 Charlestown 0, Melrose 2 The Charlestown GU14 team played an excellent game Saturday against Melrose at home in Charlestown. The Townies outplayed Melrose with their quick short passes back and forth and carried the ball up the field taking many shots on the Melrose net. Townie captains for the game were Maeve Shea...
GU 14 Charlestown 0, Tewksbury 8 The Charlestown GU14 team suffered a tough loss to Tewksbury on Saturday at Frasca Field in Tewksbury. Townie captains for the game were Annie Coviello and Josie Hoyt. Isabelle Charbonnier and Caroline Collier both played great games in goal for Charlestown. Charbonnier made a number of great saves...
GU14-1 Charlestown 0, Reading 5 The home opener for the Townies ended in a 5-0 loss to Reading this Saturday afternoon. The score line is not reflective of the overall play of the Townies who were unlucky not to take at least a goal or two from this game. The first half opened up...
Girls U14 Medford 1, Charlestown 0 The Charlestown Girls U14 team traveled to Medford for their second game of the season this Saturday. The team played hard and was unfortunate not to walk away from the game with at least a draw. Captains Caroline Adducci and Bryn O’Hara led the Townies onto the field...
GU14-Girls: Charlestown 1, Malden 0 The Charlestown Girls U14 team started their fall season on the beautiful fall Saturday with a 1-0 win over Malden. Townie captains for the game were Caroline Adduci and Jasmine Nijjar. Isabelle Charbonnier and Lauren Sweeney each played goalie for half the game and made some great saves keeping Malden...
Help keep me in the loop With the Fall high school sports season fast approaching, if a parent has any info/photo of their child participating in a sport (soccer, volleyball, football etc.) or recreational activity (elementary school, high school, college, or otherwise), please E-Mail me at bunkerhillbillie@aol.com and I will be sure to include...