White River Junction
Woodstock’s rookies did just that as Oliver Wilson (No. 3; 6-2, 6-4) and Peter Borden (No. 5; 6-2, 6-2) earned their first varsity victories to help Woodstock to a 4-3 decision.
The Wasps (2-1) swept the two doubles matches — something they needed after Hartford’s Danny Nguyen and Naomi Hematillake rallied to win tiebreakers during a pair of thrilling singles matches.
Nguyen came back to knock off Woodstock’s Ray Kurek at No. 1 singles, 5-7, 7-6, 10-5, while Hematillake rallied to edge Gardner Gottshegen, 6-4, 3-6, 12-10.
“Those were two very exciting matches,” Woodstock coach Dave Miles said.
“(Nguyen) actually led 6-0 in the second set and Ray scored the next six points to tie it. … Those were both tough losses, but our freshmen bailed us out.”
The Canes got two singles wins from their girls; Hematillake’s nail-biter and Christine Miller’s 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 2.
Justin Kops and Kyle Rasmussen combined to win at No. 1 doubles for Woodstock, 6-3, 6-4, while Ethan Earle and Brendan Schwartz took care of No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-2.
Peterborough, n.h.
Woodstock
Morgan Hartman (No. 3 singles) and Sarah Findeisen (No. 5 singles) both won 6-0, 6-0 — “We call that score ‘bagels,’ Wasps coach Tom Hopewell said — while Morgan Biele (No. 2) and Kenzie Biele each won 6-1, 6-1 — “We call those breadsticks,” the coach said.
Grace Frazier won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, while Katie McMaster-Chloe Nobel (No. 1; 6-1, 7-5) and Emma King-Elise Geschardt (No. 2; 6-3, 6-0) prevailed at doubles.
Woodstock hosts Stowe today in the first match between the two former rivals since 2005.
The Wasps and Raiders squared off in the Vermont Division II final six straight times to begin this century, Stowe winning the last five before moving to Division I.
Northfield, Vt.
Losing pitcher Jack Sweet and Finbar Curtain had the lone hits for Thetford, which scored all of its runs unearned in the seventh.
South Royalton
Stephen Paige added two hits and two RBIs. Dominick Small, Jacob Hewitt and Kyle Spaulding each had two hits. Jon Nielsen added a two-run double.
Three pitchers split work for the Royals. Nicholas Howe went the first two innings, striking out two. Nielsen pitched the next two, striking out three. Paige fanned two in his one inning of work.
Lisbon, n.h.
Ty Brown added two hits, scored two runs and also had two stolen bases. Jordan Clark was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs. Pitcher Zach Moore got the win, going four innings while striking out four. Seth Hannett tossed two innings of two-hit relief, striking out two.
Plymouth, n.h.
Griffin allowed just one hit and two walks, while hitting four batters, and struck out five.
Lebanon scored in the top of the first inning when leadoff batter Caleb Broughton singled, stole second and third and then came around to score on a throwing error. The Raiders held that lead until giving up a run in the top of the seventh.
Nate Perkins experienced a roller-coaster ninth inning when he drove in the go-ahead run on a base hit in the top of the frame, scoring Alex Bitler to put Lebanon in front, 2-1. Perkins then took the loss in relief when Plymouth answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Hanover
Moises Celaya pitched 6 innings for Hanover, striking out seven while allowing three runs, one earned. Davey Stocken and Will Smith also singled for the Marauders (2-2).
Chester, Vt.
Claremont
Pittsfield, n.h.
Cole Cruz homered twice in the game, Hank Vincent added three RBIs, Mike Platt added two hits and two runs and Robinson added two hits and four runs. Sunapee’s Kier Lucas scored on a single to tie the game 9-9 in the fourth inning before the Lakers took the lead for good in the fifth. Sunapee has won its last four games after falling in its season opener to Wilton-Lyndeborough, outscoring opponents 54-16 in that stretch.
Hanover
Left fielder Kirsten Tischbein had a pair of singles, one of them an RBI, while making three clean putouts in the outfield for the Marauders. Hanover’s Hee-Eun Kim had three hits and a walk while reaching base five times.
Becca Wilson took the loss in the circle, striking out three and walking three.
South Royalton
Maegan Carbino had three hits with a double, two RBIs and three runs, Summer Spaulding had three runs and two hits and Bailey Wing had a hit, two RBIs and three runs for South Royalton. The Royals also helped themselves with patience at the plate, drawing 13 walks.
Lisbon, n.h.
Suzie Bazzell was 3-for-4 and Alyssa Prest was 3-for-5. Tori Clough added a double and a single. Prest started in the circle for the Engineers, tossing six innings while striking out five and walking six. Clough added an inning of relief.
Pittsfield, n.h.
Meg Frederick was 4-for-4 with three doubles and five runs scored, and Katie Frederick was 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and two RBIs. Jessica Parsons finished with three hits, including a solo home run. Lexie Hamilton was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Meagan Curry added three hits.
