By Lucia Bakule and David Klimasmith, Belmont Voice correspondents
Girls Swim and Dive – The Girls Swim and dive team are now 6-0 after a successful week with two wins. They started the week out with a 88-77 win over Arlington at home on Wednesday, Oct. 14 with seniors Sophia Bufano, Reina Yano, and Summing Chan all qualifying for states. They followed this with a 92-78 win at home on Friday, Oct. 16 against non-league opponent Boston Latin. The Marauders were scheduled to face Lexington on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Girls Soccer – The 11th-ranked Marauders are 8-4-1 after a hectic week with one win, one loss and one tie. They started the week off on Monday, Oct. 12 with a dominant 3-0 win over Stoneham at home on senior night. All seven of Belmont seniors started the game with junior Cassie Greiner and sophomores Clara Sciandra and Giuliana Elia each scoring a goal. Belmont followed the win with a narrow 2-1 defeat on the road against No. 6 Winchester on Wednesday, Oct. 14 with sophomore Mae Perry netting Belmont’s only goal. They finished the week off with a 1-1 tie at home on Saturday, Oct.17 against No. 15 Brookline with junior Cassie Greiner scoring the only goal. The Marauders faced No. 9 Central Catholic at home on Monday, Oct. 19, before hitting the road to play Melrose on Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Dracut on Friday, Oct. 23.
Boys Soccer – No. 14 Belmont went 1-2 over a three-game span last week. The boys beat Stoneham 2-0 on Oct. 12 behind a goal from senior Yassin Abdeladzim and a team-leading ninth goal of the season from junior Robert Hoerle. They then suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of No. 15 Winchester, losing 2-1, and No. 2 Cambridge Rindge & Latin, losing 3-0. Senior captain Itai Golani scored the lone goal against Winchester.
Girls Volleyba ll – The 17th-ranked Marauders are 11-4 after a rough week with two losses. The girls started the week at Winchester on Tuesday, Oct. 13, where they lost 3-0 to the top-ranked Red and Black. They followed up with a 3-2 loss against Melrose. Belmont fought hard until the last set before subsequently falling to the Red Hawks. The team played Reading at home for their Dig Pink game in support of breast cancer awareness on Tuesday, Oct. 20 before hitting the road once again to face Wayland on Friday, Oct. 28.
Girls Cross Country – Girls cross country had a dominant 16-45 win at Woburn on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Belmont had 17 runners in the top 20. Reece Bundy led the pack, finishing the three-mile course in 20:08, followed by Daphne Lee in second and Brynn Franklin in third. Belmont returns home to Rock Meadow on Tuesday, Oct. 20 to face Lexington for Belmont’s Senior Night meet.
Boys Cross Country -Boys cross country improved to 4-1 with a dominant win over Woburn, having eight of the top 10 runners. Junior William Olmstead led all runners, finishing the three-mile course in 16:20. Classmate Noah Gieger finished just one second behind him, for second place. The Marauders returned home on Oct. 20, against No. 1 Lexington.
Field Hockey – Girls field hockey continued its undefeated season, adding two more wins. The Marauders (12-0-1) are now ranked third in the state. Belmont started the week with a gritty 2-0 win at No. 8 Winchester on Monday, Oct. 12. Sophomore Kendall Reagan netted the first goal off of a pass from captain Gigi Mastrangelo, who had the other goal off of a corner. They followed this win with a 9-1 blowout victory over Melrose. Belmont had goal scorers from all grade levels. Belmont faced Reading on Tuesday, Oct. 20 before a rematch with league rival, Watertown on Thursday, Oct. 22. The Marauders handed the Raiders their only loss of the season on Sept. 4.
Football – The Marauders suffered their second straight shutout, losing to Woburn 49-0 on October 16. The loss drops them to 2-4 on the season. The team will travel to Reading on Oct. 23 to take on the 4-2 Rockets.
