1) Newsbit of the Day: Sports Schedule from Oct. 16-20

Tuesday, October, 16

 3:30PM Boys Varsity Golf Away Lynn English High School

Facility: Gannon Golf Course

3:45PM Girls Varsity Field Hockey Home Everett High School

Facility: Phillips Park

3:45PM Girls Middle School Field Hockey Away Saugus Middle School

Facility: Stackpole Field

4:00PM Boys Varsity Cross Country Away Marblehead High School

Facility: Gatchells Playground

4:00PM Girls Varsity Cross Country Away Marblehead High School

Facility: Gatchells Playground

10/ 4:00PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Away Marblehead High School

Facility: Village Street School

5:00PM Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Home Marblehead High School

Facility: Swampscott High School

5:30PM Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey Home Everett High School

Facility: Phillips Park

6:30PM Boys Varsity Soccer Away Marblehead High School

Facility: Marblehead High School

6:30PM Girls Varsity Soccer Home Marblehead High School

Facility: Swampscott High School

Wednesday, October, 17

 3:45PM Coed Middle School Cross Country Away Revere Middle School

Facility: Beachmont School

3:45PM Girls Middle School Field Hockey Home Ipswich Middle School

Facility: Swampscott Middle School

Thursday, October, 18

 3:45PM Boys Freshman Football Away Salem High School

Facility: Bertram Field

4:00PM Boys Varsity Soccer Home Gloucester High School

Facility: Swampscott High School

10/ 4:00PM Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Away Gloucester High School

Facility: Magnolia Woods

*4:00PM Girls Varsity Field Hockey Home Gloucester High School

Facility: Phillips Park

5:30PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Home Gloucester High School

Facility: Swampscott High School

5:30PM Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey Home Gloucester High School

Facility: Phillips Park

Friday, October, 19

 3:45PM Girls Varsity Field Hockey Away Lynnfield High School

Facility: Lynnfield Middle School

4:00PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Home Saugus High School

Facility: Swampscott High School

5:15PM Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey Away Lynnfield High School

Facility: Lynnfield Middle School

5:30PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Home Saugus High School

Facility: Swampscott High School

Saturday, October, 20

 2:30PM Boys Varsity Football Home Salem High School

Facility: Blocksidge Field

 3:30PM Girls Varsity Soccer Away Gloucester High School

Facility: Gordon College

2) Swampscott Scholars: SHS Class of 2012 graduate Angela Vousboukis received The Maureen Ingram Memorial Scholarship.

3) Bit of Rodney (Dangerfield): "I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people."

4) Weather Watch: The National Weather Service is calling for clouds through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61.  

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