Future observe stars tackle friends in annual NEC Freshman / Sophomore Meet
The Marblehead High indoor observe groups stored their underclassmen busy over the holidays competing at the annual Northeastern Conference Freshman / Sophomore Meet in Gloucester on Dec. 29. The Marblehead boys completed fourth after accumulating 47.5 factors, whereas the women have been fifth with 32 factors. The digital timing system didn’t work for a lot of the races, however total, it was a aggressive, enjoyable day, in accordance with coach Nolan Raimo.
Girls excessive bounce
Freshman Addison Matulewicz (3-10) started her scholastic excessive bounce profession with a seventh-place end towards her convention friends.
Boys excessive bounce
Sophomore Clark Roszell (6-0) tied the meet file after beating out Julian Capece of Danvers for first place, as a result of he had fewer misses. Freshman Dexter Wynn cleared 4-10 in his debut as a excessive jumper to land on the podium after coming in sixth.
Boys shot put
Freshman Noah Duarte (27-1.5) set a new private finest mark to steer his teammates on this occasion, whereas ending twelfth total. His classmate Giorgio Bottari (23-3.5, private finest) was shut behind in sixteenth place.
Girls mile
Sophomore Norah Walsh (5:51.6) set a new private finest to take house the silver medal. Sophomore Ruby Assa (6:00.6, private finest) was shut behind in fourth place. Freshman Nadia Siragusa (6:27.3) was fifth. Freshman Ginny Donato (6:54) got here in seventh.
Girls 1,000
As the lone Marblehead runner taking part on this occasion, freshman Elisabeth Greely, in solely her second time operating it, completed tenth.
Boys 1,000
In one among the best races of the day, freshman Isaac Durand took house the bronze in a private finest time of three:01.30. Freshman Owen Meunier (3:33.73, private finest) was shut behind, coming in seventh total.
Girls 300
Making her debut, freshman Charlotte Hodgkinson (47.52) landed on the podium in fifth place. Her classmate Julia Thomson (50.93) was thirteenth. Sophomore Emmy Dolce (51.62) was proper behind her, ending 14th, and her classmates Sophie Bacon (54.40, twenty first) and Sophia Fargo (1:05.34, twenty second) additionally accomplished the course.
Boys 300
Freshman Nic Epstein (33.26, private finest) ended up seventh, whereas his classmates Jack Brousse (47.26, private finest) and Owen Casale (47.60, private finest) secured eleventh and thirteenth place finishes. Nate Moran (54.33, private finest) was 18th.
Girls 55-meter sprint
Sophomore Keira White (9.4, private finest) completed twenty fourth, and freshman Addison Matulewicz (9.9) was twenty ninth.
Boys 55-meter sprint
Sophomore Voeuncenzo Vorn (7.2, hand time) got here in fourth in the preliminary spherical, and did the identical after operating a 7.30 digital end. Freshman Dexter Wynn (7.5, private finest) missed the finals by .1 second, whereas settling for an in depth seventh.
Girls 55-meter hurdles
Freshmen Nina Badzak (11.2, fifth) and Charlotte Greten (11.2, fifth, private finest) certified for the finals by matching one another step for step. Sophomore Faith Apostolopoulos (11.3) narrowly missed the finals with a seventh-place end.
Boys 55-meter hurdles
In a area of all sophomores, Theo Benning (10.9) captured the bronze.
Girls lengthy bounce
Charlotte Greten (14-6) leaped to a seventh-place end. Making her debut on this occasion, Apostolopoulos (13-3) got here in ninth.
Boys lengthy bounce
Vorn (17-5, private finest) carried over the momentum from a profitable sprint to return in third, adopted by Epstein (17-3.5, private finest, fourth), Brousse (16-5, seventh) and Casale (15-10.5, eighth).
Girls 4×200 relay
The crew of Hodgkinson, Dolce, Bacon and Thomson (2:04.34) captured the silver.
Boys 4×200 relay
Brousse, Epstein, Casale and Wynn (1:55.62) teamed as much as are available in fourth.
Girls 4×400 relay
Assa, Walsh, Donato and Siragusa (5:03.55) have been credited with a fourth-place end. It was a protracted day for all 4 runners after additionally participating in both the 1,000 or mile.
