GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Salem wins twice: Freshman speedster Abigail Murphy of the Witches was the top overall finisher (22:25) Wednesday as her team defeated both Saugus/Winthrop (15-50) and Mystic Valley Charter School (23-33) on Wednesday. Sophomore Ellen Sullivan (3rd place, 24:57) and senior captain Katelin Sicard (5th, 25:52) also had strong races for Salem (now 2-2).
Peabody 27, Masconomet 28: A race win by Lauren Foley and some gutsy runs delivered the victory for the Tanners. Ella Braz placed third overall with Lily Murphy in sixth followed by Maya Sutton and Olivia Delvalle.
Sophomore Abby Williams took second place and senior captain Clara Alberta claimed fourth for the Chieftains in this nailbiter. Noemia Azevedo, another sophomore, passed two Peabody runners near the finish line to take fifth place overall. Emma Dancause (8th) and Julia Bazazi (9th) rounded out the top five for the Tri-Towners.
Marblehead 22, Beverly 39: Grace Corbett won the race for the Panthers in 18:48 but the Magicians used their depth to win the meet in a battle of unbeatens. Jane Healey, Infinity Burns and Sophia Leitterer also ran strong races for Beverly.
Swampscott 24, Danvers 33: Danvers had the overall race winner in Grace Conklin but the Big Blue grabbed spots 2-through-4 to claim the meet. Madyson Danish also ran well for the Falcons, finishing fifth, while Paige Sherman was seventh, Emily Sullivan came in eighth and Kylie Walsh placed 12th.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Masconomet 22, Peabody 39: The Chieftains (3-0) took control of the NEC title chase with a win at Brooksby Farm paced by senior captain Zander Hamlin’s 16:48 victory. Senior captains Duncan Cullinane (third, 17:38), Milan Ladd (fifth, 18:03) and Conall Strangman (sixth, 18:07) all ran well and junior Jonah Steffens was seventh in 18:09.
Sophomore Luke Murphy was first across the line for Peabody in second place while Jackson Guerriero was fourth and the Tanners got great efforts by Aidan Trainor and 8th graders Thiago Nunes and Cedric Hinchion.
Witches capture pair of wins: Taking down both Saugus (22-38) and Mystic Valley (27-30), Salem (now 2-2) got excellent showings from sophomore Jonah Pavetto, who was second overall in 17:52, as well as Doug York (7th place, 19:32) and 10th grader Ethan Cormier (8th, 19:44).
Marblehead 19, Beverly 42: Jackson Oliver’s second place time of 17:55 was tops for the Panthers against one of the North Shore’s best squads. Santiago Moran had a strong race with a PR of 18:17 and Tony Galuardi came through in 19:46.
Swampscott 17, Danvers 45: Marcus Morais was the top finished for the Falcons, placing fourth, while running a personal best on his home course. Also recording home PRs were Jason Rooney (8th), Miles Pietal (10th), Levi James (11th) and Rowan Bartlett (12th).
GIRLS SOCCER
Peabody 3, Swampscott 2: Sophomore Brielle Broughton netted a pair of goals and the Tanners (2-3-2) grabbed a momentous win against the defending NEC Lynch champs in crossover action. Emma Wardle also scored with an assist from Dattoli and Gabriella Galbiati and Victoria Vaz assisted Broughton’s tallies. Avery Bettencourt had a solid game on the wing and senior Gabriella Meola shined in the back.
Masconomet 7, Winthrop 0: The Chieftains (6-0) celebrated Senior Night and Youth Night with seven different goal scorers, all 12th graders: Emerson Davis, Zoe Chen, Lily Blosser, Ada Paglierani, Sadie Morris Ava Wexler and goalie Evy Mills. Seniors Maggie Blosser and Sophie Nelson were also among the 13 different players with points.
Marblehead 4, Salem 1: Jackie Fritz had the goal for the Witches (3-2-2) with an assist from Makenzie Eichel. Dever Cornell, Isla Heppner and Makenzie Eichel all played strong games for Salem and Amelia Meegan had a great game in net with nine saves.
