Local Roundup: Newcomer Sends Canes Past Marauders

White River Junction — The Hartford High field hockey team peppered visiting Hanover with shots — particularly on penalty corners — during Tuesday’s game against the Marauders. Freshman Kennedy Mullen made sure at least one of the opportunities bore fruit.

Mullen’s first career goal came on a penalty-corner feed from defender Caitlin Gaudet with three minutes to play in the first half, standing as the winner as the Hurricanes held on, 1-0.

Hartford (3-0) stayed undefeated with the win while the Marauders slipped to 2-3.

“We kind of dominated the first half, but Hanover’s goalie (Sophie Cardenali) did a good job making saves and clearing it out of the circle,” said Hartford coach Heath Haskell, whose team led 22-3 in PCs for the game. “We kept being super aggressive and it was a nice one-touch by Kennedy to finally put us ahead.”

The Hurricanes held steady in the second half, with defenders Morgan Fisk, Gaudet and Karen Cross not allowing much penetration.

“Neither team played particularly amazing; I’m not sure if both teams were a little bit nervous or what,” Haskell said. “I was never really concerned we were going to lose, but wanted to avoid overtime.”

Cardenali stopped 18 Hartford shots, Haskell said, while Rachel Loseby was called on only for a pair for Hartford.

The Canes are back at home Thursday against Marble Valley League rival Springfield. The Marauders return to NHIAA Division II action Thursday, hosting Merrimack Valley.

Mascoma 10, John Stark 0

West Canaan — Katie Ferland scored four goals and Kaitlyn Pushee and Elizabeth Jones (assist) had two goals each as the Royals rolled over the Generals.

Kayla Hammond and Sarah Ruel added one goal apiece and Tori Sweet, Ameila Wilson, Julia Fox and Justine Martin all had one assist for Mascoma.

Goalie Abigail Duhaime faced no shots in Mascoma’s shutout.

The Royals (3-2) host Berlin in their homecoming game Saturday.

Boys Soccer

Littleton 2, Woodsville 1

Woodsville — Jason Brammer netted the winning goal in the 78th minute for the Crusaders.

Antonio Houde scored on a feed from Adam Cataldo in the 25th minute for Woodsville (4-2), which matched Littleton’s 16 shots.

“It was a pretty even game,” Engineers coach Mike Ackerman said. “We had chances to tie it down the stretch. Antonio put one off the crossbar at one point.”

Jason Turner made 12 saves for Woodsville, which travels to Lisbon on Monday.

Sharon 1, Craftsbury 0

Sharon — Sam Knoerlein’s score on a crossing pass from Harvey Kelley 15 minutes into the second half stood as the winner as the Phoenix improved to 3-1.

Thatcher Morrison made two stops for Sharon, which visits Rivendell on Saturday.

Stevens 9, Newport 0

Newport — The Cardinals (5-1) won their fifth in a row, while the first-year Tigers slipped to 0-6.

The Cards host Winnisquam on Thursday, while the Tigers try again for their first win Saturday at Mascoma.

Derryfield 7, Mascoma 2

Manchester — Alex Schwarz had a goal and an assist and Tucker Stenger also scored. Hunter Whyte made 15 saves for the Royals (3-2-1), who host Newport on Saturday morning.

Moultonborough 5 Sunapee 2

Moultonborough, n.h. — Freshman Michael Mullen scored twice and Will Austin made 15 saves, but the Lakers tumbled to 3-2 while Moultonborough improved to 3-1.

“We got outmuscled and allowed Moultonborough too many opportunities early,” Sunapee coach Jack Iacopino wrote in an email.

Lebanon 4, Kingswood 0

Lebanon — Four different players found the back of the net, and three goalkeepers combined for a one-save shutout as Lebanon (5-1) defeated Kingswood (1-4).

Davis Cole, Chris Nulty and Erik Spaulding combined for the clean sheet.

Nate Gariepy drew a foul in the box in the 19th minute, and Julian Stott converted to make it 1-0. In the 32nd minute, Gariepy redirected a Logan Falzarano pass into the path of Graham Chickering, who cracked one home from 15 yards out for a 2-0 lead. At 39 minutes, Lasse Bisp ran onto a Stott through ball and converted for his first varsity goal; and two minutes into the second half Owen Johnstone found Luke Sandmann for a one-time ripper from just inside the 18 to account for the final.

