Roundup: Local lax teams in close matchups

The Swampscott boys lacrosse team clinched the Northeastern Conference South title Thursday with a hard-fought 7-6 win at Salem State.The Big Blue (10-2, 7-0) took a penalty with under two minutes left in the game and Salem took advantage and scored, tying the game at 6-6. Swampscott?s Andrew Dove notched the game-winner with 1:30 left, but there were a couple of scary moments down the stretch when Swampscott took yet another penalty. Salem got off a great shot with eight seconds left, but goalie Max Cohen preserved the tie with a huge save.?Our entire defensive unit is extremely strong. I think it?s one of the best in the conference,” coach Todd Pierce said, adding the offense has also come along.Dove finished with one goal. Devin Conroy (2 goals, 2 assists); Jason Dignan (3 goals, 1 assist) and Alex Balleza, goal, accounted for the others.Revere 4, Lynn 2At Manning Field, stellar net play and strong defense by both teams made for a low-scoring affair.The game was up for grabs the whole way. It was 1-1 at halftime. Revere (6-5) went up 3-1 only to see Lynn come back and cut it to 3-2 before an insurance goal put the game away for the Patriots.?It was a defensive battle,” Revere coach (and English High teacher) Mike Guanci said. “Both goalies played great.”Brian McNitt had two goals and two assists for Revere with Jay Seigal and Eddie Sullivan notching the other two goals. The Shamrocks (3-10) had goals from Ryan Magrane and Tony Uva with Corey Wojewodzic adding two assists.?The defense played a great game,” Lynn coach Peter Pappagianopoulos said, saluting his goalie, Anthony Baio.Revere goalie Doug Zingali was also on his game with 13 saves.Austin 12, St. Mary?s 5At Manning Field, the Spartans were down 10-2 at the end of the first half. St. Mary?s (4-10) played a better second half, and outscored Austin Prep 3-2.?I am very proud of the guys for how they played in the second half,” St. Mary?s coach Shawn Anderson said. “The guys really showed how resilient they are, and that they have great character.”Spartans freshman Brendan Donahue recorded 21 saves in goal. Richard Cardigan led the way for the St. Mary?s offense with two goals. Keith Cronin, Andrew Kramer and Austin Harvey all scored a goal apiece for the Spartans.Beverly 13, M?head 10At Marblehead, the Magicians (7-6) trailed 10-2 at the half and despite a strong showing in the second half, couldn?t come all the way back. Dean Fader had two goals; Ben Anderson, two; other contributors included Brooks Tyrrell (2 goals, 4 assists); Liam Gillis (goal, assist) and Brad Nittle, Charlie Thompson and Sam Paquette, one goal each. Nathan Maselek had seven saves.GIRLS LACROSSESwampscott 11, Salem 1At Swampscott, the Big Blue (5-8-1) led 6-1 at the half and never let up. Lauren Sullivan and Elle Wright each had three goals, Mackenzie Robertson and Priscilla Sullivan, two goals each and Nianh Lang, one goal. Swampscott had lost to Salem, 8-6, the first time they played. Goalie Claire Powell had eight saves.GOLFSaugus 4, Brookline 2At Brookline CC, the Sachems had four winners on the day: Danielle Strangie, No. 3 (6-3); Julia Daly, No. 5 (5-4); Gena Stantopolous, No. 6 (6-3) and Baylee Wright, No. 7 (7-2). Saugus (9-4) plays Braintree Monday.