Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022 Lady Sachems basketball even record with win over Medford By Greg Phipps A fter dropping three of its first four games of the seaLawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net son, the Saugus High School girls' basketball team evened its record at 3-3 with a solid 5027 win over Medford last Friday night. The Sachems were coming off a close defeat of Beverly just a few days earlier. Two Saugus players finished in double figures; Peyton DiBiasio poured in 12 points while teammate Ella Castle collected 11. Fallon Millerick chipped in with nine. Head Coach Mark Schruender credited the team's effective defensive effort for igniting the victory. "Defense is our offense when we're playing well, and that's what we had (against Medford). We were able to force some turnovers and get out in transition," he told the press after the game. "That's what helped push us out to that lead." The lead the coach referred to was a hefty 22-7 advantage after the first two periods.. Holding just a one-point lead at 5-4 early in the game, Saugus went on a 17-4 surge to build the double-digit cushion by halftime. Schruender praised the performance of Juliana Powers, Maddy Femino and Ana Silva for their strong play off the bench. "We rely a lot on our depth, so to get a lot of girls into the game will only benefit us going forward," he said. Saugus had produced an insurmountable 22-point lead by the middle of the fourth quarter. As a result, Schruender was able to empty his bench and give some of the reserves valuable court time. The Sachems have resumed their season after being interrupted when the recent COVID-19 surge forced the postponement of several games. A three-week layoff ended with the 35-32 squeaker over Beverly last Tuesday. The Sachems played at Masconomet on Thursday night (after press deadline), and travel to take on Marblehead Friday night. Saugus then hosts the Lynn Classical Rams on Monday night during a busy stretch of games. ~ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~ A new Northeast Metro Tech School would be expensive, but also would be a bargain that offers significant benefits to Saugus students. Vote “Yes” on Jan. 25 S augus is one of twelve communities in the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District that will be voting on whether to approve the District’s borrowing for a new building project on January 25. The Northeast Building Committee, in my opinion, has made a good case as to why the project is warranted and why they have chosen the option to build new rather than renovate, as Northeast suffers from most of the same issues that the old Saugus High School did, like failing and outdated HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, limited handicapped accessibility, energy inefficiency, lack of IT infrastructure and more. The building is outdated and simply worn out. The proposed building would offer significant benefits to our Saugus students, including additional capacity and shorter waitlist for Saugus LETTER | SEE PAGE 14 The COVID-19 Update Town reports 336 newly confirmed cases over the past seven days; one new death By Mark E. Vogler A fter two consecutive weeks of more than 600 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, the town experienced a dramatic reduction over the past week, nearly cutting its cases in half. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree announced that the state Department of Public Health (DPH) has notified the town of 336 new cases over the past seven days through yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 20), bringing the overall total to 8,059 cases since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. Crabtree also noted that the DPH confirmed one additional COVID-19-related death, bringing the overall total to 94. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said. Last week, the town reported 623 COVID-19 cases, which followed its record weekly high of 668 cases from the previous week. The town has reported 2,790 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 22. The ongoing surge prompted the Board of Health to adopt an indoor mask mandate two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Saugus Public Schools also experienced a reduction of cases in its four buildings, going from 189 cases (Jan. 6-12) to 101 cases (Jan. 13-19). This week, there were 39 cases reported in Saugus High, 20 in Saugus Middle-School, 25 in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and 17 in the Veterans Early Learning Center. A week ago, there were 42 cases in the High School, 64 in the Middle School, 62 in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and 21 in the Veterans Early Learning Center.
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