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At the State Championships, Lowell continued to impress, with the 7 of their 8 entries qualifying for the grand finals. The boys’ varsity four won a silver medal, placing just 1.5 seconds behind first place Duxbury. The girls 2nd varsity eight won a bronze medal, edging out fourth place Boston Latin by .5 seconds. The [...]

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Jen on May 16th, 2010

By Lynn Worthy, lworthy@lowellsun.com Updated: 05/16/2010 06:40:54 AM EDT LOWELL — Rowing as a metaphor for life. That’s deep. Really deep for an 18-year-old who hadn’t even rowed up until three years ago. When Rachel Walsh sat down to do her college applications, what came out was the experience of being out on the water [...]

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Jen on May 14th, 2010

By Lynn Worthy, lworthy@lowellsun.com Updated: 05/14/2010 10:11:14 AM EDT LOWELL — You may not have realized the City of Lowell has become a growing center for rowing. Well, this weekend the Mill City and the Merrimack River transform into the regional hub for a sport that appears to grabbing hold of the Merrimack Valley. US Rowing, [...]

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Jen on May 14th, 2010

This past weekend in Saratoga was a great day of racing.  We made great strides as a team and saw huge improvements over our first race times against Essex and Wayland Weston.  We are beginning to see great rankings among the other MA public schools. The Women’s ltwt. 8 placed 2nd in their flight and [...]

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Jen on April 11th, 2010

LHS had it’s first race of the season today against Essex and Wayland-Weston. It was a solid start to the season. Click here for the full results. The Lowell Girls’ 2nd Varsity Four (C.J. Valcich – cox, Lauren Blazon, Bryanna Laughlin, Kayla Montanez and Jordan Chamberlain) just ahead of Wayland-Weston.

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Jen on April 10th, 2010

Today the entire team participated in our spring fundraiser event – an awesome erg-a-thon. Athletes competed on teams, racing for the most meters rowed in an hour, best style, best theme, and more! We raised over $7,000, and had some great fun in the process! Check out the rest of the pictures!

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Jen on February 19th, 2010

Today was a whirlwind. We awoke early and had a quick breakfast before meeting with our local guide, Niccolo. We spent the first two hours of the day with him as he led us through the city and provided us with a detailed history of the city and the art in Florence. I truly love [...]

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Jen on January 23rd, 2010

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Jen on November 8th, 2009

The entire team, along with coaches, alumni, parents, and supporters, gathered for the first annual intersquad races.  We raced eight 8+’s across, with the top three boats receiving medals. The race was followed by a fun time putting the finishing touches on getting all of the equipment stored safely for the winter. For more photos, [...]

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Jen on October 26th, 2009

For the fifth season in a row, the Lowell High School Crew team placed second at the Massachusetts State Championships.  Both the girls’ varsity four (Victoria Gregory, Katherine Keller, Stephanie Beaudry, Sabrina Vigeant, Sara Vargas (cox)) and the girls’ 1st varsity eight (Alyson Hall, Ashley Price-Dyment, Rachel Walsh, Arianna Rogers, Haley Clarke, Liz Larocque, Erinn [...]

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