Legion baseball
Still battling an ankle injury, Shawn Carlson delivered five innings of one-hit ball, leading Andover to a 7-0 drubbing of Swampscott on Saturday. Carlson struck out 10 and did not walk a batter, while allowing just the one hit. Zach Burdeau led Post 8, going 3 for 3 with a double, two RBIs and a run. Andrew Ruiz-Henriquez added a triple and scored a run and Mike Taylor drove in a pair for the winners (6-0)....more>>
Andover boys helped the Willows boys tennis team upset this year's regular season champion Woburn by a score of 5-3 to win their 2009 league championship in May.
The Willows boys tennis team consists of 60 boys, 90 percent of whom are from Andover and North Andover. They train at the Willows Racquet and Fitness Centre in North Andover. Their season runs from September through May. The boys practice an average of three times a week with the team, and many of them practice additionally, according to coach Igor Korik. The team is co-coached by Mike Roberts and Korik.
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