BOYS LACROSSE
St. John’s Prep 15, La Salle Academy 3: Four goals and an assist from Beckett Lee plus three more goals from Ryan McCarthy and a perfect 15-for-15 showing at the faceoff circle helped the Eagles (7-1) cruise to victory. Josh Barton added two goals, Brandon Ward had a goal and an assist, and Thais Tolo, Bo Minogue, Mac Crawford, Thomas Rnadall and Peter Froeb each added a single tally. Will Crawford, Henry Bertrand and Ryan Doherty had one assist each, with goalies Max Putney (3 saves), Mattheus DuPlessis (6 saves) and Sam Pruell (1 save) all seeing time.
Winthrop 15, Essex Tech 5: Trailing by just three (5-2) at halftime, the Hawks (now 0-7) continued to play hard the rest of the way but weren’t able to match the high flying Vikings goal-for-goal. Casey Collins scored twice with one assist for Essex Tech, with fellow captains Chase Ruberti and Tyler McHugh each scoring once and assisting on two others. Defenseman Jack Hanchett, another team captain, also had a goal for the locals, with Connor Lacey making 12 saves in net while backup Quinn Woodson had four stops in the fourth quarter.
GIRLS TRACK
Siewko, Lalikos shine for Masconomet: At the 47th annual Haverhill Ottaviani Invitational, Masconomet junior Mara Siewko won the javelin and the 100 high hurdles, with her time of 15.06 in the latter event the second-fastest in school history. Fellow junior Samia Lalikos also had a great showing by taking bronze in the discus, shot put and 4×100 relay. Freshman Abigail Williams won the freshman/sophomore mile, and all three Chieftain relays also medaled.
Highlanders second: Pingree placed second overall in a five-way meet and had five overall event winners: Ashara Odiase (shot put), Allie Stella (javelin), Eve Veloz (long jump), Olivia Botta (triple jump) and the 4x100m relay team.
BOYS TRACK
Chieftains fourth: Tim Lull took gold in the 400 at the 47th Ottaviani Invite in Haverhill with a winning time of 49.54 as Masconomet came in fourth in the team standings. Also coming in third place were Nicco Cefalo (400), Conall Strangman (2-mile), Colin Moran (high hurdles) and the 4x100m team of Nathan Laubner, Spencer Linonis, Cefalo and Lull. Also earning points were: Zander Hamlin, Luke Fiedler, Anthony Anastas and the 4×400 and 4×800 teams.
Pingree second: Will Coughlin broke the Highlanders school record in the 3000 by winning in 9:43 and the Highlanders placed second in quad-meet. Riley Sheets also had a huge day, winning 200 while coming in second in the 100 and triple jump. Joe Trunfio secured first in the discus as well as second in the shot put and Noah Smith was fourth overall in the javelin.
BASEBALL
Saugus 5, Marblehead 4: The Magicians (3-3) didn’t help themselves in the field with seven errors and Saugus took advantage by walking off in the bottom of the seventh. Greyson Leventhal (two RBI), James Machado (two hits) and Tim Wales (RBI) all hit doubles for Marblehead.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Pingree 10, Holderness 9: The Highlanders shaded their foes as Isla Cleveland netted four goals with three draw controls and Caitlin Cunningham scored two, assisted one and won four draws. Josie Collins added a goal and Ellie Bracken was tremendous with a hat trick.
Peabody 10, Arlington 5: Sophia Kassis caused three turnovers and the Tanners (4-2) were sound defensively in the road win. Leah Bresnahan paced the attack with four goals, two assists and five draw controls while Victoria Vaz added eight more points on three scores and five helpers and Sophia Galbiati also scored twice.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem State takes two from Anna Maria: Rolling to 8-3 and 8-0 triumphs on Senior Day, the Vikings (21-10) have now won six straight contests. Catcher Tara Perryman had three hits, knocked in three and stole a base to highlight the Game 1 win, with Alanis Toledano adding three hits, two runs scored and two RBI. Gracie Martineau spun a complete game five-hitter on the bump. Charlie Benesh earned the ‘W’ in Game 2, with Perryman and Paige Souza each driving home two runs and Allison Frost contributing two hits and two runs scored.
Endicott sweeps Curry: A 10-2 victory in the opener and a 5-0 shutout in the nightcap enabled the Gulls to improve to 16-9 on the year. Kylyn McLaren went 3-for-3 with an RBI in the opener, teammate Maddie Beeley had a two-run double, and Kristen Beebe struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings to get the win on the hill. In the nightcap, Emma Sheehan surrendered just two hits over six strong innings to grab her fifth career victory. Elyse Saccoccio had the big blast in that contest, smashing a 2-run homer, with McLaren adding a solo shot.
