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The Gloucester girls hockey team put up a good fight on senior night at Talbot Rink last night, but the Fishermen came up a bit short.

Peabody was able to get a game-winner in the third period to knock off Gloucester 3-2 in a tight contest. Mia Cohen and Margaret Muniz tallied the goals for the Fishermen, while Andrea Rovedo was fantastic in the Gloucester net, stopping 42 shots.

When 2-13-0 Peabody set out to win each of its final five games, the Tanners weren't kidding. After last night's triumph over Shawsheen Valley, it's so far, so good.

"We really are hoping we can take the rest of the season," said Peabody coach Larry Minehan.

As tough as it might be to fathom when looking at the 11-1 final score, there was a silver lining in Peabody's loss to Marblehead last weekend. During one of the most difficult stretches of their season, the Tanners have chosen not to focus on final scores but instead on getting as many players as much ice time as possible.

Captain Colby Amor and the rest of the Peabody girls hockey team didn't just want Saturday night's game against Gloucester for themselves. More importantly, they wanted it for fallen teammate Courtney Corning, who was honored in a pregame ceremony commemorating the one year anniversary of her death. With Corning's No. 4 jersey hanging behind the Tanner bench, Amor notched five goals | including the game winner on a breakaway with just 15 seconds left in regulation | to will Peabody to an emotional 6-4 triumph.

Without a second of hesitation, Colby Amor recalls the date: September 23.

It was anything but a typical fall day for the Bishop Fenwick senior, who received some of the best news she'd ever heard on that fateful afternoon.

Scoring depth can be hard to come by for a hockey team. Whether it's a diversity of talents or the natural hot-and-cold ebb-and-flow of a season, a squad with a multitude of players putting the puck in the back of the net is rare and typically fearsome.

Last year's record: 1-15-2

Coach: Larry Minehan (2nd year)

Key returnees: Tori Konovalchik, Jr., Defense; Jen McGill, Sr., Defense; Meghan Canavan, Jr., D; Shannon Silvia, Soph., Forward; Mariah Wentworth, Soph., Forward; Kayleigh Papa, Soph., Forward; Amanda Provencher, Soph., Forward.