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10 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 MAY 20, 2021 Sports PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS Christian Loescher, right, went 2-for-4 with one RBI in a win over Swampscott Sunday. Fenwick rallies to take down Swampscott BASEBALL By Mike Alongi SWAMPSCOTT — The Bishop Fenwick baseball team benefited from a combination of timely hitting and shutout relief pitching on Sunday afternoon, rallying from behind for a 5-4 win over Swampscott in a non-conference battle at Forest Avenue Park. The key inning for Fenwick was the top of the fifth, where the Crusaders notched three runs to jump ahead for good. “Our hitting isn’t quite where we want it to be, but when we’re hitting the ball to right-center field then we’re doing something right,” said Fenwick coach Russ Steeves. “We were hitting a lot of balls to right-center (Sunday). Our approach was much better.” Fenwick had a number of key offensive contributors in the win, with Gianni Mercurio (2-for-4, double), Christian Loescher (2-for-4), Chris Faraca (2-for-4) and Tucker Destino (2-for-3) each notching one RBI. Mike Faragi went 3-for-4 with two doubles in the win. On the mound, Anthony Marino earned the win in relief after tossing 3 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit baseball. “Anthony came up big for us and really shut them down in the final few innings,” said Steeves. “He was fresh and rested, and he came in to get the job done.” Brendan Bloom went the first four innings for the no-decision, allowing four runs on five hits with two strikeouts. On the Swampscott side, Alex Greenfield led the way after going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Connor Correnti went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI, while Matthew McIntire went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Joseph Ford took the loss on the mound in relief, allowing three runs on six hits in three innings of work. John Cuttle got the start and the no-decision for the Big Blue, going four innings and allowing two runs on six hits with five strikeouts. “You hate being on the back end of a one-run game, but we battled the whole way,” said Swampscott coach Joe Caponigro. “We did a lot of good things out there, and hopefully we can take advantage of our opportunities and play some good baseball moving forward.” The Crusaders got things going right away, striking in the top of the first inning. Scott Emerson got on base to lead off, and after a groundout moved him over to second base, Mercuiro stepped into the box and laced an RBI double to put Fenwick up 1-0. The Crusaders added another run in the second inning, moving a runner to third base before scoring on a fielder’s choice. Swampscott finally got on the board in the bottom of the third thanks to an RBI single from Correnti to make it 2-1, but the big inning for the Big Blue came in the bottom of the fourth. McIntire tied things up at 2-2 with an RBI single up the middle, then Jason Bouffard singled to put runners on first and second. Two batters later, Greenfield stepped in and launched a deep two-run double to make it 4-2 Big Blue. The lead didn’t last long. In the top of the fifth, Fenwick got runners on first and second and then started hitting. Loescher and Faraca notched back-to-back RBI singles to tie the score back up at 4-4, then Destino put the Crusaders ahead 5-4 on an RBI double. Marino took it from there, shutting down the Big Blue bats over their final three atbats of the game. PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS Bishop Fenwick’s Liam Hill scored five goals in a win over Matignon Monday afternoon. Fenwick takes down Matignon for first win of the season BOYS LACROSSE By Daniel Kane PEABODY — The Bishop Fenwick boys lacrosse team rode a five-goal performance from Liam Hill to its first win of the season Monday, topping visiting Matignon 8-6 at Donaldson Stadium. “Liam came in last year as a transfer from Governor’s Academy,” Fenwick coach Steve Driscoll said. “He’s really stepped into the role of being a leader on this team. He’s especially helping with our young attackmen. We’re starting a freshman and a sophomore with him, so it’s crucial for him to be a leader. He produces and teaches these kids how to play lacrosse.” Nick Sasso, Aiden Anthony and Ryan McGann each had one goal in the win. Sasso actually spent