Lynn Classical’s baseball team (10-2) clinched a spot in the Division 2 state tournament with Wednesday’s 6-2 victory against Malden. Christian Figueroa tossed a complete game, allowing just five hits and one earned run to go with five strikeouts.
“It’s a great achievement to get into the state tournament,” said Classical Coach Jason Rogato. “I’m proud of how hard this team has worked in the first half of the season.”
Rolky Brea (2-for-4, RBI, 3 SB) and Emerson Lara (2-for-3, RBI, R) led the Rams offensively.
“Christian was great on the mound again,” Rogato said. “We made a couple errors in the first inning, but he kept us in the game until we could get the bats going. Rolky Brea came up with a couple of hits and three stolen bases to lead the offense. It was a team effort today. We had five guys drive in runs and it’s been this way all year.”
Classical welcomes Bishop Fenwick to Fraser Field Saturday at 3 p.m.
BASEBALL
St. Mary’s 3
Bishop Stang 1
Another game, and the Spartans (14-1) are still undefeated in the Catholic Central League with Wednesday’s narrow road win. Josh Doney went the distance, allowing just six hits and striking out six batters. Micah Hashikawa (1-for-3, RBI), Kyle Doney (2-for-3), and Rowan Merryman (1-for-3, 2 R) did offensive damage.
Lynn Tech 6
Nashoba Valley 2
Despite a 7-0 loss to Minuteman, Lynn Tech (6-8) won one of its two games Wednesday. Christopher Boyd earned the win, while Eddie Lewis Jr. recorded the save.
“The effort and energy was there early and we’re chipping away at every game,” said Tech Coach Eddie Lewis. “We know it’s gonna be a tight finish, but we’re hoping to finish strong.”
SOFTBALL
Swampscott 10
Winthrop 5
The visiting Big Blue (14 H) received a stellar pitching performance from Mia Tringale, who punched out four Vikings and conceded just five runs. Olivia Barletta (4 H) and Lauryn Fahey (3) had hot bats.
Lynnfield 5
Manchester-Essex 3
The Pioneers (6-6) returned to .500 with a two-run triumph against Manchester-Essex. Gia Gagnon pitched a complete-game one-hitter, allowing just one earned run and four walks to go with seven strikeouts.
Morgan Hubbard was 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs scored, and two RBI, while Angelina O’Hara and Gagnon had two hits apiece. Chloe McEwen and Faith Angelo also compiled hits.
Gloucester 7
Saugus 0
Saugus (5-7) was taken down by Gloucester after recording just five hits. Leading the Sachems were Alannah Duong (2-for-2, BB), Taylor Deleidi (2 H), and Ari Chianca (H).
“It wasn’t a blowout by any means and we hung with them,” said Saugus Coach Steve Almquist. “The kids played hard and we just have to recover.”
BOYS LACROSSE
Lynnfield 13
Ipswich 10
Behind Kelan Cardinal (5 goals, 2 assists), John Powers (4 goals), and Mike Murphy (goal, 5 assists), Lynnfield escaped Ipswich at Pioneer Stadium. Ben Pimentel made 11 saves, while Owen Considine scooped up two ground balls. Lynnfield won 20 of 25 face-offs.
GIRLS LACROSSE
St. Mary’s 10
Arlington Catholic 5
St. Mary’s (5-6-1) doubled up Arlington Catholic at Manning Field behind a hat-trick performance from Keira Twomey.
BOYS TENNIS
Marblehead 5
Beverly 0
Etan Farfel, Jayden Janock, and TJ Kelly served up singles wins as Marblehead (9-1, 8-0 Northeastern Conference) worked its magic against the host Panthers. Ty Cooper and Alex Boehning took care of first doubles, as did the duo of Austin Bacon and Quinn Fletcher in second doubles.
GIRLS TENNIS
Archbishop Williams 4
St. Mary’s 1
Despite a 6-2, 6-3 singles win from Carolina Toranzo, the Spartans met their match at Nahant Country Club.
Marblehead 5
Pentucket 0
Marblehead picked up an out-of-conference win. Sami Dosch, Nina Johnson, and Abbie Goodwin cruised through singles play, while Reese Friedman/Lani Gilmore and Josie Reers/Callie Gilmore breezed through doubles.
VOLLEYBALL
Malden 3
Lynn Classical 2
In set scores of 17-25, 19-25, 26-24, 26-21, and 13-15, Classical fell to 7-7 and 5-5 in the Greater Boston League. Leading the Rams were Kenzel Lantano (41 assists, 3 aces, 5 digs), Viet Tran (20 kills, 4 digs, ace), and Leo Cruz (8 kills, 7 digs, ace, block).
“Tonight was a tough one for us,” said Classical Coach Chris LeBlanc. “We came out flat and fell behind 0-2.”
TRACK AND FIELD
In Catholic Central League action, both the boys and girls programs from St. Mary’s picked up victories. The boys (6-1) took down Cathedral (103-31) and Bishop Stang (106-29), but fell to Bishop Feehan (79-57). Brandon Cruz (shot put), Damion Smith (400m hurdles), Jason Perry (high jump), and Lucian Paula (800m) performed well. On the girls’ side, they also defeated Stang (113-19) and Cathedral (101-30), but dropped one against the Shamrocks (91-45). First-place finishes came from Lea Deronja (200m, 100m), Tina Amin (long jump), Jazmin Rodriguez (high jump), and Kelsey Kwiatek (mile).
The Lynnfield boys (1-2) lost a close one to Amesbury (81-64), but received some stellar performances. Nick Kelter broke a school record in triple jump with a leap of 44-2, while Eli Mendese was a triple-winner in shot put, javelin, and high jump. Dillon Reilly qualified for states in the 200m, while also being part of the first-place 4×100 relay team.
