<body><div>Girls soccerThe Marblehead High girls soccer team (7-4-4) began a brand new week against non-league host Manchester Essex on Oct. 14, and they came away with a 2-0 road victory. These Magicians are seeded ninth in the latest Division 2 power rankings, as of Oct. 18.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Ob3GH_0wFCvt3e00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Ob3GH_0wFCvt3e00" width="964" height="554" ><figcaption>Marblehead High girls soccer player Sydney Ball is the center of attention carrying the ball up field during the game against host Manchester Essex on Oct. 14. COURTESY PHOTO</figcaption></figure>Callie Gilmore, the team’s leading scorer, accounted for the first goal of the game on a solo effort. It was her 10th goal of the season. Sammy Dosch provided some insurance with her second goal of the year.Cam O’Brien was credited with one 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 adjusted accordingly. Callie scored on a beautiful free kick five minutes into the game. A short time later, Sammy Dosch scored the second goal off a corner kick that was assisted by Cam O’Brien.”Lucy Church, Sophie Robinson and Courtney Hitscherich all continued to play well, according to the second-year coach.Defensively, Ava Machado, Sydney Ball and Cora Gerson were able to keep the Manchester Essex attackers at bay. Goalie Hailey Gilmore came up with seven saves to help secure the shutout. “We have been injury plagued all season long, but our team continues to step up in order to put the team first,” said Wales.Two days later, the Magicians lost a heartbreaker to Danvers at home, 1-0.“This was a good match,” said Wales. “(Danvers is) a strong team, but Hailey Gilmore was exceptional in net, making 20 saves to keep us in it. 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 Oct. 18 after press deadline. They will then wrap up the regular season against non-league opponents Lynnfield (Saturday, Oct. 26 at home at 10 a.m.) and Newton South (Monday, Oct. 28, on the road at 5:30 p.m.).GolfThe Marblehead golfers completed another successful regular season with a 12-3 record. They have since participated in the Division 2 North sectional championship at the Brookline Country Club on Oct. 16, where they finished tied for seventh out of 14 teams.The Magicians, the defending 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 scores comprised the team score.Marty Ryan and Greyson Leventhal were the team medalists at the sectional meet after each shot 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.</div></body>

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The Marblehead High girls soccer team (7-4-4) began a brand new week against non-league host Manchester Essex on Oct. 14, and they came away with a 2-0 road victory. These Magicians are seeded ninth in the latest Division 2 power rankings, as of Oct. 18. Callie Gilmore, the team’s leading...