Katie Frederick started in the circle and went two innings, striking out three. Faith Larpenter added two innings of relief with three strikeouts. Hannah Cooney fanned two in her inning of work.
Randolph
Kira Nonemacher had a triple and a double. Starting pitcher Jenna Sprague went all seven innings, striking out five and scattering 10 hits for the win. Sprague helped her own cause at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double.
Plymouth, n.h.
Quechee —
Reece Thompson led the way with three goals and an assist, while Adam Parker (assist), Nate Lemieux (assist), Gavin Shropshire, Nick Durraine and Andrew Daily scored two goals each for Hartford. Kyle Prior added an assist and goalie Chris Durraine tallied nine assists in net for Hartford.
Meriden
Mike Lombardi (assist) and Will Harrigan scored three goals each for Kimball Union, while sophomore midfielder Andrew Robertello tallied two scores and Woodstock’s Robert Raymond had his first career goal.
Nashua, n.h.
The score was knotted at 5-5 in the first half before the Cardinals pulled away as the second half wore on. Johanna Copeland (four goals) and Molly Seibel (three goals, one assist) led the Marauders.
Maddie Lyons had a goal and two assists. Jasmine Lou and Amelia Lubrano each scored. Cate Wagner and Perrin Milliken added assists. Goalie Katlyn Hurd had eight saves.
Coach Seibel praised the effort of defenders Annika Cole, Mahler Meyerrose and Sophie Cardenali.
Bennington, Vt.
Nikki Sweeny added two goals. Kallan Piconi had an assist. Goalie Megan Dalton had nine saves. Woodstock led 6-5 at halftime before the Patriots turned up the intensity after the break.
Plymouth, n.h.
Killington Mountain School’s Noah Barrow won the A-Division race in 57 minutes, 47 seconds. Sam Hall of KUA was 12th and Hanover’s Jack Lynch, racing for KMS, was 13th.
The Marauders’ Grant Woods was seventh in the B-Division, followed by teammates Arturo Johnson (12th) and Payton Stearns (17th). Hunter Conway of KUA was eighth and Max Wonsavage, of Hanover, racing for KMS, was 18th. KUA had Jack Zhang (fourth) and Claude Kuo (fifth) with high finishes in the C-Division.
Boys Basketball
Tim Puchtler has been hired as Sunapee’s new varsity boys basketball coach, according to Sunapee High athletic director Tom Frederick, who confirmed the hire late Wednesday night.
Frederick, who said the decision was made two weeks ago, has led the search for a new coach once Ed Tenney stepped down in March after five years at the helm. Puchtler has coached Sunapee’s junior varsity boys team for the several years, and Putchler’s familiarity with the school and the Lakers boys basketball program made him the ideal candidate for the job.
“Tim’s been the jayvee coach for a number of years,” Frederick said. “He knows the game well, cares about the kids. Been in the system for two or three years. … He’s fair. He cares about being successful.
“He’s a police officer in town. He knows the kids. He’s done the job.”
Sunapee was 17-4 overall in the regular season last year before falling to Groveton in the NHIAA Division IV quarterfinals..
Hanover
Thomas Roulis had two hits, including an RBI double, to lead the Big Green. Jackson Bubala tossed a pair of scoreless innings to close out the win and earn his first career save. Sam Fitchthorn earned the win in relief, allowing a run and a hit in two innings of work while striking out three.
Dartmouth will complete its regular-season schedule this weekend with a pair of doubleheaders against Harvard. Both teams are 8-8 in the Ivy League, two games behind Yale in the Rolfe Division.
New London
Doug Avellino had a pair of hits and scored a run in game one for Colby-Sawyer. Chris Mitchell Jr. took the loss in 3⅓ innings of work.
Mike Bowse pitched a complete game in the nightcap for the win, striking out four while allowing no earned runs. Liam Datres de la Blotier had a two-run single for the Chargers and finished with three RBIs. Drew Inglesi also had a two-run single. Jackson Musco and Connor Henry each had two hits.
Providence, r.i.
The Big Green finished 1-13 overall, its fewest victories since 1991. Dartmouth’s 0-6 league record was its second such finish in the last three years and it has not won three or more Ivy games in a season since 2008. Brown (13-1, 6-0) won the Ivy League title outright for the first time since 1994.
Dartmouth tied its season low for goals in a game, scoring only three for the third time this spring. The last time Dartmouth suffered three losses with three or fewer goals in each came in 2010. The Big Green’s 89 goals scored this spring was the program’s lowest output since 1974. Its 176 goals allowed was the most in a campaign of 14 or fewer contests since 1990.
Brown, which led 5-1 at halftime and 14-1 after three quarters, used 37 of the 39 players on its roster and scored its last goal with a minute remaining and while under a stall warning. Dartmouth pulled its netminder for an 11th field player with two minutes to play. The Bears held a 48-20 shot advantage, led in ground balls, 53-24, and allowed the visitors to clear only 16 of 27 times. Brown won 21 of 23 faceoffs.