Like a tricky math problem, Swampscott’s girls lacrosse team came at its opposition from all angles on Wednesday. The Big Blue (2-1) smashed Winthrop 18-3 with seven players finding the back of the net.
Leading a high-powered offense were Cecelia Tripp (2 goals), Bridget Maloney (2 goals, 4 assists), Lea Beatrice (goal, assist), Quinn Kelleher (3 goals, 3 assists), Victoria Pierro (4 goals, assist), Bridget Urbano (4 goals, 2 assists), and Reagan Pelletier (2 goals, 2 assists).
Lilah Caplan made four saves for Swampscott, which battles traditional archrival Marblehead on Friday.
BOYS LACROSSE
Ipswich 18
Lynnfield 5
Despite a lopsided result in enemy territory, Lynnfield received strong games from Sean Bridges (2 goals), John Powers (2 goals, 2 assists), and Brendan Driscoll (10 face-off wins, 11 ground balls).
Winthrop 10
Swampscott 4
Swampscott netminder Colton Alex made 17 saves, but the Big Blue were limited to just one goal per quarter. Jason Rothwell, Emerson Joy, Will Rowe, and Ollie Braham were goal-scorers.
BASEBALL
Swampscott 7
Marblehead 1
Trailing 1-0, Marblehead had its bases loaded during the second inning, but couldn’t string hits together. From there, it was all Swampscott, which received multi-hit games from Caden Ross (3) and Dylan DiFilippo (2). Jamison Ford (6 1/3 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 BB, 7 K) was wheeling and dealing for the Big Blue.
St. Mary’s 3
Arlington Catholic 1
St. Mary’s (1-1) snatched its first win as Rolky Brea Arias allowed just two hits and struck out six batters across five innings. Kyle Doney picked up the save, while Rowan Merryman (2 H), Nate Cutone (RBI), and Michael DeMaino (RBI) guided the offense.
SOFTBALL
Marblehead 12
Swampscott 0
Marblehead’s Tessa Francis (11 K) allowed just three hits as the Magicians won in six innings (mercy). She helped her own cause with a pair of hits, including a two-run homer during the third inning. Also batting well for Marblehead were Tessa Andriano (3-for-4), Ashley Mortensen (3-for-4), Lucy Rogers (2-for-3), and Kate Andriano (RBI).
Masconomet 14
Saugus 2
Saugus, with just nine healthy players due to injuries and illnesses, fell to the Chieftains in five innings. Ari Chianca (1-for-3, 2B, R) and Alannah Duong (1-for-3, 2 RBI) led the offense.
“But the kids battled and fought hard,” said Saugus coach Steve Almquist.
St. Mary’s 9
Arlington Catholic 0
St. Mary’s (1-0) took care of business in its opener. Aliza Crean-Oviedo and Adyson Newhall combined for a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Do-it-all Paige Quigley compiled two hits, three RBI, and a homer.
Lynn Classical 15
Somerville 1
Aysia Olaes (3-for-3, RBI, R) did it all for Classical, also pitching three innings and striking out three batters. Jordyn Matheson batted 2-for-3 with four RBI, while Olivia Rodriguez secured her first varsity hit and struck out four batters.
BOYS TENNIS
St. Mary’s 5
Arlington Catholic 0
Make it two matches, two wins for St. Mary’s (2-0), which received strong performances from Stephen Nason, Simon Tenorio, Thomas Weber, Fadi Halidi, and Ryan Gil.
Marblehead 4
Bishop Fenwick 1
Marblehead (2-1) put a lid on the Crusaders behind singles wins from Ty Cooper, TJ Kelly, and Alex Boehning. Cordt Menzler and Caleb Sidman won second doubles, while the duo of Jamie Aguilar and Christopher Connors supplied Fenwick its only point.
GIRLS TENNIS
Lynnfield 3
Ipswich 2
Lily Alves lost her first singles set, but bounced back and won to clinch a Lynnfield (3-0) victory. Kami Khiat picked up a singles win, while Kathleen Brown and Christine Choi were victorious in doubles action.
Arlington Catholic 3
St. Mary’s 2
The Spartans (0-1) dropped a close one despite wins from Calli Allaire and the doubles team of Madi Desilets and Shaelyn Murphy.
VOLLEYBALL
Lynn Classical 3
Malden 1
In set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, and 25-17, the Rams (5-0) stayed perfect. Kenzel Lantano (36 assists), Riches Tep (17 kills), and Long Pham (26 digs, 39 service receptions) shined for Classical, which pulled off a little bit of history, too.
“Coming into tonight, we were 0-6 all-time against Malden, and to win this game, we were going to need to give our best effort and that’s what our kids did tonight,” said coach Chris LeBlanc. “We could not be prouder as a coaching staff.”
Whittier Tech 3
Lynn Tech 2
Lynn Tech dropped a tightly-contested match in set scores of 20-25, 26-24, 25-21, 22-25, and 4-15. Leading the Tigers (0-4) were Elmer Duran (19 assists, 11 digs, 4 kills, 3 aces), Kevin Robles (11 digs), and Sam Caraballo (10 digs).
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Lynn Tech 88
Nashoba Valley Tech 49
Lynn Tech (2-0 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference) defended Manning Field behind winners Colin McGough (400mh), Robert Tewksbury (2-mile), Emerson Ramirez (800m), Van Petit-Frere (shot put, discus), Francis Ucheighie, and Awan Awan (mile, 400m). Also victorious was the 4x100m unit of McGough, Anthony Brown, AJ Velez, and Sean Toro.
“A nice team win,” said coach John Hogan. “We were missing some athletes due to the flu, but had many youngsters step up with some needed seconds and thirds.”
