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Newburyport rolled to an 8-2 victory Amesbury. Laura Muise had a tremendous game, notching a hat trick and adding two more assists, Colleen Coviello had the playmaker's vision from the middle, tallying three assists, and Micaela Hogan was also solid with two goals and two assists.

It had been three years and four days since the Amesbury soccer team last won a match when it snapped a 54-match winless streak against Newburyport Monday night. The Indians suffered through an 0-47-7 record during the winless stretch | not to mention countless ribbing from their Amesbury High peers.

North Andover cruised past Newburyport 4-0. Courtney Lynch recorded a goal and an assist and Kathie Andrusin and Candace Waldie each scored for the Scarlet Knights.

NEWBURYPORT | From the very first drive, Wilmington's ground and pound operation had Newburyport's defense staring at the back of Ernest Mello's blue and white No. 21 jersey for much of the game.

It wasn't a good look for Newburyport as Mello compiled 205 yards on 21 carries, sparking a 27-17 Wilmington victory at World War Memorial Stadium.

For Newburyport quarterback Joe Clancy, there is no avoiding football talk on Thanksgiving.

Not with a family that eats, breaths and sleeps Newburyport football 365 days a year.

The Clancy Thanksgiving Day guest list reads like a who's-who of Newburyport football lore.

For a Newburyport girls soccer team that is 41-4-5 since 2005, wins that garner trophies are no longer cause for celebration.

Such was the case for the Clippers yesterday after they claimed their third consecutive ALS Cup with a 2-0 victory over Pentucket.

NEWBURYPORT | If ever there was a question regarding the intensity of the Newburyport-Pentucket soccer rivalry, it was answered in the closing minutes of last night's sixth annual ALS Cup.

Few in attendance had to check the scoreboard to confirm Pentucket's 2-0 victory in the boys' nightcap. As the referees sounded the final whistle, the Pentucket bench emptied thanks to a herd of sprinting players destined for the celebratory pile of athletes at midfield.

Newburyport wasted little time picking up where they left off a year ago, scoring four times in the first eight minutes en route to a 7-0 victory over Triton. Maggie Mahoney had a hat trick to lead the Clippers.

Newburyport and Triton played to a 1-1 tie in each team's season opener. Ryan Flynn opened the scoring early in the game, but Tyler Stotz equalized later in the first half.

NEWBURYPORT | The Newburyport football team erased any memories of last Thanksgiving's 20-0 loss to rival Amesbury last evening.

The Clippers opened the season with a 21-13 come-from-behind victory over Saugus at World War Memorial Stadium.