most of the game anchoring Fenwick’s defense along with Nick Wesley and Liam Foley. The group shut down Matignon in the fourth quarter thanks to some solid late play from goalie George Kostolias. “In that fourth quarter, the defense was great,” Driscoll said. “It’s another brand-new group. Liam Foley was a captain of the soccer team this fall. He’s never picked up a lacrosse stick before in his life. He stepped right in, has started every game and played almost every single minute. Nick Sasso played attack as a sophomore, wanted to get on the field this year and grabbed the stick. And Nick Wesley has been an anchor in front of George.” The Crusaders jumped right out front early thanks to two quick goals from Hill and another from Sasso to go ahead 3-0. But Matignon clawed back into things in the second quarter with a pair of goals of its own despite being a man down after a penalty. Another goal from Hill gave Fenwick a cushion, but Matignon tied things up at 4-4 before the half. Things went back-and-forth for a stretch in the third quarter, but another Hill tally and a hard-fought score by Anthony put Fenwick ahead 7-5 midway through the quarter. With 32 seconds to play in the third, Matignon scored again to make it a one-goal game and looked poised to make another comeback, but Fenwick shut the door. Hill’s fifth goal put the Crusaders up 8-6 and Kostolias did the rest, with a few late saves to lead Fenwick to its first Catholic Central League victory of the year. “Games like this are huge,” Driscoll said. “We have to be able to learn from game-like situations. We’re definitely in the process of getting back into things, replenishing and rebuilding. We’re getting young guys a ton of runs, which has been awesome. We definitely graduated some guys from last year so it’s a really big learning process for a lot of these kids.” Fenwick (1-3) has a day off before visiting Cardinal Spellman Wednesday (4). “It’s nice to get into a groove here,” Driscoll said. “With this year, it’s recovery days in between games, not really practice. We’ll make sure all our bumps and bruises are taken care of so we’re ready to go next game.”
MAY 20, 2021 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 11 PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS Peabody’s Amber Kiricoples had five goals and three assists in a loss to Swampscott Thursday afternoon. Peabody comes up just short against NEC foe Swampscott GIRLS LACROSSE By Mike Alongi SWAMPSCOTT — Despite giving up a five-goal lead over the final 15 minutes of the game, the Swampscott girls lacrosse team ended up scoring two goals in the final six minutes to survive with an 11-10 win over Northeastern Conference foe Peabody at Blocksidge Field Thursday afternoon. “Every year when we play Peabody, both games are like this,” said Swampscott coach Jillian Robinson. “That’s a strong, smart team and every year they come to play. It’s always a mental test as much as a physical one, and our girls were able to come out with a well-deserved win.” Broghan Laundry led the offensive charge for Swampscott with five goals and one assist, while Elizabeth Green had two goals and one assist. Scarlett Ciciotti scored two goals, while Harper Clopton and Reese Robertson each scored one goal. For Peabody, Amber Kiricoples (five goals, three assists) and Hailie Lomasney (five goals, two assists) combined to score all the goals for the Tanners. Hailey Baker added three assists in the loss, while Emily McDonough had one assist. “I think we were rushing things in the first half and that got us behind, but in the second half we were winning it 7-1 at one point,” said Peabody coach Dennis Desroches. “But then we had a big turnover and a draw loss, and they got right back in it. The turnovers got to us. Swampscott is an excellent attack team, and you can’t give them the ball like that.” While the score may have been 11-10 at the final buzzer, both coaches agreed that defense and goaltending were key for both sides in the game. Swampscott goalie Sasha Divall had 13 saves for the Big Blue, while Olivia Lavalle made 18 saves for the Tanners. “Sasha has come a long way for us in the three years she’s been here,” said Robinson. “This is her first year starting varsity and she’s stepped up big. And I can’t say enough about our defense. Dennis is a smart coach and they were able to break down our zone, but the girls were able to switch to