SOFTBALL
Masconomet 14, Salem 0: Freshman Piera Nteta went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs in her first varsity start to help the Chieftains improve to 2-0. Fellow ninth grader Giana Martin had two hits and scored four times, Izzy Brown went 2-for-4 with four RBI and Aimee Quimby had two hits and scored three while junior Syndee Vocino and freshman Annie Hover combined for a 2-hitter with no walks and seven strikeouts.,
Salem (0-5) got base hits from Annie Thornett and Julia Gauthier.
Beverly 15, Swampscott 0: Mia Moschella did it all for the Panthers (3-3) throwing a five inning shutout while striking out five, allowing two hits and helping her cause with with an incredible seven RBI on the day including a 3-run homer and four total hits. Meredith Johnston knocked in six runs on three hits, including a pair of doubles.
Marblehead 11, Saugus 2: Tessa Francis fanned a dozen batters and had a triple among her three hits to power the Magicians (7-1). Catcher Isabel Mortensen had three hits and two RBI, Tessa Andriano had two hits and scored twice, Lucy Rogers added a pair of hits and Grace Dow, Delia Heit (first hit as a varsity player), Hailey Schmitt and Ashley Mortensen all collected one apiece.
Danvers 13, Winthrop 1: Kyla Moroney went 2-for-3 with four RBI, Lila Flynn went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Briley Keezer hit a triple and drove home two as the Falcons (4-3) made it three straight victories. Addi McCarty also had two hits for Danvers and Ellie Lindeman struck out seven in a five inning complete game, two-hit victory.
Gloucester 9, Peabody 0: The Tanners (3-2) stranded six on base and made four errors leading to some costly runs against the unbeaten Fishermen. Gabby Gosselin’s single was Peabody’s lone hit of the game while Kaylee DiNicola walked twice and stole a bag.
BASEBALL
Danvers 9, Bishop Fenwick 2: The bats came alive for Danvers (5-2), which scored its most runs of the season and won its fourth straight. Gavin Cooper led an 11-hit attack with two knocks while Colby Medeiros had four RBI and Jason Walters drove in three. Dylan Weeks went the complete game, striking out six, and helped himself with a double.
Fenwick (4-2) was limited to two hits by Michael Obremski and Jason Larose.
Essex Tech 8, Swampscott 7: Tommy Grant’s double in the top of the seventh capped a 3-run rally by the Hawks (3-4) to stun the Big Blue. Liam Waterman hit a 2-run single earlier in the inning to the the game and Abiel Hernandez worked around a single to strike out the side for the save. Xavier Parsons and Jasper Casinelli Tarasuik added two hits each.
Michael Collins paced Swampscott (3-3) with two hits and two RBI as the hosts took a 7-5 lead after six. Dylan DiFilippo and Jami Ford also had two hits each.
Lawrence 5, Masconomet 4: Drew Gustafson’s 2-out double in the seventh made it a one run game and put the tying run at second, but the Lancers closed the door as Masconomet (5-3) dropped a tight non-leaguer. Drew Nelson had an RBI and scored twice, as did Cal Weidman, and Zach Ward struck out six in 4 1/3 innings of work.
BOYS LACROSSE
Marblehead 12, Central Catholic 5: Tyler Forbes scored four goals and added two assists while goalie Colin Maniaci shined in making 17 saves for the Headers (5-2) in a non-league triumph. Will Kinahan (2 goals, assist), Owen Dulac (2 goals), Bailey Finkle (goal, assist), Landon Dosch (goal), Kyle Thibodeau (goal), Reid Wysor (goal) and Grady Becker (assist) all helped out offensively.
Gloucester 10, Peabody 4: Ben Wager finished with 13 saves in net, but Peabody (now 1-6) was unable to keep up with the Fishermen down the stretch. Kellen Quadros and Matt Vaz both scored twice for the Tanners, who also got single assists from Logan Bryte and Mario Ippolito as well as a team-high eight ground balls from Bryte.
Masconomet 15, Salem 1: Ben Miga filled up the scoresheet with four goals and three assists and Jax Parker also scored four to spark the Chieftains. Myles Bernier had two goals and two assists, Niko Emmanuel, Ian Ramsay and Colin Sutton had a goal and an assist each, and Timmy McManus and Quinn Lodewick were the playmakers with three assists each.
Jake Lister scored the lone goal for the Witches, assisted by Matt Rosa, and Vincent Milano was busy in net with 13 saves.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Marblehead 14, Saugus 3: Zoe Dwyer and Addie Co Peeps both notched hat trick and the Magicians inched closer to the 500 mark at 2-3. Emma Ryan and Maggie Svencer both scored twice while Sammy Walker won six draws, Ella McConnell had a goal and Avery Mysor, Laurel Kearney and June Crawford chipped in a score each. Goalie Molly Bullard played well and made six stops.
Beverly 9, Swampscott 4: Madeline Reynolds was incredible against one of the NEC’s best offenses, making 15 saves as the Panthers moved to 6-1 with six straight wins. Ashley Wallace scored five times while Sasha Miller did it all with two goals, two assists and five caused turnovers. Madeline LeBlanc also scored twice. The Big Blue (now 5-2) were led by Cecelia Tripp with a pair of goals and netminder Lilah Caplan’s eight stops.
Masconomet 16, Salem 5: The Chieftains improved to 4-3 on the season with a well-balanced effort. Salem was paced by two goals each from Makenzie Eichel and Kailyn Ricciarelli.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem State sweeps: The Vikings (23-10) made it eight straight wins in MASCAC play by taking two from MCLA by scores of 3-1 and 9-6. Charlie Benesh went the distance in the 3-1 decision with offense provided by Abigail LeClair (2 hits, RBI). The 9-6 triumph saw Ellie Kleinheinz hit two doubles and drive in two runs with multiple RBI by Samantha Gaona-Sullivan and Alanis Toledano as well.
MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS
Salem State 4, UNE 3: The Vikes dropped the doubles point but then got singles wins by Quenten Wilkins, Mark Wood, Jesse Rubera and Michael Makiej to win the match by the thinnest of margins.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem State 7, MCLA 5: Lucas Rincon’s 2-run single in the ninth touched off a seven run rally that saw Salem State (13-13) get the job done. Rincon had two of Salem State’s three hits in the game but the Vikings managed to take advantage of walks, errors and hit batsmen while batting around in their final at-bat.