Roundup: Saugus’ Guarente qualifies for national high jump

Saugus’ Matt Guarente qualified for the nationals in the high jump with a Northeastern Conference-best leap of 6-feet, six inches Wednesday in a 47-16 win over Winthrop at Beverly.Saugus coach Kevin Fontanella said Guarente hit 6-3 previously, but yesterday’s jump puts his among the top performances in the state this season. Guarente also won the mile. The Schesm also had wins from Patrick Finnegan, the 300 (37.6), Corey Ladderbush, 600 (1:39.2); Matthew Bono, 2-mile (11:05) and Jason Guarente, the 1,000 (2:33). Jason Guarente also took second in the high jump (6-2). Saugus is 3-4.Mhead 49, Swampscott 37At Marblehead, six first place finishes for the Magicians helped to claim the win over the rival Big Blue. For Marblehead (5-2) Jacob Evanter won in the 55 hurdles (8.3) and Mike Sahagian won the 55 (6.8), both of whom finished the season with an undefeated record. Also winning for Marblehead was Dan November, 600 (1:30.5); Andrew Graf, 1000 (2:51.3); and Tucker Reese, 2 mile (10:59); Jason Stockwell, high jump (5-3).In the loss for Swampscott, the individual winners were James Payen, shot put (36-3.1); Spencer Shonio, 300 (38.7); Chris Heller, mile (4:44).Beverly 61, Salem 24At Beverly, the Panthers had wins from Tom Mahoney, high jump (6-0); Juan Moran, shot put (39-10); Kyle Mooney, 50 hurdles (7.2); Sean Deady, 300 (35.6); Tom Lang, 1,000, (2:40.2); Brad Olson, mile (4:49.5) and Windy Henry, 2-mile (11:36.1). Salem’s MacKenzie Ryan won the 50 (6.0).GIRLS TRACKM’head 45, Swampscott 41At Marblehead, the Magicians needed to win the final event to pull out the win and they did. Swampscott led 41-40 heading into the relay, but the Marblehead’s Juliette Monroe, Sarah Bitterman, Katherine Slattery and Mary Kerouack combined for the win (4:24.2).Marblehead (5-2) also had individual winners of Slattery, 55 hurdles (9.1); Kerouack, 300 (4:24); Jess Sasso, 55 (7.8). Swampscott had wins from Kelly McHugh, high jump (5-1); Kelly Walton, shot put (25-4 3/4) and 1,000 (3:23.5); ; Skylar Sabbag, 600 (1:48.4); Amelia Antrim, mile (5:56.5) and Lindsay Walsh, 2-mile (12:18). The meet was at Marblehead.Saugus 45, Winthrop 35At Beverly, the Sachems (4-3) got the job done with wins by Alyssa Williamson, high jump (4-7); Elizabeth Shaw, 50 (8.8); Janelle Bean, 600 (1:35); Rose Karshis, 1,000 (3:19.3); and Erin Donahue, mile (5:47.4). Winthrop had wins from Lauren MacMullen, shot put (26-10 3/4); Renee Rich, 50 hurdles (8.8); Jenny Fucillo, 300 (43.5); and Kaitlyn Hersey, 2-mile (13:48).Beverly 65, Salem 20At Beverly, the Panthers swept the 600 led by Kara Murphy, 600 (1:36.4) and the 2-mile, led by Kasey Kluge (11:48).BOYS TRACKMarblehead 49, Swampscott 37At Marblehead, sixfirst place finishes for the Magicians helped to claim the win over the rival Big Blue. For Marblehead (5-2) Jacob Evanter won in the 55 hurdles (8.3) and Mike Sahagian won the 55 (6.8), both of whom finished the season with an undefeated record. Also winning for Marblehead was Dan November, 600 (1:30.5); Andrew Graf, 1000 (2:51.3); and Tucker Reese, 2 mile (10:59); Jason Stockwell, high jump (5-3).In the loss for Swampscott, the individual winners were James Payen, shot put (36-3.1); Spencer Shonio, 300 (38.7); Chris Heller, mile (4:44).GIRLS BASKETBALLManchester 41, Lynnfield 35At Lynnfield, Manchester-Essex was on fire from the free-throw line, where it scored 21 of its 41 points on 21-for-29 shooting. Alison Newell led the Pioneers (2-13) with 12 points. Jamie Harris chipped in eight. Manchester’s Dani Ciccione had 11 points and Liz Ball, 10 points.BOYS BASKETBALLLynnfield 68, Manchester 56At Manchester, the Pioneers (9-6) had four players in double figures. Dan Kearney had 21 points, Matt Connolly, 17 points and 11 assists, John Mehr, 11 points and 17 rebounds, and Jeff Milinazzo, 13 points.SWIMMINGTech 96, G. Lawrence 87At Lynn, nine second place finishes propelled the Tigers to their fourth win of the season. With their highest score of the season, Tech is prepared for t