~ The Old Sachem ~ Sachem Sports in the early 90s

By Bill Stewart

Northeastern Conference awardees for the 2023 season were Defense All-Conference, Braden Faiella and Dylan Clark; Offense All-Conference, Tom DeSimone and Isaiah Rodriguez; All-Star, Ameen Taboubi.

The 1990 girls’ soccer team lost the first game to Bishop Fenwick then tied Beverly. They went on to a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 3 ties. Captains were Colleen Fahey, Cheryl Barnard, Shannon Sullivan and Kelly Trecartin. The team included Tracie Tankevich, Melissa Niles, Kristan Tozza, Debbie Gecoya, Katie Trecartin, Melissa Shell, Jen Murphy, Jenn Starrett, Deirdre Shell, Leanne Brown, Jenn and Joanne O’Connell, Jill Moriello, Ann Malcolm and Kim Taylor.

The football team of 1991 finished with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. They scored a Saugus record of 288 points to establish a new record. They had 7 Conference All-Stars, the most ever for the Sachems.

The golf team of 1991 had a record of 5 wins, 2 losses, and a tie and qualified for the state tournament. They defeated Swampscott and Marblehead and defeated the Witches for Salem’s only loss for the season. The team included Tim Walsh, Joe Ferry, Greg Garten, Brian McCabe, Zachery D’Angelo, Rich Loud, John Engle, Matt Cunningham, Pat Murphy and Leo D’Antona.

The tennis team of 1993 with captains Joy Schifano and Nicole Auclair had 12 wins, 6 losses and 6 ties and qualified for the state tournament. The team included Debbi Sanchez, Jessica Riccio, Emily Espindle, Beth Manoogian, Erin Angelo, Shannon Kelleher and Kristin Erickson. The following year the team’s record was 10 and 8 and it qualified for the state tournament. Beth Manoogian was captain and players were Maria Messina, Stephanie Angelo, Emily Espindle, Jill Schifano, Kelly McKeever, Erin Angelo, Shannon Kelleher, Jessica Riccio and Debbie Sanchez.

The field hockey team finished fourth in the Conference with a record of 5-4-3 but qualified for the state tourney. Captains Jessica Kirk and Kelly Blanchard led the squad that included Erin McCabe, Marie Johnson, Jill Kramer, Romina Mameli, Julia Sedei, Kim McGibbon, Jill Anderson, Maria Forziati, Marina Mameland and Melissa Walker.

The boys’ cross-country team of 1993 had a record of 7 wins and 2 losses. They tied for second place with Beverly behind undefeated Gloucester. Captains Armand Couture and Mike Kearns were both Conference All-Stars.

In 1994 it was the first time for the cross-country team to include both boys and girls. The team qualified for the state tournament with captain Stan Sweeney, Jim Finn and Kristin Patoulidis. Among the members were Sarah Lecaroz, Sandra DiCarlo, Carmina DiVirgilio, Daisy Penny, Julianne Glancy, Heather Thistle and Jill Texiera.

Boys’ soccer in 1994 had a 9-6-3 record for fifth place in the conference and competed in the state tournament. Players were captains Mark DeThomas and Steve O’Connell, Dave Newman, Bob Pesce, Josh Soroko, Joe Dauenhauer, T.J. Liberti, Jason Churches, Ryan McKeever, Steve Collins, Mark Conners, Chris O’Connell, Steve Gould, Shaun Finn, Jeffery Hoey, Tim Heffernan and Vincenzo Sestito.

The 1994 girls’ soccer team finished fifth in the conference and qualified for the state tournament with a record of 8-5-5. Captains were Jayne Walsh, Andrea Hendrickson and Kristen Dauenhauer. Seniors were Erin McNeil, Walsh, Hendrickson, Dauenhauer, Kelli Mulcahy and Valerie Moriello.

One of the greatest years of Sachem sports.

  (Editor’s Note: Bill Stewart, who is better known to Saugus Advocate readers as “The Old Sachem,” writes a weekly column about sports – and sometimes he opines on current or historical events or famous people.)