Monthly Archives: January 2012

Gary’s Update: Of Passings and New Beginnings

Our condolences go out to the families and friends of two special people from the North Shore who passed on recently: 1. Dr. Frederick O. Buckley, a prominent local physician and patriarch of the super athletic Buckley clan of Marblehead … Continue reading

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North Shore Golf and Tennis Magazine on Hiatus in 2012

Sad to report that publisher Richard Ayer has suspended publication of North Shore Golf and Tennis magazine in 2012 after an exciting nine-year run. It’s all about the economy. Advertising, which was the magazine’s only financial mechanism, simply hadn’t measured … Continue reading

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Beverly Legend Hugh Nelson Passes at 94

Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Hugh Nelson, on the legendary Beverly High athlete’s passing on January 17 at the age of 94. Hugh was a superb baseball and football player, a member of the Beverly … Continue reading

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Gary’s January 11, 2012 Blog, Including Eerie Memories of the fateful 1966 and 1967 Danvers High Basketball teams that ‘Almost’ Won Two NEC Titles

Tricky dribbling — with an occasional fiddlin’ and diddlin,’ as the inimitable Johnny Most used to say — all over the place today, but starting with a plea that you read a couple phenomenal journalistic efforts from the December 12, … Continue reading

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O’Meara To Be Honored at Ouimet Banquet

Mark O’Meara, one of the few golfers to win the Masters and the British Open in the same year, will be the headline honoree at the 2012 Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund annual banquet slated for Monday, May 7, at the Boston … Continue reading

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Dilisio, McLaughlin Honored at MGA’s Salute to Champions Dinner

It was deja vu all over again when Salem CC’s Steven Dilisio and Far Corner’s Nick McLaughlin  were honored as repeat Junior champions at the Massachusetts Golf Association “Salute to Champions” dinner January 5 at Wellesley Country Club. McLaughlin, the … Continue reading

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