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Women’s volleyball home opener the battle of the Knights

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Women’s volleyball home opener the battle of the Knights

Photo by Bryan Thomas

Coach Pelosi and assistant head coach Reardon talking to the players

On Tuesday Sept. 20, Community College of Rhode Island CCRI Knights defeated NECC Knights three sets to one at the Sports and Fitness Center in the Haverhill campus in Haverhill, Mass. First set 25-16 NECC Knights lost, second set 25-13 NECC Knights lost, third set NECC Knights won 34-32 and the fourth set NECC Knights … Continue reading Women’s volleyball home op... Read More

Men’s Soccer falls short on their home opener

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Men’s Soccer falls short on their home opener

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Knights home opener against Roxbury

On Tuesday Sept. 20, Roxbury Community College defeated NECC Knights 3 to 1 in the Men’s Soccer home opener at the Haverhill campus in Haverhill, Mass. Before the game I had a chance to interview NECC Soccer head coach Eusebio Marote and he gave me an injury update on Andrew Valdes of Lawrence who got … Continue reading Men’s Soccer falls short on their home opener... Read More

Seawolves volleyball defeat the Knights

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Seawolves volleyball defeat the Knights

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Knights volleyball in a match against Southern Maine

On Thursday Sept. 15, the NECC Knights Women’s Volleyball was defeated three sets to none against Southern Maine Community College Seawolves in South Portland, Maine. First set 25-11, second set 25-17 and the third set 25-10. The game was originally scheduled for 6:30 but the league changed the start time to 7 pm. The Knights … Continue reading Seawolves volleyball defea... Read More

Massaoit soccer blank the Knights in Brockton

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Massaoit soccer blank the Knights in Brockton

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Knights battling against Massasoit

On Tuesday Sept. 13 Massasoit Community College defeated the NECC Knights 5-0 in Warrior field in Brockton, Massachusetts. The game started at 4:03 pm. Massasoit had a quick start in this game. Two minutes into the game Romell Brown of Eastham scored the first goal thanks to an assist of Kevin Barbosa of Brockton. Three … Continue reading Massaoit soccer blank the Knight... Read More

Knights Soccer loses their first game of the season

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Knights Soccer loses their first game of the season

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Knights Soccer in action against Central Maine Community College

On Saturday, Sept. 10 Central Maine Community College defeated NECC Knights 6 to 1 in Aburn, Maine. Before the game I had a chance to talk with NECC Soccer head coach Eusebio Marote. “We’re hoping obviously to get a result today, long drive player’s got to make sure they are still focused today and I … Continue reading Knights Soccer loses their first game of the season ... Read More

Knight’s Volleyball loses on opening night

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Knight’s Volleyball loses on opening night

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Knights Volleyball against NHTI

On Thursday, Sept. 8 NECC Knights Women’s Volleyball lost three sets to none against New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) in Concord, NH. The Knights lost the first set 25-10, the second set 25-19 and the third set 25-12. They arrived 30 minutes early before game time and they were practicing and warming up before the … Continue reading Knight’s Volleyball lose... Read More

Johnathan Diaz scores two goals as the Knights defeated the Seawolves on Opening Day

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Johnathan Diaz scores two goals as the Knights defeated the Seawolves on Opening Day

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Knights Soccer warming up before there game against Southern Maine

On Wednesday, Sept. 7 the NECC Knights Men’s Soccer team opened the 2022 campaign by defeating Southern Maine Community College 3 to 1 at Portland, Maine. Both teams were warming up before the game doing their normal pre-game routine. The referee called the captain of both teams for a toss up to see who would … Continue reading Johnathan Diaz scores two goals as the Knig... Read More

NECC hosts baseball tryouts

By Daniel Henrick, Correspondent

The NECC Knights baseball team recently held tryouts for the next season. Tryouts were held at Trinity stadium on Sept 1 at 9 a.m. for infielders and catchers and 10:30 a.m. for outfielders. All positions meet Sept. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity stadium. Time commitment for the team is up heavy. Between practices and … Continue reading NECC hosts baseball tryouts → Read More

Season preview for the 2022 NECC Knights Women’s Volleyball team

By Jose Rodriguez, Sports Editor

Season preview for the 2022 NECC Knights  Women’s Volleyball team

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NECC Women’s Volleyball practicing and getting prepared for the season

NECC Knights Women’s Volleyball are practicing and working really hard for this upcoming season. Their season is set to begin on Sept 8, against New Hampshire Tech on the road.  Their head coach is Mike Pelosi of Haverhill. Coach Pelosi will be entering his fourth season managing the club. Coach Pelosi and his coaching staff … Continue reading Season preview for the 2022... Read More

NECC welcomes new cross-country head coach, David Tousignant

By Daniel Henrick, Correspondent

NECC welcomes new cross-country head coach, David Tousignant

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Cross Country head coach David Tousignant

On March 17 David Tousignant of Lowell arrived at NECC to serve as the next head coach for the Men and Women’s Varsity cross-country program. Athletic director, Dan Blair announced the hiring. “He has good experience at the high school level throughout the region and I think that will translate here at the college,” Blair … Continue reading NECC welcomes new cross-countr... Read More