Roundup: Newton South squeaks by Swampscott in East Boston tourney

The Swampscott boys hockey team fell just short to Newton South at the East Boston tournament championship, as Newton defeated Swampscott 2-1 Tuesday night.Swampscott coach Gino Faia was pleased with his team’s performance.”My team played very hard today but unfortunately we ran into a hot goalie. My team had many chances but just could not put the puck in the net,” Faia said.Swampscott was up 1-0 at the end of the first period on a goal from Robert Serino. Newton scored one goal in both the second and third periods, and scored the game-winning goal with a minute and a half left. Swampscott outshot Newton 39-17. Swampscott is 3-1-1.Cape Ann TournamentTriton 2, Marblehead 1At Gloucester, it was a 2-1 game at the end of the first intermission, and that is how it would end when the final whistle blew. Magicians goalie Mike Harper had a great game in net (38 saves). Ty Bates had a strong game at forward and Liam Gillis had a strong game on the defensive side for Marblehead (2-2-1).GIRLS HOCKEYMarblehead 3, Masco 1At Salem State, Marblehead coach Emily Hudak was very pleased with her team’s performance, especially goalie Sabrina Doughman.”Sabrina Doughman was a big reason for the win today. My team dominated play and did a good job of limiting shooting opportunities for Masco,” Hudak said.Leading the offense was Ally Healy (2 goals). Keelin Fallon scored the first goal of the game for Marblehead.WRESTLINGPentucket Holiday TournamentAt Pentucket, Lynnfield finished second overall with 139 points. Lynnfield’s Eric Kerr was the champion at 106. Bud Flaherty at 182 and Tom Arseneault at 220 both finished second for the Pioneers. Richie Falcione finished fourth at 138.BOYS TRACKBoston Holiday MeetAt The Reggie Lewis Center, Fenwick had six participants throw in the shot put. Leading the way for Fenwick was senior Shaun Farrell, who finished first overall (53-10 1/2). The rest of the Fenwick participants were: Anthony Consoles, second (42-8 3/4); Joe Russo, fourth (37-11 1/2); Lynn’s Maggie Lepley, fifth (32-0, Lynn native); Carolyn Claveau, sixth (28-2 1/2) and Kathleen Moran, seventh (25-2 1/2).Gloucester 57, English 25At Tech, the Bulldogs had three winners: Javon Simpson, shot put (39-1/2); Joshua Batista, 300 meters (41.5) and Chris Birotte, 1,000 (2:53.7). English is 1-2.Danvers 66, Saugus 20At Tech, the Falcons (3-0) took first in nine out of the 10 possible events. The lone winner for the Sachems was Steven Essery in the 50-yard hurdles (7.3). Saugus is 0-3.GIRLS TRACKGloucester 69, English 15At Tech, English had a strong team effort despite the result. Leading the way for English was Phallika Mon, who took first in the high jump (4’2). English is 0-3.Danvers 66, Saugus 20At Tech, the Falcons (3-0) took first in eight of the possible 10 events. For Saugus, Breana Evans took first in the high jump (4’10). Saugus is 1-2.