Baseball
Greater Lowell Tech 4, Georgetown 2
Chris Esposito (1-3), Mike Ruh (1-3), Danyer Fabian (1-2, run, RBI), Marco Luisi (1-1), Ryan Browner (run), and Josh Ingram (RBI) all produced for the Georgetown Royals (1-1). The pitching for the Royals allowed 12 walks and two HBP; all four runs were unearned.
"It was a very disappointing game," said Royals coach Mark Rowe. "We were flat, and the pitching was not very good. It was very hard to stay in the game."
Girls Lacrosse
Manchester 15, Newburyport 14
Down seven goals heading into the second half, Newburyport put together a great second half performance, but fell a goal short ultimately in its comeback attempt. Coach Catherine Batchelder said the Clippers came out slow and got in too big a hole, which has been an unfortunate trend for the team this season.
Laura Fallon led the Clippers with six goals, Chelsea Roberts had four goals, Haley Johnson had two goals, Molly Scully had one goal, and Avery Hines had one goal. Lilly Galzareno had 10 saves in net for Newburyport.
Triton Regional 13, Ipswich 12
Down 11-7 with only seven minutes to go in the game, coach Stacey Beaulieu said her Triton Vikings appeared to be in a candy coma after allowing four straight goals to start the half. However, the Vikings scored four straight unanswered goals including Julie Parker's (2 goals) game-tier with 14 seconds left to send the game in overtime.
Then in overtime Natalie Sullivan (6 goals, 1 assist) scored to knot the game again at 12-12 before Erin Curley (4 goals, 1 assist) put away the game winner. Beaulieu said goalie Kristen Roberts (11 saves) was a lifesaver, stepping up to be a key player for Triton.
Other goal scorers for the Vikings included Sara Nardone with one assist and Jen Rock with a goal and an assist.
Softball
Newburyport 2, Triton Regional 1
Beth Castantini hit a home run for Newburyport and Molly Rowe (7 innings pitched, 3 strikeouts, 2 walks, 2 hits, 0 earned runs) was dominant on the mound as the Clippers got a close win over Triton. Lindsey Tomasz also had two hits and an RBI, and Cassandra Davis scored the winning run.
Boys Tennis
Masconomet 4, Pentucket 1
After a rough start, Ryan Swanson (6-7, 6-1, 6-3) started moving his feet in the second and third sets and crushed his opponent at No. 1 singles for Pentucket's only win of the day. Coach Christian Langlois said his team fought hard, but were overmatched against a more experienced team.
North Reading 3, Amesbury 2
Amesbury has not been able to quite get over the hump in each of its last three matches, losing each contest by a score of 3-2. Matt Incontri and Ben Uhlarik won at first doubles, 7-5, 6-0. Ben Lloyd and Adrian Bazenas won at second doubles, 6-0,6-0.
Ipswich 3, Newburyport 2
In a tightly contested match with Ipswich, Newburyport swept the doubles with Charlie Knowlton and Ryan Keene (6-2, 6-2) taking down first doubles, and Hunter Seabrook along with Tony Dube (7-5, 6-0) won in second doubles.
With the match coming down to No. 1 singles, Nick Filipancic gave Ipswich's Matt Burke a terrific battle (6-4, 2-6 , 7-6 (5-7)), but eventually succumbed. Clipper coach Neil Reardon said Ipswich was just a little tougher on the meaningful points.
Girls Tennis
Ipswich 5, Newburyport 0
"Everyone is improving every week," said Clipper coach Alyson Lindquist. "We just happen to be playing some very talented competition that feature players who have many years of competition. Our girls are still learning, but they are getting better with each match."
Lynnfield 4, Triton Regional 1
Triton's third singles player, junior Allie Murray, scored the only Viking points on the day, winning her match 7-5, 6-2.
"Lynnfield is just a tough squad. They always are," said Triton coach Martha Murray. "They have a lot of depth and some really good club players."
Masconomet 4, Pentucket 1
The Sachems (0-3) were unable to overcome the Masconomet Chieftains in their first league match, losing 4-1. Second singles player, freshman Rachel Downey, won her match 6-4, 6-4.
"Wind was just an incredible factor today, and I thought Rachel Downey did a great job adjusting to it," said Sachem coach Laurie Dunnet. "She played with patience and was very steady."
