Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 9, 2022 Sachem boys blank Winthrop in season opener Saugus forward Max Anajjar took off down field in firsthalf action of Wednesday’s season opener against Winthrop. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) By Greg Phipps T he Saugus High School boys’ soccer team put forth an impressive season-opening effort Wednesday by blanking their Northeastern Conference foe the Winthrop Vikings, 4-0, at the Christie Serino Jr. Athletic Complex. The Sachems earned five wins all of last season but WednesFOUNDERS DAY | FROM PAGE 4 which features “vendors, food carts, games for kids, art sales, and information booths set up by community organizations and businesses. “Theatre Company of Saugus always participates. There will be a TCS info booth, featuring raffles, games, and information. Several fantastic raffle prizes will be awarded. Purchase tickets at the TCS booth. “Need costumes for Halloween? We have them for sale at our table!” TCS will also perform selections from its shows on the steps in front of Town Hall. This year the group will feature the kids from the Youth Theatre Workshop this summer performing selections from “Willy Wonka JR.” and “The Addams Family young@ part.” There will also be a preview of “Zombie Prom”! The performance time is 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saugus Youth & Recreation Director Crystal CakSaugus’s Melvin Hernandez went on the offensive on Wednesday. day’s showing gave the impression that this year’s squad could very much exceed that total. With a team roster of just under 30 players, this year’s head coach Guillermo Sepulveda appears to have enough resources to make Saugus a potential conference contender. The Sachems will likely face stiffer tests when they travel to play Gloucester on Friday and Masconomet next Monday, Sept. 12. ounes said she expects there will be about 90 individual booths set up on both sides of Central Street. “A lot of residents will be coming to sell handmade items – jewelry, wreaths and wooden crafts,” Cakounes said. “It will be a chance for people to do some early Christmas shopping. My favorite thing is getting Saugus-made stuff. I’m such a diehard Sachem. I love it when the various groups are selling their merch [merchandise]. “ There will be lots of fund-raising going on. Whatever you buy or the games you play for fun, it goes to a great cause: local organizations, youth and sports groups.” Cakounes said “Jail For Bail” is back by popular demand. The Saugus High Band will have a makeshift jail cell set up to incarcerate town and school officials until they find somebody to make a financial contribution to the band to pay for their freedom. The Saugus High Class of Saugus took control of Wednesday’s contest pretty much from the get-go. Owning the territorial play, the Sachems opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game when junior Max Anajjar made a nice ball fake to produce an open shot from the right side. His boot landed in the net for a 1-0 lead. It became 2-0 when senior co-captain Brian Pineda beat the Winthrop goalie to a loose ball in the crease and managed to push one home. Just 2024 (Juniors) will raise money with its “pie in the face” booth. And the Saugus High Senior Class of 2023 will have a dunk tank set up so contributors can throw softballs at a target to make a metal chair collapse, sending one of the seniors into the chilly water. “There’s plenty of neat stuff going on,” Cakounes said. “St. John’s Church will be doing an Ice Cream Social inside the church. The North Shore Bank will have a booth for doing caricatures. The Drama Club will do face-painting,” she said. A wooden stage is already set up at the bottom of the steps of Town Hall – where several local dance studios, theatre companies and singers will perform. “You will be happy to know that the drummer may return to Founders Day this year,” Cakounes said, referring to Gino Figliola, of Haverhill – who started coming when he was a nine-year-old in 2015. His mother, Brenda Figliola, is a former Saugus resident and Saugus’s Jefferson Rocha attacked the net as the Winthrop goaltender awaited an incoming kick. minutes later, Anajjar knocked in his second tally to increase the advantage to 3-0. Having built a three-goal cushion with the game less than 20 minutes old, Sepulveda was able to substitute more freely and give much of his roster valuable playing time. The visiting Vikings had difficulty producing any offensive thrust, as the Sachems were able to pin them in their own zone for most of the day. Taking their 3-0 lead into halftime, the Sachems added one more goal in period two when sophomore Isaac Cesco tallied to account for the final margin. The next home game for Saugus is against Salem next Wednesday, Sept. 14 (scheduled 4 p.m. start). This year’s team has three captains: Pineda, Melvin Hernandez, and Alejandro Ortega. Despite winning just five games last season, the Sachems still had a shot at a playoff berth in the final week. A postseason bid looks like an even more realistic possibility in 2022 A view of the booths set up in front of Saugus Town Hall during last year’s Founders Day. (File photo by Saugus Advocate) sees her son’s performance as a way for her to “give back to the community I grew up in.” Founders Day began in 1980, modeled after a country market that was part of the town’s 350th bicentennial celebration, Donna Gould recalled in an interview several years ago. She has been recognized as the organizer or founder of Founders Day. Gould called the awarding of “Person of the Year” awards as the marquee event which captivated community pride. A summary of the award notes that each presentation is made “In recognition of their dedication to the Town of Saugus. This award truly exemplifies the outstanding spirit of our Founding Fathers.” FOUNDERS DAY | SEE PAGE 16
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