THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 Page 5 Saugus softball team grabs two wins over Masco A By Greg Phipps fter suffering its first loss of the season to Gloucester last week, the Saugus High School softball team steered itself back on the winning track with consecutive victories over Masconomet. The Sachems scored a 10-5 home win on Tuesday, which followed a 6-3 triumph at Masco last Friday. The wins left the Sachems at 3-1 heading into a road contest at Beverly on Friday. Tuesday’s victory was a comeback effort, as Saugus fell behind by three runs in the opening inning before turning the tide. The Sachems erased a 3-2 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 6-3 lead. Sisters Leah and Lily Ventre both had two hits, as did Kyleigh Dalton and Alexa Ferraro. Lily Ventre, Dalton and Kyra Jones each drove in two runs. Saugus pulled ahead, 8-3, in the fourth and held on from there. Pitcher Leah Ventre, who hurled a season-opening perfect game against Salem, ended up with her third win of the season by working a complete game. She was touched for 11 hits but fanned six batters and only allowed two runs over the final six frames. Head Coach Steve Almquist credited his team’s ability to overcome the early deficit. “It wasn’t exactly pretty out there, but we got the job done,” he told the press after the contest. “We wanted to try to jump on them early, but that didn’t quite work out. We were still able to battle back the whole game. It was a great team win.” In last Friday’s triumph at Masco, Leah Ventre allowed just two earned runs on six hits in the 6-3 win. She also contributed with the bat, pounding out two hits and driving in a run. Kirby Dalton had a memorable fourSt. Mary’s High School Term 3 Honors List S t. Mary’s High School announces its Honor Roll and Principal’s List for the third quarter of the 2020-21 academic year. Honor Roll students must achieve an 85 or above in all their classes. Students earning Principal’s List status must achieve 90 or above in all their classes. The following students from Saugus have achieved these honors: Honor Roll: Sophia Cruz ’27, Gabriella Maiuri ’25, Dominic Coco ’24, David Saxton ’24, Adrianna Bowker ’23, Jack Glowacz ’23, Vittoria Moretti ’23, Jesse Moriello ’23, ChristoSaugus Dems meet via Zoom on May 23 at 7 PM T he Saugus Democratic Town Committee will meet via Zoom Sunday, May 23rd at 7PM. The meeting is one week earlier than the usual last Sunday of the month due to Memorial Day Observation next week. The agenda for this meeting includes the STDC preSACHEM | FROM PAGE 4 that season. He was awarded a baseball scholarship to Maple Woods Community College, and he proceeded to hit a grand slam and turned an unassisted play in his first college game. That season would be his last as a collegian. While playing shortstop he batted .461 with twenty-two home runs. He entered the MLB Draft for 1999 and was selected by the Cardinals in the thirteenth round as the 402nd overall pick. He was offered a signing bonus of $10,000 by the Cards but turned down the offer, and played for the Hays Larks of the Jayhawk Collegiate League that summer. He drove in forty-eight runs for sentation and approval of the Statement of Diversity and Inclusion and caucus to select delegates to the 2021 Democratic State Convention. The Convention is an issue Convention and is tentatively scheduled for September. Saugus Dems are welcoming new members and inthe team that summer, and the Cardinals upped their price to $60,000, He quickly accepted. Pujols played third base for the Peoria Chiefs in the single A Midwest League. He batted .324 with 128 hits, 32 doubles, six triples and seventeen home runs in 109 games. He was selected the leagues Most Valuable Player and was named to the All-Star team. He also played twenty-one games with the Potomac Cannons of the high-A Carolina League. He finished the season with the Memphis Redbirds of the AAA Pacific Coast League, and after appearing in only three regular season games he led them into the playoffs where SACHEM | SEE PAGE 7 hit effort while Fallon Millerick and Lily Ventre each had an RBI. Cat Schena stroked a hit and Kyleigh Dalton belted a run-scoring double. Looking ahead, Almquist said the team is excited to be playing once again after having last season wiped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “These girls missed a whole season last year, so now that they’re getting back into the groove I think we’ll see even more improvement.” pher Coco Jr. ’22, Taylor Picardi ’22 and Sebastian Prado ’22. Principal’s List: Daniella Leo ’27, Gianna Stasio ’27, Nadia Del Sonno ’24, Julie Liuzza ’24, Rowan Sharwood ’23, Kiara LoNigro ’22, Jared Abkarian ’2, Marina DiBiasio ’21, Catherine Nguyen ’21 and Kiara Wynder ’21. 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