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In the recent Regional Meet, Dammy Dada went 39-11 in the triple jump, but did not place.

By Matthew Roy / For The Item

Classical outdoor track team members Dan Kong (846) and Perry Raymond (852) compete in the boys two-mile at the Northeastern Conference outdoor track meet at Manning Field on Saturday. (ITEM PHOTO / OWEN O'ROURKE)

In the boys competition, Peabody was simply too strong and used the depth of its lineup to easily win over second-place Gloucester with Swampscott placing third. The girls race belonged to Danvers as the Falcons only won two events but used the rest of their roster to take the minor placings and 104 points for a 16-point win over Beverly. Peabody finished third.

The Peabody boys spent much of the day collecting first place finishes, taking seven of them in all, including a sweep of all three relays on the day. Jamal Abu-Hijleh was a double winner for Peabody, taking the long jump (20-11 1/4) and 200 (22.1).

Peabody also got event wins from Zach Grube in the high hurdles (15.5) and T.J. D'Amato in the 2-mile (10:04.7). The Tanners also took the 4x100 (43.9), 400 (3:33.6) and 800 (8:38.2) relays. The final two relays were won by less than a second over Gloucester.

Lynn English posted a solid fifth place finish in the boys competition, finishing with 46 points.

Camy Ducasse won the 400 (51.2) and Richard Kimber took the 400 hurdles (57.2) to lead the Bulldogs. Derek Stevens added a second in the shot put (44-7) while Melvin Tavares was second in the 200 (22.3). Jesse Birotte was third in the 800 (2:04.0).

Classical's Dammy Dada was second in the triple jump (41-9 3/4) for the Rams' lone finish in the top three.

Other boys winners were as follows: High jump - Jake Connors, Winthrop (6-3); Triple jump - Olisa Obiefuna, Saugus (43-11 1/2); Shot put - Gus Margiotta, Gloucester (53-8 1/2); Discus - George Kallas, Beverly (151-11); 100 - George Louis, Beverly (10.9); 800 - Kyle Hurd, Gloucester (1:58.5); Mile - Andrew Ryan, Gloucester (4:28.2) and Javelin - Nick Moll, Swampscott (163-2).

The English boys track team steamrolled its cross-town rival, Classical, on Thursday, 97-30 at Manning Field. Leading the way for English was the dynamic duo of Ricky Kimber and Melvin Tavares.

Kimber won in the 400 hurdles (58.1), the 100 hurdles (11.3) and the high jump. Tavares took first in the 100 (11.3), 200 (23.1), and the long jump (18-6).

"These two guys have been worth gold all season for us," said English coach John Walsh. "They have been great for us all season and we can always count on them for solid performances."

Also winning for English (3-4) were Chris Birotte, 2-mile (11:53); Jared Fossa, mile (5:15); Camy Ducasse, 400 (52.2); Jesse Birotte, 800 (2:13); Derrick Stevens, shot put.

Angel Melendez race the 100m hurdles at Manning Field Thursday. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANA

Salem 105, Classical 35

At Salem, Salem's Ben Dibble was a triple winner taking the 110-meter hurdles (17.0), high jump (5-2) and discus (102.5). The rest of the winners for Salem were: Josh Gilluoly, javelin (151-6 state qualifying); Pat Sweeny, 2-mile (11:58.6); Kyle Florence, 400-meter hurdles (64.4); Christian Guzman, 400 meters (54.2); Danny Collins, 800 meters (2:11.6); Matt Owens, 100 meters (11.8) and Steven Trainor, mile (4:54.2). Salem took the 4x100 (45.4 state qualifying) and 4x400 (3:57.1). Salem is 4-2.

At Manning Field, Dammy Dada was a triple winner for the Rams (0-6), taking the long jump (18-9), triple jump (42-3) and 110 hurdles (17.8). Angel Melendez won the 400 hurdles (1:05) and Calvin Ebishunaa won the 100 (12.1).

