WHS Sports Roundup

WHS Golfers Win Three of Five Matches

The Winthrop High golf team won three of its final five matches of the season this past week.

This past Tuesday in their season finale at the Winthrop Golf Club, coach Weston Lazarus’s Vikings topped Northeastern Conference rival Saugus, 60.5-11.5.

Leading the way for Winthrop was freshman Louk Belghiti, who handily defeated his Sachem counterpart, 8-1. Senior captain Nico Babine and fellow senior Dan Liberti both cruised past their Saugus foes, 7-2. Eighth grader Ryan Murphy won his match, 6-3, and junior Eli Wickham triumphed by a score of 5.5-3.5.

The contest was a rematch of the previous week in which the teams played on the Sachems’ home course and in which the Vikings also triumphed handily, 61.5-10.5.

Murphy was the top scorer for Winthrop in that contest, defeating his Sachem foe, 8-1. Nico Babine also was a big winner by a score of 5.5-2.5.

The Vikings defeated non-league rival Malden, 45-26, last week. Juniors Joey Rich (5-4) and Eli Wickham (6-3) defeated their Golden Tornado foes. Junior Jake Galuris halved his match, 4.5-4.5.

In a 43-29 loss to NEC opponent Masconomet, freshman Tomas Babine defeated his Chieftain foe, 5-4. Senior Dan Liberti halved his match and  junior Andrew Faretra scored four points for the Winthrop cause.

In a closely-fought battle with NEC foe Peabody on the local links this past Monday, the Vikings came up short by a score of 38.5-33.5. Nico Babine was the top performer for Winthrop, winning his match by a score of 6.5-2.5. Belghiti triumphed, 6-3, while Murphy and Liberti both were winners by scores of 5.5.-3.5.

WHS Cross Country Teams Doing Well

Both the boys and girls Winthrop High cross country teams have been performing well thus far this season.

Coach Nik Beshere’s girls squad has won two of its four meets, while the boys have come close in all four of their races.

Libby Carney has been leading the way for the Lady Vikings. Libby led Winthrop to a victory over non-league foe Malden last Wednesday in which she covered the 2.6 mile course at Pine Banks in a time of 18:41, which also topped the Somerville girls who were running in the same race against Malden (Malden and Somerville are in the Greater Boston League).

Libby was followed by teammates April Ferguson in a clocking of 19:39, Maria Vittoria Cimagiila (21:13), Sage Calinda (21:38), and Shams Karzan (27: 41).

On the boys’ side, the top Viking runner was Liam Natareno, who came across the line in 17:39. He was followed by teammates Liam Kenney (18:04), James Stangle (21:39),  Mason Whatley (22:06), and Dawson Franks (35: 22).

“Both the boys and girls teams did amazingly well and they all should be very happy with the times that they ran,” said Beshere.

Beshere and his crew will conclude their 2022 season over the next two weeks. They were scheduled to host Swampscott yesterday (Wednesday) and Masconomet next Wednesday on their home course at Deer Island.

The NEC championship race is set for Saturday, October 29, at Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park at 10:00.

WHS Volleyball Team Plays Well in Two Losses

Although the Winthrop High volleyball team came up short this past week in its matches with Northeastern Conference rivals Swampscott and Beverly, the Lady Vikings put up spirited battles in both contests.

In a 3-0 loss at Swampscott, all of the sets were hard-fought, as indicated by the final scores of 20-25, 23-25, and 19-25.

Among the major highlights for coach Lauren Kelly’s squad were the performances of freshman Anastasia Gajica, who served two aces in the first set, and sophomore Zoey Bogusz, who had two kills in the third set.

In a 3-0 loss to Beverly, Winthrop dropped the first set, 11-25, but fought fiercely in the final two sets, coming up just short by scores of 22-25 and 23-25.

“Despite the loss, our team played a tremendous match,” said Kelly. “We held a lead for the majority of the second set and played beautifully. Senior captain Hanna Essaouabi had both an ace and a kill during this set.”

Kelly and her crew were scheduled to meet Salem yesterday (Wednesday) and journey to St. Mary’s of Lynn tomorrow (Friday). They will host Danvers on Monday and Saugus next Wednesday.

WHS Boys Soccer Continues To Improve

The young Winthrop High boys soccer team continues to make strides as the season progresses.

Although the Vikings came up short by a score of 6-0 to a strong Peabody team this past Saturday, they fought hard in a 2-0 to Swampscott Monday morning on the holiday.

“We played an excellent Peabody team and we simply were overmatched,” noted WHS head coach Phil Ronan. “However, we played about as well as we could against Swampscott. We may not have the quality up front to finish our chances, but the boys gave an excellent effort. It says a lot about their character to work that hard despite being outclassed in most games.”

Ronan and his crew were scheduled to play at non-league foe Lynn Tech yesterday (Wednesday) and will host another non-league rival, Excel Academy, today (Thursday).

They will travel to Marblehead on Monday and host Masconomet next Wednesday.

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