Boys Cross Country
Amesbury 20, Lynnfield 35
Jeff Larnard placed second (17:22) for Amesbury (3-6) at Lynnfield. James Parady placed third (17:43). Alex Tamburello finished fourth (18:02). Peter Seiss placed fifth (18:05). Liam Leary placed sixth (18:10).
Hamilton-Wenham 15, Pentucket Regional 48
Jason Cox (18:02) led most of the race for Pentucket (2-6) but finished sixth at Pipestave Course. Matt Pearsall placed 11th (18:52). Cam Doe (19:10) placed 14th. Hunter Sawyer placed 18th (19:44).
Ipswich 18, Triton Regional 39
Brian Cosgrove placed third overall for Triton (5-3) at Georgetown's course. Zack Peabody (18:24) placed eighth. Andrew Buckless finished ninth (18:26). Kenny Mitchell placed 11th (18:47). T.J. Howard placed 12th (18:55).
"We were up against a good team," Triton coach Joe Colbert said. "I'm very happy with the boys."
Triton Regional 19, Georgetown 44
Brian Cosgrove placed third overall for Triton (5-3) at Georgetown's course. Zack Peabody (18:24) placed eighth. Andrew Buckless finished ninth (18:26). Kenny Mitchell placed 11th (18:47). T.J. Howard placed 12th (18:55).
"We were up against a good team," Triton coach Joe Colbert said. "I'm very happy with the boys."
Girls Cross Country
Lynnfield 25, Amesbury 34
Deryn Zahoruiko placed second (21:13) for Amesbury (2-7) at Lynnfield. Shawna Wade placed fourth (22:13). Meghan Gallagher finished fifth (22:20).
Triton Regional 15, Georgetown 49
Colleen Loughlin placed first (20:35) for Triton (6-2) at Georgetown's course. Erin Loughlin placed second (20:41). Sara Auwerda finished third (20:52).
"Our girls are catching people by surprise," Triton coach Joe Colbert said. "We have a real small team with no seniors."
Hamilton-Wenham 23, Pentucket Regional 36
Alanna Poretta placed first (18:48) at Pipestave Course. She held off Emily Lanois (19:09) of Hamilton-Wenham — one of the top runners in the state. April O'Brien (19:44) placed fifth. Amy Babeau (20:42) finished seventh. Caroline Babeau (22:14) finished 13th.
"Alanna is running so strong," Pentucket coach Darrel Cox said. "She's so much mature than she was a year ago."
Triton Regional 18, Ipswich 40
Colleen Loughlin placed first (20:35) for Triton (6-2) at Georgetown's course. Erin Loughlin placed second (20:41). Sara Auwerda finished third (20:52).
"Our girls are catching people by surprise," Triton coach Joe Colbert said. "We have a real small team with no seniors."
North Andover 19, Newburyport 37
Lindsay Cullen (17:52) placed third for Newburyport (4-3). Kim Martins (18:38) finished sixth. Kristin Cole (19:03) placed eighth.
"We're pointing at the Division 4 meet at Franklin Park," Newburyport coach Don Hennigar said. "North Andover's Division 2, so we don't have to face them. We're still a good team."
Field Hockey
Manchester Essex 7, Pentucket Regional 0
The Manchester-Essex field hockey team got a big shot in the arm with the return of play maker Lee Stroman. The senior midfielder had missed the first half of the season with a torn ACL that she suffered last winter. Stroman made an instant impact scoring a goal in the Hornets 7-0 win over Pentucket yesterday.
"It is huge for us to get Lee back," Hornets head coach Pam Grant said. "She is a great player and will really help us down the stretch."
Manchester Essex (8-1-1) got two goals from Amelia Cohen and Amelia Burke. Lizzy Ball and Jen Bishop added one goal each.
Georgetown 3, Triton Regional 1
The visiting Triton Vikings bowed to the Georgetown Royals 3-1 yesterday. Sarah Nardone made 12 saves for the Vikings and Nicole Lebel notched a goal in the first half of play. Triton had the advantage in penalty corners, 18-9.
"Both goalies played very well," said coach Donna Andersen. "We played them very well, and I feel that the game could have went either way."
Newburyport 4, North Reading 0
The Newburyport Clippers (5-2-3) overwhelmed the North Reading Hornets (0-7-2) last night, 4-0. The Clippers leading scorer, Ashley Karelis, notched two goals and an assist, while Callie Hefferan and Cassandra Davis scored goals, and Taylor Purcell had an assist. Leah Svoboda and Haley Morris had three saves each for Newburyport. The Clippers had the advantage in corner penalties (5-4) and shots on goal (26-4).
"Ashley Karelis played unbelievably tonight with a couple beautiful shots on goal," said Clipper coach Lauren Hefferan. "Callie Hefferan and Rachel Notargiacomo both played excellent also. The team flowed tonight, and the new system is really catching on."
