Sports - Marblehead Current

01 Nov

Rotary 5K goes the distance for students’ mental health

Leigh BlanderMarblehead Public Schools, Sports, Top Stories

About 200 runners and walkers, ages 6 to 85, laced up their sneakers for the sixth annual Marblehead Rotary 5K, raising money for mental health programs in local public schools. Participants gathered at Crocker Park on a bright Sunday morning before setting off through the Old and Historic District. The race finished back at Crocker Park. Participants gathered at Boston Yacht Club after for chowder, hot dogs and cookies. https://videopress.com/v/5WnR9Tdr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Runners take off in the Rotary's 5K on Sunday. The event raised $50,000 for mindfulness…

31 Oct

Marblehead will miss playoffs after losing to Masco, 28-20

Luca TedescoSports

The Marblehead Magicians (2-5, 1-2) will miss the playoffs for the first time under head coach Jim Rudloff after falling 28-20 to the Masconomet Chieftains (3-5, 3-1) at Piper Field on Friday night. Rudloff has been coaching in Marblehead since 2009. Masco jumped out to an early lead after forcing the Magicians three-and-out on the game’s opening drive when sophomore Jett Fabiano ran around the end of the line for a six-yard rushing touchdown midway through the first quarter. Marblehead’s Bailey Finkle returned the ensuing…

26 Oct

Magicians Notebook: Team, individual success marks last week’s highlights from MHS fall sports teams

Joe McConnellSports

Girls soccer goalie Hailey Gilmore makes history The girls soccer team (5-4-5) dropped a 2-0 decision to host Beverly on Oct. 21. Marblehead High girls soccer senior goalie Hailey Gilmore proudly holds up a sign at practice on Oct. 18 proclaiming her 200th career save that she made during the team’s 1-0 win over host Manchester Essex two days earlier. COURTESY PHOTO “We played a terrific first half of soccer, controlling the play and creating some good scoring opportunities, but just couldn’t find the back…

26 Oct

MHS boys soccer celebrates Senior Night with a win, before falling to powerhouses Beverly, Central Catholic

Joe McConnellSports

With just two games left in the regular season, the Marblehead High boys soccer team (10-6) dropped its last two home contests to Beverly (2-0, Oct. 21) and non-league Central Catholic (2-1, Oct. 24) after beating Winthrop on Senior Night (Oct. 19), 4-1. Marblehead High boys soccer senior striker David Magen celebrates after scoring a hat trick against Winthrop on Senior Night, Oct. 19. COURTESY PHOTO “This was one of those matches that your offense plays well, but you can’t find the back of the…

26 Oct

Marblehead boys set sights on fourth straight Cape Ann Basketball League title

Submitted ContentSports

By Becky Fiore For one group of Marblehead basketball players, the chemistry has been years in the making. They have grown together, celebrated together and learned how to compete together. Now, after three consecutive Cape Ann Youth Basketball League championships, the Marblehead Boys Travel Basketball team is preparing for its eighth-grade season with a familiar goal: keep building and keep winning. Led by head coach Tyson Whitten and assistant coach Chris Walters, the team enters the 2026-2027 season with an impressive record of sustained success.…

26 Oct

Lace up for a cause: Rotary 5K returns Nov. 1

Leigh BlanderSports

Ready, set, run for mental health! Marblehead Rotary's annual 5K hits the streets Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m., starting and finishing at Crocker Park. About 200 runners participated last year, raising $50,000 to support local mental health initiatives. Proceeds help fund programs including a new mindfulness initiative at Brown and Glover elementary schools, designed to give young students tools to manage stress, practice kindness and build emotional resilience, Rotarian Nancy Gwin said. Want to join the race? Register at marbleheadrotary.com/Stories/scan-to-register or scan the accompanying…

24 Oct

Magicians fall to Peabody Tanners at Piper

Luca TedescoSports

The Magicians (2-4, 1-1) fell to the red hot Peabody Tanners (6-1, 2-1), 35-14, at Piper Field on Friday night. “We’re just inventing new ways to beat ourselves,” said Marblehead head coach Jim Rudloff. “We just have to clean up a lot of our own mess and just continue to try to get better. Peabody’s Dominik Mercier opened the scoring with an 80-yard rushing touchdown on the game’s third play. https://videopress.com/v/uRvifFNd?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Magicians Coach Jim Rudloph talks with the Current's Luca Tedesco after Friday night's game.…

23 Oct

Coyne to be honored at Celtics Friday night

Leigh BlanderSports, Top Stories

The Boston Celtics are awarding its Heroes Among Us honor to Owen Coyne, the Marblehead High School senior who died Oct. 1 of a sudden brain hemorrhage. Owen Coyne COURTESY PHOTO Coyne's family will be at the C's home opener tonight to receive the award. "Coyne was an exceptional student-athlete and a respected leader in his community," reads a statement from the Celtics. "Just months before his passing, Owen made the decision to register as an organ donor, a selfless act that has since saved…

21 Oct

MHS boys soccer team tests the D-2 defending state champs, only to come up just short

Joe McConnellSports

The Marblehead High boys soccer team (9-4) had a pretournament warmup against non-league host West Springfield (7-5-2), the defending Division 2 state champs, last Saturday, Oct. 17. It was a competitive battle, but the visitors ended up on the short end of a 2-0 final score. Marblehead High boys soccer goalie Andrew Halvorson robs another opponent of a goal during a game earlier this year. Halvorson has seven shutouts to his credit to date to help lead his teammates to a 9-4 record with five…

21 Oct

Magicians Notebook: Boys, girls cross-country teams complete regular seasons with two wins

Joe McConnellSports

During a recent meet, Marblehead High boys cross-country runners compete in a winning pack. They are, from left, Dylan Boland, Cenzo Vorn, T.J. Waters, Felix Regnault, Isaac Duran, Ivan Monin and the leader Filip Grubor. COURTESY PHOTO The Marblehead High boys cross-country team wrapped up the regular season with a 4-3 record after traveling to Breakheart Reservation in Saugus on Oct. 14 to beat the Saugus/Winthrop co-op going away, 19-42. Coach Brian Heenan’s squad then had one more regular season meet left on the schedule…