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Classical 27, Everett 28

At Lynn Woods, Classical's Katie Thongchanh led the way, coming in first (25:02). Maggie Bradbury finished fourth (27:55). Vania Aguila finished sixth (29:55). Classical coach Chris Hayward was very proud of his team's performance.

"It was cold and all the kids ran well. I am very excited to leave this season on a winning note," Hayward said.

The English boys cross country team took the top three spots in a 19-42 win over Classical Tuesday at Lynn Woods.

Camy Ducasse, Chris Birotte and Jesse Birotte went 1-2-3 with the Rams receiving strong performances from Louis Diaz, Perry Raymond, and Moises Ramirez. Diaz finished fourth overall (20:44). Raymond finished sixth (21:36) and Ramirez, seventh (21:37). It was a three-mile course.

Classical coach Chris Hayward was proud of his team's performance.

"All my kids ran very well today. It was a very close and competitive race," Hayward said.

Girls - English 26, Classical 31

At Lynn Woods, English's Bianca Fowler finished first and Kelly Roland third in a three-mile race. For Classical, Katie Thongchanh finished second overall (25:00); Courtney Speropolous, fifth (25:48); and Alicia Worthylake, seventh (26:44).

Revere 15, Classical 45

At Lynn Woods, Revere's Tayla Hough topped the ticket with a time of 22:21. Katie Thongchanh was the top Classical finisher, taking sixth with a 24:45. Courtney Speropolous finished ninth (24:46) for the Rams . The Rams wrap up the season next Tuesday against English.

Revere 15, Classical Boys 50

At Lynn Woods, Revere's Robert Driscoll took the top spot (20:48). Brian Collins placed second with a time of 20:52. Classical's top runners were Louis Diaz, ninth (21:37), and Brian Sandiford, 11th (22:07).

The Rams wrap up the season next Tuesday against English.

Classical Girls 15, Salem 50

At Salem, the Rams (1-4) won by forfeit with Katie Thongchanh (25:06) and Alicia Worthylake (25:33) taking third and fifth overall.

Salem 19, Classical 38

At Salem, Salem's Stephen Trainor set a course record with a time of 17:10. Pat Sweeney was second (19:54) and Max Phelan, third (20:15). Classical's Louis Diaz finished fourth (20:56); Perry Raymond, sixth (21:10); and Moises Ramirez, seventh (21:12). This was Ramirez' first race.

Beverly 15, Classical 50

At Lynn Woods, Beverly had the top five finishers. Classical's Brian Sandiford had a good performance with a time of 21:19 on the 3.1-mile course. Classical is 0-3.

Marblehead 15, Classical 50 BOYS

At Lynn Woods, although the Rams finished out of the money, it was still an exciting race as Marblehead's top three runners were neck-and-neck heading to the finish line. Sean Mitchell won with a 19:20 on the three-mile course, followed by James Wigglesworth 919:21) and Will Herlihy (19:22). The Magicians are 2-0.

Perry Raymond was the top finisher for Classical at 16th (21:12), followed by Brian Sandiford, 17th (21:21), and Lewis Diaz, 20th (21:30).

Marblehead 15, Classical 50 GIRLS

At Lynn Woods, Marblehead's Maura Tubridy (21:59) topped the field with teammates Madeleine Piela (22:21) and Chloe Heskett (22:23) taking second and third.
Classical's Katie Thongshanh finished eighth (25:16), Courtney Speropoulos, 15th (27:22), and Kristin Kurpiel, 18th (29:46).

Swampscott 15, Classical 50 GIRLS
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At Swampscott, the Big Blue's Lindsay Walsh started the season in top form, with a winning time of 16:47 (which was also good for second place in the boys race). Taking the next four spots were Swampscott's Amelia Antrim (17:38); Niki Laskaris (20:44); Karyssa King (20:46); and Emma Walsh (20:54). Swampscott is 1-0.
Classical had solid performances from Katie Thongchanh, who took 10th overall (21:48), and Courtney Speroupolous (22:20).

LYNN -- The Classical boys cross country team won the battle, but English won the war.

The Rams' Rafael Villatoro took first place with a 19:17 on the Lynn Woods course Tuesday, but the Bulldogs took the next five spots and the win, 40-18.

Camy Ducasse finished second for English (19:34), Chris Birotte, third (19:41); Jesse Birotte, fourth (20:15); James Bell, fifth (20:35) and Alejandro Santos, sixth (21:58). Classical's Jordan Clabeaux took seventh (22:50), English Charles Santa Maria finished eighth (23:49) and teammate Greg Saras took ninth (24:11). Classical's Connor Donovan finished 10th (24:25).

Saras, Santa Maria and Joseph Gay all had personal bests for the Bulldogs, who closed out the second with two wins to finish 2-5. Classical is 0-7.

English also won the girls race, 22-33, to finish 1-6 in the Northeastern Conference.

"The girls really went out and took control of the race early," English coach Mike Toomey said.