man-to-man over the final minutes to shut them down.” “We played some great defense tonight and Olivia Lavalle shut the door on some big shots,” said Desroches. “Those saves allowed us to get back going the other way, and that was key.” It was an up and down game for both teams. Peabody got things started about five minutes into the game, with Kiricoples scoring an unassisted goal to give the Tanners a 1-0 lead. Swampscott answered back a little more than a minute later on a goal from Laundry, and the Big Blue went on to rattle off four more goals in a row to jump out to a 5-1 lead early in the second quarter. Peabody responded with two goals from Lomasney over the final 10 minutes of the half, but the Big Blue got two goals from Robertson and one more from Ciciotti to take an 8-3 lead into the halftime break. Peabody came out and scored the first goal of the second half thanks to Kiricoples, but Swampscott answered back on a goal from Laundry a few minutes later. Then, things flipped. Trailing 9-4 with five minutes left in the third, Peabody went on a 6-0 run over the next nine minutes of game time to grab a 10-9 lead — its first lead since the opening minutes of the game. Unfortunately for the Tanners, things stalled from there. A few costly turnovers led to scoring chances for Swampscott, and the Big Blue didn’t disappoint. Green tied the game up at 10-10 on a goal with 6:18 to play before Clopton scored the eventual game-winning goal with 5:10 to go in the game. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE THURSDAY Baseball Pentucket at Lynnfield (3:45) Catholic Memorial at St. John’s Prep (4) Boys Lacrosse Peabody at Salem (4) Girls Lacrosse Salem at Peabody (4) FRIDAY Baseball Peabody at Gloucester (4) Softball Lynnfield at Georgetown (3:45) Winthrop at Peabody (4) Boys Lacrosse Lynnfield at Newburyport (3:45) Girls Lacrosse Newburyport at Lynnfield (3:45) Boys Tennis Lynnfield at Pentucket (3:30) Archbishop Williams at Bishop Fenwick (4:15) Girls Tennis Archbishop Williams at Bishop Fenwick (3) Pentucket at Lynnfield (3:30) SATURDAY Baseball Georgetown at Lynnfield (10) Bishop Fenwick at Bishop Stang (12) Boys Lacrosse Marblehead at Peabody (11) Bishop Stang at Bishop Fenwick (4) Girls Lacrosse Bishop Fenwick at Bishop Stang (4) Peabody at Marblehead (7) Track Lynnfield at Triton (9) SUNDAY Baseball Bishop Feehan at Bishop Fenwick (12) MONDAY Baseball St. John’s (Shrewsbury) at St. John’s Prep (4) Bishop Fenwick at Swampscott (4) Danvers at Peabody (4) Softball Lynnfield at Newburyport (3:45) Bishop Fenwick at Bishop Feehan (4) Boys Lacrosse Pentucket at Lynnfield (3:45) Girls Lacrosse Lynnfield at Pentucket (3:45) Boys Tennis Bishop Fenwick at Arlington Catholic (3:30) Girls Tennis St. Mary’s at Bishop Fenwick (3:30) Gloucester at Peabody (4:30) Track Lynnfield at Hamilton-Wenham (3:30) TUESDAY Baseball Newburyport at Lynnfield (3:45) Softball Peabody at Austin Prep (4) Girls Lacrosse Swampscott at Peabody (4) WEDNESDAY Baseball Marblehead at Peabody (4) Softball Amesbury at Lynnfield (3:45) Boys Tennis Lynnfield at Newburyport (3:30) Girls Tennis Newburyport at Lynnfield (3:30) Peabody at Beverly (4) Track Peabody at Beverly (4) Tanners hang on to beat Beverly BASEBALL By Mike Alongi PEABODY — Thanks to a great throw from Tanners left fielder Jacob Palharas to gun down the tying run on a double play in the top of the seventh inning, the Peabody baseball team hung on to take down Northeastern Conference foe Beverly by a score of 6-5 at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School Wednesday afternoon. On the offensive side of things, Juan Tolentino and Brendan Smith each contributed two RBI for the Tanners. PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS Peabody’s Jacob Palharas made the game-clinching catch to take down Beverly Wednesday at home. Joey Raymond added a double and one RBI, while Ryan Knight also had one RBI. Justin Powers earned the win on the mound for Peabody, tossing six innings and allowing four runs. Evan DeLillo earned the save. The Tanners held a 5-0 lead in the top of the fifth and looked to be cruising to victory, but Beverly battled back with five runs in the final two innings. The Panthers even loaded the bases in the top of the seventh before Palharas ended the game when he caught a fly ball and threw out the tagging runner at home.
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