Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 14, 2022 Lady Sachems soccer team posts two more shutout wins By Greg Phipps T he Saugus High School girls’ soccer team rolled to its eighth win with a 5-0 road shutout of Gloucester on Tuesday. Coming off a stretch where they played six consecutive home games and went 4-1-1 during that span, the Sachems scored four times in the first half on Tuesday and never looked back. Shawn Sewell collected her seventh goal of the season to open the scoring. Then, at the midway point of the first half, Madison Botta tallied off an assist from Kaitlyn Pugh. Saugus increased its lead to 3-0 when Veronica Ortega and Allison Justice combined to feed Madi Femino for a score. The Sachems added one more goal before the intermission when Femino returned the favor and assisted on a score by Justice. The Sachems were able to hold the lead and keep Gloucester off the scoreboard through the second half. With under five minutes remaining in the game, Sewell sifted a pass to Femino, who netted the lone second-half goal. Goalie Tori Carter and the defense – led by Layla Manderson, Lexi Rais, Natalie Justice and Violet Hawley – helped produce the team’s fifth shutout win of the season. The Sachems have allowed just six goals in their nine wins (less than a goal per game average). Saugus, which romped over Gloucester by a 7-2 count earlier in the season, travel to play Malden Catholic on Friday. The Sachems returned home on Wednesday and blanked the Salem Witches 4-0. Sewell scored her eighth and ninth goals of the season to give Saugus an early 2-0 lead. Botta and Femino added the two other goals for the final margin. Contributing assists were Allison Justice, Ortega and Rais. Hawley and Natalie Justice had strong outings, and Danica Schena made a huge defensive play late to help preserve the shutout. The Sachems stood at 9-2-1 after Wednesday’s win. Last Thursday, the Sachems concluded their long homeSaugus midfielder Veronica Ortega continued her strong play to help the Sachems to their eighth and ninth wins of the season. stand by edging Ipswich, 4-3, at Christie Serino Jr. Stadium. The contest was a high-scoring affair through the first half, as each team tallied three times. Saugus surrendered a 3-1 lead but broke the 3-3 deadlock early in the second half when Botta drilled one into an open net. From there, the Sachems were able to tighten up defensively and come away with the victory. In the opening 40 minutes, Femino scored Saugus’s first goal, followed by a tally by Taylor Deleidi and a score by Sewell to put the Sachems in front 3-1. Ipswich fought back to even the contest before Saugus eventually notched the game winner in the second period. Saugus forward Shawn Sewell scored three times to help the Sachems to two wins this week. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) Saugus forward Nicholas Alves battled for ball possession in last Thursday’s win over Beverly. By Greg Phipps A t through more than half the 2022 season, it appears the Saugus High School boys’ soccer team is well on its way to a postseason berth. The Sachems notched win number seven on Wednesday evening at Salem with a 5-0 shutout victory. The win left Saugus with a 7-4-2 record. The Sachems were coming off a 5-1 loss against Gloucester on Monday. It was their second loss to the Fishermen this year. Perhaps the most impressive recent win was last Thursday’s 1-0 triumph over the Beverly Panthers on the road. The contest was a hardfought defensive game that featured very few scoring chances. The Sachems broke through early in the second half when Nicholas Alves MARRIAGE | FROM PAGE 11 it was a friendly bet that brought he and his future wife together: “Well, I came home on furlough – a weekend pass. And I was on a street corner in Saugus, at the corner of Denver and Central Streets, with a fellow named Donald Rand. And Arlene came out of her house and she was out on the lawn. And Donnie challenged me. He bet me five dollars that I couldn’t get a date with her. “So, I felt pretty good Saugus’s Jayden Vaquerano raced a Beverly player for the ball in last Thursday’s 1-0 victory on the road. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) Saugus boys’ soccer team looks playoff bound Saugus forward Alejandro Ortega looked to track down a loose ball last Thursday at Beverly. drilled one home from close in. From there, Saugus was able to hold off the hosts and come away with a big win. Saugus got strong performances from midfielders Melvin Hernandez and Jayden Vaquerano and forwards Isaac Cesco, Alejandro Ortega and Carlos Miranda. The defense was also solid in because I was in full dress uniform. So, I went over and I introduced myself. She knew who I was, but I didn’t really know her. And I introduced myself and I asked her if she would go to the movies with me. “And she says, ‘Oh, I have a friendship ring. I can’t do that.’ And I said, ‘You’re too young for that, for God sakes!’ So, we talked and I said to her, ‘Well, you know, the Korean War is on and I’m stationed at West Point and I can be sent over any day. And if I am, I may never preserving the shutout. It was Saugus’s sixth shutout of the season (one of those was a 0-0 tie against Marblehead). The Sachems have won four of their last five contests and hope to continue this successful trend when they travel to play Swampscott next Monday. They then host Danvers on Tuesday. come back. Don’t you think you ought to go out with me?’ And so she did. That was the beginning and we never stopped going together.” In the 2019 interview for “The Advocate Asks,” Arlene said it was about a year and a half before the couple got married. “I was scared to death of him, because he was very outgoing and forceful. I was very shy and quiet. [Eugene laughed.] In those days, I was,” Arlene MARRIAGE | SEE PAGE 22
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