Woodstock 0, Rutland 0

Rutland — Jack Arthur made eight saves to help the Wasps (3-0-1) earn a draw in the Loyzell Tournament. Woodstock faces Mill River on Thursday in the event’s third-place game.

Girls SoccerHanover 2, Con-Val 0

Peterborough, n.h. — Anna Dixon and Carly Kraft each scored unassisted goals during the second half and the Marauders jumped to 4-1.

Coach Doug Kennedy credited forwards Kraft and Ruby Spitz and fullback Maddie Lyons with strong performances for Hanover, which received five saves from Mahler Meyerrose. The Marauders host Pembroke on Friday.

Newport 5, InterLakes 1

Newport — Hannah Stark scored four times and Rachel Stark once as the Tigers (3-2) climbed above .500.

Morgan Shepard added a pair of assists for the Tigers, while Newport defenders Keagan Halleck, Gabby Scanlon and Alyssa Fulton played well in front of goalie Anna Pysz.

Oxbow 1, Lyndon 0

Bradford, Vt. — Senior Natalie Barton scored from sophomore sister Zoe Barton in the closing minutes of the first half as the Olympians (1-2) won their home opener. The O’s prevailed after losing both of their first two games in overtime.

Kaysea Neil made four stops for Oxbow in the shutout.

Olympians coach Charlie Barton also credited defenders Mason Tomlinson and Claire Cook with strong performances.

Oxbow hosts Stowe on Friday.

Littleton 1, Woodsville 0

Woodsville — The Engineers were undone by an own goal shortly after halftime and dropped to 1-4-1. Jordan Sargent made four saves for the hosts.

“It was a corner kick that bounced around and went off three of my defenders before it ended up in the net,” said Woodsville coach Ann Loud, whose team is at Lisbon on Monday. “We played a really good first half, but in the second half it was like we couldn’t get out of our own way.”

Lebanon 2, Kingswood 0

Wolfeboro, n.h. — The Raiders earned their first victory, holding a 12-3 shot advantage. Kingswood dropped to 0-5.

Shelby Hanks scored off the rebound of a Josie Brown shot and Anna Wolke tallied early in the second half. Kassidee Rogers posted the shutout in goal for Lebanon (1-5), which hosts Plymouth (1-4) on Friday.

Sunapee 6 Moultonborough 0

Moultonborough, n.h. — The Lakers scored four times in the first 25 minutes and took 18 shots while improving to 4-0-1. Moultonborough fell to 4-2.

Maddie Austin scored four times and Maryann Cousens and Jackie Balch once each. Liz Nichols and Kalleigh-Leigh Durkee posted assists. Suzanne Rickard made six saves and Kayleigh Bean and Jess Parsons were strong in the back for Sunapee, which visits Pittsfield on Saturday morning.

Golf

Cardinals Are Runners-Up

Canterbury, n.h. — Stevens finished second during a four-team match at Canterbury Country Club. Teagan Daignault shot a 41, followed by Ian MacDonald (44), Cody Schoolcraft (47) and Matt LeClair (54).

Team scores:Pelham 181, Stevens 185, Belmont 188, Conant 203.

Women’s TennisNg and Mathis Ranked No. 10

Hanover — Dartmouth senior Taylor Ng and junior Kristina Mathis are ranked No. 10 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Preseason Doubles Rankings that were released on Tuesday.

They were the only Ivy League pair to make it into the rankings.

Ng and Mathis went 14-2 at No. 1 doubles in 2016, falling only to Boston University’s Johanna Hyoty and Sabrina Faybysehv in February and Arizona State’s Alexandra Osborne and Ebony Panoho at the duo’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Doubles Championship in May.

The Big Green doubles team was ranked for the entirety of the three-month season, and stood at No. 20 when the NCAA selections were made.

This is the second highest Ng and Mathis have been ranked; for four matches that spanned from Feb. 13 -Feb. 21, they were seventh in the country.

Dartmouth opens its fall portion of the season this weekend when it travels to Virginia for the Tribe Invitational, hosted by William & Mary.