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NEC Frosh-Soph Meet

In the Northeastern Conference Freshman/Sophomore meet, Swampscott won both the girls and boys meet for the second year in a row.

The Big Blue's boys team had six first-place finishers: including double winner Jermaine Kelly, javelin (143-1) and 110 hurdles (15.9); Matt Nardiello, 400 hurdles (62.0); 4x100 (48.5); 4x400 (3:48.6); and 4x800 (9:16.2). The girls team placed first in two events: Nancy Do, long jump (15-7 1/4); and Melinda Wilson, discus (80-11).

The other boys to place first were: Tizauni Boyles, English, high jump (5-6); Joe Manson, Danvers, shot put (42-1); Olisa Obiefuna, Saugus, long jump (21-5) and 200 (23.0); Tyree Williams, Marblehead, 100 (11.8); Ben Martinez, Peabody, triple jump (36-2 3/4); Kenny Pierce, Beverly, 400 (54.4); Noah Mondello, Gloucester, 2-mile (10:33.8); Jake Morris, Marblehead, discus (110-1); Matt Carpenter, Gloucester, 800 (2:09.2); and Chris Birotte, English, mile (4:53.4).

The other girls to place first were: Amanda Nielsen, Peabody, high jump (4-10); Lindsay Gotts, Danvers, shot put (25-8); Jessica Dowson, Winthrop, 400 (74.2); Racquel MacDonald, Revere, 100 hurdles (17.2); Bianca Muscato, Peabody, triple jump (31-1 1/2); Hulerie McGuffie, Classical, 100 (12.8); Cayla Bucci, Peabody, 200 (26.7); Bianca Giacalone, Gloucester, 400 (62.8); Haley Dyer, Danvers, 2 mile (12:04.4); Wendi Marciano, Beverly, 800 (2:22.8); Catarina Rocha, Peabody, mile (5:15.3) and javelin (94-3); Peabody, 4x100 (52.5); Danvers, 4x400 (4:29.5); and Marblehead, 4x800 (10:47.9).

Marblehead 100, Classical 26

At Marblehead, the Magicians (3-0) had three double winners: Jake Morris, shot put (35-3) and discus (107-9); Will Herlihy, 400 (54.1) and low hurdles (64.0); and Sam Terrill, long jump (17-3) and high jump (5-9). Marblehead had six other first-place finishes: Henry Pratt, 2-mile (11:06); Andrew DiMare, 100 (11.8); Nate Fowler, mile (5.02); Andrew Graf, 800 (2:07); Junior Okereke, 200 (23.9); and Greg Worth, javelin (130-0).

Revere 69, Classical 43

At Manning Field, the Rams' Dammy Dada was a triple winner in the 400 meters (1:05), 110 hurdles (17.5), and triple jump (40-10). The triple jump mark for Dada qualifies him for states. George Clark won the high jump (5-4). Angel Melendez had two seconds (400 hurdles and 110 hurdles). Freshman Jalen Brown had two third-place finishes in his first meet.

June 1, 2009 - - - This past Saturday Lynn Classical track captain Calvin Harris placed 4th in the Division 1 State Meet in the 100 meter dash. This qualifies Calvin for the All-State meet this Saturday in Fitchburg. This is the third consecutive year that Calvin has placed in the Division 1 state meet and the third different event he has placed in (200 meter and 4 x 100 meters).

In addition this past week Calvin was named a NEC all-star and co-MVP of the NEC north. In his career Calvin has won 4 NEC conference championships in addition to 2 - 2nd place finishes, a third place finish and a 4th place finish. Calvin has accomplished all of this despite two major knee surgeries. Calvin's career bests include 10.7 in the 100 meters, 22.3 in the 200 meters, 44.0 in the 4 x 100 meters and a 22'0" long jump.

A win in any matchup between English and Classical can go a long way toward ending the season on a high note and this year, it was the English boys track team and the Classical girls track team who went home happy.

