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Gloucester, Rockport and Manchester Essex: game stories, scores and schedules, plus the colleges next door.

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Gloucester football beats Salem 35 to 17 on Senior Night

Fode Kaba ran for more than 165 yards, and the Fishermen defense shut out Salem in the second half to improve to 4 and 1.

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Scoreboard: Rockport girls and Gloucester boys split the soccer doubleheader, Manchester Essex falls twice

Saturday's finals from the MIAA, and two field hockey games on Columbus Day morning.

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Weekly roundup: Gloucester field hockey reaches 10 and 0, football beats Salem, and Rockport and Gloucester split a soccer doubleheader

Gloucester field hockey visits Beverly on Tuesday for a rematch of its 1 to 0 win. Swampscott comes to Newell Stadium Friday night, and Manchester Essex plays at Triton.

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Gloucester field hockey blanks Danvers 5 to 0, improves to 10 and 0

Fiona Black scored twice and Aleena Brown made the shutout as the Fishermen completed a season sweep of Danvers.

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Scoreboard: Salem visits Gloucester for Friday night football, Manchester Essex at Hamilton-Wenham

Friday's games and the rest of the Columbus Day weekend, from the MIAA, plus Thursday's finals.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester volleyball sweeps Saugus, Manchester Essex boys blank Amesbury

Thursday's and Wednesday's finals and the rest of the long weekend, from the MIAA.

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Gloucester volleyball sweeps Saugus; Manchester Essex boys blank Amesbury

The Fishermen won 3 to 0 at home, and the Hornets beat Amesbury 4 to 0. Ipswich swept Rockport in soccer, and Amesbury edged the Manchester Essex girls. All finals are from the MIAA.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester boys blank Winthrop, Manchester Essex field hockey wins at Amesbury

Wednesday's and Tuesday's finals and the rest of the week, from the MIAA.

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Gloucester boys shut out Winthrop; Manchester Essex field hockey wins at Amesbury

The Fishermen won 3 to 0 at home, and the Hornets blanked Amesbury 3 to 0. Winthrop beat the Gloucester girls and Ipswich beat Rockport field hockey. All finals are from the MIAA.

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Gloucester field hockey blanks Beverly 1 to 0, stays perfect at 9 and 0

Samantha Tucker scored off a breakaway set up by Fiona Black, and goalie Aleena Brown made the goal stand up in a battle of the Northeastern Conference's unbeaten teams.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey stays perfect, Manchester Essex sweeps Rockport in soccer

Tuesday's and Monday's finals, the week ahead and this season's golf results, from the MIAA.

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Manchester Essex sweeps Rockport in soccer; Hornets golf tops Georgetown

The Manchester Essex girls won 6 to 2 and the boys won 2 to 0. Gloucester field hockey stayed perfect, and Marblehead and Ipswich won golf matches over Gloucester and Rockport. All finals are from the MIAA.

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Manchester Essex field hockey blanks Rockport 6 to 0; Gloucester volleyball sweeps KIPP Lynn

Marblehead beat both Gloucester soccer teams, 2 to 0 for the boys and 6 to 0 for the girls, and Danvers won a golf match over Gloucester. All finals are from the MIAA.

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Scoreboard: Manchester Essex field hockey blanks Rockport, Gloucester volleyball sweeps KIPP, Marblehead tops Gloucester soccer

Monday's finals from the MIAA, and Gloucester field hockey hosts Beverly Tuesday in a meeting of the Northeastern Conference's two unbeaten teams.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester and Beverly field hockey meet Tuesday in a week of rivalry games

No Cape Ann varsity games this weekend after Friday's football. This week brings Rockport and Manchester Essex three times, Beverly at Gloucester and Salem at Newell Stadium.

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Weekly roundup: Gloucester field hockey reaches 8 and 0, and football wins on homecoming night

Beverly visits the unbeaten Fishermen on Tuesday. Rockport and Manchester Essex meet three times this week, and Gloucester hosts Rockport in a soccer doubleheader Saturday.

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Gloucester's Fiona Black and Mia Rodolosi top the area field hockey scoring list, with Hornets close behind

Goalie Aleena Brown leads area keepers. Manchester Essex has three players among the leaders, and Rockport's goalie makes the list too.

