THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, January 3, 2020 Page 15 Saugus girls lose to Everett By Greg Phipps W ith about a week of practice time under their belt, the Saugus High School girls’ basketball team hoped to resume the season on a winning note. Unfortunately, they ran up against an undefeated Everett squad and came out on the short end of a 50-36 final Monday night. The loss left the Lady Sachems at 2-2 on the early season with a Friday contest on tap at Winthrop. Saugus will then host Lynn Classical on Monday. One highlight in the Everett contest was Taylor Bogdanski Saugus boys fall twice after earning first win finishing with a career-high 15 points. No other Saugus player reached double figures. Fallon Millerick netted seven while Kiley Ronan and Molly Granara held their own defensively against a formidable Everett front line. Thus far, Saugus’s victories have come against Salem and Beverly, with the two defeats being handed down by Lynn English in the season opener and Everett on Monday. The Lady Sachems are looking to carry over the momentum of a 14-8 campaign a year ago – a season that included a first round playoff win. By Greg Phipps M aking some adjustments on defense, the Saugus High School boys’ basketball team earned its first victory of the season last Monday, Dec. 23, at home. But the Sachems couldn’t extend the momentum of that first win and ended up dropping their next two games to fall to 1-5 as the New Year enters. Senior forward and team captain Christian Correia poured home 28 points in a 77-62 win over Essex Tech. That contest featured an effective 2-3 zone defense employed by Saugus – a move that led to numerous turnovers and mistakes by the opposition. Joe Lusso contributed 19 points to the victory, and Myles Manalaysay dropped in 15. Nick Israelnew traffic safety enforcement unit staffed by three police officers is a top priority in the town budget he would be recommending for the 2020 fiscal year that begins July 1. His request – which was also recommended by Interim Police Chief Ronald C. Giorgetti – passed at the Annual Town Meeting. There is no basis for speed limit reduction on major Saugus streets, according to a consultant hired by the town to do a town-wide speed limit study; The Engineering Corp. (TEC) of Andover offered preliminary recommendations for six streets. One of the highlights of the Saugus’s Taylor Bogdanski, shown here in action against Beverly, finished with a career-high 15 points in a loss to Everett on Monday. (Advocate Photo by Greg Phipps) town-wide speed limit analysis was the installation of solar radar speed signs, which Crabtree said have had “a pretty good calming effect” on drivson also netted six points and grabbed six rebounds. “We had a lot of really good performances. Christian played great, Joe came out hot and Myles is really starting to settle into the offense,” head coach Mark Bertrand told the press after the game. “When we can get all three of them going in a game like we did tonight, we can really be dangerous on offense.” Lusso produced 10 points in the opening quarter as Saugus led 22-12 after one period. and increased the margin to 40-27 by halftime. After an Essex Tech rally made it a seven-point game, the Sachems went on a late-third-quarter surge to build the advantage back to 59-42 after three quarters. Last Friday, despite strong PUBLIC OUTRAGE | from page 6 ing. More than a dozen of the solar speed signs had been installed by year’s end. Wheelabrator issues Relations between town officials and Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. remained strained. Wheelabrator representatives continued to skip Board of Health meetings, contending that the board’s ongoing threats of litigation against the company created an adversarial atmosphere. A Suffolk Superior Court judge concluded that the state Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) made the right decision in approving Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.’s plans to expand the ash landfill at its trash-to-energy plant on Route 107. New issues of conflict arose games from Correia and Manalaysay, the Sachems couldn’t keep up with the Beverly Panthers and fell by a 67-56 final last Friday at home. Correia finished with a double-double effort of 15 points and 12 boards while Manalaysay tallied 13 points and had four steals. On Monday, the Sachems found themselves in a close battle, trailing 35-30 after three quarters at Medford. But they managed just 10 points in the final stanza while the hosts put up 15 in an eventual 50-40 loss. Points were at a premium in this one, as Correia once again had a team-high 14, followed by Israelson with 13 and Manalaysay with nine. The Sachem boys host Winthrop this Friday night and travel to take on Lynn Classical on Monday. during 2019. The first one developed when Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. shut down its trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 to make repairs to solve noise problems which had bothered residents in Saugus and Revere for two weeks. At that point, the Board of Health voted to hold Wheelabrator accountable for alleged noise violations, noting that stiff fines and revocation were possible. Area citizens rallied on the front lawn at Town Hall to protest noise from Wheelabrator. During a show cause hearing held by the Board of Health, a Wheelabrator official apologized for the noise, but insisted the company kept the state and Board of Health informed of its response to problems. A Wheelabrator attorney disagreed with the “violations” cited by the Board of Health. Also last year, MassDEP issued a draft approval to Wheelabrator Saugus, Inc. on its pending application to update its existing Emission Control Plan (ECP). State Rep. RoseLee Vincent said MassDEP officials misled her about the preliminary ECP for Wheelabrator Technologies. Saugus and Revere residents expressed concerns about Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. being allowed to use emission credits to meet proposed pollution standards. Wheelabrator and MassDEP PUBLIC OUTRAGE | SEE PAGE 19
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