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Friday, September 8, 2017
Peabody slides by Salem in charity softball game By Christopher Roberson
ficials for the Sept. 1 game at Lt. Ross Park. While at bat, Bettencourt launched one ball deep into center field that almost cleared the fence before being
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hile raising thousands of dollars for Haven from Hunger, Peabody’s charity softball team remained undefeated against their Salem counterparts, winning the Fourth Annual City Council Charity Softball game by a score of 8-5. However, armed with a potent offense and a defense to match, Salem got off to an impressive start, racking up three runs by the end of the first inning. Mayor Edward Bettencourt took the mound for Peabody and was joined by other city of-
successfully fielded by Salem. Peabody got on the board in the second inning and School
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Football Tanners open 2017 season in Somerville FIRST PITCH: Shown at the Fourth Annual City Council Charity Softball game raising funds for Haven from Hunger, from left to right, are; Tom Gould, Dr. Herb Levine, Mayor Edward Bettencourt, Police Chief Thomas Griffin and Salem City Councillor Elaine Milo. See more photo highlights inside on page 9. (Advocate photo by Al Terminiello)
Mattress Factory Outlet Store celebrates Rte. 1 ribbon cutting Peabody WR Dylan Peluso cradles a pass in last week’s scrimmage against Andover. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps)
By Greg Phipps
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Pictured at the recent ribbon-cutting for the Spring Air Mattress Factory Outlet Store, 108 Newbury St. on Route 1 South in Peabody, front row from left to right, are; Lynn Feazel, Elaine McNulty (holding Isabella Nunez Mendez), Charles Bates, Acileide Lopes, Mayor Ted Bettencourt, Kurt Bellevance, Deanne Healey, Courtney Klapman, and Brian Vinagro. Pictured back row, same order are; Herb Harris, Rachel Hoffman, Edson Cassius, Sheryl Lundstrom, Edward Bates, Michael Murray, Christopher Feazel, and George Herrill. (Photo courtesy of Peabody Chamber of Commerce)
he Peabody Tanners were a competitive squad last fall. This year they hope to take the next crucial step forward in order to come away with more wins and advance further in the Div. I playoffs. The Tanners finished 5-6 in 2016 but could have had another couple of victories had they been able to hold on to a third quarter lead at Beverly and been able to avoid a few costly mistakes in a close second-round playoff loss to Lincoln-Sudbury. Head coach Mark Bettencourt is looking to experienced senior returnees Eric
DeMayo (fullback, linebacker), Noah Freedman (running back) and Cam Powers (defensive end) to lead the way for a program that is sporting over 80 players this year counting junior varsity. Offensively, the Tanners will be bolstered by junior quarterback Colby Therrien, senior wide receiver Sam Mastromatteo, sophomore wide receiver Dylan Peluso, senior running back Ryan Vinagro and junior tackle Michael Lock. On defense, DeMayo and Powers should get help from senior cornerback No-
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