Peabody boys, Beverly girls prevail in NEC track meets

Behind two individual wins and one relay win, the Peabody boys track team claimed victory in the Northeastern Conference track meet. Peabody tallied 109 points, finishing ahead of Gloucester with 85 and Marblehead with 33.The top three finishers for each meet were:55-meters: Julio Arzu, English (6.76); Mike Sahagian, Marblehead (6.78); James Maheras, Peabody (6.92).300: Camy Ducasse, English (37.37); Spencer Shonio, Swampscott (37.42), Derek Gomes, Peabody (37.96).Mile: Andrew Ryan, Gloucester (4:30.47); Austin Sousa, Gloucester (4:32.20); John Lawrence, Peabody (4:36.69).2-mile: Sean Ouellette, Peabody (10:34.22); James Keeter, Swampscott (10:36.49); Chris Lawrence, Peabody (10:39.19).600: Niko Takis-Welch, Salem (1:26.07); Josh Green, Peabody (1:26.07); Alex Trotsky, Gloucester (1:27.01).1000: Liam Anastasia-Murphy, Gloucester (2:33.31); Josh Band, Peabody (2:36.64); Brendan Norris, Beverly (2:40.55).55 hurdles: John Driscoll, Revere (8.0); Jacob Evanter, Marblehead (8.27); Dulu Gaye, Peabody (8.27).High jump: Matt Guarente, Saugus (6-3); Kevin Gabel, Danvers (6-1); Mike Berlangieri, Peabody (6-1).Shot put: Mario Peritore, Gloucester (50-2.75); Manny Velez, Revere (47-01); Gus Margiotta, Gloucester (45-05.50).4×200 Relay: Gloucester (1:36.87); Peabody (1:37.50); Revere (1:38.38).4×400 Relay: Gloucester (3:36.05); Peabody (3:36.39); Beverly 3:41.66.4×800 Relay: Peabody (8:53.74); Gloucester (8:56.02); Marblehead (9:26.35).Team Scores: Peabody 109, Gloucester 85, Marblehead 33, Revere 31, English 24, Beverly 22, Swampscott 21, Salem 17, Saugus 15, Danvers 11, Winthrop 4.GIRLS TRACKThe stellar season for Beverly continued on Wednesday when it claimed the NEC meet title. The win was buoyed by three individual winners and two relay wins.The top three finishers for each event were:55-meters: Pinky Ratanajit, Peabody (7:62); Bianca Fowler, English (7.85); Elizabeth Shaw, Saugus (7:93).300: Marianna DiMaggio, Beverly (44:30); Mary Keroack, Marblehead (44:60); Maria Pantazelos, Danvers (45.35).Mile: Monica Adlar, Beverly (5:24.65); Millie Chapman, Beverly (5:25.92); Brittney Creamer, Peabody (5:33.26).2-mile: Lindsay Walsh, Swampscott (11:41.28); Kasey Kluge, Beverly (11:42.99); Christina Montefusco, Danvers (12:12.88).600: Katelyn Hartnett, Danvers (1:40.87); Janelle Bean, Saugus (1:44.09); Andrea Saccardo, Peabody (1:46.07).1,000: Maddy Wrable, Beverly (3:08.70); Abbie Rogers, Gloucester (3:10.93); Christina Kaczynski, Danvers (3:12.08).55 hurdles: Katherine Slattery, Marblehead (8.96); Nicki Lemelin, Beverly (9.31); Jenny Fucillo, Winthrop (9.42).High jump: Isabel Pell, Gloucester (5-01); Joanna Chanej, Peabody (4-11); Kristina Richard, Peabody (4-09).Long jump: Maggie McMullen, Marblehead (16-04.00); Janelle Louis, Beverly (15-02.75); Nicki Lemelin, Beverly (14-02.25).Shot put: Olivia Brown, Gloucester (31-05.5); Kristin Surman, Peabody (30.02); Rachael Orlowski, Peabody (30-01).4×200 Relay: Beverly (1:52.59); Peabody (1:53.35); Marblehead (1:54.08).4×400 Relay: Danvers (4:20.80); Marblehead (4:24.86); Peabody (4:25.62).4×800 Relay: Beverly (11:06.07); Danvers (11:45.85); Marblehead (11:53.91).TOTALS: Beverly 90.75, Peabody 77, Danvers 51.50, Marblehead 46, Gloucester 37, Swampscott 23.7, Saugus 19, Winthrop 12, English 8, Classical 2, Revere 2.