WHS Sports Roundup

WHS Golf Team Defeats Saugus

The Winthrop High golf team earned a 50-5-21.5 victory over Saugus this past Tuesday in a match held at the Winthrop Golf Club.

Leading the way for the Vikings was their top player, Connor Murphy, who defeated his Sachem counterpart at #1, 7.5-1.5.

Eli Wickham, playing in the #7 spot, put nine points onto the Winthrop side of the scoresheet with a 9-0 shutout of his Saugus counterpart.

Other Vikings who contributed points to the victory were: Nicco Babine at #2 with seven points;  Dan leberti at #3 with eight points;  Zack Shea at #4, with 3.5 points; Joseph Rich at #5 with five points; Andrew Faretra at #6 with 5.5 points; and Joey Cataldo at #8 with five points.

Last week, Winthrop came up on the short end of decisions to Gloucester and Danvers.

Murphy, playing at #1, was the top Viking performer in the Gloucester match, handily defeating his Fisherman opponent by a score of 6.5-2.5. Joseph Rich also played well, scoring four points in the #5 slot.

In the contest at Danvers, Dan Liberti won his match at #5, 5.5-3.5. Nico Babine at #3 played his Danvers opponent to a 4.5-4.5 deadlock.

Lazarus and his squad are scheduled to play at Marblehead today (Thursday) and at Swampscott on Monday. Both of those matches are scheduled at the Tedesco Country Club.

They will return home to the WGC for contests on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday when they will host Northeastern Conference rivals Swampscott, Masconomet, and Peabody respectively.

WHS Girls Soccer Hosts Danvers Tonight

The Winthrop High girls soccer team will be seeking its first win of the season when the Lady Vikings host Northeastern Conference foe Danvers this evening (Thursday) under the lights on the turf at Miller Field.

The opening kickoff is set for 6:00.

Coach Tracey Martucci and her crew engaged in only one game this past week. Northeast Regional had been scheduled to visit Miller Field on Monday evening, but the Golden Knights encountered a last-minute transportation snafu, which forced the postponement of the teams’ match to a date in October.

The Lady Vikings then made the long trek to Gloucester on Tuesday for their sole match of the week, but came up on the short end of a 4-1 decision.

After spotting the Lady Fishermen a 1-0 lead, Winthrop brought the contest back to level when Mia Martucci delivered a free kick nicely into the back of the Gloucester net.

However, the Lady Fishermen scored the next goal to take a 2-1 lead at the intermission. Gloucester made it 3-1 just 30 seconds into the second half and then added another marker for the 4-1 finale.

“We lost our momentum when Gloucester scored that quick goal to start the second half,” noted Martucci.

After tonight’s encounter with Danvers, Winthrop will entertain Salem next Wednesday with another evening contest under the lights at Miller at 6:30.

WHS Boys Drop Close Encounter, 2-1

The Winthrop High boys soccer dropped a 2-1 decision to Gloucester Tuesday evening at Miller Field.

The Vikings spotted the visiting Fishermen a 2-0 lead in the opening half and never were able to bring the game back to level.

Carlos Penalba Dura reached the back of the Gloucester net after the intermission, putting home a rebound from a shot by Esteban Alvarez that hit the post, but that proved to be the extent of the Vikings’ offense for the evening.

“Gloucester controlled the opening and closing 10 minutes of each half, while we controlled the middle 20 minutes,” said WHS head coach Kyle Gagin. “They took advantage of a few of our mistakes. The return game in Gloucester should be entertaining.”

Gagin and his crew, who stand at 3-2 on the season, are scheduled to trek to Danvers today (Thursday) and then to Salem next Tuesday.