BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Danvers 28, Salem 29: Marcus Morais finished in first place to help the Falcons pick up their first cross country victory since 2024. Teammates Levi James (4th place), Jason Rooney (5th), Miles Pietal (6th), and Jakob Crandall (12th in scoring) also scored points for Danvers (now 1-1).
Jonah Pavetto, Noah Daily and Jack Bednar were the top finishers for Salem.
Masconomet 19, Marblehead 42: Five of the top seven runners for the Chieftains (now 2-0) achieved personal bests as captains Conall Strangman and Zander Hamlin tied for first place in 16:57. Another captain, Duncan Cullinane, took fourth place in a PR time of 18:04, as did junior Jonah Steffens in fifth place (18:04). Also achieving PRs were the 7-8-9 finishers for Masco: senior Thomas Chen (18:19) and sophomores Timmy Demers (18:20) and Matt Parziale (18:25).
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Beverly 15, Saugus 50: Grace Corbett (19:14) was the first of seven straight Panthers to cross the finish line, helping her team start the season with a 2-0 record. Captain Claire Healey, Jane Healey, Palome Mahe and Infinity Burns rounded out the scoring for the Orange-and-Black.
Danvers 20, Salem 35: Grace Conklin and Mady Danish were the 1-2 punch that helped the Falcons prevail. Emily Sullivan added a fourth place showing for Danvers (1-1), while also watched Paige Sherman (6th) and Kylie Walsh finish in the top seven.
Running strong races for the Witches were Abby Murphy, Ivy Meehan and Ivy Gillis.
Marblehead 19, Masconomet 41: Despite excellent performances from sophomore Abby Williams, senior Clara Alberta, sophomore Noemia Azevedo, freshman Ainsley Rennick and senior Emma Dancause, the Chieftains were shaded by the Magicians.
FIELD HOCKEY
Bishop Fenwick 6, Burlington 0: Junior Bella McCormack had a huge game with four goals while freshman Sara Dunsky and sophomore Reese Robillard each had one goal and one assist to keep Fenwick (now 4-1) red hot. Sarah Bannister (2 saves) registered the shutout in net, with Bailey Chalmers and Mia Millett starring in the midfield. Additional assists went to Alex Kohalmi, Aibhilin Sova and Sophia Cooke.
GOLF
St. John’s Prep 225, BC High 243: Junior LB Manning shot a 34 at Wollaston CC to lift the Eagles to their fourth victory in six matches. Seniors earned the spots 2-through-6 in the Prep scoring column, with Cullen Pasterick at 36, Zach Enners at 37, Davis Moran and Seamus O’Holleran both finishing with 39s, and AJ Bodnar adding a 40.
Beverly 41.5, Swampscott 30.5: At Tedesco Country Club, the Panthers climbed to 4-2 on the year behind victories from Anthony Barror (5.5-3.5), Tyler Chin-Aleong (7.5-1.5), Colin Reilly (5.4), Dylan Consedine (6.5-2.5) and freshman Jackson O’Hare (5-4).
Masconomet 54, Salem 18: Four different players shot rounds in the 30s to help the Chieftains take the victory and improve to 4-1.
Playing well for Salem were Nate Leonard and Margaret O’Sullivan.
VOLLEYBALL
Beverly 3, Salem 1: Following a 25-19 first game setback, the Panthers reeled off three straight victories (34-32, 25-18, 25-17) to take the match. Achol Deng made her varsity debut and had two kills for Beverly, which also got seven kills from Marisa Hutton, six aces from Lorelei MacKilligan, and strong play all around from Athena McKenna.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem 2, Winthrop 1: Harrison Hapworth, a freshman for the Witches, tied the game up before sophomore teammate Lachlan Brierley buried the game-winner with two minutes remaining to give their team a dramatic win. Goaltender Max Warren, defenders Owen Gerrard and Will Kropilak, and Nile McManus at midfield were also lauded for their exemplary play.
Beverly 5, Danvers 0: Fourth second half snipes enabled the Panthers (3-1) to win going away. Senior captain Connor Sullivan and sophomore Wilder de Leon each finished with two goals and one assist for the winners, with senior Ian Checksfield also putting one in the back of the net. Adam Porcello pitched his third straight shutout; seniors Bailey Roy and Checksfield, as well as sophomore Luca D’Onofrio, each had one assist; and senior defender Henry Crafton and classmate Brandon Rodkey also turned in stellar showings.
Danvers, which doesn’t have a single starter back from last year, had five players exit the contest early in the second half due to cramping. Lucas St. Pierre, Matt McCrea and Adrian Sazo were among the Falcons’ top players on this day.
Marblehead 4, Peabody 3: Down two goals early, the Tanners rallied to tie the game at both 2-2 and 3-3 before succumbing. Matt Vaz had a pair of goals and Gustavo Neves one for Peabody, which got assists from Cam Fletchre, Jon Ward and Jayden Lopez as well as nine saves for goalie Julio Cambui. Thad Broughton, Jason Decost and Lopez all gave it their all for the Tanners.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem 3, Winthrop 0: Jackie Fritz and Hadley Austin each posted a goal and an assist as the Witches (2-1-1) bounced back from their first loss with a shutout performance. Makenzie Eichel also scored, Ella Joy had an assist, Jaliyah Valerio played strong at midfield and Madyson Eichel was solid on the back line.
Marblehead 1, Peabody 0: Zellie Campbell had a strong game but the Tanners (1-3-1) couldn’t break through offensively. Ava Barresi and Marley Loring were solid in back and Gabby Gosselin also had a nice outing for Peabody.
Bishop Fenwick 3, St. Mary’s Lynn 0: The Crusaders improved to 2-0.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
Endicott 2, Wheaton 1: Finley Barker scored the game-winner in the 61st minute to send the Gulls (now 4-1) to victory. Gabi Krause, who assisted on Barker’s tally, scored early on for the locals, assisted by Belle Johnson. Two saves from goalie Amanda Cosgrove earned her the ‘W’ in net.
Salem State 2, Fisher 2 (OT): Goals from Krysta Zamejtis and Anna Frost less than two minutes apart gave the host Vikings an early lead, but the visitors came storming back to tie it, and neither squad could break the deadlock from there. Goalie Lauren Wilson came into the game in relief and stopped all five shots she faced to preserve the stalemate.
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
Salem State 1, MIT 0: The nationally ranked Vikings (now 5-0) got the game’s lone tally in the 81st minute of play from Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro, his first of the season, with Matheus Pelissari assisting. Goalkeeper Thomas Youden picked up his fourth win by making 10 saves over the 90-minute contest.
Endicott 1, Wheaton 1: Caden Hansen converted a penalty kick late in the first half to tie the contest and goalie Andrew Genovese made eight saves in relief as the Gulls (1-2-2) settled for a deadlock under the lights at home.