Tewksbury Boys, Girls Track Teams Claim MVC D2 Titles

Redmen squads destroy Lawrence to complete unbeaten league seasons.

Redmen Roundup: Lirakis, Conway Lead Girls Hockey, Boys Track Wins Tough

The Redmen Roundup is a daily look at Tewksbury High sports results and highlights.

Girls Hockey Tewksbury/Methuen 4, Weston/Wayland 3 The formula to winning in high school hockey isn't especially complicated. If you have an outstanding goalie and a couple of skilled snipers on your first line and you're likely going to win more than you lose. The Tewksbury/Methuen girls have both and, as a result, they are 2-0-0 to start their first-ever season. On Wednesday night, the Red Rangers built up a 4-1 lead over Wayland/Weston after two periods and held on for a 4-3 win. Wayland/Weston carried the play much of the game, peppering T-M goalie Taylor Lirakis with more than 40 shots. But Lirakis was up to the task, keeping the visitors at bay with save after save. The offense was taken care of by Amanda Conway, who notched her …

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Redmen Roundup -- Rough Day For TMHS Track, Hockey Teams

Boys and girls track teams both lose to Billerica; hockey team loses to Westford.

If there's one thing _Tewksbury High girls track _coach Peter Molloy has learned over the years, it's that drawing up a defensive game plan is a waste of time in track and field. "My big saying in track and cross country is 'There's no defense.' You can't stop somebody if they're doing well," Molloy said after watching his TMHS girls team perform extremely well and still come up short, 54.5-31.5, against Billerica Wednesday afternoon at Lawrence High. The Billerica team is talented and deep this year, and Molloy talked to his team about that before the meet. "I told the girls that in order for us to even have a chance, you've got to do everything right," Molloy said. "And we pretty much did everything right. It was just a matter of, they'…

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