Weekly Sports Notebook from Magicians covering girls soccer and golf

Girls soccer

The Marblehead High girls soccer team (7-4-4) started a brand new week against non-league host Manchester Essex on Oct. 14, winning 2-0 on the road. These Mages are ranked ninth in the latest Division 2 Power Rankings as of October 18th.

Callie Gilmore, the team’s leading scorer, single-handedly scored the first goal of the game. It was her tenth goal of the season. Sammy Dosch provided security with her second goal of the year.

Cam O’Brien was credited with an assist against the Hornets.

“We scored two early goals in the first half,” said coach Lisa Wales. “The weather conditions weren’t great, but the girls adapted accordingly. Callie scored a beautiful free kick five minutes into the game. A short time later, Sammy Dosch scored the second goal from a corner set up by Cam O’Brien.”

According to the second-year coach, Lucy Church, Sophie Robinson and Courtney Hitscherich all continued to play well.

Defensively, Ava Machado, Sydney Ball and Cora Gerson were able to keep the Manchester Essex attackers at bay. Goalie Hailey Gilmore made seven saves to secure the shutout. “We have been plagued by injuries all season but our team continues to improve to put the team first,” said Wales.

Two days later, the Magicians lost 1-0 at home to Danvers.

“It was a good game,” said Wales. “(Danvers is) a tough team, but Hailey Gilmore was exceptional in net and made 20 saves to keep us in the game. We took a more defensive approach in this game after losing 3-1 to Danvers earlier in the season.”

The Magicians played their final Northeastern Conference game of the year against Winthrop on October 18, as of press time. They then finish the regular season against non-league opponents Lynnfield (Saturday, October 26th at home, 10 a.m.) and Newton South (Monday, October 28th, away, 5:30 p.m.).

golf

The Marblehead Golfers finished another successful regular season with a record of 12-3. They have since competed in the Division 2 North sectional championship on Oct. 16 at Brookline Country Club, where they finished tied for seventh out of 14 teams.

The Magicians, the reigning sectional state champions, posted a team score of +59 at this year’s event.

Wakefield was the last team to qualify for the 2024 sectional finals with a +48. The lowest four results formed the team ranking.

Marty Ryan and Greyson Leventhal were the team medalists in the sectional meet after each shooting an 83. Tyler Forbes (86), Jacob Hershfield (87), Max Hall (89) and James Bickell (90) rounded out the postseason lineup for coach Bob Green’s squad.