Week in Review: Feb. 7 to 14

On Monday, Wilmington Patch unveiled a new feature called “Whiz Kids” that spotlights outstanding youth in town.

was selected as the first recipient for her participation in dance and her dedication to volunteerism.

Snow and ice that caused many roof issues throughout the region struck once more on Tuesday morning.

Employees of location at 5 Lopez Road were after noticing the roof had begun to sag.

Vice President Scott Parechanian said employees saw that the sprinkler system in the ceiling of the second floor was sagging.

“The thing now is to make sure the people are safe and get them back to work in a reasonable time,” said Building Inspector Al Spaulding.

Tuesday night a host of local track and field athletes traveled to Boston’s Reggie Lewis Track Center for the .

notched a fourth-place finish on the boys side while the Lady Wildcats finished in seventh.

Wednesday, just one week after on Andover Street, a building just several driveways down was that began when from an electrical panel.

Contract Glass Service, Inc., was the latest Andover Street business to call 911, as workers attempted to extinguish the flames but were unsuccessful.

The , aided by Andover, North Reading and Tewksbury, fought the fire, but not before it crippled the building.

“It’s pretty much gone now,” said Lisa Santiago, a secretary at Contract Glass. “Everyone is pretty upset. They know they’re out of work now.”

Wednesday night the Wilmington girls basketball team became the third squad in town to as they sealed their 10^th victory of the season with a 50-43 decision against North Reading.

Emily Crannell stuck three three-pointers on the night and registered 15 points overall to lead the way for the Lady Wildcats.

“It’s really exciting for the kids to get their 10^th win, and making the state tournament,” said head coach Jay Keane. “Every year we’ve made the tournament since I’ve been here, and that’s a credit to the girls because they’ve worked really hard.”

On Tuesday, Joseph Maiella’s Wilmington boys basketball team suffered what the coach called its worst loss since he took over. .

After losing to winless Ipswich, the locals traveled to North Andover and toppled the Knights in a critical Cape Ann League contest. With the win, Wilmington kept hopes alive of earning a potential share of the league title.

“Tonight probably doesn’t happen if we beat Ipswich,” said Maiella.

It had been a while since the Wilmington girls hockey team cracked the scoreboard, but they on Saturday afternoon at Ristuccia Arena.

Kelly Brandano, one of Wilmington’s two final-year players, celebrated Senior Night with a goal 13 seconds into play. The Lady Wildcats went on for a 6-2 victory.

“It was long overdue,” said head coach Joe McMahon, whose team hadn’t scored in three games. “They did it for the seniors. They’ve been in a funk lately, and they were able to get out of it today.”