English won the boys meet, 68-59, led by Ricky Kimber, who took first in the 400 hurdles (59.0) and the 110 hurdles (15.8). Camy Ducasse won the 400 (52.6) and triple jump (39-11); Jesse Birotte, the 800; Chris Birotte, the mile; Alex Santos, the two-mile and Jesse Fowler, the long jump, 20-2. Kordel Latimer took second in the 400 hurdles and 800 and Matt Blaney was second in the two-mile.

Classical also had some nice performances. Calvin Harris won the 100 (11.4) and 200 (22.9); Chevere Archer, the high jump (6-1) Danny Omoreggie, the shot put (42-8); Dexter Dowe, the discus (119 feet). The Rams won the 4x400 with Rafael Garcia, Marven-Rhode Hyppolite, Cristian Lopez and Jaquan Huston. Classical also won the 4x100 relay.

Revere 70, Classical 57

At Manning Field, Felipe Garcia had a big day for the Rams, winning the long jump (19-1 1/2), the 200 (24.5) and the triple jump (38-3). Classical swept the long with Calvin Harris and Rudy Collimore taking second and third. Jamil Muriel, Garcia, Jaquan Huston and Calvin Harris won the 4x100 relay (46.4) and qualified for the states and Danny Dada and Angel Melendez went 2-3 in the 400 hurdles.

Salem 80, Classical 45

At Manning Field, Felipe Garcia won the triple jump (40-6) and qualified for the states. He also placed second in the 400 (56.3) and long jump (19-3). Other winners for the Rams include Danny Omoreggie in the shot put (43-0), Chevere Archer in the 200 meters (24.2) and the 4x100 meter relay team of Archer, Garcia, Jaquan Huston and Calvin Harris.

The future stars of the Northeastern Conference were on display this weekend, as Peabody hosted the NEC Freshman/Sophomore League Meet. Danvers' girls team put together the league's most impressive day, with 123 points, while Swampscott won the boys competition, with 104 points. Both of Classical's first-place finishes came in throwing events: Daniel Omoreggie, shot put (42-3); and Dexter Dowe, discus (109-1).

Beverly 99, Classical 27

At Beverly, the Rams picked up three first-place finishes with Felipe Garcia winning the triple jump (38-11), Dexter Dowe, the discus (109 feet) and Danny Omoreggie the shot put (40-9). Paul Buccheri recorded a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:33 and Perry Raymond had a personal best in the two-mile with a 12:25. Angel Melendez finished second in the 110 hurdles and third in the 400 hurdles; Chevere Archer took second in the 200 meters (24.8) and third in the high jump.

Gloucester 82, Classical 43

At Manning Field, the Rams (0-1) got wins from Angel Melendez in the 400 hurdles (1:12) and the 4x100 relay thanks to Chevere Archer, Jamil Muriel, Jaquan Houston and Calvin Harris (46.5). Harris added a second in the 100, Archer, a second in the high jump (5-6), and Huston a second in the triple jump.
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Manning Field may be the stomping ground of all four Lynn schools, but at Saturday's Northeastern Conference track meet, the girls and boys squads from Peabody treated the newly refurbished sporting venue as their own.

The Tanners were victorious in both competitions with the boys collecting 97 points and their counterparts scoring 99.

The first place Peabody boys were followed by Gloucester (78), Beverly (55), Salem (44), Swampscott (43), Classical (36), Revere (32), Danvers (31), English (26), Marblehead (21), Saugus (18) and Winthrop (15).

Finishing behind the Tanner girls were Beverly (93), Danvers (75), Marblehead (68), Winthrop (40), Swampscott (38), Gloucester (31), Saugus (27), Salem (21), English (3), Revere (1) and Classical (0).

