Local Roundup: Woodsville’s Simano Wins N.H. Girls Golf Title

Salem, n.h. — A rainy morning at Campbell’s Scottish Highlands couldn’t dampen the performance of Brooke Simano.

The Woodsville High senior fought through the mist to shoot an 11-over-par 47 on the Salem course’s back nine, winning the medal flight of the NHIAA girls golf championship on Saturday.

Simano shot par on a number of holes to edge Goffstown sophomore Caroline Newell by a single stroke.

Simano placed seventh in the same tournament last year, and the improvement impressed her dad, Engineers coach Brian Simano.

“Brooke had a solid game today. She had several pars and some beautiful, long drives,” Brian Simano said. “I knew she was shooting well, but I think we were both a little bit surprised when we saw the results of the other players and it turned out she’d won.

“That said, I wasn’t surprised that she came through with the win because she’s a solid player when she needs to be.”

Simano followed the footsteps of her older sister, Mayghan, who captured the NHIAA medal flight three years ago. “She’s very pleased with herself for that,” Brain Simano said.

Exeter’s Megan Beever shot 49 for third place, followed by Hanover freshman Meredith Morhun (52) in fourth.

Football Hanover 35Gilford-Belmont 6

Gilford, n.h. — The undefeated Marauders (5-0) jumped to a 28-0 lead in the first half and rolled in rainy conditions.

Connor Stafford completed four of his nine passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns for Hanover, finding both Sam Ives and Caleb Putnam for 36-yard scores.

Reed Winter ran for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and Alex Mosenthal rushed for 53 yards and a score for Hanover. Moises Celaya was 5-for-5 on extra points for Hanover, which hosts Sanborn on Friday.

Hartford 42, Rice 14

South Burlington, Vt. — Gavin Farnsworth threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and the Hurricanes (4-0 Vermont Division I; 4-1 overall) forced four Green Knight turnovers to remain undefeated in league play.

Farnsworth (9-for-15, 90 yards) connected with Tyler Hamilton and Jack Wozniak for touchdown passes, while Brett MacLaren, Nick Porter and Hunter Perkins joined him in finding paydirt on the ground.

Farnsworth, MacLaren and Hamilton also had interceptions, and Hamilton recovered a Rice fumble for the Hurricanes, who led 19-0 at halftime despite being challenged by the hosts’ stout line.

Perkins was 2-for-4 on PATs and Hamilton and Kody Rhodes had 2-point conversions for the Canes, who host Mount Anthony on Friday.

Newfound 42, Mascoma 24

Bristol, n.h. — The Royals fell to 1-4 in a loss to the Bears and former Mascoma coach Ray Kershaw. The visitors trailed, 36-8, at halftime.

Colin Cacciatore scored two rushing touchdowns and Brandon Gardner one for Mascoma, which added 2-point conversions after each score. The Royals are off until Oct. 15, when they host Newport.

Boys SoccerSunapee 2, Pittsfield 1

Sunapee — The Lakers (6-4) won for the third time in four games.

Carson Garland got Sunapee on the board in the 10th minute on a feed from Hank Vincent.

Garland sent a hard shot at the Panthers goalie in the second half. It deflected off of him, but Lane Smith was there for the rebound to make it 2-0.

Will Palin played a strong game in net for the Lakers, as did as did center backs Gabe Hastings and Matthew Nangeroni.

Sunapee hosts Newport on Tuesday.

Windsor 1, Proctor 1

Proctor, Vt. — Freshman Dylan Hodgdon notched his first varsity goal as the Yellowjackets put forth a strong game against the Phantoms.

Ryan Saucier made eight saves for the Jacks (2-6-1), who play their homecoming game Friday against Arlington.

Girls Soccer Rivendell 3, S. Royalton 0

South Royalton — Freshman Sienna Carter netted two first-half goals as the Raptors evened off at 3-3.

Mikayla DeBois added a second-half goal for Rivendell, while Jessica Noyes and Mikayla Stever finished with one assist each.

“Stever played a great game,” Raptors coach Tim Goodwin said. “Two of the goals came directly because of her play in the middle.”

Goodwin also credited Thessalie Butler, who marked the Royals’ Bailey Wing.

Shaunna Simmons made nine saves for Rivendell, while counterpart Kaylyn Scoskie had a busy day with 19 stops for South Royalton.

Rivendell hosts Thetford on Tuesday, while the Royals (1-5) prepare to host Craftsbury on Saturday.

Stevens 2, Kearsage 1

Claremont — The Cardinals improved to 8-3.

Both goals came unassisted as the Cards jumped in front, 2-0. Beth McNamara tallied one six minutes before halftime and Raquel Madeja added one with 18 minutes remaining in regulation.

Stevens hosts Hopkinton on Tuesday.

KUA 4, Proctor Academy 0

Andover, n.h. — Taylor Soule scored twice for Kimball Union (4-0-0).

