In a track and field meet against the Tanners of Peabody, Marblehead received several strong performances across various events.
Elise Burchfield, Marc Grazado, and Paige Tredwell performed well in the high jump, while Riley Schmitt and Lillian Reddy led the charge in shot put. Thomas Carlson and Ava Machado sprinted well in the 50m, while Kate Twomey and Isaac Gross put on shows in the mile.
Seamus Crowley and LeDaisha Williams received strong praise from coach Nolan Raimo in the 300m, while Xavier Grazado (600m), Grace Mortensen (1,000m), and Cat Piper (2-mile) all impressed in their respective events.
TRACK AND FIELD
St. John’s Prep 82
Catholic Memorial 9
Zach Lankow and his St. John’s Prep track team remained perfect (3-0) after running into Catholic Memorial. Event winners were Ahmir Hykel, Andrew Vigneaux, Brendan Burke, Liam Sullivan, Hunter Opal, Tyler Navarro, Mateo DeOrio, Andrew Bertucci, and Quinn Hubbard.
BOYS HOCKEY
St. John’s Prep 3
Bishop Feehan 2
No home ice, no problem for The Prep, which squashed the Shamrocks after outshooting them 47-6 on Saturday. Cam Umlah potted two goals for the Eagles, who climbed to 2-1 on the young season.
St. John’s Prep 3
La Salle 1
St. John’s Prep, which outshot La Salle 32-10 and won 3-1, picked up its first win of the season. Ryan DeLucia scored his first varsity goal – the dagger in the third period. Johnny Tighe scored a goal for the Eagles, also dishing one to Christian Rosa.
BOYS HOCKEY
Essex Tech 7
Marblehead 0
It was one of those nights for the Headers, who fell 7-0 at the hands of the Hawks. Essex Tech scored four goals in the first 10 minutes, and controlled the action from there.
WRESTLING
St. John’s Prep 63
Monty Tech 15
Chalk up five matches and five victories for St. John’s Prep’s wrestling team after its 63-15 win on Wednesday. Winning Eagles were Graham Conway, Braedon Goes, Jimmy Lally, Will LaVallee, Ryan DeSouza, Jayden D’Ambrosio, Matt Pineiro, Vincent Bilotti, Rani Haddad, Marc Pineiro, and Alex Bajoras.
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Marblehead 101
Beverly 55
The Magicians were no match in the pool, as swimmer after swimmer qualified for states and sectionals, according to coach Susan Guertin. Marblehead defeated Beverly, 101-55.
“It was a really good meet,” she said.