THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, September 27, 2019 Page 15 Boys’ soccer: Sachems outscore Fishermen, 5-3 By Greg Phipps U sually five games into a season doesn’t constitute a must-win situation. But the Saugus High School boys’ soccer team may have been facing that circumstance entering last Saturday’s tilt at Gloucester. The Sachems had started off the 2019 campaign by dropping three of their first four games, and they fell behind in Saturday’s contest. After James Rodrigues hit the post on a close-in chance for Saugus midway through the first half, the Fishermen made the first noise by pulling ahead, 1-0, at the 12:22 mark. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for the Sachems to respond, as Ben Tapia-Gately scored less than two minutes later to tie it. He then gave Saugus the lead just minutes later when he tallied on a breakaway. Gloucester evened it with five minutes left in the session before Kyle McLaughlin would regain the advantage for the visitors by making good on a header. That tally gave Saugus a 3-2 lead at halftime. Head coach Josh Hickey said the scoring eruption represented more goals than his team had managed through the previous four games. “I don’t think we scored this many goals all season before today,” he said after the contest. “I think we had a good game all around. The ball movement was pretty good and the goaltending was great.” The performance by Saugus netminder Jacob Goodwin may have saved the game for the Sachems, whose defense allowed Gloucester numerous close-in opportunities. Goodwin came up with several highlight stops, especially in the second half. Rodrigues redeemed his early miss by scoring twice in the second period. His first tally Saugus forward Ben TapiaGately breaks in on net as a Gloucester defender tries to stop his progress in last Saturday’s 5-3 Sachems win. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) gave the Sachems a 4-2 lead, and the second regained the two-goal advantage with seven minutes left after the Fishermen had pulled within one. Rodrigues’s second score came off a nice high shot from about Town Manager receives renewal of Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official designation (The following info is from a press release issued by the Town Manager’s Office this week.) T he Office of Saugus Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree is pleased to announce that Town Manager Crabtree has once again been designated as a Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO) by the state’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the highest title in the state contracting program. Town Manager Crabtree received notice of his recertification earlier this year after enrolling in and completing 25 continuing education credits, and successfully completing a two-day MCPPO Recertification Course and Exam. The Town Manager was first designated as an MCPPO in 2015. By law, MCPPO designees must renew their certification every three years by documenting their continuing professional education, knowledge and skill in the field of public procurement. The OIG administers the MCPPO program to develop the capacity of public purchasing officials to operate effectively and promote excellence in public procurement. As part of the program, designees are taught cost-effective, ethical and modern purchasing practices; the stewardship of resources in the public’s interest; and compliance with Massachusetts contracting laws. The program also provides an opportunity for public officials to discuss and exchange ideas and best practices among procurement officials. Awarding of the MCPPO designation demonstrates the recipient’s commitment to excellence in public procurement. The Town Manager stated, “I am proud to continue my professional development in the public purchasing field so that I can continue to better understand the interworking of the Purchasing Department, as well as offer my expertise in regard to numerous capital projects, such as the new MiddleHigh School and Master Plan District-Wide Solution, which includes the renovations of Belmonte Middle School and Veterans Memorial Elementary School.” The Massachusetts School Building Authority requires that one appointed member of a School Building Committee hold an MCPPO designation. Town Manager Crabtree is the MCPPO-designated appointed member on the Saugus Building Committee for the Middle-High School project. For more information, contact the Town Manager’s Office at 781-231-4111. J& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. 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