School Roundup: Classical, English track split showdown

The Lynn Classical and Lynn English track and field teams split Monday evening’s matchup at Lynn Tech with the Classical girls winning 50.5-29.5 while the English boys prevailed 55-30.Click here for a photo gallery.In girls action, Classical got wins from Jennifer Gaudet in the 300m with a time of 47.2 and from Carla Altema in the 50-yard hurdles with a time of 8.6. Taylor Ferraro won the 2-mile in 15:53.2 while English’s Karla Ross won the 1-mile in 6:37.9. Classical also got wins from Anna Wargo (6.6) in the 50 yards and from Fotini Galiotzakis (26-10) in the shot put.The English boys had an impressive day with several great performances including Adam Bryson’s win in the 300m (41.3) and Alex Bonito’s victory in the 600m (1:35.1). English also got wins in the 50-yard hurdles from Josh Manzanillo (8.0) and from Desmond Wilhemsen in the 50 yards (6.1). Classical got wins in the shot put (38-91/2) and high jump (5-6) from Steve Sam and George Clark respectively.St. Mary’s 84, Austin Prep 59At the Lewis Center, the Spartans evened their record at 2-2 with several noteworthy performances from both the boys and girls side of the competition.In boys action, Victor Molle took first in the 50m with a time of 7.16 while Justin O’Blenes won the 300m with a time of 38.96. Also picking up victories were Alex Ekstrom in the hurdles (11.79) and Chris Blake in the shot put (31-8).The girls had a double-winner in Hannah McCormick who won in both the hurdles (12.3) and in the high jump (four feet). Carol DiMaitti won the 50m with a time of 7.94 while teammates Toni Vinciarelli (47.74) and Jen Brunco (4:10.0) won the 300m and 1000m respectively.Also picking up victories for the Spartans were Rachel Hanlon in the long jump (12-4) and Kennedy Boyd in the shot put (24-3).BOYS TRACKBishop Fenwick 50, Cathedral/Lowell Catholic 26At the Reggie Lewis Center, the Crusaders (4-1) had wins from Eric Razney 300 (39.07); Charlie Maistrellis, 600 (1:39); Dan Deschenes, 1,000 (2:59); Bryan Mendez, 2-mile, (10:26) and Deschenes, Maistrellis, Eric Loehle and Frank Tambini in the 4 x 400 relay (3:59).GIRLS TRACKBishop Fenwick 70, Cathedral/Lowell Catholic 16At the Reggie Lewis Center, Becky Mercuro won the 300 (47.2) and the long jump (15-1 1/2); Julia Pierce, 600 (1:53); Arianna Maida, 1, 000 (3:16); Hannah Smith, mile (5:46); Carolyn Claveau, high jump (4-4); Natalie Emerson, high hurdles (10.46) and Maggie Lepley of Lynn, the shot put (28-6). Fenwick is 4-1.GIRLS HOCKEYSt. Mary’s 7, Lexington 4At Connery Rink, the Spartans (4-2-1) blew open what had been a close game with four goals in the third period. Kaleigh Finigan led the way for the Spartans with three goals. Samantha Callahan, Gabby Crugnale and Alison Butler (two goals) took care of the rest. Lauren Skinnion (16 saves) got the job done in net.”Overall it was probably our best three periods of the season,” St. Mary’s coach Frank Pagliuca said.St. Mary’s plays Notre Dame Academy Wednesday at home.