It was a back-and-forth battle all afternoon long for the Bishop Fenwick field hockey team, and in the end the Crusaders battled to a 2-2 tie with Bishop Stang in its season-opening game at Donaldson Stadium Saturday afternoon.
“We played well to start the year and we had plenty of scoring opportunities, but we just weren’t able to capitalize,” said Fenwick coach Marybeth Mahoney.
Grace Morey and Paige Littlehale each scored one goal for Fenwick, while goalie Cat Elias had one save in net. Kristina Rusha and Kailey Silva also played well in the draw.
Bishop Stang scored early in the first quarter and held on to a 1-0 lead until the third quarter, when Morey scored to tie the game. Littlehale scored with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter to take a 2-1 lead, but Stang scored the equalizer with five mins left in the game to force the draw.
Fenwick (0-0-1) takes on Central Catholic back at Donaldson Stadium on Tuesday (4).
BOYS SOCCER
Bishop Feehan 5, Bishop Fenwick 1
Jack Anderson scored the goal for Fenwick, while Keiron Murray and Ryan Noci played well in midfield.
“It was a difficult game,” said Fenwick coach Tony Enos. “We made a few mistakes and Feehan capitalized on them. It was also an especially difficult game with the refereeing. The refs have an almost impossible job, but the players are instructed with a certain set of rules around COVID-19 and the refs are far from consistent.”
Fenwick will host Essex Tech Monday evening (5:30)
“It was a rough season opener, but we are seeing a lot from this young team and I am excited to see the rest of the season,” said Enos.
GOLF
Bishop Fenwick 208, Matignon 103
The Crusaders had three golfers score 30 points or more in the victory, including Cade Buckley (34 points), Gavin Belt (31 points) and Leo Schroeder (30 points).
Fenwick (3-1) is back in action Wednesday afternoon (2:30) with a road match against Cardinal Spellman at D.W. Fields Golf Course in Brockton.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Bishop Fenwick 25, St. Mary’s 30
Fenwick took home the victory behind a host of solid finishes, including Wyatt Burr’s first-place finish with a time of 17:02. Other top Fenwick finishers were Matt Cinelli in fourth place (18:55), Colby Brown in fifth place (18:57), Matt Gemedich in seventh place (19:00), Tyler Declerq in eighth place (19:42) and Charlie O’Hare in 13th place (20:55).
Fenwick (1-0) will run again next Saturday morning (9) against Matignon.
For St. Mary’s, the top finishers were Kyle Kwiatek in second place (17:10), Anthony D’Itria in third place (18:27), Jessie Moriello in sixth place (18:58), John Paul Nowicki in ninth place (21:04) and Isaiah Weston in 10th place (21:04).
The Spartans (0-1) will run on the road at Central Catholic next Sunday (10).
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Bishop Fenwick 21, St. Mary’s 36
Behind a victory from Shannon Bresnahan (21:22), the Crusaders rolled to a victory in their season opener. Other top finishers for Fenwick were Catherine Carter in third place (23:32), Maria Ryan in fourth place (23:34), Elizabeth Gauthier in sixth place (24:21) and Aubree Lemieux in seventh place (24:47).
Fenwick (1-0) will run again next Saturday morning (9) against Matignon.
St. Mary’s got solid finishes from Kelsey Kwiatek in second place (21:40), Juliana Taborda in fifth place (24:19), Anna Fringuelli in eighth place (24:49) and Julia Gramolini in 10th place (26:22).
The Spartans (0-1) will run on the road at Central Catholic next Sunday (10).
