St. John’s Prep Sailing Wins Qualifying Event

The St. John’s Prep sailing team finished first in its four-team wild card qualifying event last Sunday at the Bristol (R.I.) Yacht Club to advance to this weekend’s New England Schools Sailing Association (NESSA) Team Championship Regatta on Mendum Lake in Durham, N.H., home waters for the University of New Hampshire.

“We did very well and we’re excited to be going to New Englands again and to have the opportunity to compete on another lake,” said coach Bill Mackinson, whose team calls Lake Quannapowitt home. The Eagles compete in Division A of the Mass. Bay League.

Experience has served the Eagles well throughout the season. At the qualifier, seniors Gram Slattery and Dan Walsh-Rogalski manned the first boat, senior Jordan Bothwich and Brian Poirier (the lone underclassman) occupied the second boat and seniors Tyler Shepard and Nick Koen were in the third.

In addition to St. John’s, Marblehead, North Kingstown (R.I.) and Portsmouth (R.I.) Abbey advanced out of last weekend’s qualifiers for this weekend’s eight-team regatta, joining automatic qualifiers Tabor, Hotchkiss, St. George’s and Greenwich, Conn. They will be competing for the Mark Trophy.

TRACK ran its Catholic Conference record to 3-0 with a 100-36 rout of Xaverian Tuesday. The Eagles meet B.C. High in Dorchester for the league title next Tuesday.

Double-winner Sean Enos led the way with wins in the discus (160-11) and shot put (49-6). Other winners were Scott Sheehan (javelin, 158-8), Taewook Ha (110 high hurdles, 15.7), Nick Pesaturo (100, 11.2), Bryan Browne (200, 22.6), Mike Galasso (intermediate hurdles, 60.3), Patrick Murphy (800, 2:04.2), Jarret Harrigan (mile, 4:35.4), Ben Halpin (2-mile, 10:07), Decklan Robinson (triple jump, 39-8), Mike Hayes (high jump, 5-8), and the 4x100 relay team of Luis Soto, Pesaturo, Joey Dumas and Browne (44.0). Soto also timed 11.2 in the 100 for second place.

The Eagles also participated in two events last Saturday, the Mass. State Coaches Association’s Large School Freshman-Sophomore Meet in North Attleboro and the Twilight Invitational in Weston. Weather wreaked havoc at both sites and the Eagles didn’t take part in a number of events.

In Weston, Enos grabbed second in the shot put with a throw of 52-4 and Sheehan placed fifth with an effort of 49-2. Ha blazed to third place in the high hurdles a time of 15.93 while Harrigan placed sixth in the two-mile in 9:42. In North Attleboro, freshman Liam Dow ran third in the two-mile in 10:21 and freshman Colin Monahan placed fifth in the 800 in 2:05.

BASEBALL suffered a pair of one-run losses in Catholic Conference action, falling to 10-4 overall. On Monday, Pat Connaughton struck out 15 and allowed three hits and three walks in seven innings, but Catholic Memorial pushed across an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 1-0 victory. Catholic Memorial pitcher John Gorman shut out the Prep for the second time this year.

On Wednesday, the Eagles fell to Malden Catholic, 3-2, despite a solid pitching performance by Ryan Pantaleo, who allowed four hits and struck out four. Brandon Bingel and Dillon Gonzalez had RBI singles while Connaughton scored both runs. St. John’s takes on Bishop Fenwick in non-league action tomorrow morning at home (11).

RUGBY , 31-7, to finish 9-0 and complete its fifth consecutive undefeated State Championship season.

VOLLEYBALL bounced back from a 3-1 upset loss against Millis on Monday to topple B.C. High, 3-1, Tuesday. The Eagles (12-3) return to the court Sunday afternoon at home (5) against Central Catholic.

TENNIS completed a perfect Catholic Conference season, winning its 21st league championship and seventh in a row with a 5-0 whitewash of Catholic Memorial Thursday. Earlier in the week, the Eagles (12-1 overall) , 5-0, and edged Wellesley, 3-2, in non-league matches. St. John’s hosts Andover Monday (3:45).

LACROSSE dropped a 12-10 decision to B.C. High Tuesday, falling to 6-6 on the season. The Eagles play at Lincoln-Sudbury Saturday morning (10).

Danvers High School

The Falcons’ GIRLS’ LACROSSE team is in the midst of a five-game non-league stretch against Cape Ann League clubs. The Falcons bounced back from earlier losses to Masconomet (13-10) and Triton (14-10) with a Wednesday.

“It was a good victory for us,” said coach Julie Bevad, whose squad now stands at 8-4 overall.

Katie McKenna led the way with seven goals in support of an 11-save effort by goalie Janelle Parker. Katie Szela contributed three goals and an assist while Katharine Jennings (assist), Rachel Trocchi, Rebecca Cann, Kate Sjobert, Sara Perry, Delaney Zecha and Katherine Leonard all added single goals.

Against Masconomet, Szela and McKenna both scored three goals, Perry (assist) and Trocchi added two each and Jennings added a pair of helpers. Parker made 15 saves. Against Triton, Perry (4 goals, assist), McKenna (3 goals, 2 assists) and Cann (2 goals, assist) powered the offense while Parker piled up 19 saves.

The Falcons complete their CAL tour with home matches this evening against Georgetown (7 p.m.) and tomorrow morning against Newburyport (10 a.m.) before returning to Northeastern Conference action Monday at Salem (4 p.m.).

GIRLS’ TENNIS swept its most recent match, whitewashing Winthrop on Tuesday, 5-0. No. 1 Becca Sands (6-0, 6-1), No. 2 Rachel Ziner (6-0, 6-0) and No. 3 Paige Clarizia (6-0, 6-0) breezed through singles as did the doubles teams of Mary Kate Grace and Kristen Kulakowski (6-0, 6-0) and Danielle Comb and Emily Hodgkins (6-0, 6-0). The Falcons were shut out by Marblehead on Monday, 4-0, in a match halted by rain. Last Friday they didn’t surrender a set while shutting out Salem, 5-0. Sands (6-3, 6-2), Ziner (6-0, 6-0) and Clarizia (6-1, 6-0) rolled in singles while the doubles pairings of Grace and Kulakowski (6-1, 6-2) and Rebecca Hayden and Comb (6-0, 6-2) did the same. Danvers is in action this afternoon at Saugus.

BASEBALL bounced back from an 8-7 loss to Beverly last Sunday to upend Salem, 13-8, on Monday and Saugus, 11-4, on Wednesday. The Falcons, now 13-2 overall, play at Bishop Fenwick Sunday (1 p.m.) and resume their NEC schedule Monday at Swampscott.

SOFTBALL dropped a 3-2 decision to Saugus Wednesday in a meeting of two of the NEC’s premier squads. The Falcons are now 8-4. Danvers defeated Salem Monday, 4-0, and ripped 15 hits in an 11-3 win against Beverly in Tuesday’s Breast Cancer Awareness Game. The Falcons visit St. Mary’s of Lynn for a non-league game this afternoon (4).

BOYS’ LACROSSE dropped to 5-8 on the season with losses to , 10-9, and Beverly on Thursday, 12-9. The Falcons next play at Westford Monday (4 p.m.).

BOYS’ TENNIS dropped a tight Monday and is back in action against Beverly this Monday.

GIRLS’ TRACK fell to Marblehead, 73-63, Monday in a meet decided by the final event, the 4x400 relay. BOYS’ TRACK was overrun by Marblehead, 119-17. Both squads will compete at Saturday’s Mass. State Track Coaches Association Meet in Fall River, then close out the regular season next Tuesday with their final dual meet at Peabody.