The Peabody girls tennis team picked up its first win of the season in a 5-0 sweep over the Witches. Valentina Goga played in her first match of the season and took care of business at first singles, winning 6-1, 6-2. Tiffany Bettencourt showed resilience at second singles going into a third set and winning the tiebreaker 6-0, 3-6, 10-6. At third singles, Alexandra … [Read more...] about ROUNDUP: Peabody tennis picks up first win
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ROUNDUP: Boys soccer fights to a draw with Swampscott
Four goals in a span of 10 minutes saw the Peabody and Swampscott boys soccer teams draw, 2-2, on Monday. Twice the Tanners were trailing and twice they found an equalizing goal. It was a scoreless first half, but in the second, Swampscott’s Jack Raymond found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and poked it past to give the Big Blue a 1-0 lead. Peabody responded within a … [Read more...] about ROUNDUP: Boys soccer fights to a draw with Swampscott
ROUNDUP: Baseball, girls tennis meet the end of the road
The No. 29 Peabody baseball team had no answers for fourth-ranked Braintree Sunday evening, as it conceded nine runs (9-2 final) on enemy turf to meet elimination. The week wasn’t all bad, however, as Peabody defeated Belmont, 4-1, Friday and saw coach Mark Bettencourt secure Coach of the Year honors in the Northeastern Conference. Cam Connolly was named Most Valuable … [Read more...] about ROUNDUP: Baseball, girls tennis meet the end of the road
ROUNDUP: Lomasney, Bettencourt power Peabody past AW
The hot bat of Peabody’s Logan Lomasney continued on Monday as the softball Tanners defeated Archbishop Williams, 9-0. Lomasney continued to show her power as she blasted another home run to make it three games in a row in which she rounded the bases. The senior went 3-for-4 with three RBI in the win. Fellow senior, Abby Bettencourt, did damage in the circle and at the … [Read more...] about ROUNDUP: Lomasney, Bettencourt power Peabody past AW
ROUNDUP: Twice as nice for star thrower Alex Jackson
During Saturday’s annual Andover Boosters Invitational, Peabody’s Alex Jackson set a new meet record and personal best in the shot put. He threw 61-01, finishing first. He also finished first in the discus with a throw of 158-11. Evan Bedard finished first in the triple jump (44-00) and second in the long jump (21-10). Other top-10 finishes were turned in by Aneudy Medrano … [Read more...] about ROUNDUP: Twice as nice for star thrower Alex Jackson