After a tough slate of recent results, the St. Mary’s girls soccer team got back on track with a 2-0 win over Cardinal Spellman on Wednesday afternoon. Mia Nikolakopoulos scored a goal on an assist from Kayla Demers. Morgan Mackey added the second goal on a penalty kick.
“It was good to get back on track,” Spartans coach Jim Foley said. “We’ve been close and we’ve been slumping a bit. We may have lost Mia to an injury, and that was the lone negative of the game. That’s kind of a tough break.”
Goalie Alex Iacoviello made eight saves.
“My defense and Alex played a great game,” Foley said.
The Spartans (5-6-3) visit Mystic Valley on Friday. St. Mary’s needs five points to clinch a spot in the state tournament, with four games remaining.
“This is crunch time,” Foley said. “Now we have to take care of business.”
GIRLS SOCCER
English 2, Pope John 2
Sydney Denham scored both goals for English.
“Sydney was by far the star of the game,” English coach Ed McNeil said. “I had to move her from defense to forward and she played a great game.”
Tommi Hill played stout in net and Grace Gately led the defense.
“It was a good game for us,” McNeil said. “We honored our 10 seniors for our senior night. We also honored Pope John’s 12 seniors.”
English (3-10-2) hosts Revere on Friday.
Lynnfield 3, Pentucket 0
Liz Shaievitz scored on an assist from Sydney Santosuosso to put Lynnfield up 1-0. Kate Mitchell and Hannah Filipe added late goals to seal the win. Lynnfield (11-2-2) visits Masconomet on Friday.
BOYS SOCCER
St. Mary’s 7, Spellman 0
Olu George and Thiago De Oliveira each scored two goals while Jose Del Valle, Greyson Pane and Jackson Nickolau each scored one goal. Del Valle and Pane scored their first varsity goals in the win. Joseph Thongsythavong dished three assists.
With the victory, the Spartans close their CCL schedule at 10-0, marking the first time that St. Mary’s has gone undefeated in conference play.
“Personally, it’s a huge accomplishment for myself and for the team,” Spartans coach Mike D’Agostino said. “It’s a huge step in the nine years that I’ve been here. We have one more goal now and that’s states.”
Goalie Richie Mateo earned his 10th shutout win.
The Spartans (14-0) visit Malden Catholic on Friday.
“I’m very pleased,” D’Agostino said. “We have four non-league games to finish the regular season. We’re looking to get some wins and gain some momentum.”
Prep 7, BC High 2
Steven Yakita, Brian Brennan, Will Andrews, Zach Davis, Erik Gustafson, Mitch Collins and Sam Smith each scored a goal for the Prep (12-0-2).
Fenwick 1, Williams 1
For Fenwick (3-8-4), Brian Harrington scored the goal and goalie Adam Josephson made five saves. Tarek Nabbout dished the assist. The Crusaders are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host Wilmington.
GOLF
Classical 50 1/2, Northeast 21 1/2
Travis Ryan, Sean Devin, Brendan Lannon and Shawn Finnegan played well for the Rams. Classical wraps the regular season at 12-4.
Gloucester 40 1/2, Marblehead 31 1/2
Sam Thompson, Ben Weed and Trey Fehrenbach all won their matches for the Magicians (8-4).
Swampscott 49 1/2, Somerville 22 1/2
Jake Goldman, Max Pegnato, Steve Santanello, Jack Poska, Aidan Graciale and Anthony Moschella each won their matches for Swampscott (7-10).
Salem 5 1/2, Essex Tech 3 1/2
The Witches closed out their season with a 19-1 record, getting wins from Tom Harrington, Troy Zipper and Tim Farley, and a tie from Ethan Doyle.
St. Mary’s 152, Arlington Catholic 140
The Spartans improved to 8-1 in CCL play and 15-3 overall. Top performers for St. Mary’s were Christian Emmerich (30 points), Luke Smith (23 points) and Aidan Emmerich (22 points). The keys to the win, according to coach Jay Fiste, were big performances from Owen McGuire and Nick Cicolini, who both racked up 21 points in the last group to seal the victory.
The Spartans need a victory today at Fenwick to win the CCL championship.
VOLLEYBALL
Swampscott 3, Saugus 0
Set scores were 25-6, 25-14 and 25-9. For Swampscott, Alexa Winter (10 kills, five blocks), Cassidy Ryan (nine serving aces, two kills, 17 assists), Annika Laudemann (six kills) and Mallory Kessler (three kills, four aces) each played well.
The Big Blue (7-6) host Classical this afternoon.
Marblehead 3, Revere 0
Set scores were 28-26, 25-14 and 25-23. Lizzy Myers led Marblehead (11-2) with 14 kills. Anna Arbo (seven kills), Izzy Curtin (30 assists) also played well, while Mandy Dumais and Izzy Castineyra combined for 20 digs.
Peabody 3, Medford 2
Set scores were 25-16, 24-26, 25-27, 25-23 and 16-14. Tatiana Correia logged 40 digs for Peabody (12-3) while Martyna Kot had 24 digs and Ava LaValle added eight kills. Serena Laro tallied 15 kills and seven blocks.
FIELD HOCKEY
Marblehead 5, Malden 0
Cricket Thompkins scored two goals for the Magicians while Caroline Driscoll, Lizzy Potvin and Madi Monahan each added one. Amanda Schillinger and Bella Corsini dished the assists.
Marblehead (11-2-1) hosts Bedford this afternoon.
Fenwick 2, Monomoy 1
Cailyn Wesley and Nicole Modica scored goals for Fenwick (5-7-2). Allie Giguere and Courtney Muir dished assists.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Lynnfield 24, Georgetown 35
Ipswich 23, Lynnfield 35
The top runner for the Pioneers (2-7) was Bri Passatempo.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Georgetown 26, Lynnfield 31
Lynnfield 28, Ipswich 30
Ryan Iapicca was the top runner for the Pioneers (3-6).
