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North Andover Scarlet Knights Boys Track and Field '08

North Andover beat Newburyport in first meet since tragedy

Yesterday, for perhaps the first time in his coaching career, Newburyport track coach Tim Foley may have been pulling for the opposing team.

Who wasn't?

The North Andover boys track team came to Fuller Field for its first meet since the death of 17-year-old co-captain Alex Farese nine days ago. Farese collapsed on the North Andover track April 14 and remained unconscious at Tuft Medical Center for a week before he was pronounced dead.

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Boys Track and Field, 05/01/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

After tragedy, North Andover High track team soldiers on

The North Andover High track team has had a trying couple of weeks. The Scarlet Knights will dedicate their season to Alex Farese, who died at age 17 last Monday after collapsing on the track a week earlier. His teammates remembered him by putting his initials and a heart on the fencesurrounding the school’s athletic facility.2 Photos

Unlike his friend, Drew Pickul will be able to compete again.

"I'm not quite sure how I'm going to deal with it," he said. "I have to figure it out when it comes."

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Boys Track and Field, 04/28/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars