Tewskbury High Golfers, Coaches Honored by MVC

Redmen finished the season with a 12-5-1 record.

Tewksbury High golf coaches Ron Drouin and Jim Sullivan have been honored as 2012 Merrimack Valley Conference Division 2 Coaches of the Year. Drouin and Sullivan guided the Redmen to an outstanding 12-5-1 match record, including a 9-3-1 mark in the MVC. Tewksbury wrapped up their season with a strong 5th place finish in the Division 2 North Sectional Tournament. Three TMHS golfers also earned league honors. Senior Tyler Slavin was named to the MVC All-Conference team. Pat Doherty and Jeff Giasullo were named to the Division 2 All-League Team.

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Redmen Roundup: Golf Team Drives Past Dracut, Volleyball Falls

A roundup of Tewksbury High sports action.

Dracut 3, Tewksbury 1 Tiffanie Marsh had 20 digs and five service points but it wasn't enough, as Dracut rolled by Tewksbury High in volleyball action. The Redmen (4-6) dug themselves an early hole, dropping their first two games to the Middies,  25-20, and 25-23. Tewkbury stayed alive with a win in the third game but Dracut settled matters with a convicing win in the fourth game. Samantha Laferriere had a strong game for the Redmen with seven kills and five digs. Shannon McLaughlin added six digs and five kills. (Editor's note: The following information was submitted by TMHS golf Coach Jim Sullivan.) Tewksbury 13, Dracut  7 In what was the fifth match in as many days on a gorgeous afternoon at Hickory Hill Golf Course the Tewksbury Redmen…

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Redmen Roundup: Thrilling Tie For Boys Soccer, Golf Team Picks Up 9th Win

A look at the latest results in Tewksbury High sports.

Volleyball Billerica 3, Tewksbury 1 The Tewksbury volleyball saw its recent momentum slowed at the hands of the Billerica Indians. The Redmen, who dropped to 4-5, split the first two sets before falling, 25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18. Tiffany Marsh continues her excellent play with 16 digs and eight service points. Jen Iannacci had four blocks and five kills in the loss. Boys Soccer Tewksbury 2, Chelmsford 2 There has not been too much to cheer about this season for the Tewksbury High boys soccer team but Thursday's 2-2 ties against Chelmsford High was one for sure. The Redmen (0-8-3) trailed 2-1 late in the game and were putting on furious pressure, when Ron Mallach took a crossing pass from Theo Hondros and drilled home the game-tying goal …

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Redmen Roundup: Golf Team Stuns North Andover, Volleyball Spikes Bedford

Two big wins for Tewksbury High sports teams.

Golf (Editor's note: The following information was submitted by TMHS Golf Coach Jim Sullivan.) Tewksbury 12, North Andover 8 Group 1 1. Tyler Slavin Lost 3&2 2. Jeff Giasullo Win 4&3 North Andover's number 1 defeated Tewksbury's Tyler Slavin 3&2 after Slavin fought hard to get to the fifth hole 1 down. A long range birdie putt from off the green for Brown put Slavin 2 down and he went on to win the match on the seventh hole. "Tyler's a great kid who is a really good golfer and works tremendously hard at it and has just been snake bitten lately against some very good players. He will bounce back and be back where he usually is." Number 2 Jeff Giasullo has been playing very good for us lately and he continued that excellent play again today …

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Redmen Roundup: Golf Team Comes Up Aces Against North Reading

Tyler Slavin cards a 35 to lead the way for Tewksbury

Golf Tewksbury 10.5 North Reading 9.5 Tewksbury High's Tyler Slavin is starting to find his game and that's bad news for MVC golf teams. Slavin, a senior, torched the Trull Brook Golf Course with a 1-under par 35 to earn medalist honors in the Redmen's 10.5-9.5 win over North Reading on Monday. The win evened Tewksbury's record at 3-3 on the season. Slavin cruised to a 4 and 3 win in his match. He and Jeff Giasullo also scored a 3 and 2 victory in their foursome best ball match. Derek Petti (3 and 1) and Mike Casey (3 and 2) also rolled to easy victories, while Zach Strahan won the final hole of his match to claim a key 2 and 0 victory. The Redmen are scheduled to be back in action on Wednesday at Lowell High.  

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High School Sports Roundup

TMHS Golfers Suffer A Setback

Dracut prevails in important MVC divisional match-up.

The battle for superiority in the Merrimack Valley Conference Division 3 golf standings got a little complicated on Monday as Dracut High School handed the Tewksbury High golfers their first loss of the season, 13.5-6.5, at Hickory Hill Country Club. "This was a chance for us to see where we stood in the MVC Division 3 with Methuen and Dracut, unfortunately now all three teams have beaten one another and everyone is 1-1 against each other," said Tewksbury coach Jim Sullivan. Tewksbury held its own in the first group as No. 1 player Tyler Slavin won two up, and Mike Casey lost, 4 and 3. The pair halved the best ball point and the match was tied 2.5-2.5 after one group had finished. Juniors Pat Doherty and Derek Petti kept the Redmen right …

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UPDATED: TMHS Golfers Rally; Volleyball Bounces Back

Hunter, Muise come through under pressure as Redmen improve to 2-0; volleyball picks up first win of the season.

The game of golf is widely considered to be an individual sport, except in high school, where any and all of the eight players in the line-up can make a big difference. Eric Hunter and Ryan Muise proved that point at Methuen's expense on Monday, taking four of the final five points of the match to give the Tewksbury High Redmen a dramatic, 11-9 Merrimack Valley Conference win over the Rangers at Trull Brook Country Club. No. 7 Hunter and No. 8 Muise, both juniors with little or no prior varsity golf experience, needed to make up a lot of ground playing in the final foursome of the day. But the two varsity newcomers did just that. Muise, playing in his first-ever varsity match, easily handled Methuen's Curtlis LeBlanc, four and three. His …

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