School: Marblehead girls cross country claims title

The Marblehead girls cross country team clinched the Northeastern Conference/South title in style on Monday at Gatchell Playground as it ran past arch-rival Swampscott, 19-39.”It is a great feeling,” Marblehead coach Jen Emblidge said. “We haven’t had the title for a while and most of my girls ran personal bests or close to it (Monday).”The Magicians (6-0) took home five of the top six spots, led by Mary Kauffman’s personal best time of 19:28 over the 2.9-mile course. Chloe Heskett was third overall (20:11) with Molly Depew, fourth (20:21); Madeline Piela, fifth (20:21) and Carly Robb, sixth (20:32).Winthrop 15, Saugus 40At Winthrop, the Sachems’ (0-7) Kristen Capraro finished sixth overall.BOYS CROSS COUNTRYMarblehead 20, Swampscott 39At Marblehead, the Magicians (5-2) swept to four of the top five spots against their rivals. James Wigglesworth won in 16:39 with Will Herlihy, third (17:03); Henry Pratt, fourth (17:05) and Noah Bittermann, fifth (17:08).Swampscott’s Peter Hale finished second in 16:56.Saugus 15, Winthrop 40At Winthrop, Saugus (4-3) took the top five positions. Joe Melanaphy won the race with Jimmy Harrington; David Cacciola; Evan Covell and Cody Martin following.Saugus 3, Classical 2At Classical, the Sachems (5-11) came up with the win in a nip-and-tuck affair. Saugus won game one, 26-24, with the teams splitting 25-23, 25-15 and 25-21 games before a 15-12 win in the fifth and decisive game for the visitors.Gina Vozzella had 18 service points for Saugus.Beverly 3, English 0At Cavanagh Field House in Lynn, the Bulldogs (0-14) got to play on home soil for the first time and came up just a bit short. Kirsy Vasquez and Keila Lantigua each had solid days for English.Salem 3, Revere 0At Revere, Emily Arsenault had six digs in each game as the Patriots (3-12) came up on the short end against the Witches.No. Reading 3, Peabody 0At North Reading, the Tanners (11-6) struggled in game one before dropping a pair of heartbreakers, 27-25 and 25-23, in the final two games.Sara Holden had five aces and four kills while Carolyn Scacchi added five kills and two blocks.Arl. Cath. 3, Fenwick 0At Arlington, the Crusaders (17-2) missed out on a chance to claim the Catholic Central League/Large title as the hosts prevailed in three hard-fought games.Dianna Tauro had nine kills to lead Fenwick. Kaela Murphy added 11 blocks while Cara McLaughlin had 18 assists.Lynnfield 3, Ham-Wen 0At Lynnfield, the 15-3 Pioneers kept rolling as Julia Goldstein had nine aces, six kills and four digs. Caroline Shannon added six aces, seven kills and eight digs while Elizabeth Vo had six kills and two blocks.FIELD HOCKEYMarblehead 2, Swampscott 1At Marblehead, Julia Burke scored twice, off assists from Gretchen Rowe and Courtney Maher, as the Magicians (13-1-2) held off a stiff challenge from the Big Blue (7-6-3)Swampscott’s goal came from Julieanne Marquis, assisted by Tori Thistle. The game was tied 1-1 at halftime.Georgetown 2, Lynnfield 2At Lynnfield, the Pioneers (3-12-2) saw the potential game-winning goal called back late in the second half because of a quick whistle near the Georgetown net. Olivia Nason and Becky Ladd had the Lynnfield goals.