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GIRLS TRACK DEFEAT WAKEFIELD 86 – 50
The Burlington girls track and field team delivered a dominant performance in an 86-50 win over the Wakefield Warriors, improving to 3 and 0 on the season.

100 Meter Hurdles:
2nd place Leila Gilligan 16.85 (Personal Best)

100 Meters:
4th place Kaya Cummings 13.67 (Season Best)
5th place Briana Thomas 13.74
9th place Samantha Cicolini 14.03

200 Meters:
3rd place Kaya Cummings 27.76 (Personal Best)
11th place Elise DiVacri 28.71 (Personal Best)
15th place Samantha Cicolini 29.36

400 Meters:
2nd place Leila Gilligan 1:03.16
3rd place Brooke Baglio 1:03.59 (Personal Best)
6th place Olivia DiRienzo 1:06.24 (Season Best)

800 Meters:
10th place Grace Conte 2:38.99 (Personal Best)
11th place Lucy Clement 2:39.08 (Personal Best)

Mile:
8th place Ava Eldridge 5:48.68 (Season Best)

Two Mile:
8th place Kate Conte 13:52.17 (Season Best)

400 Meter Hurdles:
3rd place Lyla Kuhn 1:15.86
6th place Grace Conte 1:20.56 (Season Best)

Relays:
1st place 4×100 Relay 52.07 – Briana Thomas, Samantha Cicolini, Kaya Cummings, Lucy Clement
4th place 4×400 Relay 4:58.76 – Elise DiVacri, Alexa DiVacri, Kritika Agarwala, Leah Coyne

Long Jump:
2nd place Lyla Kuhn 16 feet, 0.5 inches
4th place Olivia DiRienzo 15 feet, 6 inches
6th place Leila Gilligan 14 feet, 11.5 inches

High Jump:
1st place Lyla Kuhn 4 feet, 8 inches

Triple Jump:
1st place Olivia DiRienzo 33 feet, 2.5 inches
2nd place Briana Thomas 31 feet, 11.7 inches
6th place Sabrina Collins 30 feet, 10 inches

Shot Put:
3rd place Cassidy Hanlon 32 feet, 8.5 inches
5th place Avery Callahan 31 feet, 3.2 inches
6th place Hazel Yiu 28 feet, 10.7 inches (Season Best)

Discus:
7th place Avery Callahan 76 feet, 7 inches
9th place Hazel Yiu 69 feet, 0 inches

Javelin:
3rd place Cassidy Hanlon 96 feet, 7 inches
12th place Holly Nevola 71 feet, 3 inches

GIRLS TRACK FINISH FIFTH AT MSTCA DIVISION 4 RELAYS
The Burlington girls track and field team placed fifth out of 22 teams at the MSTCA Division 4 Relays.

Shot Put Relay:
2nd place Cassidy Hanlon 34 feet
4th place Avery Callahan 33 feet and 2 inches 
21st place Hazel Yiu 26 feet

Javelin Relay:
2nd place Cassidy Hanlon 94 feet and 2 inches 
8th place Holly Nevola 71 feet and 8 inches
31st place Hazel Yiu 51 feet and 11 inches

Triple Jump Relay:
2nd place Olivia DiRienzo 33 feet and 6 inches 
9th place Briana Thomas 31 feet and 6 inches 
15th place Vivianna Pelayo 30 feet and 7 inches

Long Jump Relay:
6th place Lyla Kuhn 16 feet

Sprint Medley Relay:
5th place Collins, Matarazzo, Baglio, Gilligan 4:35.73

4×400 Relay:
6th place Kuhn, DiRienzo, Baglio, Gilligan 4:18.16

BOYS TRACK DEFEAT WAKEFIELD 70 – 66 IN CLOSE MEET
The Burlington boys track and field team earned a 70 – 66 win over the Wakefield Warriors, using strong performances across both track and field events to secure the victory and remain undefeated at 3 and 0.

100 Meters:
3rd place Steven Dalalelis 11.69 (Personal Best)
11th place Shane Sheehan 12.00
15th place Jabez Jen 12.16 (Season Best)

200 Meters:
6th place Ryan Brooks 23.75 (Personal Best)
9th place Ryan Burke 24.15 (Personal Best)
12th place Leonardo Castro 24.76

400 Meters:
6th place Scott Rigolini 56.07
11th place Ryan McElroy 58.16
12th place Shay Woodbury 58.68 (Personal Best)

800 Meters:
3rd place Roy Kanyike 2:04.42 (Season Best)
11th place Evans Katayomba 2:11.40 (Season Best)
18th place William Cline 2:24.35 (Personal Best)
19th place Ellalan Ramesh 2:25.39 (Personal Best)

Mile:
2nd place Roy Kanyike 4:45.94

Two Mile:
3rd place Liam Poland 10:45.35 (Personal Best)
4th place James Roy 10:48.48 (Personal Best)

110 Meter Hurdles:
2nd place Leon Sekandi 16.17
3rd place Matthew Conte 16.61
5th place Shane Sheehan 17.22

400 Meter Hurdles:
2nd place Matthew Conte 58.27 (Personal Best)

Relays:
3rd place 4×400 Relay 3:40.38

Shot Put:
1st place Perkins Augustin 49 feet, 6.25 inches (Personal Best)

Discus:
1st place Ethan Tedesco 141 feet, 5 inches (Season Best)
2nd place Jack Tucci 119 feet, 4 inches

Javelin:
2nd place Ryan Brooks 161 feet, 3 inches (Season Best)

High Jump:
1st place Leon Sekandi 6 feet, 2 inches

Long Jump:
2nd place Ryan Brooks 20 feet, 4.50 inches
3rd place Shane Sheehan 19 feet, 11.00 inches

Triple Jump:
5th place Leon Sekandi 40 feet, 2.75 inches
6th place Brian Teguia 40 feet, 2.25 inches (Personal Best)

BOYS TRACK FINISH THIRD AT MSTCA DIVISION 4 RELAYS
The Burlington boys track and field team placed second at the MSTCA Division 4 Relays.

