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5 Things You Need to Know Today, Tuesday, May 21

Your 3-day forecast, a mock crash at TMHS, Redmen softball play at home and more in Tewksbury on May 21.

  1. Your 3-day Local Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "My sister and I make a yummy vegan quinoa and veggie stew: http://yummyvegancreations.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/quinoa-and-vegetable-vegan-stew.htmlIt is warming, filling, easy and delicious," Reader BethanyKasey Huff commenting on the article, The Many Uses of Quinoa.  3. It's Happening Today: The Tewksbury Police Department will be presenting a “Mock Crash” at Tewksbury Memorial High School on Tuesday at 9 a.m., targeting the junior and senior student population.   4. It's Also Happening Today: Redmen varsity softball will take on Lowell Catholic High School Tuesday at 7 p.m.  5. ICYMI: The Tewksbury Police Department is offering free Rape Agression Defense courses for women …

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Tewksbury High Soccer Boosters to Hold Car Wash Saturday

Get your car washed at the K of C on Main Street and help raise money for high school athletics.

The fall high school athletic season is just around the corner and the activity level is starting to pick up. Tewksbury High's fall teams have been holding captains practices this month and the TMHS Soccer Boosters will be holding a car wash to raise money for team expenses Saturday, August 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 2068 Main Street. Athletes from both the boys and girls soccer teams will wash your car for a $5 donation. The boosters will also be selling tickets to a Red Sox ticket raffle. The winner gets four tickets to see the Red Sox host the Baltimore Orioles in September. Proceeds from the car wash help pay for team equipment and scholarships for graduating seniors.

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Thursday, Aug. 11

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in your carpool.

Here are five pieces of information to help make you the smartest person in your bridge foursome. 1. Today's Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will feature patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west between 8 and 11 mph. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. 2. This Date in History: Aug. 11, 1973 -- "American Graffiti" his movie theaters and makes director George Lucas a household name. Aug. 11, 1984 -- President Ronald Regan, unaware that his microphone was live during an audio check before a radio address,  jokes that he has outlawed the Soviet Union. "We begin bombing in 5 minutes." 3. Quote of the Day: "It's an honor to replace a guy …

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Tewksbury Youth Soccer Roundup

GU12-3 Clips Wilmington, 2-1

GU10-3 stops Burlington, 4-2.

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Tewksbury Youth Soccer program.) Tewksbury - 3 Somerville - 3 Game Date: 5/18/11 On a misty Wednesday evening, Tewksbury travelled to Somerville. The game was intense at times as the ball rolled quicker on the turf. Riley Frost along with Kyle Braciska ran the ball up the field with some shots on net. Chad Boschetti with some great sweeps kept the ball away from our goal, but despite all the efforts made by Garrett Miskell and Kyle Braciska, Somerville made it past Mike Reppucci with a goal. However, Brandon Melo got a penalty kick scoring for Tewksbury - The score before half, 1 to 1. After the half, RJ Florino made a great goal. Shortly …

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Tewksbury Youth Soccer Roundup

Girls U12-1 and U12-2 Score Big Wins

U12-3 splits a pair of games over the weekend.

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Tewksbury Youth Soccer League.) Tewksbury GU10-2 Tewksbury – 0 vs. Chelmsford - 4 The GU10-2 played their second game of the season against Chelmsford GU10-2; unfortunately Tewksbury came up short in the end losing 4-0. Chelmsford scored early on a couple of breakaways and lead 2-0 at the end of the half. The Tewksbury girls came out of the half with some great scoring opportunities, but failed to find the back of the net. Madison Bourassa, Emma Scopa, Brianna Walker, and Cassidy Grunning applied pressure on the offensive end coming up with some good opportunities in the second half. MaryCate Cassidy and Sophie Eskenas played very well in the …

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Tewksbury Youth Soccer Roundup

U14-3 Girls Blank Woburn, 2-0

U12-2 Girls battle to a tie with Westford.

U14-3 2 Woburn 0  On a cold and windy Spring Saturday morning, the girls were looking keep the winning streak alive for a second week in a row. The first half play was dominated by the cold and wind. It took a while for the girls to warm up, but when then did, the chips all fell into place. Ashley (no breaks, you're a Catz athlete now) Figucia, with her relentless effort, netted her first of the season to make it 1-0 for the good guys (girls:)). The 2nd came on a corner kick. Sarah (no breaks, you're a Catz athlete now) Baptista grabbed the juicy rebound off of the Waltham defender and passed to the waiting Skylar Jacques and she netted a rocket over the keeper's head. Thumbs up to Kate Gilbert and Lauren (Chief) Strainge for keeping the …

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Tewksbury Defense Shows Ferocity in Draw

The energy of this back and forth 0-0 tie with Wilmington was evident from the opening whistle and only intensified as play got chippier and tensions grew.

On a windy, chilly, near-autumn day, defense was the name of the game. Tewksbury and Wilmington varsity girls' soccer held each other scoreless for two halves on Friday afternoon at Livingston Street Field, finishing in a 0-0 draw. In what ended up being a very physical game of two evenly matched teams, the Lady Redmen were unable to muster any offense against the rival powerhouse Wildcats. Luckily for Tewksbury, however, goalkeeper Rebecca Davies was manning the net and made some spectacular and well-timed saves, including a show-stopper midway through the first half on a free kick. "Rebecca was so excellent. Our girls had losing seasons the past two years, but the ability they showed today was great," says Coach Kelly Barrio. "I'm very …

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High School Roundup: Redmen JVs Overmatched in 6-1 Loss to Indians

Ron Mallach scores for Tewksbury, who couldn't get it going against Billerica in a JV match.

On this day, the Redmen couldn't handle the Indians. The Tewksbury JV squad showed their inexperience against a bigger, stronger Billerica team in a 6-1 defeat Thursday on Indians' home turf. Five different Indians scored against the Redmen, who couldn't seem to stop the offensive attack. Joe Hill scored two of Billerica's six goals in the loss. While some positives were able to be taken out of the defeat, it appeared that Tewksbury had extreme difficulty advancing the ball past midfield. "Yes, we have lots of work to do and our guys need to learn to mark their man better, but our forwards and midfields are decent, they just need to learn to take advantage of their skills. We'll get better," said head coach Kevin Gillotte. Goaltender Joe …

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