Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 2, 2024 ~ Mystic Valley regional Charter School Sports ~ Eagles Swim Team Earns 17th Consecutive CAC Title T he Mystic Valley Varsity Girls Swim team competed in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference League Championship Meet at Lynn Technical High School on the afternoon of Thursday, January 25. In the meet, the Eagles dominated the other eight teams, winning Gold in every event and scoring 638 points – outdistancing the Coop team of Lowell/Innovation/ Nashoba by over 300 points. In a dominant display of speed and endurance that set the tone for the day in the first event, the girls relay team of Sydney Cao, Isabella Cirame, Lucia Antonucci and Britney Nayiga took first in the 200 Yard Medley relay with a seed time of 2:00.81. In the nine individuThe Eagles Swim Team Champs, from left to right: Back row: Belinda Mwebaza, Britney Nayiga, Noely Mendez, Nicole Kelso, Isabelle Pennachio, Makda Johannes, Gracy Thapa, Miriam Johannes and Crystal Tang; front row: Melina Catic, Isabella Cirame, Lana Santos-Albuquerque, Khloe Co, Brook Burke and Sydney Cao. al events, Mystic Valley swimmers placed first, second and third in every event. Winning both their individual events were Isabella Cirame, 200 Free and 200 Individual Medley; Britney Nayiga, 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke; and Sydney Cao, 100 Free and 100 Back. Isabelle PenEagles Earn Senior Day Win I t was Senior Day on Friday for the Mystic Valley Eagles. Four seniors were honored prior to the Eagles’ meet against Greater Lowell. The Eagles were victorious with an 89-71 win. A few highlights of the meet: • In the 200-yard IM, Jaden Anthony took first with a lifetime best time of 2:10.21. Anthony was followed by sophomore Britney Nayiga in a time of 2:30.35 and Khloe Co in 2:31.54. • In the 500-yard freestyle, sophomore Christian Antonucci added a lifetime best of 5:15.81. • In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Jason Yan, Antonucci, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso and Lucas Freitas placed first with a time of 1:46.22. • In the 100-yard IM, Yan placed first with a time of 57.16. • In the 100-yard butterfly, sophomore Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso led the way with a time of 56.24. • In the 100-yard freestyle, junior Sydney Cao placed first with a time of 56.81. • In the 200-yard freestyle, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso led with a time of 1:56.80, followed by Lucas Santos in 1:57.58 and Isabelle Pennachio in 2:12.94. • In the 50-yard freestyle, Antonucci placed first with a time of 23.89. Seniors, pictured from left to right: Makda Johannes, captain Jason Yan, George George and Miriam Johannes. ~ SHS Sachems Sports roundup ~ SAUGUS BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM SPLITS LAST TWO Saugus High School picked up a much-needed 64-59 win at home vs Winthrop to snap a losing streak. Danny Shea led the way with 29 points, and Huey Josama ended up in double figures with 11 points. Cam Victor added nine points, and Cam Soroko (six points), Isaiah Rodriguez (five points) and Ryan Shea (four points) contributed on offense. Saugus fell in its next game to Dracut, 66-49, in a non-leaguer with the Merrimack Valley Conference foe. The Sachems fell to 4-10 with the loss. Danny Shea, Ryan Shea and Josama led Saugus with 13 points each. Rodriguez added seven and Travis Goyetche dropped home three. Saugus hosts Salem on Friday, Feb. 2 at home (7 p.m.) and travels to Gloucester on Tuesday, Feb. 6 (7 p.m.). SAUGUS-PEABODY WRESTLING TAKES THIRD AT NEC/CAL MEET The Saugus-Peabody wrestling squad took third place at the Northeastern Conference/Cape Ann League meet with 180 points, behind second-place Gloucester (209.5) and champion Beverly (222.5). Ten teams competed. Saugus’ Max LoRusso at 138 pounds won three matches, including a pin in the finals against Lynnfield/North Reading’s David Glynn. LoRusso finished second last year. Saugus’ Sam LoRusso won his division of 157 pounds. Other results: Peabody’s Jackson Deleidi (second, 113), Saugus’ Elias Diaz (second, 132), Saugus’ Justin Bremberg (second, 150) and Saugus’ Luke Calder (second, 165). Saugus-Peabody tied Marblehead-Swampscott, 38-38. Winners for Saugus-Peabody were: 126: Landon Rodriguez of Peabody over Andrew Delisle of Marblehead. 132: Diaz over Chuck Conlon of Marblehead. 138: Max Lorusso over Devin DiBarri of Marblehead, 16-1. 150: Bremberg over Clive Connolly, 19-2. 157: Sam Lorusso over Alejandro Haven of Marblehead, 17-2. 165: Calder over Phineas Jakious of Marblehead, 19-2. 285: Antonio Anzalone of Peabody over Justin Gonzalez of Marblehead. PEABODY-SAUGUS HOCKEY TEAM PICKS UP TWO WINS The Peabody-Saugus hockey team grabbed a pair of wins in its last three games. The team beat Minuteman, 7-1, at home and topped Chicopee, 5-3, on the road. Those came sandwiched around an 8-0 loss to Gloucester on the road. “We had a flurry of scoring from all three of our lines over the first two periods getting up to a large lead,” Peabody-Saugus coach Jason Marshall said of the Minuteman game. Freshman Demetri Breton of Saugus got his first varsity goal. Senior captain Trevor Pacheco of Peabody had a goal and two assists, and senior captain Michael Ryan of Saugus, junior Nate Palhares of Peabody and sophomore Brandon Berone of Peabody each had two points. Against Chicopee, Berone had a natural hat trick in the first 10 minutes of the game to give the Tanners an early lead. Senior Dom Chianca of Saugus added two goals in the third to clinch the win. Each finished the game with four points. nachio and Lana Santos-Albuquerque won gold in the 100 yard butterfly and 500 yard freestyle, respectively. In the two other relays, Mystic Valley also swam to victory. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Antonucci, Crystal Tang, Santos-Albuquerque and Kelso placed first with a time of 1:52.11, and in the final event of the day, the 400 yard freestyle relay, Mystic Valley’s team of Cao, Nayiga, Cirame and Santos-Albuquerque placed first with a time of 3:50.91. The Eagles will be back in the water on Saturday, February 3, at home for a last chance meet and again on Saturday, February 10, at the MIAA Sectional Tournament at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For more information on Mystic Valley athletics, visit mvrcs.com/athletics.
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