It may have taken five sets, but Lynn Tech’s boys volleyball team kicked off its spring in style with a 3-2 win against visiting Whittier Regional Vocational Tech. Fresh off coaching the girls basketball team, Coach Kaitlyn Wechsler and her Tigers are 1-0.
Leading the way for Tech were Didlaire Jacques Jr. (16 kills, 5 blocks, 5 aces), ever-so-unselfish Elmer Duran (34 assists, 9 digs, 3 aces), Davi De Oliveira (12 kills), Bryan Robles (5 kills, 4 blocks), Sam Caraballo (11 digs), Anthoni Diaz (6 kills), and Jacob Deleon (6 kills).
SOFTBALLL
Gloucester 2
St. Mary’s 1
Despite a strong performance from Aliza Crean-Oviedo (8 K, 5 H) in the circle, the Spartans (0-1) met their match against the Fishermen. St. Mary’s gets a week off before visiting Archbishop Williams at 3:30 p.m. next Friday.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Watertown 14
St. Mary’s 13
St. Mary’s more than held its own – no one more than Ava Nason (7 goals) – but dropped Friday’s opener at Manning Field. The Spartans visit Waltham at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
BOYS LACROSSE
Melrose 11
Lynnfield 7
Kelan Cardinal of the Pioneers scored four goals to go with an assist, but it wasn’t enough in Lynnfield’s season-opener. Melrose led, 10-2, at halftime before the “defense really stepped up to make it a game in the second half,” according to Lynnfield Coach Pat Lamusta.
Johnny Powers, Owen Considine, and Michael Murphy also scored.
“The new young defense stepped up to cut the lead – Farias Schumacher, Driscoll Mancinelli,” Lamusta said. “And big saves by Ben Pimentel.”