The Bulldogs took the first three spots with Bianca Fowler finishing first by nearly two minutes (24:40). Jasmin Jenks took second (26:47) and Isamar Hodge, third (27:35). Classical freshman Kristen Kurpier finished fourth (27:31) and teammate Katie Thong Chanh took fifth (28:01). Sina Eam, English, was sixth (29:22). Classical took the next three spot with Alicia Worthylake (29:43), Nicole Collins (31:53) and Claudia Villatoro (34:06). English's Samantha Hoy took 10th (35:55).

Classical finished 0-7 and English, 1-6.

Revere 15, Classical 50

At Revere, Maritza Melara finished with the Rams' best time at 23:54.

Revere 19, Classical 44

At Revere, Rafael Villatoro finished second overall with a time of 17:55 in the loss, which dropped the Rams to 0-5.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 10/3/08

Salem 18, Classical 45

At Lynn Woods, Rafael Villatoro finished third for the Rams with a time of 18:40. Adam Chambers also ran well, trimming six minutes off his time from the last race. The Rams are 0-4.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Salem 15, Classical 45

At Lynn Woods, Maritza Melara took sixth for the Rams (0-4) with a 26:42. Kristen Kurpiel also ran well, finishing seventh with a 27:10.

Peabody Girls 15, Classical 50 9/23/08

At Peabody, the Tanners' Brittany Creamer took first (18:52) followed by Jenna Pickard (18:57) and Meghan Connors, third (19:35). Kristen Kurpiel was the top finisher for the Rams with a 23:37.

Peabody Boys 15, Classical 50 9/23/08

At Peabody, the Tanners (3-0) dominated this one with John Lawrence taking first (15:00); Ramses Montero finished second (15:21) and Nick Christiansen (15:24) took third. Adam Chambers ran a person best of 21:43 for the Rams.

Gloucester Girls 15, Classical 50 , Item Roundup
At Gloucester, freshman Amy O'Brien topped the field for the Rams, who are 0-1 with Danvers on tap for Tuesday.

Gloucester Boys15, Classical 40
At Gloucester, Jordan Clabeaux was the top finisher for the Rams, who are home Tuesday against Danvers at Lynn Woods.

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Peabody's boys cross-country team had an impressive introduction to the Northeastern Conference by winning the NEC Championship Meet with 39 points.
John Lawrence was the first Tanner to finish. He came in second place (16:20). Alex Gomes finished only 11 seconds later, and finished fourth in the race. Ramses Montero finished seventh overall (17:04). Sean Ouelette also finished in the top 10 (17:15).
Gloucester finished second, and also had four top-ten performers: Liam Murphy, first (16:18); Austin Sousa, sixth (16:59); Caulin Rogers, eighth (17:05); and Andrew Ryan, ninth (17:09).
Swampscott placed third, and had the only other two top-ten performers: Chris Heller, third (16:37); and Sam Rakoc (16:45).
Marblehead had three runners finish within three seconds of each other: Ben Waller (17:20), Jackson Barber (17:21) and Tyler Smith (17:22).
Johnny Long, Classical, was the top performer from Lynn (19:20). Charles Ton was the top-performer from English (24:22).Andrew Atton was Saugus' top performer (22:14).

Classical 25, English 32 October 23, 2007

At English, a win by Johnny Long (19:16) propelled Classical (1-6) to its first victory of the season.

Bulldog (0-7) runners Scott Guzman (25:01) and D.J. Young (25:02) finished within a second of each other to claim second and third, but it was not enough to carry English to its first win of the season.

"This has been a great year and the boys ran great," said Bulldog coach Mike Toomey, who added that success for the team "was going to be based on improvement."

Girls - English 15, Classical 50 October 23, 2007

At English, the Bulldogs (1-6) took the top three spots to pick up their first victory of the year.

"To end with a win is huge," said English coach Mike Toomey. "It was important for the girls to get that. It's something they can take with them that will keep them coming back."

Last season, the English girls team consisted of four runners. This year, that number has more than quadrupled, with 19 girls joining the roster, and the increased participation was apparent on the time sheet.

Bianca Fowler crossed the finish line first with a time of 29:52, while teammates Nina Barane (29:55) and Sophie de Langerville (30:31) finished close behind.

Cindy Columbus ran the best time for Classical (0-7), as she finished fourth overall with a time of 30:48.

This year's captains are Kris Murphy, Rafael Villatoro, Alex Sewell, Rachel Dunnigan and Mai Cao.

Boys		Girls
Matt	Adolph	Mai	Cao
Michael	Boltrushek	Jerrica	Conley
Chris	Champigny	Elizabeth	DePina
Corey	Cheever	Rachel	Dunnigan
Larry	Cheung	Evelyn	Eng-Nol
Jordan	Clabeaux	Melissa	Goulet
Tyler	Gauthier	Sokleang	Keo
Matt	Hatch	Sanayra	Pimental
Johnny	Long	Demetra	Rivera
Kris	Murphy
Shakeem	Pierresaint
Alex	Sewell
Greg	Titus
Rafael	Villatoro