LYNN — The St. Mary’s baseball team remained perfect on Monday with a 4-2 win over Bishop Feehan.
Josh Doney got the start and went the distance allowing three hits while striking out four.
Both Cam McGonagle and Kyle Doney registered a hit and an RBI to help St. Mary’s move to 5-0 on the season.
The Spartans will look to make it six in a row on Wednesday when they travel to Bishop with the first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
Bishop Fenwick 1
Cardinal Spellman 0
The Crusaders picked up their first win of the season with a shutout victory at home. Starting pitcher Colin Churches struck out five batters in 6.1 innings. Timmy Ronningen earned the save from the mound.
Bishop Fenwick scored in the bottom of the fourth when an infield hit by Matt Martisauskas drove in Odin Garron for the game-winning run.
Marblehead 4
Salem 1
The Magicians took care of business getting past the Witches on Monday evening.
It was a “pitching duel” between Salem’s Rocco Ryan and Senior Carter Sahagian according to Marblehead coach Mike Giardi.
The Magicians were aggressive on the bases which made up three of the four runs. The Magicians were leading 3-1 in the top of the seventh before Stef Shepard hit an RBI triple to bring in Grey Leventhal.
Owen Coyne got the save for Marblehead.
Peabody 7
Winchester 6
Peabody’s Joey Smith pitched a complete game allowing eight hits while striking out nine and walking one.
The Tanners started strong thanks to a three RBI triple from Zach Hartnett in the first inning to give Peabody an early lead.
Noah Crocker and Mike Murphy both went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jariel Tolentino went 2-for-4, while Jayden Cunningham went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Lynn English 11
Everett 1
With the game tied at one after two innings, the Bulldogs turned up the heat at Fraser Field. Lynn English scored five runs in the third inning to take a 6-1 lead and didn’t look back.
The Bulldogs will look to ride the momentum into Wednesday’s clash against Lynn Classical with the first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Bishop Feehan 14
St. Mary’s 8
Bishop Feehan got out to a fast start scoring six runs by the end of the second inning. The Spartans battled back in the top of the sixth inning scoring six runs thanks to a Roma Braid solo home run to center field and RBIs from Angelina Owumi, Olivia DiSessa, Jayla Walsh, and Ryleigh Williams.
Unfortunately for St. Mary’s, it wasn’t enough as the Shamrocks finished with 14 hits in the game.
Everett 10
Lynn English 4
Kate Johansson got the start in the circle and pitched really well for Lynn English. Johansson went six innings allowing just two earned runs and four walks while striking out seven in the loss.
At the plate, Johannson (1 RBI), Aemilia Serino (2), and Saniya Patton (1) drove in runs for the Bulldogs.
Lynn Classical 17
Malden Catholic 3
Lynn Classical was ready to play from the very first inning. The Rams scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Four runs came from Emma Chevalier who hit a grand slam to left field.
Freshman Mia Duncan recorded her first varsity hit while also registering an RBI and scoring two runs.
Junior pitcher Aysia Olaes picked up her first varsity win from the circle, pitching three innings allowing three hits, and two earned runs while striking out three. Aliany Ramirez pitched for the first time going two innings allowing no hits with three strikeouts. Ramirez also did damage at the plate picking up a hit and scoring a run.
Marblehead 8
Malden Catholic 2
Marblehead’s Tessa Francis continues to have a strong start to the season. On Monday, Francis hit a three-run home run in the first inning to give the Magicians an early lead.
Catcher, Luka Bornhorst, hit a solo home run to increase Marblehead’s lead.
Francis gave up four hits while striking out 14 to earn the win from the circle.
Georgetown 9
Lynnfield 2
Lynnfield’s offense couldn’t crack Georgetown as the Pioneers only registered two hits. Both Morgan Hubbard (double) and Angelina O’Hara (single) registered hits for Lynnfield.
Lynnfield now sits at 1-2 on the season.