First-place finishers for the boys: Matt Guarente, Saugus, high jump, 6-3; Quivari Jackson, Classical, long jump, 20-8 3/4; Mike Nagarambe, Salem, triple jump, 41-4 1/2; Manny Velez, Revere, shot put, 48-10; Mario Peritore, Gloucester, discus, 152-11; Jacob Evanter, Marblehead, high hurdles, 15.1; John Driscoll, Revere, low hurdles, 40.8; Calvin Harris, Classical, 100, 10.93; Ashani Nelson, English, 200, 23.1; Shonio Spencer, Swampscott, 400, 49.81; Liam Anastasia-Murphy, Gloucester, 800, 1:55.4; John Lawrence, Peabody, mile, 4:29.4; and Sam Rakoc, Swampscott, two-mile, 10:01.6.

In the boys team events, Classical won the 4x100 (44.6), Beverly won the 4x400 (3:37.1), and Gloucester won the 4x800 (8:44.6).

First place finishers for the girls: Joanna Chanaj, Peabody, high jump, 5-1; Nicole Giaquinto, Winthrop, long jump, 16-2 3/4; Andrea Saccardo, Peabody, triple jump, 34-2 1/2; Alicia Unis, Gloucester, shot put, 34-8; Jess Burnett, Marblehead, discus, 105-11; Jenny Fucillo, Winthrop, high hurdles, 16.45; Katherine Slattery, Marblehead, low hurdles, 47.5; Pinky Ratanajit, Peabody, 100, 12.91; Giaquinto, Winthrop, 200, 25.7; Christina Kaczynski, Danvers, 400, 60.5; Katelyn Hartnett, Danvers, 800, 2:21.1; Monica Adler, Beverly, mile, 5:16.7; and Lindsay Walsh, Swampscott, two-mile, 11:06.2.

In the girls team events, Peabody won the 4x100 (51.7), Danvers won the 4x400 (4:15.2), and Beverly won the 4x800 (10:23.1)

At the end of the day, English stood supreme as both the girls and boys track teams claimed victory over rival Classical.

The English boys won 71-51, while the girls won 79-48.

"We had a lot of people step up with important points in second and third place," said English coach Mike Toomey. "We moved some people around and tried to get good matchups. The kids came through today."

For the English boys, the winners were Julio Arzu, 100 and 200; Charlie Rucker, shot put and discus; Ricky Kimber, 300 hurdles; Camy Ducasse, 400; Dan Cabe, 100 hurdles; Jesse Birotte, mile; and Kordel Latimer, 800.

For the Classical boys, the winners were Quivari Jackson, triple jump (40-8.5) and long jump (19-4); Thevere Archer, high jump (5-8); Rafael Villatoro, 2-mile (13:01); and Jackson, Calvin Harris, Robert Ramsay, and Kashawn Avery, 4x100 relay (45.6).

At Salem, the Rams had two individual winners. Quivari Jackson won both the long jump (19-7) and the triple jump (39-7.5), while Calvin Harris took first place in the 100 (11.6).

In the start of the 800, Classical's Christian Lopez, left, Winthrop's Ben Sena, middle, and Classical's Sam Smith, right, look ready to run the Boston Marathon on Tuesday at Manning Field. (ITEM PHOTO / OWEN

The Classical boys and girls track teams had mixed results against Winthrop Tuesday at Manning Field. The boys defeated the Vikings for the first time in 20-plus years, 66-55, while the Winthrop girls came away with a 79-47 victory.

In the boys meet, Calvin Harris was impressive in his first meet, qualifying for the states with a first in the 100 (11.0). He also won the long jump (19-5) and was on the winning 4x100 relay that also included Quivari Jackson, Kayshawn Avery and Robert Ramsay (45.93).

Jackson also won the 200 (23.6) and qualified for the states. Tyler Alicudo won the 400 (62.3) and Rafael Villatoro, the two-mile (12.25).

