Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 8, 2022 Saugus erupts for 15 runs in season opener Meet the 2022 Saugus High School Varsity Girls’ Tennis Sachems Saugus High School Varsity Girls’ Tennis Sachems, pictured from left to right: Back row, pictured from left to right: Ashleigh Moore, Senior Co-Captain Rayaan Jubeili, Madison Riera, Senior Co-Captain Diane Jubeili, Amelia Pappagallo, Rachel Rivas, Morgan Belyea, Junior Co-Captain Shylah Curtis, Alex Couseillant and Head Coach Kristen Gerety. Front row, pictured from left to right: Madison Casaletto, Lily Comeau, Sami Sarnacchiaro, Tameira Klempa-Brown, Wiktoria Bieguen, Junior Co-Captain Mia Klempa-Brown, Jessica Scandone and Junior Co-Captain Alexandra Aguilar. Not present: 8th graders Jennifer Tran and Kayla Manfredi. Sophomores, pictured from left to right: Ashleigh Moore, Madison Riera, Amelia Pappagallo, Madison Casaletto, Morgan Belyea and Lily Comeau. Felicia Reppucci drove in three runs in Saugus’s season-opening victory over Winthrop on Tuesday. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps) By Greg Phipps D uring the preseason, Saugus High School softball Head Coach Steve Almquist said he thinks his young 2022 squad has the potential to duplicate, or at least come close to, repeating last season’s 8-0 effort in the Northeastern Conference (NEC) South Division. The Sachems did much to support that outlook with their season-opening 15-3 rout of Winthrop on Tuesday. The contest was rescheduled back a day due to Wednesday’s forecast for rain. The location was also changed from the usual Belmonte Middle School home site to Parcher Field adjacent to the Kasabuski Rink. But none of this upheaval bothered Saugus, which took care of business with the five-inning mercy rule win. The offense was potent as Felicia Reppucci drove in three runs and Ava Rogers and Ryann Moloney each collected two RBI. One of the younger Sachem players, Taylor Delieidi, had a memorable debut game by collecting her first two varsity hits. Defensively, starting pitcher Fallon Millerick went the distance, giving up three runs and fanning seven batters in her five innings of work. She also stroked two hits and knocked in two runs. The victory left the Sachems at 1-0 on the early season with a scheduled road contest at Salem on Thursday, weather permitting. Saugus went unbeaten in the NEC’s South Division last season, finished with nine wins overall and made a playoff appearance. The Sachems are scheduled to play three games next week: a home contest against Wakefield on Monday, April 11, an away tilt at Gloucester next Wednesday, April 13, and another home game against Masconomet on Friday, April 15. Juniors, pictured from left to right: Rachel Rivas, Junior Co-Captain Shylah Curtis, Junior Co-Captain Mia Klempa-Brown, Wiktoria Biegun, Junior Co-Captain Alexandra Aguilar and Alex Couseillant. Senior Co-Captains Diane and Rayan Jubeili, who are twins. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Freshmen, pictured from left to right: Jessica Scadone, Samantha Sarnacchiaro and Tameira Klempa-Brown. T he Saugus High School Varsity Girls’ Tennis Sachems Senior Night will take place on May 13 at 4 p.m. at Belmonte Court against Gloucester High School.
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