West Canaan
And what’s more fun than a win in the bottom of the seventh inning?
Ty Warner slapped a two-out, run-scoring single in the Royals’ final at-bat of the season as Mascoma won a seesaw 8-7 victory over White Mountains at Mascoma Valley Regional High School. Down by a run after 6½ innings, the Royals (5-11) used two hits, two Spartan errors and a passed ball to produce the tying and winning runs.
Mascoma also can say it closed with a quality win, its first against a team with a winning record this spring. The Royals’ other victories came in season sweeps of Newport (4-12) and Newfound (1-15).
“It’s a great way to finish the season,” Mascoma coach Guy Serviss said. “It showed the kids coming back what they need to do on a daily basis. We were loose; we were talking; we had that feeling. It took all year to get this feeling.”
The Royals answered a three-run White Mountains fifth with one of their own for a 5-4 lead. Wyatt Wheeler, Ethan Brueckner and Dylan Mulherin all delivered run-scoring singles for the home team.
The Spartans plated two in the sixth, only to have the Royals answer to tie the contest at 6-6. Warner did the work, reaching base on a hit, moving to third on a ground-ball error and scoring on a ground out.
White Mountains tabbed Mulherin, the last of three Mascoma pitchers, for a run in the top of the seventh, setting the stage for one last Royal rally. Oscar Brueckner doubles, Ethan Brueckner reached on an error and a miscue on a Will Morrison grounder brought in Oscar Brueckner with the tying run. Ethan Brueckner eventually moved to third on a passed ball, and Warner’s two-out single brought him home.
Seniors Oscar Brueckner, Morrison and Mulherin handled the pitching, with Mulherin working the seventh for the victory. Anthony Sperry and Jordan Deford also played their final games in Mascoma colors.
Chelsea
Scoskie struck out 12 in five innings of work and allowed just a bunt single. Scoskie had an impressive showing at the plate as well, going 3-for-3 with a three-run home run, a double and five RBIs.
Dalton McDougall was 2-for-3 with a home run and a double and finished with three RBIs. Nicholas Howe, Dominick Small and Stephen Paige each had two hits and drove in two. The Royals (12-2) visit Blue Mountain today to finish the regular season and will host a quarterfinal playoff game the end of next week after earning a bye in the first round of the Vermont Division IV playoffs as the expected No. 2 seed.
Claremont
Leahy was 3-for-3 with a double and drove in two. Napsey had a single and a double and finished with four RBIs. The two are the lone seniors for the young and improving Cardinals (8-7).
Coby Hussey was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Noah Spaulding added three hits and scored twice. Drew Grenier scored two runs and drove in two. Stevens won two straight to close the regular season and now awaits postseason seeding.
Plainfield, Vt.
Rivendell scored four runs in the fourth, keyed by a two-run single by Lucas Streeter, and two in the fifth to take the lead for good.
Dashiel Fukushima pitched a complete game for the Raptors, striking out 16 while allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks. Streeter finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Sam Tilden was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Charlie Bradley had an RBI double and scored twice.
The Raptors finish the regular season at 6-9.
Groveton, n.h.
“Our defense played great today,” Woodsville coach Brent Cox said. “We left 13 on base. We had baserunners all day and just couldn’t get that one hit to break it open.”
Jaret Bemis was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Engineers. Bemis also pitched the first three innings. Zach Moore added an inning of relief, and Cooper Davidson threw the last 3 innings. Ty Brown was 2-for-4 to lead the Engineers at the plate.
Woodsville (10-6) will likely open the New Hampshire D-IV playoffs at home next week.
Norwich
Starting pitcher Moises Celaya went the first six innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits while striking out six. At the plate, Celaya walked and had one stolen base.
Leadoff batter Will Smith walked three times and finished with seven stolen bases. Kegan Silovich walked twice and had four stolen bases. Davey Stocken and Avery Monahan each had singles for the Marauders, who were eliminated from the NHIAA Division II tournament picture with the loss.
Manchester, Vt.
Williamstown, Vt.
Groveton, n.h.
Alyssa Prest and Tori Clough combined to pitch a one-hitter for Woodsville with a total of seven strikeouts. Prest was 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs on two doubles. Maggie Daly also had a pair of doubles and drove in one run. Seniors Rainie May, Clough and Nikita Duling each had two hits in their final regular-season games.
