Joe McConnell

The Marblehead High boys spring track team has a 7-1 record to date, while the girls are 5-3. In a recent meet against Masco, both teams were on the short end of the scoreboard. The boys dropped a 72-64 decision to the Chieftains, while the girls fell, 101-35. But there were still plenty of highlights to go around individually.  Marblehead High girls spring track junior captain Sarah Munroe runs in the distance medley relay during a recent invitational meet recently. COURTESY PHOTO / CONNOR NOONAN…

Baseball Magicians beat Peabody behind Fuentes’ shutout  The Marblehead High baseball team (8-7) is still on the plus side in terms of wins and losses, despite losing two out of three last week. These Magicians lost twice to Gloucester (10-3, May 4; 7-3, May 8), but between those two games they were able to shutout host Peabody, 6-0 on May 6.  In the first game of the home-and-home series against the Fishermen, both teams battled for four innings, with host Gloucester holding a slim 3-2…

As the calendar flips to May with the weather still feeling like April, it’s a good opportunity to check-in on the progress of the Marblehead High spring track teams. The girls have a 3-2 record, while the boys are 4-1. Members of each team then got a taste of what lies ahead down the road in the postseason.  Marblehead High boys spring track junior Will Cruikshank stays ahead of his Peabody counterpart, while teammate and classmate Zach Pike is catching up in the 800 during…

Girls tennis extends winning streak to six  After starting off the season with three straight losses, the Marblehead High girls tennis team has rattled off six straight wins to get right back on track with the first half of the season and the month of April quickly coming to an end.  These Magicians closed out last week with a close 3-2 triumph over visiting Masco on May 1. Second singles player Callie Gilmore cliched the overall match with a straight sets victory, 6-1, 6-4.  The…

Marblehead High boys lacrosse senior captain Owen Dulac, who is moving past a Melrose defender during a game last year, has since helped lead the team this spring to a 6-2 record to date that includes winning five in a row. FILE PHOTO / CHARLOTTE MOORE Don’t look now, but the Marblehead High boys lacrosse team (6-2) has won five in a row, including two last week against non-league Central Catholic (12-5, April 20) and Masco (11-8, April 22), while their peers were on spring…

Baseball Magicians record two wins to get over .500  There was no time off for the Marblehead High baseball team (5-4 overall, 4-2 in the Northeastern Conference) during spring school vacation week, and it paid off for them quite nicely. They ended up winning a couple of high scoring games against Danvers (10-9, April 22) and Masco (11-9, April 24) to go over the .500 mark as the halfway point of the season approaches for the Seaside Park crew.  The game against the Chieftains opened…

Marblehead Youth Hockey Cross-ice hockey player Oska Morczinek celebrates after scoring a shootout goal during the annual Fish Sticks Tournament of Champions in Gloucester recently, COURTESY PHOTO / DAWN ENOS The Marblehead Youth Hockey Cross-Ice hockey team recently returned home with well-earned silver medals after competing in the Fish Sticks Tournament of Champions, hosted by Cape Ann Youth Hockey in Gloucester.  Besides Marblehead, the Beverly and Cape Ann clubs also took part in the tournament that’s specifically designed to offer a rewarding, enjoyable conclusion to…

High fives for boys tennis  The Marblehead High boys tennis team (5-1) made it five in a row after beating hosts Swampscott (5-0, April 13) and non-league Lynnfield (4-1, April 16) last week.  It’s always good to beat your longtime rival, and that’s what the Magicians did to the Big Blue, under the direction of first-year head coach Karl Tenenholtz, last week.  First singles player Ty Cooper defeated Swampscott’s Sam Schepens in a first set tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-2), before his opponent had to default, which…

Boys tennis begins new era with three wins  The Marblehead High boys tennis team, under the guidance of first-year coach Karl Tenenholtz, is off to a successful start with a 3-1 record. Seniors Adam Loughlin and T.J. Kelly, and juniors Ty Cooper and Alex Boehning are this year’s captains.  After dropping their first match of the year against non-league Andover, 3-2 at home on March 30, they were able to bounce back to defeat Northeastern Conference rival Masco by the exact same score on April…

Marblehead High boys spring track senior Will Cruikshank, staying ahead of his Peabody counterpart in a meet last spring, is off to a great start this year after winning the 800 during a home tri-meet last week against Swampscott and Danvers. FILE PHOTO  Two meets into the spring track season and Coach Nolan Raimo’s Marblehead High boys and girls teams are undefeated after beating both Danvers and rival Swampscott at home on April 7. The girls took care of the Falcons, 87-40, while also dominating…