Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 29, 2023 ~ SHS Sachems Sports roundup ~ SAUGUS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM HANDLES IPSWICH Saugus broke out in a 51-20 victory over Ipswich. As a team the Sachems shot 10-for-30 from 3-point land and 47% as a team. That was a big improvement from their last two games in terms of shot selection with the type of 3’s they were taking, according to Saugus coach Joe Lowe. “After the Winthrop loss the girls had their best three days of practice and took mistakes we were making and made them positives and we saw that in the game,” Lowe said. “We also had 12 assists and generated 24 turnovers.” Peyton Dibiasio led the way with 15 points and nine rebounds. Taylor Deleidi had a season-high 11 points. “She has been giving us great minutes as one of the first guards off the bench,” Lowe said of Deleidi. “She is making good decisions on offense and playing very good defense.” Julianna Powers sank a 3-pointer for her first points of the season. Ana Silva had three clutch shots from downtown. “I’m proud of the defense by holding their best player to zero points,” Lowe said. “She had multiple 30-plus points a game last year.” Saugus took on Wakefield on Wednesday, Dec. 27 and next hosts Marblehead on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. SAUGUS BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM NIPS AMESBURY Saugus came back from 13 points down in the third quarter to beat Amesbury, 52-51. Saugus got some clutch free throws by Ryan Shea at the end to seal it. “The team showed a lot of heart, and I couldn’t be proud of our guys,” Saugus coach Joe Bertrand said. Danny Shea led Saugus with 16 points, and Isaiah Rodriguez added 11. Ryan Shea (nine), Cam Victor (eight) and Huey Josama (eight) contributed as well. Saugus had lost to Triton, 40-26, the game before. “We struggled to make shots but still played well and hard as a team,” Bertrand said. Shea led the team with seven points. Saugus next travels to Winthrop for the Dec. 27-28 David Greene Memorial Tournament before traveling to Marblehead on Wednesday, Jan. 3 (7 p.m.). TWO DADS | FROM PAGE 5 ing in the spirit of volunteerism. He volunteered often at the Little Sisters of the Poor elderly complex on Highland Avenue in Somerville. He started out cutting vegetables in the kitchen to help get the meals ready every day for the residents. He eventually added to his responsibilities by driving the bus on local day trips or even overnight stays to other homes owned by the Little Sisters in nearby states – Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania – in order to help those residents who wanted to get away for GLOUCESTER NIPS SAUGUSPEABODY IN WRESTLING Saugus-Peabody fell to Gloucester, 41-38, at home. “We need to fight off our backs,” Saugus coach Wayne Moda said. “A lack of toughness and discipline is what kept us from getting the W.” Saugus’ Justin Bremberg at 150, Saugus’ Max LoRusso at 138, Saugus’ Sam LoRusso at 157, and Peabody’s Mike Maraio at 144 remained undefeated after the match. BREMBERG COMMITS TO SAINT ANSELM’S Saugus’ Jessica Bremberg, who is currently playing basketball for the Sachems, recently committed to run Division 2 track and field at the collegiate level next year at Saint Anselm’s College in Goffstown, N.H. Bremberg is a three-year captain who has always been a natural leader on and off the track, according to Saugus girls outdoor track coach Joe Alba. She has a wide range of ability to do any event, but her main focuses are on the triple jump, long jump, 4x100 and the 400-meter. She is a three-time Northeastern Conference all-star and punched a ticket to the state championships last season in the 400-meter and triple jump. “Her drive, leadership and dedication are what got her to achieve this goal she has had set for herself for a while,” Alba said. “Jess is also on the field hockey and basketball team at Saugus High School where she is a captain which makes her a threesport athlete and captain in each of those sports.” She’s also a part of the National Honor Society. “As a coach, there is no one more I would like to have led a team,” Alba said. “Jess is very reliable, and when something needs to be done, I know I can count on her to take care of it. She always wants to be the best version of herself whether it’s in the classroom or on the track, and as a coach that’s something you are looking for in an athlete: to be one of the leaders for your team. I’m so proud of her, and I can’t wait for her to take care of business at the collegiate level. Jess is the first girl I have coached since I took over to commit to run at the collegiate level, and that’s a goal I’ve had set for myself.” a few hours to a few days. Dad also helped out at the daily Masses in the Home’s chapel. He was a lector, eucharistic minister and even arguably the world’s oldest altar boy. He did all that work for the Home while still finding time to visit my sister and her family in California. He’d go out there twice a year, once with my mother and once by himself. After my mom died in 2001, he eventually moved into his own independent apartment on the Little Sisters campus, where he stayed for the next 22 years. He continued helping out, because that was his nature, while still being welcoming to everybody he met along the way. Just like Jim Mitchell, my dad also gave to many charities. While Jim would help anyone who would walk through The Advocate office door on a regular basis, my dad would also do the same for anyone who needed a helping hand. They never had to be embarrassed, because the two dads never wanted to see anybody go without. They would give them as much as they could afford. It’s now up to us to carry on their selfless legacies to get our portion of the world back on track. Jessica Bremberg, who is shown competing in the long jump and currently plays basketball for the Sachems, recently committed to run Division 2 track and field next year at Saint Anselm’s College in Goffstown, N.H. Jessica Bremberg and SHS Track coach Joe Alba Advocate Newspapers co-owners James David Mitchell (left) with his dad, the late James Donald Mitchell, in 2023
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