Discus Relay:
3rd place Ethan Tedesco 140 feet, 7 inches 
6th place Perkins Augustin 136 feet, 1 inch 
7th place Jack Tucci 130 feet, 2 inches

Javelin Relay:
3rd place Ryan Brooks 152 feet,  6 inches 
18th place Ryan McElroy 120 feet, 5 inches 
19th place Joshua Hollenbeck 118 feet, 5 inches

Long Jump Relay:
2nd place Ryan Brooks 21 feet , 5 inches 
7th place Leon Sekandi 20 feet, 1 inch 
9th place Shane Sheehan 19 feet , 7 inches

Triple Jump Relay:
6th place Shane Sheehan 39 feet, 2 inches 
9th place Matthew Conte 38 feet, 6 inches 
15th place Brian Teguia 37 feet, 1 inch

Shuttle Hurdle Relay:
2nd place Leon Sekandi, Matt Conte, Shane Sheehan and Micah Bageine 1:05.14

4×400 Relay:
6th place Ryan, Burke, Scott Rigolini, Leonardo Castro and Steve Dalalelis 3:38.82

GIRLS LACROSSE WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT
Burlington girls lacrosse picked up a 17-6 win over the Wilmington Wildcats at home last Monday on senior night. Five seniors were recognized: defensemen Ava Robitaille, Sloane Wilson, and Alexis Kasekende, midfielder Hannah Taitelbaum, and goalie Mairin Condon.

(From left to right) Defenseman Ava Robitaille, Midfielder Hannah Taitelbaum, Goalie Mairin Condon, and defensemen Sloane Wilson and Alexis Kasekende –  Photo Courtesy of Kevin Carnell 

The Devils then hit the road, falling 15-11 at Wakefield and 14-2 at Reading.
They return to action this week at  Stoneham (6 and 6) on Monday, before hosting the Belmont Marauders (8 and 4) on Wednesday.

BOYS LACROSSE SPLIT CLOSE MATCHES
Burlington boys lacrosse had two tight games last week. The Devils earned a 12-11 win on the road at Wilmington, then went to overtime against Wakefield, falling 7-6.
Now at 7 and 4, Burlington will host the Stoneham Spartans (5 and 6) on Monday and travel to face the Belmont Marauders (5 and 5) on Wednesday.

MIXED RESULTS FOR BOYS BASEBALL
The Burlington baseball team went 1 and 2 last week. The Devils opened with a 3-1 win over the Stoneham Spartans at home, then fell 6-1 against the Wakefield Warriors and 5-0 on the road facing the Belmont Marauders.
Now at 4 and 8, Burlington will host the Woburn Tanners (5 and 7) on Tuesday and the Watertown Raiders (3 and 10) on Thursday.

GIRLS SOFTBALL DROP TWO GAMES
Burlington softball lost  two games last week, falling 3-1 at home to the Belmont Marauders and 13-1 on the road against the Wakefield Warriors.
Now at 2 and 9, the Devils will travel to face the Woburn Tanners (6 and 7) on Tuesday and the Watertown Raiders (1 and 10) on Thursday.

GIRLS TENNIS SPLITS FOUR MATCHES
The Burlington girls tennis team went 2-2 in a busy week coming out of April break.

The Devils opened with a 5-0 win over the Stoneham Spartans, with Therese Kosinski, Shreeya Patel, and Cecelia Fraczek winning singles matches, while the doubles teams of Nishtha Prajapati & Samira Patel, along with Emery Shaw & Molly Doherty, also earned victories.

Burlington then fell 5-0 at Watertown and 5-1 against Belmont, with Fraczek picking up the lone win.

They bounced back with a 3-2 win over Wakefield, with wins from Fraczek, and the doubles teams of Shreeya Patel & Shaw, and Samira Patel & Prajapati.

Now at 3 and 7, the Devils have three matches this week, traveling to face the Woburn Tanners (1 and 8) and the Bedford Buccaneers (8 and 1), before returning home to take on the Watertown Raiders (7 and 5).

BOYS TENNIS PICK UP BACK-TO-BACK WINS
The Burlington boys tennis team won back-to-back matches last week, starting with a 4-1 win over the Stoneham Spartans on the road.
Arnav Jhumat and Casey Shannon won their singles matches, while the doubles teams of Nathan Melanson & Austin Li, along with Carter Briscoe & Rahul Patel also picked up wins.

The Devils followed that with a 3-2 win over Watertown, with Jhumat and both doubles teams of Melanson & Li, along with Briscoe & Patel earning victories. They then fell to Belmont at 5-0.

Now at 4 and 7, Burlington has a busy week ahead with matches against the Wakefield Warriors (2 and 7), the Woburn Tanners (o and 9), the Central Catholic Raiders (5 and 4), and the Watertown Raiders (4 and 7).

UNIFIED BASKETBALL WINS FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON
After opening the season with a 31-24 loss at Arlington, Burlington Unified Basketball earned their first win of the season with a 47-37 victory over the previously undefeated Melrose Red Hawks.
Now at 1 and 1, Burlington will travel to face the Lexington Minutemen (1 and 5) on Tuesday afternoon.