Boys Track
Amesbury 82, Pentucket 63
Despite 26 personal best performances by Pentucket, Amesbury had too much firepower for the Sachems.
Finishing first for Amesbury were Kyle Mroz (shot put, 40-2), James Pelkey (discus, 115-4), Alex Tamburello (2-mile, 11:48), Peter Seiss (mile, 5:13), Will Hadley (400, 58.0), Mike Dragonas (high hurdles, 66.7), Jeff Larnard (800 2:20), Patrick Foley (javelin, 131-9), Kevin Johnston (100, 11.1; 200, 23.4), and the 4 X 400m relay team in of James Cashman, Dylan Bagshaw, Jeff Fortuna and Will Hadley (4:01).
John Burton (high jump, 5-6; pole vault, 10-0), Brian Cormier (long jump, 17-9), Nick D'Amore (triple jump, 36-8.75), Alex Baribeau (high hurdles, 17.7), and the 4x100 team of Devrick Felder, Peter Koopman, C.J. Lataille, and Cormier (47.3) all had first place finishes for Pentucket.
Newburyport 72, Masconomet 72
Masconomet won the 4x400 relay by less than a second to tie the meet for the day.
Mark Bajko (400, 62.8; high hurdles, 17.5), Tom Svirsky (triple jump 37-11; 400); Greg Englehart (mile, 4:55), and Thayer Adsit (800, 2:14.3) all had first place finishes for the Clippers.
Triton 89, Lynnfield 56
Adam Jones (400 hurdles - 67.0; triple jump - 36'2), Andrew Buckless (2 mile - 11:04), Billy Tindle (110 hurdles - 16.6; long jump - 18'9"), Jake Stelline (high jump - 5'6"), Dan Busta (javelin - 125'6"), Neal Lojek (mile - 5:16), Jared White (400 - 57.9), Brian Cosgrove (800 - 2:09), and 4X100 team of Nate Allard, Peder Franson, Cody Miller, and Louis Cruz (48.1) all placed first for the Triton Vikings (3-1).
Girls Track
Newburyport 78, Masconomet 67
For the first time in a decade, Newburyport beat the prolific Chieftains.
Kendra Gaylord (pole vault, 7-0), Melissa Derrico (shot put, 30-11; discus, 93-4), Sara Tancreti (long jump, 14-5), Taylor Burl (high hurdles, 18.1), Jeanmarie Chaney (100, 13.8), Avery Cullinan (800, 2:35), Meg Corbett (200, 28.5), and the 4x100 team of Tancreti, O'Connor, Corbett, and Kiley Knowlton (55.6) all had first place finishes for the Clippers.
Triton 114, Lynnfield 31
Deanna Latham (long jump - 16'5"; triple jump - 36'11"; 100 -12.5), Sarah Murray (high jump - 4'8"), Rachelle Bourque (shotput - 33'9"; javelin - 112'5"), Ashley Pinette (discus - 102'5"), Ashley Matthews (pole vault - 8'6"), and Sara Auwerda (mile - 6:00) all came in first for the Triton Vikings (4-0).
"The girls showed a lot of heart and desire dealing with the conditions," said Triton coach Joe Colbert, "particularly since we had such a huge performance last Thursday over Hamilton-Wenham, and we were due for a little bit of an emotional letdown."
Pentucket 92, Amesbury 51
Off to a terrific start, Pentucket kept up the momentum against Amesbury.
Sarah Pearsall (shot put, 27-6.25), Lexi Kisakos (long jump, 14-1; tripe jump, 30-8.5), Charlotte Koolian (javelin, 105-10), Addison DesRosiers (2-mile, 13:15.6), Emily Funk (high hurdles, 17.6), Alanna Poretta (mile, 5:47), the 4x400 team of Pearsall, Liz Beauregard, Kitsakos, and Castiglione (56.0), April O'Brien (800, 2:28.5), and the 4x400 team of DesRosiers, Julia Quattrini, Andi Attenasio, and Poretta (4:43.8) all had first place finishes for the Sachems.
Placing first for Amesbury were Katie Kozacka (discus 70-9), Alyssa Harrison (high jump, 5-0), Courtney Ouellet (pole vault, 7-0), Bri Dandurant (100, 13.4; 200, 28.3), and Rebecca Crochiere (400, 72.1).
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