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Girls hockey, wrestling, and swimming/diving results from the week of December 7.

By Tim Healy ·

The Acton-Carlisle and Lincoln-Sudbury junior varsity hockey teams prior to their annual Warriors 4 Warriors | Patriots 4 Patriots matchup, which honors Scott Milley and his family and supports military personnel and their families through the 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley Memorial Foundation. Photo by Evelyn Dow
The Acton-Carlisle and Lincoln-Sudbury junior varsity hockey teams prior to their annual Warriors 4 Warriors | Patriots 4 Patriots matchup, which honors Scott Milley and his family and supports military personnel and their families through the 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley Memorial Foundation. Photo by Evelyn Dow

Warriors 4 Warriors | Patriots 4 Patriots

The Acton-Carlisle hockey teams (boys and girls varsity and boys JV) gathered for a dinner on December 12, the eve of the Warriors 4 Warriors | Patriots 4 Patriots games against Lincoln-Sudbury. The annual event honors Scott Milley and his family and supports military personnel and their families through the 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley Memorial Foundation. Photo by Jennifer Kamionek
The Acton-Carlisle hockey teams (boys and girls varsity and boys JV) gathered for a dinner on December 12, the eve of the Warriors 4 Warriors | Patriots 4 Patriots games against Lincoln-Sudbury. The annual event honors Scott Milley and his family and supports military personnel and their families through the 1st Lt. Scott F. Milley Memorial Foundation. Photo by Jennifer Kamionek

L-S topples Pats girls hockey, 5-3

Acton-Carlisle girls hockey came up short, 5-3, against a fast, talented Lincoln-Sudbury team at the annual Warriors 4 Warriors | Patriots 4 Patriots Game on December 13. 

  • Team record: Overall 0-1; Dual County League 0-1
  • Big game: Nicki Atkins had two big goals, and Violet Jones tallied her first career score for the Patriots.
  • Unsung hero: Newcomer Whitney Mattison turned heads with her play in goal, making over 30 saves on more than 35 shots on net.
  • Up next: After hosting Lexington on December 15 and playing Wayland on December 18, the Pats will host Shawsheen at home today. 

Patriots wrestlers secure a win in three-team meet

By Drum Bell — Sports Contributor

After dropping their first two matches, Acton-Carlisle wrestlers rebounded, putting up 53 points and six pins against Nashoba Tech for a 53-26 victory on December 13. 

  • Scores: CCHS 28, Woburn 42; CCHS 30, Lowell Tech 50; CCHS 53, Nashoba Tech 26.
  • Team record: Overall 1-2; Dual County League 0-0
  • Big day: Captain Kyle Amouzgar and teammates Tait Olson and Jon Radovan each went 3-0 on the day. Radovan pinned all three opponents; Amouzgar pinned two and won a third match by tech fall. 
  • Unsung heroes: Savoy Hightower powered his way to a pin against host Lowell. Jonathan Lucas, Max Currie, and Ammar Bagasra had two victories each. 
  • Up next: The Patriots traveled to the George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament yesterday and today at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.

CCHS swimmers and divers open 2025-26 with big wins

By Kate Renyi — Sports Contributor

The two-time Massachusetts state champion Acton-Carlisle Patriots are setting their sights on a third consecutive swimming/diving title this season, opening the season with strong victories on December 12 and 13.

  • Scores: CCHS girls 97, Lincoln-Sudbury girls 81; CCHS boys 96, Lincoln-Sudbury boys 85; CCHS girls 98, Westford girls 87
  • Team records: Girls overall 2-0; boys overall 1-0
  • Big day: CCHS divers finished 1-2-3 over the weekend. Ninth grader Audrey Herz won her first two high school diving competitions. First-place swimmers were Hana Baldini (200-yard freestyle, 500 freestyle), Charlie Gamber (200 freestyle, 100 butterfly), Mena Sheth (200 individual medley, 100 butterfly), Aela Bruno (100 breaststroke), Phoebe Renyi (100 backstroke), Cole Scafidi (200 individual medley, 500 freestyle), Elizabeth Reiling (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle), and Brandon Monaghan (50 freestyle, 100 backstroke).
  • Turning point: Saturday’s Westford meet came down to the final 400-yard freestyle relay with Marie Turrettini, Renyi, Baldini, and Reiling coming from behind to secure the win in the final stretch. 
  • Unsung heroes: Decisive efforts lifted the team, such as Hanna Allen out-touching Westford for fourth place in the 500 freestyle, Renyi and Charlie Santoro scoring a three-way tie for second in the 100 backstroke, and Ella Goldberg taking fifth in the breaststroke. 
  • Up next: The girls were to compete Tuesday against Franklin; an all-team meet was set for Thursday against Waltham.

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