Boys 4×400 relay
Meunier, Duran, Benning and Vorn (4:20.44) stepped as much as take the bronze. “Owen and Isaac had to double back after running the 1,000, which is an immense challenge,” mentioned Raimo, “while Theo and Voeuncenzo volunteered to run the relay, which was also their first 400 of the year, but, despite all of that, Voeuncenzo still ran the fastest leg.”
Wrestlers hold busy with over the holidays
The vacation season was something, however quiet for the Marblehead/Swampscott Black & Blue wrestling crew.
On Saturday, Dec. 20, at Mt. Hope High School’s Sharon Lombardo Memorial Tournament in Bristol, Rhode Island, there have been many particular person achievements. As a crew, the Black & Blue children completed ninth out of 12 squads.
Individually, it was one other large day for senior captain Liam O’Brien, who not solely captured one other title at 138-pounds, but additionally netted his 150th all-time win. He was already the program’s all-time chief in wins, however now with each win it will get even more durable to fathom the risk of anyone catching him. On this present day, O’Brien was so dominant that by the finish of the invitational he had an mixture file of 43-3 in his 4 matches.
Senior captain Colin Hart received his bracket (190-pounds) for the first time in his profession after a dominant 4-0 efficiency. Two pins and a choice propelled him to the finals, the place he bottled up his opponent from the host Huskies to safe a 13-3 resolution.
Senior Xavier Tejeda had his first-ever podium end after coming in fifth with a 3-1 file. All three of his wins have been by pin.
Junior Colin Homan, a first-year wrestler, got here up along with his first varsity win, earlier than ending up with a 1-2 file. Freshman Platon Danshyn duplicated Homan’s efforts.
Junior Jaymes Carey bounced again from a tricky semifinal loss to take house third place after going 4-1. All 4 wins have been by pin.
In the women division, junior Eva Goodman received her spherical robin occasion, whereas junior Maya Alix completed second in hers. Sophomore Anna Cruikshank got here out on prime in her first-ever match, earlier than taking second in the spherical robin.
Kristian and Kenny Drolette, Dylan Soule, Ilan Hod, sophomore Phil Duclos, Andrew Delisle, Ollie Dion and freshman Nolan Glass additionally participated in the invitational, they usually all gained appreciable expertise from it.
One week later, it was onto the annual Pentucket Holiday Tournament. The match passed off on Dec. 27. The Black & Blue crew ended up 16th out of 21 groups. “We were shorthanded coming into this invitational, (manning) only nine of 14 weight classes,” mentioned coach Mike Stamison.
Hart needed to settle for fifth place, due to a technicality in the bracket format, regardless of profitable 4 matches by pin, whereas shedding simply as soon as.
O’Brien ended up fourth after cruising by way of the first two rounds with an 18-0 technical fall and a pin. He then, nonetheless, bumped into a tricky opponent from Roxbury Latin, who beat him narrowly, 3-2. In the match for third place, there was controversy that led to an unlucky 5-3 loss as time expired. “We must learn from these setbacks, and leave no doubt in future matches against these tough opponents,” mentioned Stamison.
At 150-pounds, Glass put collectively his finest event but, going 2-2. At 157, junior Andrew Delisle went 1-2 that included a pin, which accounted for his win. Freshman Ryker Genest received his first varsity win with a pin over his Salem, New Hampshire counterpart.
Seventh graders Elliot Donato and Dion received extra expertise competing on this annual vacation event, together with senior Xavier Tejeda and Duclos.
Basketball Magicians cruise previous Fenwick to safe fourth win
The Marblehead High boys basketball crew went into the Christmas break with a 4-1 total file – 2-1 in the Northeastern Conference – after beating non-league host Bishop Fenwick, 57-36 on Dec. 21. Their subsequent sport was set to be Jan. 5. Go to MarbleheadCurrent.org for particulars.
The Magicians just about led from starting to finish, together with at halftime, 34-13. “We used our defense to create offense, particularly in the first half,” mentioned coach Mike Giardi.
Junior captain Finn Baron poured in 16 of his 22 factors in that first half to assist lead his teammates to victory. A complete of 9 Marblehead gamers scored at the very least one level on this sport.