BOYS LACROSSE
Swampscott 14
Gloucester 2
Swampscott picked up the Northeastern Conference win over the Fishermen by 12 goals.
Gloucester couldn’t handle Chase Russo who scored six goals and provided one assist in the win.
Swampscott’s Drew Hause and Jason Rothwell both scored two goals. Luke Michigan won 15-of-16 faceoffs for the Big Blue.
Malden Catholic 17
Bishop Fenwick 2
It was an afternoon to forget for the Crusaders who couldn’t get their offense going.
Bishop Fenwick will look to bounce back on Wednesday against Cardinal Spellman.
Masconomet 15
Peabody 6
It was hard to control the Chieftains who were firing on all cylinders in their win over the Tanners. Peabody will try to bounce back on Wednesday when it hosts Marblehead at 4:30 p.m.
Marblehead 17
Danvers 3
The Magicians protected their home turf against the Falcons. Marblehead’s Reece Moore netted six goals and provided three assists while teammate Will Sullivan scored twice and dished out four assists.
Connor Harvey and Tommy Cyr both scored a goal for Danvers while Brady Tersolo had two assists. Falcons goalie Aidan Perry made 15 saves.
Bishop Stang 13
St. Mary’s 8
The Spartans couldn’t pull off the road victory against Bishop Stang. Despite strong performances from Joey Calder, Sal Brogna, and Finn Racki, Bishop Stang was too much for St. Mary’s.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Marblehead 16
Danvers 5
The Magicians went on the road and came back with a double-digit win over the Falcons.
Leading the way for Marblehead was Maddie Forbes who scored six goals and provided an assist. Kathryn Commoss (3 goals, 2 assists), Gretchen Smith (2 goals), and Emma Ryan (2 goals) all found the back of the net on more than one occasion.
In goal, Molly Bullard produced six saves.
“A good NEC win with strength in the attacking end. Speed and movement were our strength today,” Marblehead coach Annie Madden said.
Swampscott 16
Gloucester 1
The undefeated Big Blue (6-0) had it clicking offensively all evening.
16 goals came from eight different Swampscott players with Avery Laundry leading the way with four goals and an assist.
Cecelia Tripp and Victoria Pierro each scored two goals with Tripp providing four assists and Pierro adding two assists.
Bridget Maloney, Lea Beatrice, Lila Girard, Quinn Kelleher, and Chloe Puzzo all scored one goal.
The Big Blue will host Salem on Wednesday with the hope of becoming 7-0.
Bishop Fenwick 10
Malden Catholic 5
Bishop Fenwick welcomed Malden Catholic to its home field and improved to 7-1 on the season.
Both Kiley Bloom and Molly Sullivan netted a hat-trick for the Crusaders. Hannah Bettencourt (2 goals), Camille Yanofsky (1), and Frankie Herbert (1) all got on the scoresheet.
Courtney McKenzie made 12 saves in net for Bishop Fenwick.
St. Mary’s 9
Bishop Stang 9
St. Mary’s went down 5-2, but battled back to even the game at nine goals apiece. Ava Nasson (3 goals), Alexis Penny (2), Alyssa Norden (2), and Shaye Denning (2) were the goalscorers for St. Mary’s.
The game went into double overtime with neither team able to find the back of the net to end the game in a tie.
BOYS TENNIS
Lynnfield 4
North Reading 1
The Pioneers defeated North Reading to earn its sixth win of the season to stay undefeated. First singles Shea McCarthy took down Parker Lee 6-1, 6-1. In third singles, Matt Reinold defeated Raffi Toby 6-2, 6-1.
In the first doubles match, Lynnfield’s Rowan Bayer and John Pastore only lost two games across two sets (6-0, 6-2). Second doubles duo Rituik Mahajan and Sameera Murphy battled back after dropping the second set to help Lynnfield win (6-1, 1-6, 6-4).
GIRLS TENNIS
Lynnfield 5
North Reading 0
It was a clean sweep for the Pioneers against North Reading.
