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Jay Kenney stands beside his race cart in which he races in Londonderry, N.H.
Jay Kenney (#2) is ahead of the rest of the crowd during a trip around the Londonderry Race Track in
Londonderry, N.H.
Tia Maiden (#62) and Shea Marden (#22) take a spin around the Londonderry Race Track in
Londonderry, New Hampshire int heir race carts.
Wilmington under 12 girls soccer
WILMINGTON - The Wilming-
ton under 12 youth soccer team got
off to a fast start against Burlington
this week.
From the opening kickoff, Melissa
Marques playing right forward,
took control of the ball and directed
play with some nice passing.
(Catherine Chin scored first for
Wilmington with an assist from
Sarah Cheek, followed by Andrea
Gomez' first goal of the season with
Holly Brown assisting.
Kristen Frizol scored next with a
hard shot on net, with another assist
from Sarah Cheek. Kimberly
Strazzere pushing the ball hard
through Burlington's defense
scored unassisted for a 4-0 lead.
In the second half, Sarah Cheek
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playing a great game made it a 5-0
game. Next,Lisa Martiniello gave
(Catherine Chin a great pass and
(Catherine put in her second goal of
the game. Kim Strazzere finished
off the scoring with her second goal
of the game to make it 7-0.
Jacqueline Robargc, Katie Marasco
and Kelly Komenchuk all did great
jobs at midfield by keeping the ball
in Burlington's end all game.
Under 10A boy's soccer
team takes on Woburn
On September 6, the Wilmington
Boys U10 A youth soccer team
opened the fall season hosting the
Woburn Tanners at Shawsheen
field. The game opened with evenly
matched play.
Wilmington wingers, Tony
Karalekas, Jeff Youngclaus and
Dennis Fiumara tried to generate
some shots but both teams' defenses
would not let the other team close to
the goal. Midway through the first
half, Wilmington goalie Zack
Ungvarsky gathered up a weak shot
and punted the ball to the midfield
area. On the ensuing bounce.
Stephen Potcner headed the ball
forward to a streaking PJ Russo.
Russo fired the ball in the upper
right hand corner of the net to give
Wilmington a 1-0 lead.
The first half ended with Wil-
mington holding the 1-0 lead. In the
second half, the Woburn Tanners
came out determined to tie the
score, and early in the half
proceeded to do that. After a
scramble in front, a Woburn
Tanner wing put the ball high over
sprawled goalie Zack Ungvarsky's
out strcteched hand to tie the game
at one. Wilmington came right back
several minutes alter when Brian
Caira. at midfield, delivered a nice
touch pass to Jimmy Dasilva in the
center. Dasilva's quick shot into the
net gave Wilmington a 2-1 lead with
about 10 minutes left.
Woburn once again was deter-
mined to answer and started to
dominate in the Wilmington end.
The Wilmington defensive group of
Raymond Gravellese, Brian Sulli-
van.and Sean Murphy kept Woburn
at bay for most of the remaining
time. In the waning minutes of the
game, Woburn's best chance to tie
came after several saves by goalie
Zack Ungvarsky; one of the
rebounds found the foot of an open
Woburn player. The Woburn
player quickly fired the ball toward
the net, but Zack Mayo covered for
the goalie to preserve the lead.
Wilmington finished the game
winning 2-1 over Woburn in this
tense but exciting contest.
Town Crier Sports Staff
Sports Editor Jamie Pote
Correspondents Steve Repsys
Stephen Tobey
Jeff Nazzaro
EdLarkin
Photographers Bill Ryerson
JoeHakey
Peter August
Three locals
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catch race fever
WILMINGTON - On Sunday
afternoons you won't find them at
the beach, or the ball field, skate
boarding, or roller blading. Move
over soccer there is a new sport in
town; it's life in the fast lane! From
the beginning of May through the
end of September, you can find
Wilmington natives Jay Kenney,
Shea Marden, and Tia Marden at
Londonderry Raceway in London-
derry, N.H. The three of them race
karts weekly on the quarter mile
high banked oval. They've all
caught it. Race Fever!
Jay Kenney, a 10-year old, fifth
grade student at the Woburn Street
School, started racing this season.
He currently runs in the junior
sportsman division, driving a 1993
Bandit kart, with a five horsepower
Briggs. He averages speeds of SO
miles an hour around the quarter
mile oval, and is currently second in
the point standings.
"With my new motor, I might just
pull it off and win the cham-
pionship," hopes Kenney.
Kenney has consistently run well
with several wins and always
finishing up front. Bob Gilardi, his
crew chief and current financial
backer, says, "To run competiti-
vely, things can get expensive, we
are actively seeking a local mer-
chant to help sponsor Jay's 1998
racing season."
Shea Marden, a junior at Wil-
mington High School, drives a 1992
Coyote wide track, with a five
horsepower Briggs, in an the adult
rookie kart division. Shea is the
present points leader. The rookie
karts average speeds of around 65
miles an hour. Shea does all the
work on his own kart and helps out
with his sister's.
There is a lot more to these karts
than you might think, they require a
lot of maintenance, races can be
won or lost in the pits. Gaskets and
oil need to be changed; gear ratios
and fuel intake are adjusted before
every race. Proper chassis setup,
tire pressures and weight distri-
bution play an important part of
competitive racing."
Tia Marden, an eighth grade
student at the North Intermediate
School, also races in the rookie
division. She is the youngest at 13
and the only girl in hte division,
although there are several other
girls who race weekly at London-
derry Raceway. Tia drives a 1990
Margay chassis with a five
horsepower Briggs. Tia has three
feature wins, and is second in
points.
"I missed a couple races when I
got hurt at school last year.or I'd
have first I'm looking forward to a
better year next season; I'm hoping
to sell my kart and move into a Mini
cup car." Tia is also a track
assistant, and can be found in the
scorer's booth when not racing.
"It's sometimes nerve wracking to
watch such young kids traveling
wheel to wheel at such high speeds,"
said Gilardi, "But they learn
quickly, and really enjoy the
competitive atmosphere on the
track. Off the track, the kids are
busy being just kids, while the
parents are busy working on the
karts. Everyone helps each other,
someone is always willing to loan a
part or lend a hand."
Steve Marden, of Victory Lane
Racing Collectibles, of Wilmington,
the father of Tia and Shea says
"Auto racing has always been a
favorite with our family. We enjoy
traveling to different tracks
throughout New England. Now was
the time to form our own racing
team, SCSC Racing. Karting is how
some of the biggest names in auto
racing got their start. Tia's dream is
to someday win the Daytona 500
and this is where you start."
Londonderry Raceway, whose
slogan is "let the fun begin" is a
family oriented race track. It
re-opened just last year, although
many of may remember it in its
heyday as the Manchester Motor-
dome. The track offers many
different divisions of racing, such
as quarter midgets, karts, mini
sprints; champ karts, micro-mods,
ami mini-cup cars. All can be seen
on Sundays speeding around the
track.
"All the divisions adhere to WKA,
World Karting Association rules,"
said Steve Marden. "No driver is
ever placed in a division beyond
their abilities; safety is the primary
concern. We have children as young
as five driving quarter midgets.
With fresh pavement this year and
other in the area. We are proud of
the family atmosphere we have
created. You can find three
generations racing on any given
Sunday."
If you would like more infor-
mation about karting or London-
Dr. D's off to
slow start
derry Raceway stop by Victory
Lane Racing Collectibles at 378
Middlesex Ave.. Wilmington or
call 657-6599.
*This racing column, while in
season, will appear regularly in the
Town Crier.
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