NOTEBOOK: Magicians weekly sports roundup – Marblehead Current

Girls soccer loses two, but saves the week with win over St. Mary’s

The Marblehead High girls soccer team dropped back to 3-3-3 after two losses to Danvers (3-1, Sept. 20) Masco (4-0, Sept. 25). But between those defeats, the Magicians defeated non-league St. Mary’s of Lynn, 1-0 on Sept. 23.

Callie Gilmore scored the lone goal against the Falcons in the second half assisted by Lucy Church, which trimmed the deficit in half, 2-1.

Goalies Lily Heller (5 saves) and Hailey Gilmore (6 saves) shared the duties in net to come up with their share of stops to keep their teammates close on the scoreboard.

“Lily Heller, in particular, made a fantastic save on a breakaway (against Danvers} in the first half,” said second-year coach Lisa Wales. Wales added that Ainsley MacDonald and Ava Machado continued to play solid defense that helped out the goalies from facing too many shots.

“But the Danvers offense was a bit too much for us overall,” Wales continued.

The Marblehead girls then shut out the Spartans the very next day on a header by freshman Lucy McDonald, who took a free kick from Ainsley MacDonald in the first half. It was her first career varsity goal. Gilmore did her part in net once again, coming up with several crucial saves in the second half to help secure the shutout victory.

During the Masco game, the Chieftains dominated early. They scored three goals in the first 20 minutes, and never looked back. But Marblehead played much better in the second half, according to Wales.

“Ainsley MacDonald was a standout on defense for us,” the coach added.

These Magicians had games at Salem (Sept. 27) and Peabody (Oct. 1) after press deadline, before beginning another week at home against Gloucester on Monday (Oct. 7) under the Piper Field lights, starting at 7:15 p.m.

Volleyball secures sixth win against Danvers

The Marblehead High volleyball team (6-3) lost to non-league Notre Dame Academy of Hingham in five competitive sets on Sept. 20.

Middle blockers Greta Sachs and Issy Browning dominated Marblehead’s offense with a combined 31 kills that included 23 by Sachs.

“Setter Eva Burke was steady running the offense for us, while earning a double-double with 41 assists and a team-leading 19 digs,” said coach Killeen Miller. “We fought hard throughout the match, and overcame a tough fourth set when we were handed a few back-to-back rough calls. But overall, the team has drastically improved in just two weeks.”

The Magicians then defeated Danvers in four sets on Sept. 26.

After a slow start, the Marblehead girls started off the second set making adjustments to their passing game, and as a result the serves were much better, according to Miller.

“Sachs (12 kills, 3 aces, 5 blocks) played a fantastic match, and sophomore Sammy Walker had one of her best efforts of the season with 9 kills, 9 digs and 3 blocks,” the coach added.

The Magicians were at Reading on Sept. 27, before hosting Masco on Oct. 1 after press deadline.

Golfers take down host Peabody

With just one match last week, the Marblehead High golfers (9-2) defeated host Peabody at The

Meadows in Peabody, 41-31.

The Magicians prevailed in a match that was much closer than the final score would indicate, according to coach Bob Green.

Four Marblehead players were victorious against the Tanners, and they were Tyler Forbes (7-2), Jacob Hershfield (5-4), Will Macrina (6.5-2.5) and Dylan Whitman (5-4). Marty Ryan, Greyson Leventhal and Joy Meshulam tied their matches. Forbes was the medalist of this match after shooting a 35.

The Magicians faced host Beverly Tuesday (Oct. 1) after press deadline. They will then be at Ferncroft on Monday (Oct. 7) to take on host Danvers, starting at 3 p.m. It will be the first of four straight days of matches to wrap up the regular season. Host St. Mary’s of Lynn follows on Tuesday at 3 p.m., before Winthrop and Swampscott come to Tedesco Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Those encounters will start at 4 p.m.

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