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Unbeaten Gloucester field hockey ranks ninth in Division 3 in the MIAA's latest power rankings

Manchester Essex field hockey is 10th in Division 4. Gloucester football sits fourth in Division 5, in rankings counted before Friday's win over Winthrop.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester football wins its homecoming game, 28 to 7, and Amesbury beats Manchester Essex

The Fishermen are 3 and 1 after beating Winthrop. The Hornets fell to 0 and 4. No varsity games for Cape Ann schools on Saturday, and field hockey's big one is Tuesday.

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Mosley-Wynn, Gloucester host Winthrop on homecoming night

Both teams are 2 and 1. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Newell Stadium in the Northeastern Conference opener.

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Gloucester beats Winthrop 28 to 7 on homecoming night

Nico Alves ran for about 150 yards and freshman Fode Kaba scored twice as the Fishermen won their Northeastern Conference opener at Newell Stadium.

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Winless Manchester Essex hosts Amesbury, the team behind its only league loss last fall

The Hornets are 0 and 3 and the Redhawks are 2 and 1. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. at Hyland Field in a Cape Ann League game.

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Amesbury beats Manchester Essex 46 to 8

The Hornets fell to 0 and 4 at Hyland Field. They visit Hamilton-Wenham next Friday.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey stays unbeaten at 8 and 0, plus Thursday's results and Friday football

The Fishermen beat Danvers 5 to 2 and host Beverly, the NEC's other unbeaten team, on Tuesday. North Reading beat Rockport girls soccer 5 to 1, and both football teams play Friday night.

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College roundup: Gordon, Endicott and Salem State

Endicott football rolled at homecoming and Gordon volleyball has won seven straight. Local players to watch include a Gloucester defender and a Manchester forward at Salem State.

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Gloucester field hockey beats Danvers 5 to 2, stays perfect before Beverly showdown

The Fishermen are 8 and 0 and host Beverly on Tuesday in a meeting of the Northeastern Conference's only two unbeaten teams.

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Gloucester field hockey blanks Peabody again, heads toward a first place showdown with Beverly

The Fishermen are 7 and 0 with five shutouts and have outscored opponents 33 to 3.

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Gloucester football routs Revere 42 to 7, turns to Winthrop

The Fishermen scored three touchdowns in the first quarter of a 42 to 7 win. League play opens Friday night at home.

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Gloucester volleyball outlasts Triton in five sets, then sweeps Georgetown

The Fishermen dropped two sets by wide margins at Triton but won the fifth 15 to 13, then swept Georgetown for a third straight win. They visit Swampscott on Thursday.

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Manchester Essex boys soccer wins 4 to 0 at Hamilton-Wenham ahead of Newburyport test

The Hornets scored three second half goals and have lost only once this season. Next is a trip to unbeaten Newburyport.

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Manchester Essex boys soccer holds unbeaten Newburyport to a 0 to 0 tie

The Hornets kept the Clippers off the board on the road. Rockport is next on Tuesday.

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Manchester Essex boys hold unbeaten Newburyport to a 0 to 0 tie; girls fall 7 to 0 to the Clippers

The Hornets boys kept Newburyport off the scoreboard on the road. Both Manchester Essex teams play Rockport on Tuesday.

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Rockport boys soccer rallies from two goals down to beat Georgetown

The Vikings put five goals past the Royals in the second half. Rockport is back to .500 in the Cape Ann League.

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Scoreboard: Gloucester boys soccer edges Saugus; Hornets football still seeking first win

Short takes on the rest of the week's local high school results, Sept. 24 to 30, and what's next.

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Manchester Essex field hockey posts another shutout; Rockport ties North Reading

The Hornets beat Newburyport 2 to 0 for their second straight shutout. Gloucester field hockey puts its perfect record on the line Thursday against Danvers.

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Gloucester volleyball swept at Swampscott; Rockport boys soccer falls 1 to 0 at North Reading

Gloucester's three match winning streak ended in a league loss. Rockport held North Reading scoreless for a half before the Hornets broke through.

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Gloucester football ranks third in first Division 5 power rankings

The Fishermen are 2 and 1. Manchester Essex is 24th in Division 7.

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Gloucester field hockey stays perfect as Hornets and Vikings set up a week of rematches

The Fishermen are 7 and 0 after three straight shutouts. Football opens league play Friday against Winthrop.