Gordon drops two: The Scots fell to visiting Johnson & Wales by scores of 4-1 and 8-6 Saturday. Caoimhe Wernsing knocked in a run in both games while Emilie Adelmann had three hits and two RBI in the nightcap for Gordon (10-19).
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem State sweeps Anna Maria: The Vikings (12-13) climbed to within a game of .500 after besting Anna Maria, 3-0 and 6-5. Nolan Currier was brilliant in hurling a two-hitter with just one walk and 11 strikeouts in the opener, with SSU getting RBI from Yabdriel Gonzalez and Aidan Lynch. In the nightcap, Lynch’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth won it for the locals in extra innings. Gonzalez had two more RBI, with Salem native Jack Doyle driving in a run as Salem State rallied from an early 3-0 deficit.
Endicott crushes Wentworth twice: Erupting for 30 runs on the day, the Gulls toppled the Leopards by scores of 16-1 and 14-4. Brady Stuart’s complete game four-hitter was helped by a nine-run sixth inning for Endicott (now 21-7). AJ Hamm crushed a three-run homer and John Fusco belted a three-run triple. It was more of the same in Game 2 as TJ Liponis ranked a three-run dinger of his own, helping the visitors breaking open a 6-4 game with eight runs in the top of the eighth.
Scots split a pair: After dropping a wild 11-9 decision in the opener, Gordon rallied for a 5-3 win in Game 2 of their doubleheader. Cam Wilbur had three hits and three RBI in Game 1, with Tyler Wilson blasting a three-run homer. In the nightcap, Adam Gracie and Carter Shin delivered run-scoring hits in a three-run second inning to get the hosts off and running. Matt Pancurak picked up the win in relief while Gabe Fales threw the final three innings to pick up the save.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE TRACK
Endicott’s Griffith, Brown shine at Collier Invitational: At the Sean Collier Invitational hosted by MIT Saturday night, Abby Griffith broke the school record in the long jump (17 feet 4 1/4 inches) to finish in eighth place while wining the triple jump in 36-4 3/4. Teammate Tiana Brown broke the school record in the 400 hurdles (1:05.32) and beat the pack in the 100 hurdles in 14.80, one of just three competitors to break 15 seconds in the event. Also, Logan Baxter had an NCAA Division 3 New England Championship provisional qualifying height of 10 feet 1/2 inch in the pole vault, placing 15th overall.
MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS
Gordon 7, Suffolk 0: After first claiming victory in all three doubles matches, the Scots (now 10-9) went on to sweep all six singles matches as well as Jeffrey Bodner (6-0, 6-3), Santiago Diaz (6-1, 6-1), Gabriel Guzman (6-0, 6-1), Percy Martinez (6-0, 6-2), James Wellborn (6-1, 6-2) and Jack Makiej (6-0, 6-1) all won easily in straight sets.
Endicott 7, Hartford 0: The Gulls had no trouble with the Hawks thanks to singles wins by Conrad Kadel, Drew Benporath, Eric Scalici, Ethan Hopman, Greg Noroian and James Zeolie, all but one of which came in straight sets.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS
Wheaton 7, Endicott 0: Despite a triumph at second doubles from Abbey Fleming and Amber Woods (6-4), the Gulls ended their season with a 9-12 mark.
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Endicott 19, Hartford 7: Improving to 6-1 at Hempstead Stadium this season, 8-0 in Conference of New England action and 12-3 overall, Endicott got a career high seven goals from Nick Graap in pulling away for the home win. Donovan Devellis added three goals and teammates Chris Hughes and Brody MacDonald each had a pair. Gio Panicola’s nine saves earned him his 12th win this season.
Johnson & Wales 11, Gordon 8: Kennedy Opie’s four goals weren’t enough to lift the Scots (now 1-11). Jackson Wright added two goals while Wyatt Lake had two assists.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Endicott 17, Hartford 6: Mia Smith scored four times with one assist and was one of seven Gulls honored on Senior Day in the runaway win. Fellow seniors Maggie Holt and Leah Black each contributed two goals, as did underclassman Abbie Belleville, with Severine Michel’s four saves locking it down at the other end of the field for Endicott (now 12-4, 9-0 CNE).
Wentworth 21, Gordon 8: The contest was tied at 3-3 before the Leopards scored nine of the next 10 goals to pull away. Jocelyn Noyes led Gordon (0-14) with four goals; teammate Hannah Rose potted a pair.
Westfield State 15, Salem State 4: Aislinn Bennett scored her 100th career goal while goaltender Nora Bradley made her 400th career save for the Vikings (8-4) in their setback.