The Saugus girls soccer team blanked Winthrop, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon to improve to 9-0 on the season. More importantly, however, is that the win guarantees the Sachems a spot in the state tournament.
“It feels good to be in the state tournament,” Saugus coach Chris Coviello said. “We’re playing well and it feels good. It takes the pressure off the team.”
Alivia Burke and Allie Kotkowski led the way for Saugus with two goals each. Rachel Nazzaro also scored a goal. In net, keeper Alana Aldred made two saves for the shutout win.
“Defensively, we’re strong,” Coviello said. “We don’t give up too many shots on goal. We smother teams before they get down to our end. We eventually wear them down and we score goals.”
Saugus will aim to remain undefeated on Thursday afternoon when the Sachems visit Gloucester.
Marblehead 4, Medford 1
The Magicians built a 3-1 lead in the first half and added an insurance goal in the second half for the win. Carter Murray led the way with two goals while Lily Gregory and Lexi Bostley each added a goal. Murray, Grace Arthur and Meghan Cronin each dished assists in the win.
“I am happy with the way that the girls are playing,” Magicians assistant coach Jenna Dailey said. “We are working to keep them momentum going as we get ready for Swampscott on Thursday.”
The Magicians are 2-3-1 on the season.
Danvers 3, Peabody 1
Hannah Lejeune scored twice and Becca Rocker netted the game-winner as the Falcons took down the Tanners. Mackenzie Gilmore played well in net for Danvers, which improves to 6-2.
BOYS SOCCER
Tech 6, Minuteman 2
Goals for the Tigers were scored by Bibek Gurung, Dani Zacarias and freshman Ashby Murphy, who logged a hat trick. Tech goalie Jeisson Alarcon also played well in the win.
“Our passing game was solid,” Tech coach Jeremy McKeen said.
The Tigers improve to 5-3-1 on the season and are back in action on Thursday against Commonwealth Athletic Conference foe Greater Lowell.
Somerville 4, Peabody 1
Gio Lumaj scored the lone goal for the Tanners. Peabody trailed 3-0 before Lumaj found the back of the net. Somerville then answered with a goal to ice the win. Peabody senior goalkeeper Troy Cappos finished the game with 10 saves.
With the loss, Peabody drops to 4-3-1 on the season. The Tanners will hope to bounce back on Thursday when they host Medford.
“We have to create more offense,” Peabody coach Stan McKeen said. “I can’t take anything away from Somerville, that’s an excellent team. We just didn’t move the ball well and we played with the ball in our end for most of the game. We have to create more offense.”
GOLF
Classical 41 1/2, Malden 30 1/2
The Rams improved to 7-2 and had three players shoot under 40, as Tim Nerich and Brett Bucklin each shot a 37 and Brendan Lannon shot a 38. Classical looks to continue its winning ways in a tri-match Thursday at Gannon, as it hosts Revere and Everett. Marblehead 36.5, Swampscott 35.5
Another win for the Magicians, albeit a close one. Winners for the Magicians on Tuesday afternoon were Brendan Locke, Alex Rosen, Will Jones, Finn Keaney and Will Cleary. The win puts the Magicians at 6-1 on the season.
For Swampscott, Ryan Graciale won 7 1/2-1 1/2 at the second spot, while Max Pegnato won 6 1/2-2 1/2 at no. 3 and Steve Santanello won, 6-3, at no. 4. The loss brings the Big Blue’s record to 4-4.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Swampscott 19, Winthrop 49
Swampscott 16, Gloucester 53
Swampscott’s Oliver Daniel was the first-place finisher, setting a Winthrop course record with a time of 13:27 in the 2.7-mile course. Patrick Doucette, Evan Lippman, Will Fraser and Chris Figueiredo also finished in the top 10. Swampscott’s now 3-1.
Marblehead 15, Classical 50
Freshman Nate May finished first overall (18:37) and sophomore Austin Lavender finished second at 19:15 for Marblehead.
CCL Freshman/Sophomore meet
The St. Mary’s boys ran to a fifth-place finish at the meet which took place at Bishop Fenwick Tuesday. Seventh-grader Anthony D’Itria lead the way, finishing in 11th place. Also running well were freshman Marvins Rosirus (19th), eighth-grader Sean Osbahr (27th) and sixth-grader Kyle Kwiatek (32nd).
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Swampscott 25, Gloucester 30
Swampscott 20, Winthrop 38
Caroline Kinne, Leonie Flacke, Clara Harrington, Elizabeth Green and Gigi Dishman all finished in the top 10 for Swampscott (3-1).
CCL Freshman/Sophomore meet
The St. Mary’s girls ran to a second-place finish, led by freshman Nicolette D’Itria, who finished third. Eighth-graders Lily Newhall (12th), Juliana Taborda (13th), Thalia Chaves (14th) and Erin Lewis (15th) also ran strong races.
