Vikings Blank Medford; Host Marblehead This Saturday at Larsen at 1:30
The Winthrop High boys hockey team improved to 4-1 with a 4-0 shutout victory over non-league opponent Medford this past Tuesday evening at Larsen Rink.
Sophomore Mike Holgersen paced the Viking offense with a pair of goals, with fellow sophomore Jay Fotiades and junior Phil Boncore also lighting the lamp.
Fotiades gave Winthrop an early 1-0 lead with his goal in the opening period, assisted by freshman Nick Romano. Boncore made it 2-0 before the period ended, assisted by assistant captain Nate Evangelista.
Holgersen, assisted by captain Petey Silverman, who slid a perfect pass to a streaking Holgersen who was cutting down the middle, made it 3-0 in the middle stanza. Michael then put the finishing touch on the Viking victory with an empty-net goal in the final minutes.
Sophomore goalie Mike Donahue, who was making his first varsity start, earned the shutout, turning aside 24 Mustang shots.
Coach Dale Dunbar and his crew will host Northeastern Conference (NEC) rival Marblehead, which is 3-2-1 overall, in a key early-season meeting between the NEC foes this Saturday. The opening face-off at Larsen is set for 1:30 and a good crowd is expected to be on hand.
The Vikings will make the long trek to NEC opponent Gloucester next Wednesday.
WHS Girls Roll Past Salem, 64-13
The Winthrop High girls basketball team improved to 2-0 in the Northeastern Conference with a runaway 64-13 victory at Salem Tuesday evening.
Reese Brodin led the way with 16 points and six steals. Grace Fleuriel also reached double figures with 12 points and freshmen Poli Tsiotos chipped in a nice contribution with eight points.
“It was a total team effort and a lot of unselfish basketball,†said WHS head coach Anthony Hatzisavas.
During the vacation break, the Lady Vikings came up short in a contest with non-league opponent Woburn, 58-35.
“We were down 12-8 after a very good first quarter with a lot of missed opportunities,†noted Hatzisavas.
Fleuriel topped the WHS scoring column with nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Maddie Stiglets hit for eight points.
Hatzisavas and his crew have a busy week ahead. They are scheduled to trek to Newburyport today (Thursday) for another tough, non-league contest. They will make another long bus ride to NEC foe Gloucester tomorrow (Friday) before returning home to host Newburyport in a rematch next Monday and NEC rival Danvers next Tuesday.
The opening tip-off for both of those home games is set for 6:00.
WHS Track Teams Meet Marbelehead
The Winthrop High boys and girls indoor track and field teams took on Northeastern Conference rival Marblehead last week.
Daniel Guauque scored six points for the boys, taking second place in the shot-put with a toss of 30’-7.5†and the 50 dash with a sprint of 7.2 seconds, a nose behind the first-place Magician, who also had an official time of 7.2.
On the girls’ side, five Lady Vikings scored points with third-place performances: Alice Joyce in the 50 hurdles in a clocking of 10.9; Ariana Cappuccio in the 50 dash with a time of 8.2; Iris Clancy in the 300 dash in 63.6; Olivia Nystroem in the 600 in 1:12.3; and Libby Carney in the mile in 6:38.4.
WHS Boys Hoop Hosts Gloucester
The Winthrop High boys basketball team will entertain Northeastern Conference rival Gloucester tomorrow (Friday) evening on the Chris Tsiotis floor at the Holland gymnasium. The opening tip is set for 7:00.
Coach Mike Triant and his crew, who came up short in a 64-40 loss to Salem this past Tuesday, then will hit the road to Danvers next Tuesday and to Peabody next Friday.