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30 Oct

With win over Danvers, football Magicians capture Dunn Division title

The Marblehead High School football team got right back at it after its bye week, knocking off the host Danvers Falcons Friday night, 27-7. The Magicians were up by four touchdowns before the home team finally got one into the end zone. With the win, Marblehead clinches the Northeastern Conference Dunn Division championship with a 4-0 record. The team is 7-1 overall, with its only loss to non-league Peabody. It’s now onto the playoffs to begin their defense of their 2021 Super Bowl championship for…

27 Oct

MAGICIANS SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sweetnam achieves milestone moment

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Volleyball team gets two more wins; Sweetnam 500th kill The Marblehead High School volleyball team (14-3) went up against non-league powerhouse Notre Dame Academy of Hingham last Friday, Oct. 21 and roared back to defeat the visitors from the South Shore in three straight games after dropping the first set: 22-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-20. It was also a memorable match for Keira Sweetnam, who accounted for her 500th career kill, a milestone accomplishment for somebody who has been one of the team leaders on the…

17 Oct

MAGICIANS ROUNDUP: Boys cross-country takes home Dunn title

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The Marblehead High School boys cross-country team defeated Danvers going away, 19-39 at Gatchell Park on Oct. 12. They finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 record to secure the Northeastern Conference Dunn Division title. The Magicians were led by a first-place finish from senior captain Harrison Kee (16:50). He was followed by Isaac Gross (second, 17:04), Will Cerrutti (third, 17:06) and Ryan Thompson (fifth, 17:33). Ryan Blestowe (eighth, 18:21) and David DiCostanzo (ninth, 18:25) rounded out the Top 10 harriers in this meet.…

17 Oct

Magicians get back into high gear as postseason looms

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It was not Beverly’s night at Piper Field. The home team Magicians (5-1) destroyed the visiting Panthers (0-7), 41-0, to improve to 5-1 on Oct. 14. Since losing to Peabody to break a 23-game winning streak, the Marblehead boys have now outscored the opposition to the tune of 69-7. Christopher Dewitt does his part to preserve the shutout for Marblehead against Beverly Oct. 14.PHOTO BY EYAL OREN/WEDNESDAYSINMHD.COM Beverly certainly had no answer for the Magicians, falling behind 34-0 by halftime. Eddie Johns opened the scoring…

08 Oct

Magicians bounce back, pull away from NEC rival Masco

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For the first time in about three years, the Marblehead High School football team (4-1) had to respond after a loss. After Peabody stopped their winning streak at 23 games last week, the home team got back into the win column with a 28-7 win over Masconomet at Piper Field Friday night. Quarterback Miles O’Neill ran one in for a touchdown and threw for two more to Connor Cronin to ignite the offense. Miles O'Neill celebrates his rushing touchdown, and the Marblehead quarterback also threw…

07 Oct

When it comes to head injury risk, Marblehead’s Piper Field likely safe, tests show

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While it has not been tested since the summer of 2021, those test results plus subsequent suggest that the surface of Piper Field should be sufficiently soft to be deemed safe, when it comes to risk of contributing to head injuries. Prompted by the Boston Globe's recent story "Aging artificial turf fields may carry risk of head injuries," the Marblehead News filed a public records request for the past four years' of testing on Piper Field. As described in the reports, the testing is conducted…

04 Oct

MAGICIANS ROUND-UP: Golfers take swing at winning record; volleyball wins marathon

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Golfers breeze past Winthrop The Marblehead golf team (7-3) took care of Winthrop rather easily at Tedesco on Sept. 28, 56-16. A total of seven players won their matches to secure the team victory. Matt Weed (7-2), Jacob Hershfield (6-3), Charlie Grenier (7-5), Marty Ryan (8.5-.5), Jacob Aizanman (8.5-.5), Adrian Baron (7-2) and Cam Comstock (7-2) picked up those victories. Christopher Locke halved his match. Weed was the medalist in this match, shooting a 34. Four of his teammates also broke 40, including Locke (38),…

04 Oct

After Peabody snaps 23-game streak, Football Magicians ready to make history all over again

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After the Football Magicians (3-1) tied up the game against visiting Peabody at seven in the first quarter on a 2-yard run by Eddie Johns and extra point kick by Greg Motorny, the momentum changed dramatically, and not to the liking of the Marblehead fans on hand last Friday night at Piper Field. The Tanners (4-0) got that score right back before the end of the first quarter to regain the lead and then scored all of the game's remaining points to snap Marblehead’s 23-game…

27 Sep

MAGICIANS ROUND-UP: Boys’ cross country remains undefeated

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The Marblehead High School boys’ cross-country team (2-0) defeated Beverly, 17-39 at J.C. Phillips Estate in Beverly on Sept. 21. The Magicians owned the first four places, led by co-captain Ryan Thompson (16:44). Co-captain Harrison Kee (16:45), Isaac Gross (16:46) and Will Cerrutti (16:49) garnered the second through fourth spots, respectively. Marblehead opened up the season at Ravenswood Park in Gloucester, where they ran past the Fishermen to the tune of 16-46. Gross (16:57), Cerrutti (17:06) and Thompson (17:31) set the pace by finishing as…

27 Sep

Magicians rally again, set up showdown with unbeaten Peabody

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For the second straight week, the Marblehead Football Magicians (3-0) won another close battle to extend their winning streak to 23 straight games. They were able to escape past host North Andover, 12-7, on Nov. 23 after beating Lynnfield in another non-league game the previous week, 26-18. In both games, they had to stage comebacks to preserve the state’s current longest run of consecutive high school football victories. After Marblehead fell behind host North Andover 7-0, Connor Cronin got the Magicians' offense headed in the…