NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

July 22, 2008

Newburyport, Amesbury set to square off


River Rivals Basketball

Newburyport Gold 29, Pentucket 27

Jake Baribeault scored 12 points for Newburyport in semifinal action. Robert Cataldo added six. Ryan Kuchar led Pentucket with 10 points. Nico Limacher added five.

Amesbury 38, Newburyport Maroon 23

Matt Talbot led Amesbury with 19 points in the other semifinal. Curran O'Connor added six for Amesbury. Ryan Short and Chris Kirkpatrick led the Maroon with five points each.

Amesbury White 15, Amesbury Red 13

Rachel Connelly and Mary Pettigrew scored six points each for the White. Kristen Sydlowski had six for the Red. Julia Schlich added four.

River Rivals Track and Field

Grand Prix Standings

The following athletes are leading the Grand Prix Series through two meets:

Girls 6-8 — Flannery O'Connor (56 points)

Boys 6-8 — Zander Willis (58 points)

Girls 9-13 — Sarah Peterson (54 1/2 points)

Boys 9-13 — Danny O'Connell (60 points)

Girls high school — Dana McManus (59 points)

Boys high school — Chris Wood (51 points)

Women's open — Robin Mann (58 points)

Men's open — Garrett Harms (59 points)