Roundup: Prep golf wins in Nick of time again

St. John’s Prep coach Larry O’Neill jokingly told his players when tryouts began that if anyone had the name of Nick, they wouldn’t make the team. That’s because O’Neill already had four players with that first name on his roster.On Monday at Concord Country Club against reigning Division 2 state champion Concord-Carlisle, the Eagles rode that quartet to a 234-243 win over the Patriots.”They are a very good team,” O’Neill said about C-C. “It’s a wonderful golf course down there and it was a great test for us going against them.”The Eagles (8-0) got stellar rounds of 1-over-par 36 from Nick Maccario and Nick Pandelena to lead the win. Nick McLaughlin fired a round of 38 and Nick Velonis added a 40 for the Prep, which hosts Catholic Memorial today (3:30) at Kernwood CC.Beverly 40 1/2, Swampscott 31 1/2At Tedesco CC in Marblehead, the Panthers sent the Big Blue (5-1) down to their first defeat thanks to a chipping and putting clinic.”They were knocking in all kinds of long putts and chipping in from everywhere,” Swampscott coach Linda Portnoy said. “There’s not much you can do when that’s happening.”The Big Blue got a 5 1/2-3 1/2 win from Sean Lannon and a 5-4 win by Josh Nekoroski at No. 8. Trevor Massey halved his match at No. 6 while Alex Patkin shot 35 and made three birdies at No. 1 and still dropped a 5-4 decision to Ryan Lally.Peabody 40 1/2, Winthrop 32 1/2At Winthrop Golf Club, the Tanners (3-3) won five of the eight matches on a challenging track. Nathan Goulas shot 38 and took a 7-2 win at No. 2 to lead Peabody. The Tanners also got a 5 1/2-3 1/2 win from Carl Franey at No. 3; a 7-2 win by Evan Gagnon at five; a 6 1/2-2 1/2 win from Jared Lewis in the six hole and a 5-4 win by Pete Sucharewicz at No. 7.Marblehead 54 1/2, Classical 17 1/2At Gannon Golf Course in Lynn, the Magicians (4-0-1) rolled to wins in all eight matches to stay unbeaten. Steve Nelson, Conor McCall and Pat Strong all played well for Classical (0-4) in the loss.VOLLEYBALLFenwick 3, St. Mary’s 0At Fenwick, the Crusaders (5-3) rolled to 25-12 and 25-17 wins in the first two games and then had to overcome a big early deficit to take a 26-24 win in game three.Kaela Murphy had 12 kills and Cathy Bruce added 11 assists for the Crusaders. Tori Faieta had 10 kills and Maria Nazzaro added 10 digs for St. Mary’s (2-7).L’field 3, Salem 0At Salem, the top performers for Lynnfield (3-4) were Sara Guerriero (7 aces, 3 digs, 1 kill); Andrea Simonelli (13 assists, 2 aces, 3 digs); and Victoria Costa (who fuelled the defense with 9 service reception passes).Peabody 3 Beverly 0At Peabody, Peabody won its games 25-14, 25-8, and 25-14. Playing well for Peabody were Jillian Russo, who had three aces, and Brittney Figuleira, who had three kills. Hanna Fimard also played well in all three games. Peabody (5-2) will play its next game Thursday against Salem.