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Fontaine's 15 points pace Clippers
Boys Basketball
Newburyport 56, Ipswich 50
Sophomore Brett Fontaine tallied 15 points, five rebounds and two assists for the Clippers (5-8). Junior Eric Meyer added 12 points and seven rebounds. Junior D.J. Grabowski added 10 points. Junior Zach Fenton had eight points and two rebounds.
"With three seniors out, we managed to come out with a nice hard-earned win due to our supporting cast of sophomores and juniors," Newburyport coach Tom L'Italien said.
North Andover 70, Georgetown 53
Mike Messman had 20 points for the Royals (8-5). Johnnie Spears added 10.
"We're playing the wood of our schedule with schools that have three times as many kids as us," Georgetown coach Mike Rowinsky said. "We're struggling right now."
Rockport 64, Triton 53
Daren Lewis had 19 points and five rebounds for the Vikings (4-8). Mike Foley had 11 points and six rebounds. Richard Fecteau had nine points.
Hamilton-Wenham 66, Pentucket 41
Corey McNamara led the Sachems (6-7) with 12 points.
Lynnfield 63, Amesbury 61
Tyler Lay tallied 21 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks for Amesbury. Stephen Deas had 14 points. Stephen Talbot added 13. Amesbury trailed 50-39 after three quarters.
"I am most happy about the fourth quarter comeback," Amesbury coach Thom Connors said. "Tyler Lay had the best night of his career. We had everything we needed to win."
Girls Basketball
Ipswich 56, Newburyport 45
Junior Sam Leahy had 15 points for the Clippers (7-8). Sophomore Beth Castantini added 11 points.
pentucket 62, hamilton-wenham 12
Paced by an all-around performance by Ashley Viselli (10 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block), Pentucket (15-0) outscored Hamilton-Wenham in the second quarter, 27-1. Erin McNamara led the Sachems in scoring with 11 points and Lauren Iola and Vanessa Cahill each had eight points.
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Two heads are better
NEWBURYPORT — The decision to bring in Steve Malenfant as Newburyport's next head golf coach was no sand shot.
In as long as former coach Bill Pettingell was leading the Clipper charge, some eight and a half seasons, Malenfant was alongside him, serving as the team's volunteer assistant coach. -
Local schedule
TUESDAY
CROSS COUNTRY: Pentucket at Amesbury (3:45 p.m.); Wilmington at Georgetown (3:45 p.m.); Masconomet at Newburyport (3:45 p.m.); Lynnfield at Triton (3:45 p.m.)
FIELD HOCKEY: Amesbury at Pentucket (3:45 p.m.); North Reading at Georgetown (3:45 p.m.); Newburyport at North Andover (3:45 p.m.); Triton at Wilmington (6 p.m.) -
Golf capsules
AMESBURY INDIANS
Coach: George Dodier (4th season)
Last year: 7-9
Returning players: Jon Fournier, sr. (captain); Sean Ward, sr. (captain); Peter Merrow, sr.; Tyler Smith, sr.; Eric Eaton, jr.; Troy Eaton, jr.; Mike Zielinski, jr. -
Local briefs
Football
MVP Flag Football in Amesbury is now accepting registrations for the fall season. The league is co-ed and is open to ages 5-10. Registration can be completed on-line at mvpflagfootball.com. Visit mvpflagfootball.com or call Steve Coco at 978-378-0MVP for more information. -
Georgetown's Shores readying for marathon
GEORGETOWN — Georgetown High School senior Dan Shores has never worried about wins and losses throughout his cross country career.
Shortly after joining the team as a seventh-grader in 2005, he learned his enjoyment and the team's winning percentage would have to be mutually exclusive. The Royals have posted a combined record of 3-52 in his five seasons with the team. - A 5K family
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Two heads are better