Woodsville tied for the sixth-best record in D-IV but will be the No. 8 seed by virtue of losing two tiebreakers and will host Derryfield next week to open the postseason.
Williamstown, Vt.
Laura Vaillancourt led Whitchester, going 3-for-3 with a double. Lindsey LaPerle was 2-for-3. Vaillancourt pitched a complete game, striking out four while allowing eight hits and three walks.
Logan Metcalf was 3-for-3 with a triple and a grand slam to lead Williamstown.
The Mountaineers will open the Vermont D-IV playoffs on the road next week.
Plainfield, Vt.
Heather Dexter walked twice, had a single and scored two runs to lead Rivendell. Katelyn Woodbeck walked twice and scored a run. Megan Olney had two hits. Shay Lapine and Cierra Longto each had a single and scored a run.
Springfield, Vt.
Windsor trailed 4-0 after five innings before the Cosmos pulled away. Naila Thompson had two hits for the Jacks. Kristin Clark pinch ran for Thompson following the second single and scored a run. Katie Harriman pitched a complete game, striking out four.
Windsor (0-16) will play in the Vermont D-III playoffs next week.
Claremont
Enfield
Wells River, Vt.
Goffstown, n.h.
Hanover concludes at 12-5 and will likely open the NHIAA Division II playoffs on Wednesday at home with a rematch against Goffstown. The win caps a stretch of five games in seven days in which the Marauders went 3-2.
Senior Molly Seibel had five assists to lead the Marauders and now has a Hanover-record 100 helpers. Maddie Lyons and Johanna Copeland each had four goals. Jasmine Lou had a goal and an assist. Cate Wagner, Amelia Lubrano and Hailey Fahey also scored. Goalie Katlyn Hurd had three saves.
Concord
Brine finished with six goals and two assists and now has 101 goals in her career. Kendra MacDonald had six goals and three assists, Caroline Wren had two goals and two assists, and freshman Clara Cole finished with two goals. Brooke Falzarano scored and had one assist, and Brenna Peterson added a goal as well.
Goalie Elizabeth Jones had 10 saves for the Raiders (7-7), who look to have locked up the No. 8 seed in the upcoming NHIAA D-III playoffs.
Brattleboro, Vt.
The Colonels scored the first goal before Woodstock answered to lead, 3-2, by halftime. The Wasps never trailed again to emerge from a defensive struggle.
Grace Vosburgh, Rosalie Geiger and Hannah Milstone also scored. Abby Kaija, Lauren Kaija and Nikki Sweeny added assists. Goalie Megan Dalton had eight saves. Woodstock hopes for a home game to open the Vermont D-II playoffs, pending the outcome of other games today.
Lebanon
“Unfortunately for us, it was too little, too late,” Lebanon coach Lochrane Gary said. “Both teams played great. I’m so proud of these boys for their efforts. (Today was) some of the best lacrosse I’ve seen us play in three years.”
Michael Fleury led the Raiders with two goals and an assist, Aaron Damren added two goals, and Jeremy Corbin and Jordan Hammond each scored for Lebanon. Ethan Didehbani and Nate Damren each had an assist. The loss is the final game for Gary as head coach, who has stepped down in anticipation of an out-of-town move.
“It’s been a fun ride these three years. It was truly an honor and pleasure to coach these boys. Thanks to the City of Lebanon and Lebanon High for allowing me to be a part of your community,” Gary said.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Whitehorn took fourth out of 48 jumpers in the East Regional, clearing five feet, 10.75 inches on her second attempt. Whitehorn was a second team All-American last year as a junior in outdoor track and field. Whitehorn, a two-time Ivy League champion in high jump, will compete in the NCAA National Championship at the University of Oregon on June 11.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Shippee competed in the javelin prelims and finished 21st with a throw of 211 feet, 0 inches. The top 12 advanced to the NCAA finals. Freshman Parker Johnson competed in the 110-meter hurdle prelims, finished fifth in his heat and 36th overall.
Waverly, Iowa
Foster was third in his heat and ninth overall in prelims of the 200-meter dash on Thursday to just miss the top-eight cutoff for the finals. Foster added a 13th place finish in the 100-meter dash prelims on Friday.