Redmen Win Fourth Straight, 35-21 Over Dracut

Tewksbury will travel to Wilmington on Thanksgiving then to Reading for a playoff rematch.

“Respect the ‘T,’” is the slogan that was echoed at Doucette Field on Saturday after Tewksbury High beat Dracut 35-21. Tewksbury ended its MVC Small schedule with a win that set their conference record for 2012 at a healthy 5-0. “Tremendous accomplishment,” said Tewksbury head coach Brian Aylward of the undefeated conference record. “It wasn’t an accomplishment that was done easily. This group has earned every yard that they’ve gotten this year and every win that they’ve gotten.” James Sullivan had a pair of touchdown runs in the win. Eddie Matovu and Tom Casey each had a touchdown run as well, and Johnny Aylward had a 35 yard touchdown pass to Kevin Dick. The Tewksbury offense is racking up yardage, but Aylward and his team have no time …

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Tewksbury Youth Lacrosse Roundup

U13-1 Boys Hammer Dracut, 10-4

U15-1 boys throttle Arlington.

Tewksbury Boys U13 -1 (10), Dracut U13  (4) The Tewksbury Boys Lacrosse U13-1 put on a second dominating performance in as many games, in this young season. The opponent this week was Dracut with the local boys coming out on top 10 -4. Putting forward an impressive performance in goal was Patrick Hunt who was backed up by a strong defensive trio of Kevin Carta, JP Mooney, and Ben Connors. They stepped up to the challenge with some regular defensive players missing from the game and kept Dracut’s results to a minimum. The offense came from many players showing a complete well balanced team performance. Nick Diminico and Brendan Sjostedt both led the way with 2 goals each, assisted by Chris Lucas’ sharp passing from behind the net. Nick …

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Altavesta Pin Gives Tewksbury The Win

TMHS Wrestlers Pull Off Dramatic Win Over Andover After Losing to Dracut, Methuen.

Dan Altavesta doesn't normally wear a cape or a mask or fight crime in a brightly colored costume, but the Tewksbury High junior 130-pounder sure played the role of super hero on Saturday. After losing two hard-fought contests to Dracut and Methuen in a Merrimack Valley Conference quad wrestling meet at Tewksbury High, the Redmen were trailing Andover by four points as Altavesta took the mat for the final match of a long day in the gymnasium. "We needed something big or we were going home empty-handed," said Tewksbury coach Brian Aylward. "And (Altavesta) came through for us." It would have taken either a technical fall (a win by 15 or more points) or a pin to get the points Tewksbury needed to pull out the win, and Altavesta got things …

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