Winthrop, which won the Northeastern Conference title last year, was undermanned and the absences proved costly. Dan Sena stumbled and still managed to win the 300 intermediate hurdles (48.0); Joe Wallace won the mile (5:22); Stephen Keough, the shot put (41-6 1/2); Ricky Sheldon, the discus (102 feet); Ben Sena, high jump (5-6) and 800 (2:22); and Adam Pirone, high hurdles (17.5).

Peabody 125, Classical 11 4/15/08

At Peabody, Quivari Jackson was a bright spot for the Rams (0-2), qualifying for the states with his winning performances in the long jump (20-5 1/2) and triple jump (40-5 1/2).

The Tanners (2-0) were led by double winners Nour Shahen, shot put (46-10) and discus (135-5), and Michael Berlangieri, high jump (6-2) and 100 meters (11.2).

Peabody freshmen Keane Perenzoni won the mile (11:25), Derek Gomes, the 200 (23.6); Ramses Montero, the 400 (:54); and Josh Green, the 800 (2:07.11).

Saugus 76, Classical 46

At Manning Field, Saugus won its first event of the season. Winning for Classical were Quivari Jackson, long jump (19-5) and triple jump (39-11). The Classical relay team of Jackson, Jaquan Houston, Gary Sisson, and Tony Johnson won the 4x100 (49.4).

Frances Mathieu won the triple jump, the long jump and the 200 to lead the Classical girls track team past rival English, 68-53, Tuesday at Manning Field.

The Classical boys also won against English, 96-22.

The Classical girls are 1-6, but Mathieu has been a bright spot for the Rams all season. She won the triple jump with a 30-8, the long jump with 15-51/2) and the 200 with a time of 29.6.

Classical also had wins from Melissa Goulet, 300 hurdles (1:03); Briana Galeazzi, shot put (22-4 3/4) and Karen Perez (13.9).

English (0-9) had firsts from Bianca Fowler in the high jump (4-4) and Jenna Henry in the mile (7:45) and the 400 ; Delphine Menkwoh and Sazini Prom went one-two in the two mile; Sina Eam, first in the discus; Hilary White, third in the two mile; Virginia Sanabia, third in the shot put and Fowler, second in the 200 and third in the 100

In the boys meet, Chavere Archer won the intermediate hurdles (50. 37) and the high hurdles (23.3) for the Rams. Nate Guy won the 100 (11.2) and led a sweep in the long jump (19-10). Calvin Harris and Quivari Jackson took the next two places. Raphael Villatoro won the mile (5:11); Guy, Jackson, Tar Lee and Harris won the 4 by 100 (45.6) and Andrew Kinlock, the shot put (42-10) and discus (90-feet).

Classical (2-6) swept the triple jump led by Jackson (39-3), followed by Tony Johnson and K.C. Johnson. Lionel Malumba win the high jump and Jaquan Huston led a sweep of the 400 (52.0). Stanley same and Tony Johnson took second and third. Same Smith won the 800 (2:40) and Alex Sewell, the 2-mile (12:38).

English's Sam Gurno won the 200 (24.3); Matt Bynum took second in the mile, Julio Arzu, third in the 100 and Cory Simmons and Byron Brown tied for second in the high jump

SPLIT DECISION AT MANNING FIELD

Saugus 72 1/2, Classical 48 1/2 Classical 67, Revere 62

At Manning Field, the Rams earned a split in their first meet at the new facility. Classical (1-1) swept the 100 against Revere with the trio of Tarlee Teah, Nate Guy and Quivari Jackson. Jackson, Robert Ramsay, Guy and Teah won the 4x100 relay against both teams with a time of 48.2 and Jackson won the long jump against Revere, 19-4.

Andrew Kinloch won the discus against both teams with a throw of 112 feet, and he won the shot put against Saugus (39-7). Lionel Malumba won the high jump against Revere and Tony Johnson, Ramsey and Stanley Sam swept the 200 against Revere; Raphael Villatoro won the 2-mile against Revere.