EEE Concerns Force Rescheduling Friday Night Football

Friday night's Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School Generals football game at Amesbury has been moved to Saturday afternoon.

The football Generals from Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School were scheduled to play Friday night in Amesbury against Cape Ann League/Northeastern Conference Tier 3 opponent Amesbury. But last week, concerns about Eastern equine encephalitis in Amesbury elevated the threat level there to "critical." And that has prompted the evening football game to be rescheduled to Saturday at 1 p.m., according to the Hamilton-Wenham Athletics Twitter feed and a report in the Newburyport Daily News. Amesbury is one of six communities in the greater Newburyport area that has placed a ban on outdoor activities between 5 p.m. and 5 p.m. because of concerns about West Nile Virus and EEE. Other communities with some sort of ban include Merrimac, Newbury, …

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Generals Football 16-Game Regular Season Win Streak Snapped

The Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School football team had not lost a regular season game since early October in 2010 - nearly two years - before Saturday.

The Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School football team has been on quite a run - a streak of 16 straight regular season wins that dates back to Oct. 8, 2010. It included an undefeated regular season in 2011 that saw the team go to the Div. 3A Super Bowl before a heartbreaking loss to Bourne High School. But that streak came to an end on Saturday afternoon in West Newbury when the Generals lost to Pentucket High School 34-15, The Salem News reports. The Generals were up 7-6 at halftime after giving up a first quarter touchdown and then scoring their own, also in the first quarter. But it was the second half when the Sachems blew open the game behind runs of 7, 10 and 42 yards by Cody Rothwell, according to the Salem News. The Generals are …

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A Weekend of Choices, from Concerts to Chili

A look at the top events on the weekend calendar in Hamilton and Wenham, including a chili cookoff.

It’s a weekend of choice – choose which Beethoven quartet you want to hear on Friday night at Gordon College and choose your favorite chili at a chili cookoff to benefit local football players on Saturday. That’s just two of the five events on this week’s local weekend guide. Each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. We encourage you to look past this weekend guide into our full calendar of events, where we have other events listed. Remember, if you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. THOMPSON CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET Where/When: Phillips Music …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 5

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, Dec. 5. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Winter? On Monday, you will probably be wondering, once again, if winter is really about to arrive. The forecast calls for temperatures well into the 50s with a mix of clouds and sun. 2. Wreaths Across America: For the past two years, truckloads of wreaths traveling from Maine to Washington, D.C. have passed through the two towns as part of the “Wreaths Across America” trip in early December. Unfortunately, this year the caravan will pass just to the west of Hamilton and Wenham with a stop at the Topsfield Fairgrounds between 10 a.m. and noon on Monday. 3. Dogs at Your Desk: Monday is “Dogs at Your Desk” Day at the state Attorney General’s office and some other employers, …

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Valiant Effort By Generals In 2-Point Super Bowl Loss

Despite starting quarterback Trevor Lyons leaving in first half with an injury, Hamilton-Wenham hangs with Bourne in the school's first-ever Super Bowl appearance on Saturday.

It is obvious that a football team’s offense runs through the quarterback. The importance of that one player is evident when the signal-caller is equally adept running the ball as he is distributing it through the air. So when Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School’s Trevor Lyons went down with an injury in the first half of his team’s Division 3A Super Bowl tilt again Bourne on Saturday, the task at hand for the Generals became that much more daunting. That is not an easy thing to ask, especially against an undefeated opponent in a championship game. Hamilton-Wenham stayed with the Canalmen for the entire game but just couldn’t get over the hump in a 16-14 loss. “Against a championship defense it is pretty hard to move the ball, but when …

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Live Blog: Generals Lose To Bourne in Super Bowl

Patch brings you live updates from the Div. 3A Super Bowl game at Manning Field on Saturday between Hamilton-Wenham and Bourne.

Hamilton-Wenham Patch's live blog from the Div. 3A Super Bowl bring you live updates from Manning Field in Lynn. The undefeated Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School Generals are taking on the undefeated Bourne High School Canalmen at noon. Plus, it gives you a chance to comment on the action, ask questions, cheer on the Generals and share photo. Even if you are at the game, download the free Cover It Live app for your smartphone. You can get game updates and be part of the conversation right on your phone. Or just come here to this story and Patch and the live updates should appear on your smartphone. There's also an e-mail address where you can send it comments to share with other users and fans and be part of the conversation.

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Selectmen Have Free Lunch Riding on Super Bowl Result

The chairmen of the boards of selectmen in Hamilton and Wenham have a friendly bet with their counterpart in Bourne - a former Wenham resident and selectman himself - that will award a free lunch based on the outcome of Saturday's Super Bowl game.

There’s a free lunch on the line at Saturday’s Super Bowl matchup between Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School and Bourne High School. The chairmen of the Boards of Selectmen for each school have bet that their team will win. The loser will pay for lunch for the winner. Wenham Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren, who contacted Bourne Board of Selectmen Chairman Don Pickard after the Generals big win Tuesday night, organized the friendly bet. As it turns out, Pickard is no stranger to Chelgren or Wenham – he served as a Wenham Selectmen from 2003 to 2006. “The idea came from up your way,” Pickard said in a cell phone interview on Friday afternoon. Since there are five Bourne Selectmen and a combined eight selectmen in Hamilton and Wenham, the …

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Saturday's Super Bowl Location and Time Are Set

The Generals will meet Bourne High School in the Div. 3A Super Bowl on Saturday.

The Div. 3A Super Bowl matchup between Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School and Bourne High School on Saturday will be played at Manning Field in Lynn. Game time is noon. The game time and location was announced on Wednesday morning by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Generals advanced to its first every Super Bowl appearance after a 7-0 win over Newburyport High School on Tuesday night at Andover High School. The only scoring of the game came with 32 seconds left on a 5-yard Trevor Lyons run and a Paul Kim PAT. Bourne advanced to the Super Bowl on a 22-14 win over Bishop Feehan Tuesday night. Check back to Hamilton-Wenham Patch for a game preview and complete game coverage.

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