Roundup: Tech boys run well in loss to Northeast

The Tech boys cross country team lost to Northeast Regional, 24-31, Wednesday at Breakheart Reservation, but the Tigers gave the Golden Knights a run for their money.Carlos Betres finished third overall for Tech with a time of 21:50. Nick Weston took fourth (23:01); Justin Espaillat, sixth (23:40); Ryan Johnston, eighth (23:50) and Edgar Ortega, 10th (27 minutes). Tech is 1-4.Lynnfield 19, Triton 36At Lynnfield, the Pioneers took four of the top five spots in this 2.95-mile race. Lynnfield?s Chase Davidson finished first overall (16:47). The other top finishers for the Pioneers were: Sam Johnson (3rd overall, 17:19); Tim Rice (4th overall, 17:31) and Josh Hayden (5th overall, 17:54). Lynnfield is now 3-3.Ham-Wen 15, Saugus 48At Hamilton-Wenham, the Sachems (1-6) had two runners finish in the top ten in this 3.1-mile race. Saugus? top runners were Nick Monaco (6th overall, 18:46) and Evan Covell (9th overall, 19:12). Mike Mansfield finished just outside the top ten for Saugus (11th overall, 19:31).GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYTriton 20, Lynnfield 37At Lynnfield, Tia Patterson led the Pioneers, in this 2.95-mile race (1st overall, 18:55). Lynnfield?s Christina Irrera (7th overall, 21:47) and Leena Aurora (8th overall, 21:49) had solid performances. Lynnfield is now 1-5.Ham-Wen 15, Saugus 50At Hamilton-Wenham, Krissy Italiano led the Sachems in the 3.1-mile race (10th overall, 23:46). Joline Defranzo (27:13) and Savy Kep (28:36) had strong performances for Saugus (0-6).Northeast 14, Tech 50At Breakheart Reservation, Estrella Matos took sixth for the Tigers (31:19) and Belinda Miranda, eighth (32:30).FIELD HOCKEYIpswich 2, Saugus 1At Ipswich, the Tigers scored the game-winner with one second left. Ipswich had taken a 1-0 lead in the first half, but Saugus tied things up on a goal by Katie Italiano. The Sachems are 2-6-2.Lynnfield 3, Ham-Wen 2At Lynnfield, the Pioneers led 2-0 at halftime. Lynnfield took a 3-0 lead midway through the second half, when Bailey Fanikos scored her third goal of the game. Hamilton scored twice in seven minutes to cut the Lynnfield lead to one (3-2) with six minutes left. The Pioneers (6-3-1) prevailed in large part because of freshmen Marianne Oliveri and Kathleen Hamm.VOLLEYBALLLynnfield 3, Saugus 0At Lynnfield, the Pioneers (7-2) won 25-6, 25-13, 25-17. Hannah Shaievitz had nine kills and three blocks and Kelly Corcoran had 19 digs and four kills. On Friday, the team will play Masco at home on “Dig Pink” day. The team will raise awareness of breast cancer.Beverly 3, Ham-Wenham 1At Hamilton-Wenham, the Panthers won 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22. Katherine Brown had six solo blocks and eight aces while serving; Bridget Keaton had nine aces and Kristen Abbondanza and Olivia George had five each. Abbondanza also had eight kills.