Friday, May 18, 2012
Big Blue Fall in Last Home Game
At Blocksidge Field, Swampscott took on Division 3 Arlington Catholic (13-4) in a non-league game Thursday. The game was important for the seeding for the upcoming State Tournament. The Big Blue fell behind early and despite tying the game, eventually fell 8-6. The Arlington Catholic Cougars jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before the Big Blue could get going. Swampscott seniors Patrick Kennedy and Matt Gambale would cut the lead in half. Kennedy first from Gambale and then Gambale from Kennedy to make it 4-2 at the end of the 1st quarter. Josh Rothwell cut the lead to 4-3 with an unassisted second quarter goal. It looked like things would be tied at the half as Gambale scored as the horn sounded, but the referee ruled that the goal had …
Stacked container cars will form a building for the set, enclosing the pool which will be set off the ground.
The Grown Ups 2 movie set at Phillips Park will include an "in-ground pool" set well above ground. Ten-foot-high shipping container cars stacked at Phillips Park Thursday were forming walls for the Hollywood set being constructed on the practice football field behind the Bertram House. The set will host multiple days of filming pool scenes. These scenes were once targeted for Piper Field in Marblehead but are now to be shot in Swampscott. The set construction has a long ways to go before any stars in the movie cast that includes Adam Sandler, David Spade, Taylor Lautner, Chris Rock and Salma Hayek float, flop or swim in a pool. When they do take to the water, the action will be off the ground on an elevated pool set inside those shipping…
The Swampscott girls won their meet; and the boys lost to Marblehead.
The Big Blue split their meet with rival Marblehead Wednesday as the girls won but the boys lost. Here are the results from the girls' meet, courtesy of Joe Tenney: 400lh 2nd Vy Le 75 3rd Nikki Gateman 78 2 mile 3rd Emily Cerra 12:58 Long jump 1st Haley Irwin 16'3" 2nd nancy do 15' 10 1/2" Triple jump Haley Irwin 34' 6" High jump 2nd Nancy Do 4' 8" 3rd Nikki laskaris 4' 8" Shot put 1st Tiara Smith-Matthews 31'2" 2nd Melinda Wilson 30' 3" Disc 1st Melinda Wilson 110' Javelin Nikki laskaris 3rd 75' 100m 1st Tiara Smith-Matthews 13.0 3rd Nancy Do 13.3 Mile 1st Sarah Kelley 5:30 3rd Nikki Laskaris 5:48 4x100m Melinda Wilson Tiara Smith-Matthews Lauren Moran Nancy Do 51.9 100hh Vy Le 17.0 400m Emma Walsh 61.9 Aisling Dennehy 62.1 800m …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The field will be named for Al Duratti, Andrew Holmes and Alfio Cerone.
On Sunday after the 9 am Swampscott Little League parade, league representatives will name the Forest Avenue field in memory of Al Duratti, Andrew Holmes and Alfio Cerone, said Dan Santanello, a member of the league's Board of Directors. The three men volunteered for a combined 140 seasons or so of Little League baseball in town, enriching kids' lives. Family members will be at Sunday's ceremony where a sign will be unveiled on the building behind home plate. The sign will bare the Duratti, Homes and Cerone names. A formal plaque dedication ceremony will be held in the future at some point. Last November selectmen approved the field naming after league representatives told the board how much of themselves the volunters had given to the …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The winner of the women's category lives in Marblehead.
Swampscott police officer Kevin Reen earned his fourth JCC triathlon victory Sunday clocking a time of 53:16 over the Marblehead and Swampscott course. Under sunshine and in temperatures in the 70s the competitors raced the 1/8-mile swim, 10-mile bike and 3.5-mile run. Kristen Lamb of Marblehead won the women's category again and came in second overall with a time of 55:44. Conor Ohlson, 11, of Marblehead finished first in the age 1-19 category. Triathletes included racers from age 9-71 years old, said JCC spokesowman Leigh Blander. "We had lots of teenage runners this year," she said. The field typically includes about 170 competitors who start the race by swimming in the JCC pool. They followed the swim with bike loops around Marblehead …
Jesse DePaolo netted seven goals; Blue topped St. Mary's in Saturday afternoon's tilt.
Jessie DePaolo glowed in Saturday's sunshine as she tallied seven times to lead Swampscott to a 15-8 win over St. Mary's in a rare matinee matchup at Manning Field in Lynn. The win raised the Blue's record to 6-9. Chloe Dorgan and Kita Whelan added three goals apiece as the Swampscott attackers led the runaway with ten second-half goals after a close first half. Lauren Sullivan scored the Blue's two other goals. Samantha Coogan backboned a stingy Swampscott defense and slammed the door on St. Mary's, holding the hosts to just three goals in the second half.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Athletes swam, cycled and strode to the finish line as spectators stood, lounged and cheered at the annual JCC Triathlon.
Athletes swam, cycled and strode to the finish line as spectators stood, lounged and cheered at the annual JCC Triathlon. Editor's note: We'll have the results and more photos later.
Swampscott hit a few balls long and gone in their home win Saturday against Wayland.
Wayland scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to turn an 11-4 cruise into an 11-10 battle. Nick Mennino struck out the Wayland side in the seventh to preserve the win. Earlier, Sean O'Brien and Mike Walsh tagged fence-clearing balls. Sean O'Brien pitched most of the game for Blue before coming out due to an injury.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Swampscott Big Blue defeated Revere 3-1 Friday at Salem State University.
Big Blue softball played on a college field with college precision Friday when they beat Revere 3-1 under the lights at Salem State University. This was their first time on the Viking's field and an artificial surface, the coach said. They wasted no time familiarizing themselves with home plate, scoring their first run in the first inning. Noel Landry doubled, and Kelly Birchmore doubled her in. Revere scratched Swampscott pitcher Angela Vousboukis for a run in the top of the fourth inning on a sharp single up the middle. The bright green ball flashed just beyond the outstretched glove of diving Kelly Birchmore and the score was 1-1. Revere threatened to score in two innings but on each occassion the Big Blue defense made heads-up or …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Varsity track athletes from two strong programs competed in the rain at Upper Jackson Field Tuesday, with Peabody scoring victories over the Swampscott boys and girls.
This article on Tuesday's track meet vs. Peabody came from Swampscott girls' coach Joe Tenney and Swampscott boys' coach Peter Bush. Swampscott Boys' Results Swampscott (31) vs Peabody (91) Against Peabody, the middle distance and distance runners ran times consistent with their most recent race performances. Sophomore Matt Mahoney ran yet another consistent two mile, placing second in 10:23. Freshman Robert McLaughlin came in with his second fastest time ever, an 11:25. In the one mile, senior captain Ryan Kelley moved up from his usual 800 meters to run his fastest mile time of the outdoor season, crossing the line in 4:51. Kelley was followed closely by senior captain Nick Hartmann, who ran a 4:55. Junior Thomas McEnaney also ran a …
Ernist Lubivitch
9:56 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
what a nice group these movie people are. Stopped by the old temple sinai where all the trucks were parked and asked a few questions...was told "this is private property get out of here." Nice way to treat the neighbors. more ›