School Roundup: Swampscott boys track gets past English

There was more than just a meet riding on the final event of the day between the Swampscott and English boys track teams at Blocksidge Field on Wednesday.When Kyle Taylor finished his anchor leg of the 4×4 relay, he sealed a 64-63 win over English. He also secured the Big Blue’s 13th straight dual meet victory dating back to 2008.”It was a back and forth meet, and it came down to the 4×4. It was a relay meet,” said Swampscott coach Dom Finelli.For Swampscott, the winning 4×4 team was comprised of Taylor, Zack Beermann, Elijah Clarke, and Chris LeClerc. Also winning for Swampscott (3-0) were Beermann, high jump (5-10); Jack Connaty, mile (5:03); Jermaine Kelly, low hurdles (15.9); and Pat Gavin, 800 (2:10).Salem 94, Saugus 38At Saugus, Josh Gilluoly and Ben Dibble won two events each as the Witches (2-1) dominated at home. Gilluoly won in the 100 (11.6) and the javelin (145-2) and Dibble won the 110 hurdles (16.1) and the high jump (5-2). Also winning for Salem were Kyle Florence, hurdles (69.2); Chris Bozarjian, 400 (54.8); Steven Trainor, 800 (2:06.7); Matt Owens, 200 (23.7), Javier Hernandez, discus (92); and Lutfija Schefqet, shot put (37-3.5).The Sachem (0-3) winners were: Jimmy Hyde, 2-mile (11:41), and Olisa Obiefuna, long jump (20-1/4) and triple jump (41-3 1/2).GIRLS TRACKSwampscott 90, English 37At Swampscott, Melinda Wilson earned a win in two events to lead the Big Blue attack. Wilson won in the shot put (24-7) and the discus (72). Also winning for Swampscott (3-0) were Amelia Antrim, mile (5:32); Tess Gorman, 2-mile (15:09); Michela Jancsy, 800 (2:41); and Niki Gateman, 400 (:71).Saugus 72, Salem 63At Saugus, Lauren Atkins won four events to lead Saugus to its first victory of 2010.”(Atkins) is a solid sprinter and jumper,” Sachems coach Kevin Fontanella said, adding that she also won four events several times last season.Yesterday, Atkins won the 100 (12.8), 200 (27.4), long jump (16-4 3/4) and high jump (4-10).Other Saugus (1-2) winners were: Raquel Manley, 2-mile (12:57), Nicole Lynch, mile (6:05), Ashley Aldred, 400 (61.4), Cecilia Cresta-Devine, 800 (2:37) and triple jump (32-2), and Stephanie Perella, shot put (31-10 1/2) and discus (78-3).Beverly 89, Winthrop 33At Winthrop, the Panthers had two double winners. Monica Adler won in the two-mile (11:25) and the 400 (63.6) while Katie Tibbits won in the shot put (29-9) and the discus (89). Also winning for 2-0 Beverly were Jessica Gomes, mile (5:42); Abby Casale, 100 (13.5); Millie Chapman, 800 (2:23); and Kaitlyn O’Connor, triple jump (29-9).GIRLS LACROSSEMarblehead 17, Salem 7At Marblehead, the Magicians rolled at home. For Salem in the loss, the Wyke sisters accounted for a total of eight points. Sophie Wyke scored three goals and recorded three assists while Audrey scored two goals. Also for Salem (1-3), Lauren Schaejabe scored a goal and had three assists.Danvers 18, Swampscott 5At Danvers, Katie Zarinsky scored two goals for Swampscott (3-2). Also scoring for the Big Blue were Elise Giangregorio, Lisa Gambale, and Kita Wheeler.Peabody 18, Beverly 12At Beverly, Brittany Lefave and Casey Broughton each scored five goals to lead Peabody to victory. Beverly led 9-7 at the half. Katie Teixeira scored four goals for the Tanners (2-2) while Christie Feudo contributed an overall strong game. Peabody goalie Brittany Costa recorded 14 saves.Fenwick 21, Williams 11At Peabody, three Crusaders combined to score 15 goals: Grace Celona (6 G, 3 A); Becca Graves (5 G, 2 A) and Allie Stote (4 G, 3 A). The Crusaders led 12-6 at halftime. Casey Landry made 11 saves for Fenwick (5-1). Teammate Erin Botticelli played well defensively.BOYS LACROSSEMarblehead 7, Gloucester 6At Marblehead, Pat Grady scored three goals and added an assist for the Magicians. Marblehead (2-2) jumped out to a 5-2 lead at halftime, but had to survive third period penalties and a Fisherman second half surge. Also scoring for Marblehead were Jacob Maselek, Ian Maag, Alex Whitmore, and Alex Haigis.Mascono