Swampscott-Marblehead Wrestling Team Seeks Student-Athletes

Are you interested in becoming a better football player? Consider wrestling as your winter sport!

The Swampscott-Marblehead high school wrestling team is seeking student-athletes who are interested in joining the team or learning more about the sport. If you are interested in attending a captain's practice or learning more about the sport, please contact Jake Powell, the team's captain, at jake.rpowell1@gmail.com.  Wrestling, according to NFL All-Star Roddy White and countless other NFL players, is an especially good sport for football players.  "I'm a great NFL football player… because of the training I went through as a wrestler," says White. Read more about what White has to say about wrestling here.  You can also watch videos of last year's team in action at here.

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How to Use Patch this School Year

Five things principals, educators, PTA members, parents and students need to know.

The school year is almost underway for Marblehead Public Schools, and Marblehead Patch will be there to cover all the big news. But we can’t do it without your help. To make sure you get the most out of Patch this school year, we invite you to get active in the news-gathering process. There are five things you can do to make sure your school and its students get all the coverage they deserve from Patch: You can also become a blogger and share your school's news directly with Patch readers on a regular basis. To find out more about using Patch this school year, just email Marblehead.patch.com.

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Local Legion Team Takes Newburyport To Extra Innings

The combined Swampscott/Marblehead Legion baseball team lost in the ninth inning, 8-3, to an undefeated Newburyport team.

The combined Swampscott/Marblehead Legion baseball team gave a powerful Newburyport team all it could handle on Sunday at the Forest Avenue diamond in Swampscott. Newburyport, 9-0 in their league and 12-0 overall, finally erupted for five runs on two homers in the top of the ninth to stay undefeated on the season. Prior to Sunday, the Newburyport team's pitching staff had given up only one unearned run in all nine league games, said Newburyport Manager Tim Southall. Swampscott/Marblehead Manager Tim Cassidy said his team competes well when they have a full squad, and that was evident Sunday against a very good opponent. The home team had two pitchers on the hill who will be playing college baseball next year — Evan Haferman of Marblehead …

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Notes From The Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA

The Importance of Sports in Kids’ Lives

Sports are an important part of kids’ lives, not just for physical fitness, but for team building and social skills as well.

We all know that sports keep children active. Active children lead healthier lifestyles, as sports keep them moving, burning calories and give kids an option other than sitting in front of a screen. There’s no question that involving kids in sports from an early age is beneficial, but it can help in more ways than the physical. The Y, a leading nonprofit focused on youth development and healthy living, encourages healthy physical activity in children of all ages. Sports keep kids out of trouble, help them burn energy, and help them build confidence. “As a kid playing sports, I learned The Three “Ps”,” said Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA Sports Director, Emily Hudak. “We learned that being part of a sports team requires the three “Ps”… practice, …

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PHOTOS: October Market

Here are some scenes from an unseasonably warm October morning at the Marblehead Farmers' Market.

It may have been the unseasonably warm weather, it may have been the fresh local produce, but local residents turned out in droves to the Farmers' Market  Saturday at Veterans Middle School. Here is a look at some of the scenes we found while walking around the market Saturday morning.

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Notes From The Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA

A Thank You and Farewell to Mary Orne

The local YMCA wants to thank Mary Orne for 30 years of service to the Marblehead community.

Mary Orne has worked at the YMCA for almost 30 years, and in that time has worked in every department. As of next week, Mary Orne will be headed to the South Shore Y, to tackle a new job and help them raise funds for a capital campaign. After 30 years, we want to share some of the fantastic work she has done. Orne has taught many of your children in the Early Learning Center, on Children’s Island and everywhere in between. She helped raise millions of dollars to build the new Y. She has connected our community in countless ways, and never stops trying to bring people together. “I want everyone to know how invaluable Mary Orne was in the eighteen years (1991 to 2009) that it took to build the Lynch/Van Otterloo YMCA, as she worked with Paul…

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