The Peabody and Lynnfield varsity baseball teams took part in weekend tournaments, but fell short in Sunday’s championship games.
Reading captured the Brendan Grant Memorial tournament title with a narrow 4-1 victory against host Lynnfield. The Pioneers were led by Madux Iovinelli (4 IP) and Luke DiSilvio (3 IP), but couldn’t generate enough offense to help the pitching duo.
“They deserved better, but we just didn’t produce on offense – that’s the bottom line,” said Lynnfield Coach John O’Brien. “They made all the plays and didn’t make one error.”
Charlie Morgan roped an RBI single, but that was as good as it got for Lynnfield.
“When you only get three hits, it’s tough to win a game,” O’Brien said. “We made a couple of mistakes and they capitalized on them. We just didn’t put the ball in play.”
Round one of the James Geanoulis and Gary Linehan Memorial Tournament was a good one for Peabody, which took down Danvers in extra innings, 3-2, and captured the Northeastern Conference Dunn Division. Ethan Waybret hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to seal it.
But Sunday, in the title game, Peabody met its match against Wakefield in a 10-0 final.
BASEBALL
St. Mary’s 6
Lynn Classical 2
A hard-fought showdown in the first round of the Doug Mullins Memorial Tournament saw the Spartans edge Classical at Fraser Field Saturday morning. St. Mary’s Michael DeMaino and Maxwell Parent connected on doubles, while left-hander Josh Doney recorded another complete game (7 IP, 4 H, 6 K). As for Classical, Rolky Brea (4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 K) pitched well, while Christian Figueroa (3-for-3, RBI, R) and Dami Munoz (1-for-2, RBI) led the offense.
SOFTBALL
Saugus 17
Northeast Metro 3
Maya Pina roped two hits and collected an RBI in Saugus’ five-inning mercy win against Northeast Metro. The Sachems – who connected on 15 hits – won seven of their last eight games to qualify for the state tournament. Helping the cause were Sofia McCarrier (5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 6 K), Alexa Morello (2-for-3, RBI), Taylor Deleidi (3-for-3), and Maria Silva (H, RBI, 2 R).
Georgetown 10
St. Mary’s 3
The Spartans (13-6) fell to Georgetown in Sunday’s consolation game of the Spartan Tournament. Ryleigh Williams was named to the all-tournament team for St. Mary’s, which concludes its regular season Monday morning against Arlington Catholic.
Reading 8
St. Mary’s 5
St. Mary’s dropped its opening-round game of the Spartan Tournament Saturday. Abbey Sousa batted 3-for-3, while Williams connected on a two-run homer.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Hamilton-Wenham 19
St. Mary’s 11
Despite a five-goal performance from Ava Nason and three more from Keira Twomey, the Spartans ran into trouble against a high-powered Hamilton-Wenham offense at Manning Field.
TRACK AND FIELD
Catholic Central League championship
St. Mary’s boys (4th place) and girls (5th) submitted solid performances in the Catholic Central League championships held at Bishop Feehan High in Attleborough. Brandon Cruz (shot put), Will Potter (800m), and the 4x400m relay team (Potter, Lucian Paula, Hakeem Akande, Jimmy Jennings) were first-place finishers on the boys’ side. As for the girls, medaling performances came from Kelsey Kwiatek (3rd, mile), Lea Deronja (3rd, 100m), Jazmin Rodriguez (2nd, high jump), and Jillian Roberts (3rd, high jump).
Cape Ann League championship
The Lynnfield boys competed at Triton High and finished with 46 points – good for eighth overall. Eli Mendese was named Athlete of the Year in the Baker Division of the Cape Ann League. Over the weekend, he tied a school record with a 6-6 high jump (1st). Nick Kelter broke a school record with a 44-6.25 triple jump (2nd) and placed third in long jump (20-1). The 4x100m relay team of Brendan Reilly, Dillon Reilly, Jesse Dorman, and Dan Lemieux finished third in 45.60.
Northeastern Conference championship
The Peabody girls won a tightly-contested meet with 150.5 points, squeezing by Masconomet (118.5), and Marblehead (104.5). Leading the Tanners was triple winner Alessandra Forgione, who won the discus (132-8), setting a conference record, as well as the javelin and shot put. On the boys’ side, Peabody was victorious as well with 173 points. Masconomet (133) and (Marblehead) followed in second and third, respectively. First-place Tanners were Peyton Smith (110m hurdles), Alex Jackson (shot put, discus), and Riley Michaud (triple jump).