Freshman Gracie Gamache also posted a two-goal outing for the Wildcats, who host Holderness on Friday.

Fall Mtn. 7, Newport 1

Langdon, n.h. — The Tigers (4-5) struggled against the undefeated Wildcats (10-0).

Hannah Stark scored unassisted in the 54th minute for the Tigers, while Anna Pysz made 14 saves.

Newport plays three games this week, beginning Monday at home against Hillsboro-Deering.

Cross Country Balch 17th at Woods Trail

Thetford — Thetford junior Meaggie Balch placed 17th out of 589 runners in the 26th Woods Trail Run at Thetford Academy.

Balch ran the 5K Dan Grossman Trail in 20 minutes, 29.03 seconds, nearly 4 seconds ahead of St. Johnsbury rival Rebecca Green.

The Panthers placed 26th, with Morgan Lavoy (177th; 23:27.72) and Ellenor Koppers (197th; 23:41.16) earning top-200 finishes.

Oxbow was 31st, led by Izzy Giesing’s 37th-place finish in 21:11.57. Hannah Giesing (89th; 22:21.36) and Leanne Burgess (107th; 22:38.09) followed for the Olympians.

Woodstock was 35th, led by Sydney Pilot (66th; 21:57.65) and Grace Vollers (92nd; 22:24.43).

On the boys side, Thetford’s Malcolm Silver-Van Meter placed 46th for the 47th-place Panthers.

Oxbow was 35th, with Jon Puffer 176th; 19:16.85), William Douglas (188th; 19:23.72) and Keelan Durham (190th; 19:24.30) leading the way.

Bassette brothers Matthew (211th; 19:34.23) and Justice (339th; 20:28.62) led the 51st-place Wasps in a boys race that featured 829 runners.

Hanover Girls Fifth

Northwood, n.h. — The Marauders placed three in the top 30 out of 160 runners to place fifth at the Coe-Brown Invitational.

Sophomore Leila Trummel led the way with a ninth-place showing in 19:44, while freshman Lucy Glueck (11th) was six seconds back. Elsa Nordstrom (20:54) was 29th for Hanover.

Lebanon’s girls were 18th out of 21 teams, Grace Furlong (62nd; 22:06) and Hannah Falcone (84th; 22:52) leading the Raiders’ effort.

Hanover’s boys were 10th and Lebanon’s 20th. Morgan Baughman (13th; 17:22), Jack Lynch (61st; 18:33) and Gregory Phillips (65th; 18:39) led the way for the Marauders, while Jake Willeman (53rd; 18:26) and Edward Bieszczad (81st; 18:57) paced the Raiders.

Volleyball Belmont 3, Mascoma 0

Belmont, n.h. — The Royals (1-8) lost by match scores of 25-12, 25-10 and 25-8.

Mascoma visits Stevens on Monday.

Men’s Soccer Dartmouth 2, Princeton 2

Hanover — The Big Green (0-0-1; 1-2-5 Ivy League) surrendered a 2-0 lead, settling for their fifth tie of the season in their league opener.

Noah Paravicini scored from Justin Donawa in the first half for Dartmouth, and Justin Donawa made it 2-0 with his first career goal in the 52nd minute.

Women’s Soccer Princeton 2, Dartmouth 0

Princeton, n.j. — The Tigers scored both goals in the first seven minutes and hung on to edge the Big Green.

The loss dropped Dartmouth to 6-4 overall and 0-2-0 in the Ivy League, while Princeton improved to 8-1-1, 1-0-1 in conference play.

College Field Hockey Brown 2, Dartmouth 1

Hanover — The Big Green (3-5; 0-2 Ivy League) fell in their first home conference game of the year.

Junior captain Morgan Philie scored the lone goal for the Big Green, her third of the year. Sarah Tabeek and Anna Ewasechko picked up assists on the play.

Freshman goalkeeper Emma Plumb recorded nine saves in the loss.

College Cross Country Dartmouth Men, Women Break Top 10

Bethlehem, Pa. — Big Green senior Nat Adams placed 19th overall in 24:02 on Lehigh University’s 8K course as Dartmouth finished seventh of 38 teams at the Paul Short Invitational.

The Big Green women posted 249 points to place ninth of 45 teams on Lehigh’s 6K course.

Women’s Volleyball Princeton 3, Dartmouth 0

Princeton, n.j. — The Big Green fell to 6-7 as the Tigers prevailed by match scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-19.

Senior Kaira Lujan led Dartmouth with nine kills, while both sophomore Zoe Leonard and freshman Corinne Cox had 16 assists.

Women’s Rugby Dartmouth 22, Harvard 19

Hanover — The Big Green improved to 4-1 while handing the Crimson (3-1) its first defeat. Dartmouth is now 3-0 in Ivy play.

Freshman Isabel Boettcher scored three tries and Evan Klein scored one try for the Big Green.