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      <title>5th annual NECC Athletics Golf Tournament raises over $20,000 to support student-athletes</title>
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      <description>On Monday August 29th the Northern Essex Community College Athletics Department in conjunction with the NECC Foundation held their 5th annual golf tournament at the Renaissance Golf Club in Haverhill.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Northern Essex holds annual athletics awards banquet</title>
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      <description>On Monday May 9th the Northern Essex Community College Athletic Department gathered to honor the accomplishments of the 2021-22 academic year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>24 Knights named to Region 21 Athletic Directors Honor Roll</title>
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      <description>The Northern Essex Community College athletic department had 24 student-athletes named to the fall semester Athletic Director&#x2019;s Honor Roll as announced by the Region 21 communications office earlier today.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Announces Spectator Policy for 2021-22 Seasons</title>
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      <description>Northern Essex Community College Athletics has announced a spectator policy for all home contests. Once again, spectators will be allowed to attend all NECC athletics home events.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Xavier Nunez to lead NECC softball program</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (July 15, 2021) &#x2013; Northern Essex Community College Director of Athletics Dan Blair has announced that former Knights baseball standout Xavier Nunez will take over the Knights softball program effective immediately.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Athletics plans full return for 2021-22 seasons; athlete information</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (June 7, 2021) &#x2013; The Northern Essex Community College athletic program is planning a full return to competition for the 2021-22 academic year with full conference schedules against NJCAA Region 21 competition and non-conference regional competition for all 12 intercollegiate programs.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Affiliation Highlight: NECC Women's Softball</title>
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      <description>(YSCC) - There are many critical components to forming a successful team. Whether it is the skills, the players, the motivation, coaches, or more, each are dire to creating the team itself.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Announces Plans for Returning to Competition</title>
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      <description>The Northern Essex Community College athletic program will return to intercollegiate competition this spring semester. The men&#x2019;s basketball and women&#x2019;s volleyball teams will return to competition in February along with Esports, which is coed.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Athletics to continue Virtual Information Sessions in Spring 2021</title>
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      <description>The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics in partnership with the Office of Admissions and Enrollment will be continuing to host Virtual Athletic Information Days through June for prospective students interested in the Knights athletic program.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Athletics announces Return to Athletics Plan</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (July 15th 2020) &#x2013; The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics is pleased to announce its plans for returning to intercollegiate practice and competition for the 2020-21 athletics season in the wake of COVID-19. Following the Return to Play plans of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for the 2020-21 sports seasons, the Knights will plan to offer all of their varsity programs during the course of the academic year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Athletics Announces Virtual Information Sessions</title>
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      <description>The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics in partnership with the Office of Admissions and Enrollment will be hosting  Athletic Information Days beginning on Wednesday May 20th and continuing through the fall semester.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>11 earn Academic All-America honors for NECC, Volleyball team recognized</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (July 9, 2020) &#x2013; A school record 11 student-athletes from Northern Essex Community College have earned NJCAA Academic All-America honors for the 2019-2020 academic year as announced today by the National Junior College Athletic Association. The previous record of awards in one year was eight, which was established each of the last two years. Student-athletes are eligible for the award if they successfully complete 24 or more credits in the academic year with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'If there had been a season:' NECC softball was optimistic about revived team</title>
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      <description>The Northern Essex Community College softball team was poised to return to the diamond as a varsity program this spring before the season was halted in its tracks by COVID-19.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Varsity Athletics 2019-20 Preseason Information</title>
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      <description>Student-Athlete Orientation Night will take place on Tuesday August 13th at 6:00pm in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill Campus. All new and returning student-athletes are should attend this event.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Athletics hosts annual Athletic Awards Dinner</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (May 1, 2019) - Northern Essex Community College Athletics hosted its 2nd annual Awards Banquet on Monday evening to honor the achievements of its student-athletes. Nearly 100 students, staff, family and college administrators were all on-hand to celebrate the many accomplishments on and off the field.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Northern Essex hosting 2nd Annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (April 1, 2019) &#x2013; The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics has announced it will hold its 2nd annual banquet for the college&#x2019;s student-athletes on Monday April 29th at 6:00pm in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Athletics at Northern Essex Community College</title>
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      <description>Check out our newest video on what you can experience as an athlete at Northern Essex Community College.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Athletics announces partnership with Under Armour</title>
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      <description>Haverhill, MA (July 9th 2018) &#x2013; The Northern Essex Community College Athletic Department, along with the Recreation and Fitness and Wellness Departments announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement with Under Armour.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>School record eight earn Academic All-American honors</title>
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      <description>A school record eight Northern Essex Community College student-athletes have earned Academic All-American honors for the 2017-18 year as announced Monday by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The eight honorees is a new single year high for the Knights athletic program and they join 17 other previous winners of the award at the college.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC Holds Inaugural Athletic Awards Banquet</title>
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      <description>Northern Essex Community College hosted its inaugural Athletics Awards Banquet on Monday, April 23, to honor the achievements of its student-athletes and one college employee.&#xD;
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More than 100 students, staff, family, and college administrators attended and celebrated the NECC students athletic and academic accomplishments.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Northern Essex to hold inaugural Student-Athlete Awards Banquet</title>
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      <description>The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics has announced it will hold an inaugural banquet for the college's student-athletes on Monday April 23rd at 6:00pm in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.&#xD;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NECC opens new online store</title>
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      <description>Get Your NECC Knight Gear!&#xD;
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Clothing for all sizes from infants to adults, cozy blankets, aprons, golf accessories, duffle bags, totes, backpacks, and much more.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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