The St. Mary’s (1-0) and Swampscott (0-1) field hockey teams squared off in their fall openers, and one goal was all it took.
The Spartans blanked the Big Blue, 1-0, with Addison Markiewicz scoring the lone goal off an assist from Ava Korisianos. Tabby Lopes picked up a shutout between the pipes.
“It was a good, close game,” said Swampscott coach Courtney Russo.
Victoria Piero and Lia Beatrice played well for Swampscott, according to Russo, while Lilah Caplan stood strong with seven saves.
BOYS SOCCER
Lynnfield 5
Triton 0
The Pioneers – fresh off their state championship from last fall – began their title defense in style, taking down Triton by five goals. Rocco Scenna led the way with two goals and two assists, while Matt Reinold, Brendan Reilly, and Joel Anthony also found the back of the net.
“We had a 2-0 lead in the first half and put three more away in the second half. We played well,” said Lynnfield coach Brent Munroe. “He (Scenna) had a big game.”
GIRLS SOCCER
St. Mary’s 9
Lynn English 0
Thanks to a hat-trick performance from Sophie Skabeikis to kick off the fall, St. Mary’s (1-0) shot its way to a 9-0 victory against Lynn English (0-1) in the city tournament. Kaleigh Patterson, Andrea Basta, Valentina De La Rocha, and Caroline Hauch all netted their first varsity goals.
GOLF
Central Catholic 295
St. Mary’s 317
St. Mary’s fell to Central Catholic in its season-opener, but not without positives. Shea Newhall delivered with a 42 to lead the Spartans, followed by Chase Collins’ 43.
Marblehead 42.5
Gloucester 29.5
Five Magicians won their matches en route to a win against Gloucester. The final score favored Marblehead, 42.5-29.5, at Bass Rocks Golf Club.
Co-medalists Marty Ryan (35) and Greyson Leventhal (35), as well as Tyler Forbes (36), Max King (38), and James Bickell (39) led the charge. Jacob Hershfield and Will Macrina drew even.
Marblehead upped its record to 2-1 on the young season.
VOLLEYBALL
Academy of Notre Dame 3
Lynn Tech 1
Lynn Tech’s volleyballers went home with one set, but it wasn’t enough to take down the Academy of Notre Dame in enemy territory. Set scores were 19-25, 24-26, 25-16, 21-25.
Zahara Belizaire had 12 assists, six digs and an ace, while Lia Morales had nine digs and a pair of kills. Katie Tartarini registered eight kills and four digs, and Stephanie Hernandez had four aces and four digs. Ana Godoy and Isabella Walcott had eight digs apiece.
“Tough loss, but I’m very impressed with the effort after losing four starters from last season’s team,” said Tech coach Kaitlyn Wechsler.
