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With their official high school season over, it was time for the Marblehead High indoor track national qualifiers to compete against the nation at The Track at New Balance complex in Allston March 9-12, technically running as the “Marblehead Track Club” rather than Magicians. Ryan Thompson qualified for both the 400 and 800 events in the Rising Stars category in the New Balance Indoor Nationals. His 600 time of 1:24.12 during the regular season qualified him for the 400, and his 1,000-meter time of 2:36.61 also qualified him for the 800.  Marblehead High indoor track senior captain Ryan Thompson runs in the 800 during the New Balance national track meet, held at The Track at New Balance complex in Allston March 9-12. COURTESY PHOTO/CAT PIPER “These are impressive accomplish...

Marblehead Youth Hockey (MYHA) players Parker Booth, Olivia Siden, Madi Reno, Emma Johnson and Addie Co-Peeps helped the U-12 North Shore Wings secure the Massachusetts State Hockey Championship in the U-12 Tier-IIS Division earlier this month. The Wings play out of Essex Sports Center in Middleton.  The Marblehead quintet also continues to play for the U-12 and U-14 MYHA Hollyhocks, and they have been teammates in the local league for years. This is their first year on the Wings.  From left, Marblehead Youth Hockey players Parker Booth (sixth-grader at Shore Country Day School), Olivia Siden (seventh-grader at Marblehead Veterans Middle School), Madi Reno (sixth-grader at Marblehead Village School), Emma Johnson (sixth-grader at Marblehead Village School) and Addie Co-Peeps (s...

In Shelby McKie’s second season as gymnastics co-op coach, Marblehead High’s Magicians once again teamed with their Swampscott neighbors and this winter secured three wins, over Salem, Beverly and Peabody. The Marblehead-Swampscott co-op gymnastics team earned three wins this winter, over Salem, Beverly and Peabody. COURTESY PHOTO A gymnast herself for about 16 years, who competed on both the YMCA and Peabody Veterans Memorial High School teams until going off to college in 2017, McKie also coaches recreational gymnastics at the Lynch-van Otterloo YMCA for children ages 1-12. “Coaching high school gymnastics is very different from the rules to the athletes, who are only practicing twice a week while squeezing in six to 10 meets every winter,” McKie said. McKie’s team goal for ...

Despite missing two regulars — Devon Sanders (broken leg) and Trevor Foley (fractured foot) — the second-seeded Mansfield Hornets were able to regroup to beat visiting Marblehead (15-5, 10th seed), 77-50, in a Division 2 Round of 8 state tournament game on March 10.  From the opening jump, the Hornets were all over the Magicians, leading comfortably at halftime, 39-20. While Eddie McCoy and J.T. Veiking led the home team in first half points with 14 apiece. Ryan Commoss was the top scorer for the visitors with six.  In the second half, Isaiah Makor tried to ignite his teammates with a quick layup, but Nate Creedon and McCoy nailed consecutive threes to increase the advantage to 47-22. No matter how many times coach Mike Giardi to slow down the Mansfield momentum, the Horne...

Marblehead High indoor track qualifiers participated in the All-State Meet against their peers throughout the rest of the state on Feb. 25 at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury.  In the 600, Ryan Thompson finished seventh with a time of 1:24.12. “Great runners have their best races on the biggest stages, and that’s what Ryan did here at this year’s All-States,” said coach William Herlihy. “He got off to a perfect start, taking the lead at the end of the first lap, and never looked back. In doing so, he set a new school record by nearly a half of a second, while also running to a personal best, which is a tremendous jump at this level.” Thompson is now getting ready for the New Balance Indoor National Meet on March 10, where he will be running in the 400 and 800. ...