Track: Classical girls lose a squeaker

The Classical and Saugus High girls track teams had an intense early-season battle Tuesday at Manning Field with the Sachems ultimately pulling out a 68-67 win with a victory in the 4 x 400 relay sealing the deal.Click here for a Classical-Saugus girls and boys track photo gallery.Carla Altema had a big day for the Rams, winning the 400 hurdles (76.2), the 100 hurdles and the triple jump (29-1/2). Rebecca Potter won the 200 and the javelin; Anna Wargo, the 100 (13.8) and the long jump (14-1/2); Jennifer Gaudet, the 400 dash (65.0), and Wargo, Gaudet, Potter and Hali Bah, the 4 x 100 relay (56.0). Amina Babic won the two-mile.”We did really well. We’ve got a really strong team. We’re definitely heading in the right direction,” Classical coach Katie Driscoll said.Fenwick 69, St. Mary’s 67Fenwick 119, Cathedral 7At Peabody, the Spartans led by three points heading into the final event, but the Crusaders pulled this one out of the fire with a win in the 4 x 400 relay.”It was a good meet for both teams,” Fenwick coach Jay Smith said. “The kids would have been even more excited it they hadn’t been trying so hard to keep warm.”Fenwick (2-0) had wins from senior captain Maggie Lepley of Lynn in the shot put and javelin; senior captain Rose Fantozzi in the long jump (second in the dash); Emma Harrington, discus; Sydney Packard, 800 and Arianna Maida, 2-mile. Fenwick won two relays.Zuzu Haefner was the big winner for the Spartans (0-1) with firsts in the 400 hurdles (79.8), the high jump (4-6) and the 100 hurdles (19.9). Carol DiMaiti won the 100 (13.2) and the 200 (28.8) and qualified for the states in both events. She also took second in the triple jump. Rachel Hanlon won the 400 (67.8) and the triple jump (28 feet) and eighth grader Sarah Ryan, the mile (6: 18).BOYS TRACKBishop Fenwick 90, St. Mary’s 44At Peabody, the Crusaders’ Pat Corcoran won the shot put and the discus; Charlie Maistrellis, the long jump and high jump; and Nick Tambini, the 400 hurdles and 110 hurdles.Captain Bryan Mendes of Lynn won the mile, Dan Deschenes, the two-mile and Frank Tambini, the 800.Andrew DiMaiti had a stellar afternoon for the Spartans (0-1), winning the 400 hurdles (61.0) and qualifying for the states, and taking first in the triple jump (34-2). Xan Alleyne won the 200 (24.2) and Alleyne, DiMaiti, Marvin Bony and Jordan Collier combined to win the 4 x 100 relay (49.3).Revere 84, Danvers 45At Danvers, the Patriots (1-0) won 13 events with captain Karim Sahila the big gun with wins in the 400 hurdles (59.9), the high hurdles and the triple jump (38-7 1/2). John Della Russo won the two-mile (11:16); Kristi Nushi, mile (5:09); Younnes Hartout, 100 meters (11.9); Zach Primo, 400 meters (57.0); Bobby Rose, 200 meters (23.9); Tarik Maddrey, high jump (6-0); Johnny Lopes, long jump and Joey Ritchie, javelin (125-8).Saugus 84, Classical 46At Manning Field, the Rams had wins from Don Gomez at 100 meters (12.1) and 200 meters (24.3); John McKinnon in the shot put (39-5) and Steve Sam in the discus (124-8). Gomez also had seconds in the long jump and triple jump and Elias Gervacio, second in the 110-meter hurdles.Joyce Erekson can be reached at [email protected].