First singles Paige Martino won convincingly 6-0, 6-2. Third singles Vicky McCrann won her first set 6-1 but lost the second set 3-6. In the deciding third set, McCrann refocused and walked away with the victory with a 10-2 set.
Lynnfield improves to 5-0 on the season.
Swampscott 3
Marblehead 2
The Big Blue (3-1) earned bragging rights over traditional rivals Marblehead on Monday evening. With the match tied at two apiece, it came down to second singles. The match lasted three and a half hours with Swampscott’s Ana Eccles defeating Nina Johnson 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Swampscott’s winners include first singles Nikki Carr (6-1, 6-1) and Lilly Carr at third singles (7-5, 6-4).
Marblehead won in both the first and second doubles. First doubles Lani Gilmore and Reese Friedman won 6-1, 6-1, while second doubles Josie Reers and Caroline Bruett won 6-0, 6-4.
“That was a super competitive High School tennis match. It really could have gone either way, a few points here and there. I was very proud of Nina, she did not give up, and played hard for every single point. Also, Callie Gilmore had a close match in third singles. It was her first varsity match, and she will continue to get better and better,” Marblehead coach Tracy Ackerman said. “As usual, I could count on my doubles team to win their matches. Swampscott has strong singles players, which I’m sure will make them competitive this season.”
Peabody 5
Salem 0
Peabody picked up its first win of the season in a sweep over the Witches.
Valentina Goga played in her first match of the season and took care of business at first singles, winning 6-1, 6-2.
Tiffany Bettencourt showed resilience at second singles going into a third set and winning the tiebreaker 6-0, 3-6, 10-6.
At third singles, Alexandra Kourtelidis won 6-4, 6-0. Anna Maciel and Artemis Greko recorded their first first doubles varsity wins in a 7-5, 6-0 win.
In second doubles, Izabella Pereira and Yasnelly Fernandez won 6-1, 6-2.
VOLLEYBALL
Lynn Tech 3
Pioneer Charter 0
The Tigers earned their fifth win of the season with a 3-0 sweep of Pioneer Charter.
Lynn Tech battled in the opening two sets narrowly winning 26-24 and 25-22. In the third set, the Tigers pulled away for a 25-13 win.
Didlaire Jacques Jr. finished with 11 kills, five aces, four digs, and two blocks. Elmer Duran did a little bit of everything with 21 assists, seven digs, two aces, and two kills.
Jayden Tran had seven kills and three digs, Jacob DeLeon had five digs, four assists, three kills, and two aces, while Cristhian Penaloza had six digs to help Lynn Tech improve to 5-2.
Malden 3
Lynn Classical 2
Lynn Classical (3-2) played a close match but fell short against Malden. The match was super close with only the third set being decided by more than two points (24-26, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 13-15).
Lynn Classical’s Riches Tep had 13 kills, five digs, and two aces. Long Pham had 17 digs and two aces, while teammate Viet Tran finished with 11 kills, eight digs, and two aces.
“This was a very competitive match from start to finish. Both teams did some good things but at the end of the day, Malden made a few more plays and wanted it more than we did. Our players lost their composure at times tonight and we need to be better as coaches making sure that everyone on the court is fully engaged. We have really put ourselves in a hole as far as the GBL goes. One of our goals was to win the conference this season and we have given ourselves no margin for error the rest of the way,” Rams coach Chris LeBlanc said. “Hopefully we can get right, we have a huge rivalry game on Wednesday with English.”
Track and Field
St. John’s Prep improved to 4-0 on the season after defeating Xaverian (110-26) and Malden Catholic (135-1) on Monday.
Daniel Padley took home first place in the 400-meter race with a time of 50.25. Henry McDonnell ran the two-mile in 10:02.
In the field, Tyson Stroope and Andrew Beterucci both completed a 6’4” jump in the high jump. Anthony Ragosa threw a 51’7” in the shot put, while Kye McClory threw a 157’ in the discus to fuel the Eagles.