Danvers 6, Saugus 0: Junior mid Kaia Glover paced the Falcons (3-2-1) with two goals and classmate Mia St. Pierre scored and assisted on 2 others in the home win. Sophomores Rylee Sullivan and Maggie Lamar each had a goal and an assist and senior captain, Emma Sutherland scored as well. Junior captains Maddie Hanas and Ali Doucette were strong defensively and sophomore Ella Cangiano and junior Scarlet Chung were strong in the midfield. Goalkeepers Taylor Landry and Stella Shairs shared the shutout.
BOYS SOCCER
Danvers 2, Saugus 1: Nathan Kounga scored both goals, with one being a free kick taken by Andrew Morse and then other a cross from Alejandro Henry, to give the Falcons their first victory of the season. Also playing well in the victory for Danvers were Matt McCrea, Mateo Musta, Luke Wynott, Lucas St Pierre, Cam Sillars, Bradley Powers, Adrian Sazo and Gideon Achilles.
Masconomet 2, Winthrop 1: The Chieftains took home a tight battle to remain unbeaten with goals by Sam Costa as well as Luke Fiedler. Masconomet got ironman efforts from Anwar Ichcho and Lincoln Sandler, ironclad defense by Nick Wedge, Colin Sutton and Kenny McCann and an assist from Will Highgas.
Beverly 2, Gloucester 1: Senior Ian Checksfield battled through the box and put away Grayson Quist’s rebound to deliver the game-winner for the Panthers just a few minutes after the Fishermen drew level on a PK. Sophomore Asher Stern also scored while Henry Crafton was incredible defensively and Adam Porcello made 12 saves in net.
Swampscott 2, Peabody 1: Jason Decost netted the game-tying goal with an assist from Diego Lemus late in the game, but the Big Blue were awarded a PK with just two minutes to go and converted to break the Tanners’ hearts. Also playing well for Peabody were Jon Ward, Thad Broughton, Jayden Lopez and Cam Fletcher.
VOLLEYBALL
Danvers 3, Beverly 0: It was a highly competitive match with the Falcons getting razor thin 25-23 wins in sets one and three to prevail.
For the Panthers, Julia Marks had five kills, Jane Cosmas came up with 10 digs and Mary McGrath set the tone in terms of serve receive.
Salem 3, Saugus 1: Junior Jenna Phelps wound up with 10 kills while senior libero Yanalis Ventura finished with six aces and 16 digs to give the Witches a 25-20, 17-25, 25-11, 25-19 triumph. Another junior, Shaniah Ozuna, added four kills; sophomore Lucy Gardner added three kills; and senior Gueladio Bah finished with 23 assists and two aces.
Masconomet 3, Peabody 0.
Peabody fell to 1-3 with the loss.
GOLF
Danvers 57.5, Peabody 14.5: Seniors Tommy Surrette (8.5-.5), Ben Blum (8-1), Cole Andrews (8.5-.5), Ryan Moore (8.5-.5) and Austin Paluto (7.5-1.5) all won handily for the Falcons, who improved to 5-7.
Swampscott 50, Salem 22: Thatcher Race won his match (5.5-3.5) for the 2-7 Witches, with Margaret O’Sullivan, Shane Lister and Nate Leonard also turning in solid rounds.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Endicott 6, Southern Maine 0: Sabrina Brunet scored twice as the Gulls (now 6-2) put home three goals in the second period to pull away for the win. Ella Perry, Elena Govoni, Lily Johnson and Abby Antonelli also buried shots for the winners.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Endicott 3, Johnson & Wales 1: Hadley Helenbrook had a match-high 17 kills while teammates Ava Grace Dresback and Jacquelyn Marion each had 11 as the Gulls rallied from a first set loss to win three straight. Hannah Maguire had a great game on the back line for Endicott (7-3), finishing with 39 assists.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS
Endicott 7, University of New England 0: Gabby Mazzeo, Nadia Uzelac, Emily Leclerc, Caroline Sutliffe, Sophia Eicke and Sofia Montoya all won in straight sets in singles play while the three doubles teams also prevailed, helping their school improve to 4-0.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
Wentworth 1, Salem State 0: A goal against late in the first half sunk the Vikings (0-4-2), who got 10 saves from goalkeeper Ava Guyer.