Wednesday Sports Schedule – Team Notes posted below / Graphics
Daily Item Team of the Week – Saugus Boys Basketball – Winners of the David Green Memorial Basketball Tournament – Sachems were led by Josh Osawe, Max Anajjar , and Ben Tapia-Gately – Additional details from Item Sports Editor Joey Barrett. (1/4/23)
Salem News Sports Blue Line Hockey Report – North Shore Hockey by the Numbers – by, Phil Stacey, Exec. Sports Editor, (1/4/23)
Programming Note: Coming Thursday morning – North Shore Sports Desk & Merrimack Valley Sports Desk shows with Dom Nicastro and Nick Curcuru.
Boys Hockey
Danvers 6, Peabody 1 Nick – Robinson 4g, 1a; Falcons now 4-2-2
Gloucester 7, Beverly 1 – 2 goals apiece for Karvelas & N. White. Good effort for Orlando making his debut on defense w/several strong breakouts.
Masconomet 7, Swampscott 4
St. John’s Prep 6, Andover 0 – Luke Quinn with 19 saves for the shutout
Triton 9, Hamilton-Wenham 0
Lynnfield 2, Newburyport 0 – Dan McSweeney 30 save shutout; Pioneers now 6-0-1
Rockport 3, Pentucket 1
Amesbury 4, North Reading 3 – Hunter Belisle (2 goals, 1 assist) Amesbury now 5-1
Chelmsford 6, Bishop Fenwick 1
St. Mary’s 4, Arlington Catholic 3 (OT) – Brady Bullock scored twice for the Spartans (7-0-1)
Essex Tech 9, Nashoba 0
Medford 6, Lynn Jets 0
Melrose 3, Stoneham 2
Wakefield 1, Watertown 0
Girls Hockey
Peabody 3, Newburyport 1
Winthrop 6, Medford 0 – Emma Holmes on her 100th career point
Bishop Fenwick 4, Bishop Stang 1
St. Mary’s 7, Acton-Boxboro 2
Boys Basketball
Danvers 54, Bishop Fenwick 43
Manchester-Essex 69, Ipswich 48
Girls Basketball
Manchester-Essex 54, Ipswich 27
Milton 41, Hamilton-Wenham 0
Men’s College Basketball
Worcester State 85, Salem State 53
Salem State men’s basketball opened the new year on their home court as they welcomed Worcester State University for a Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup. The Lancers secured the 85-53 victory behind an efficient shooting night from behind the arc (44.4%) to drop the Vikings to 0-1 in MASCAC play.
Chris MacDonald (Wakefield) paced the Vikings with 14 points while Jaden Castillo (Lawrence,) and Jarret Byrne (Melrose) added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Women’s College Basketball
Salem State 76, Worcester State 72
Liz Zaiter notched a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds and Abuk Teng scored a season-high 21 points as Salem State held off Worcester State 76-72 in the MASCAC opener for both teams on Wednesday evening at Twohig Gymnsium. The Vikings snap a two-game skid and improve to 6-8 on the season and go to 1-0 in conference. The Lancers lose their sixth straight and are now 4-9 and 0-1 in the league.
Team Notes – Graphics
Masconomet Boys Hockey
Lynn Jets Hockey
Lynnfield Hockey
St. Mary’s Boys Hockey
