GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Beverly 27, Peabody 28: Grace Corbett’s winning time of 18:32 was the second fastest ever on Beverly’s home course at the Phillips Estates and sparked a razor thin win over the Tanners. Paloma Mahe finished fourth for Beverly (3-1) while Claire Healey was sixth, Jane Healey came in seventh and Sophie Litterer came in ninth. The Tanners dipped to 1-3 and got solid efforts from their eighth grade crew.
Danvers 15, Saugus/Winthrop 50: Taking the first five spots, the Falcons improved to 2-2 with a dominant performance. Mady Danish finished first among all runners, followed by Danvers teammates Grace Conklin, Emily Sullivan, Paige Sherman and Kylie Walsh in spots 2-through-5, respectively.
Marblehead 17, Salem 46: Abby Murphy was the top runner for the Witches, coming in fourth overall with a time of 22:48.
Swampscott 22, Masconomet 33: Abby Williams of the Chieftains won the race, while Jayne Phipps earned her first varsity points with a 10th place finish. Others who earned points included Clara Alberta (5th place), Noemia Azevedo (8th) and Emma Dancause (9th).
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Masconomet 27, Swampscott 32: Depth won the race for the unbeaten Chieftains (4-0), who got key points from senior captain Millan Ladd (7th place, 15:54), junior Jonah Steffens (8th, 16:04), senior Thomas Chen (9th, 16:05) and sophomore Landan Connolly (10th, 16:07) on Swampscott’s 2.55-mile course. Senior captain Zander Hamlin (14:16) finished just one second out of the top spot for Masco after being led off the path by course attendees. Senior captains Conall Strangman (4th, 14:30) and Duncan Cullinane (6th, 15:19) were also key to the victory.
Peabody 15, Beverly 50: Eighth grader Thiago Nunes won the race for the Tanners followed closely by Logan George, Jackson Guerreiro, Luke Murphy and Aiden Trainor. Another eighth grader, Cedric Hinchion, also performed well coming in eighth place.
Danvers 25, Saugus/Winthrop 30: Marcus Morais’ first place finish enabled the Blue-and-White to capture the race and even their record at 2-2. Levi James added a third place finish for Danvers, which also got points from Miles Pietal’s fourth place finish, as well as Jakob Crandall in seventh and Ethan Santiago in 12th.
Marblehead 18, Salem 43: Jonah Pavetto ran a tremendous race against a solid foe, finishing third overall with a time of 18:39 for Salem. Noah Dailey also ran well, coming in seventh in 19:31.
GOLF
Salem 53, Lynn Classical 19: Having an excellent all-around day at Olde Salem Greens, the Witches handily picked up their third win of the season. Victories came from Margaret O’Sullivan, Jake Lister, Thatcher Race (who just missed a hole-in-one), Shane Lister, captain Alyson Gil, Matt Kenney, Nate Leonard, Jamison Hanson Armstrong, and Maggie Field.
Marblehead 46, Danvers 26: The Falcons dropped to 6-7 on the season with their defeat at Wenham Country Club despite Wes Maylor winning his match (5-4) and Cole Andrews halving his.
GIRLS SOCCER
Masconomet 2, Peabody 0: The unbeaten Chieftains (8-0) got goals from Ella Cammarata and Kaia Reardon with assists by Victoria Cerbone and Mia Schiavuzzo to hold off the Tanners (2-5-2). Evy Mills posted her seventh shutout of the season for Masconomet while Peabody’s Liv Ball had an outstanding effort in net with 12 saves. Gabriella Gosselin played well on the wing for the Tanners while Marley Loring and Gabby Meola had great games in the back and Emma Wardle and Sofia Datoli did well in the midfield.
Bishop Fenwick 2, Malden Catholic 0: Kyleigh Pidgeon posted her third shutout in the last four games and the Crusaders (6-0-1) remained unbeaten by winning their fourth straight. Goal scorers in the victory were Mia Sanchez and senior captain Reese Spurchise.
Salem 3, Saugus 0: Makenzie Eichel, Jaliyah Valerio and Izzy Leigh scored goals as the Witches (4-2-2) maintained their hold on the top spot in the NEC Lynch. Madyson Eichel had a pair of assists from Salem, Leigh had another helper, Dever Cornell shined in the midfield and Isla Heppner had a speedy bout on the wing.
Marblehead 3, Danvers 0: After carrying the play for the initial stretch, the Falcons (4-3-2) fell behind and couldn’t recover, being blanked for the first time this fall. Maggie Lamar and Kaia Glover along with center back Ali Doucette had strong games for Danvers.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem 2, Saugus 2: Senior captain Henry Beauparlant netted the last goal of the game in the 79th minute and the Witches came from two goals down to earn a draw. Fellow senior captain Nile McManus also scored, in the 75th minute, and Max Warren finished with an impressive 12 saves.
Masconomet 3, Peabody 0: Soren Scarpaci turned in his third shutout of the season while Anwar Ichcho stood out defensively and Norman James starred up top as the Chieftains (6-1) controlled play throughout. Luke Fiedler, Massimo Rullo and Will Highgas were the goal scorers, with assists credited to Sam Costa, Nick Wedge and Matteo Steffanelli.
Thad Broughton, Ethan Hartford and Jon Ward all had strong games for Peabody (now 2-5).
Marblehead 7, Danvers 0: Missing three starters due to injuries, the Falcons played much better in the second half, surrendering just one goal. Playing well for DHS were Nathan Kounga, Eoannis Nako, Landon Raftery, Lucas St Pierre, Gideon Achilles, Matt McCrea and Bryce Page.
VOLLEYBALL
Salem 3, Winthrop 0: Now winners of six straight matches, the Witches (7-2) got 11 kills and six aces from junior captain Jenna Phelps, 13 assists and four aces from senior setter Gueladio Bah, seven digs from senior Hawa Bah, and 100 percent serving from junior Callie L’Italien.
Marblehead 3, Peabody 0: The Tanners dipped to 1-6 with the NEC setback.
Danvers 3, Masconomet 2: The Chieftains won two straight to force a tiebreaking fifth set with the Falcons steadying themselves to win, 15-11. Masconomet was led by Maniya Kari (eight kills), Zoe Cote (five kills), Maggie Arathuzik (eight aces) and Sophia Balducci’s dynamite passing.
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
Salem State 3, UMass Dartmouth 1: A pair of tallies from Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira plus a goal and one assist from Jose Joj gave the nationally ranked Vikings a MASCAC victory on the road. Marcelo Silva earned the victory in net for SSU (7-1-1), making five saves.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Endicott 2, Keene State 1 (OT): Allison Fijux scored her second goal of the season in overtime with an assist from Abby Antonelli as the No. 16 ranked Gulls (8-2) avoided the possible upset.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Westfield State 3, Salem State 2: Ivy Mattos had a baker’s dozen kills and Sabina Kamunda came up with 16 to help the Vikings (0-12) take a 2-1 lead in the match before the Owls won the final two sets to take the victory.