Ipswich 0, Amesbury 0
The Amesbury Indians (3-5-2) and the Ipswich Tigers (4-2-3) finished in a draw on Thursday night at the Amesbury Sports Park. Amesbury had the advantage in penalty corners (9-5) and shots on goal (20-5).
"This was our best overall game as a team," said Indians coach Gail Kelleher. "The girls are starting to gel and they really shined tonight."
Golf
Pentucket Regional 149, North Reading 120
The Pentucket Sachems (8-5) won their fourth match in a row against the North Reading Hornets (1-8), 149-120. Vito Martello led the way with 30 points, while Matt Pendergast (29), Jason Steele (26), Serge Smaila (25), and Josh Milewski (23) added the support.
"We were down six after the first pair came in, but once Vito (won by 8 points) and Matt (won by 15 points) rolled in, I was able to relax a bit," said Sachem coach Jayne Martinese. "Josh had his season high today and outscored his opponent by 19 points."
Amesbury 132, Manchester Essex 128
The Amesbury Indians (4-8) pulled out a close win over the visiting Manchester-Essex Hornets (4-7), 132-128. Joe Kezer (34), James Cashman (23), Dylan Powers (22), Sean Ward (18), Troy Eaton (18), and Jon Fournier (17) were the leading scorers for the Indians. Seventh grader Miles Wood led the Hornets from the eight spot with 27 points.
"We knew they were a pretty high-scoring team, so we knew we had to play well to get the win," said coach George Dodier. "It was tight all the way, and Joe Kezer helped us out a lot with a 1 over par round."
Triton Regional 157, Hamilton-Wenham 126
The Triton Vikings (11-0) plugged out another win by beating the Hamilton-Wenham Generals, 157-126, and continued their league winning streak to 25 games. Viking senior/captain Andrew Fecteau led all players with 38 points by finishing 1 under par. Tom Bashaw (28), Cam D'Agastino (27), Richard Fecteau (23), and Mike Zappala (22) rounded out the victory for Triton.
"The Generals have a solid team and it was important for us to get a win over such a good group," said Triton coach Rich Dube. "Andrew Fecteau had a remarkable day."
Boys Soccer
Newburyport 2, North Reading 0
Tom Svirksy put the Clippers (4-4-1) on the board in the first half. Steve Bjayko added a tally in the second half on an assist from Phil Arets.
Amesbury 5, Georgetown 3
You can put Amesbury (1-3-4) on the board, yes. The Indians, who fell behind to Georgetown, 3-2, in the second were quite resilient in coming from behind to beat the Royals.
Dylan Bagshaw was the guy for Amesbury. Despite a hurt ankle, Bagshaw put home a hat trick to lead the way. Jay Wade and Kyle Bell had the other two Indian goals, and Mike Dragonas had an assist.
Coach Brett Manoloff said the key to getting the team's first win was staying on the offensive end late in the game, keeping the pressure on instead of trying to hold onto the lead.
Triton Regional 2, Ipswich 0
Nick Cross deposited a first-half goal for Triton (4-1-3) on an assist from a corner kick from Nate Shelter. Evan Schwarz added a second-half goal assisted by Justin Paquette.
Girls Soccer
Lynnfield 4, Pentucket Regional 1
The Pentucket Sachems (3-5-0) fell to the Lynnfield Pioneers (6-1-1) last night, 4-1. Sarah Felig scored the lone Sachem goal and Heather Thomas did her best in goal with six saves for Pentucket.
"Other than a span in the second half where Lynnfield scored three times in four minutes, this game was very back and forth," said Sachem coach Greg Scruton. "Regardless of the outcome, I'm still very proud of how well they passed the ball around and played defense."
Ipswich 3, Triton Regional 1
Triton just can't seem to turn its season around after suffering another crushing loss, this time at the hands of Ipswich, 3-1.
Deanna Latham finished a beautiful one-time shot from Rachel Bourque with 10 minutes to go, and the Vikings seemingly had all the momentum heading into the second half. In the second half Brittany Caprio's cross from 20 yards out bending across the face of goal looked to be a great chance to put the team ahead, but no one could get a touch. Fifteen minutes to go Ipswich put in the first of its two second half goals and finished the game off with only three minutes remaining.
Newburyport 3, North Reading 1
She did it.
In a 3-1 win over North Reading, Newburyport's Jillian Kinter tied Kristin Mahoney's school record for goals scored in a career with 76 when Veronica Poirier took a throw in from Avery Cullinan in the seventh minuted and crossed back door to the wide open senior.
However, Kinter's effort was not the first of the day for the Clippers. Laura Muise put Newburyport on the board first dribbling through three defenders after terrific pass from Taylor Bresnahan. Then in the 24th minute Poirier, not to be outdone by Kinter, hit a side volley from 15 yards out to save to keep pace on the year with 12 goals a piece.
