Local Roundup: Woodsville Walks Off for Season-Opening Win

Woodsville — The Woodsville High and Profile School baseball teams combined for a doozy of an eighth inning on Friday, with the host Engineers claiming a 3-2 victory. Zach Moore’s one-out single scored Brandon Brown from third base with the winning run for Woodsville (1-0).

“I knew their pitcher was getting tired,” Woodsville coach Brent Cox said of the Patriots’ Cam Hoyt, who threw a four-hitter. “He walked two batters in the eighth, and we came from behind four times last year. It’s as if the other team needs to score for us to get motivated.”

The teams were scoreless through seven innings after Profile knocked Woodsville starter Moore out of the box during the sixth. He allowed one hit and no runs in six-plus innings while striking out seven Patriots and walking two. Moore had two of his team’s four hits at the plate.

Engineers reliever Seanon May gave up two hits and two runs, one of them unearned, during two innings of work. He also hit a batter.

Dakota Hernandez’s sacrifice fly scored May from third for a 2-2 tie during the bottom of the eighth inning. The game was scheduled for Profile, but was switched to Woodsville because of field conditions.

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Wilton, n.h. — Cade Robinson led off the Lakers’ season with a home run and finished with four hits and two RBIs. Will Austin had three hits, two of them triples, and two RBIs.

Matt Nangeroni had three hits, Hank Vincent had two hits, and Darren Hulton and Gabe Hastings each recorded their first varsity hits. Austin started on the mound and allowed two hits and three runs while striking out five and walking seven. Kier Lucas relieved and allowed two hits and three walks while striking out six.

The Lakers visit Hopkinton on Monday.

Windsor 9, Fair Haven 6

Fair Haven, Vt. — The Yellowjackets scored the final three runs of the game during the fifth inning of their opener, then escaped bases-loaded jams on defense during both the sixth and seventh innings.

Seth Balch started for Windsor and allowed two runs on five hits while walking three batters and striking out three. Robert Slocum earned the victory, allowing two runs on five hits during the final four innings. He struck out three Slaters and walked three.

Ryland Richardson had a hit, drew three walks and stole two bases. Duncan Frazier had a hit, two RBIs and stole two bases. Windsor hosts Otter Valley on Monday.

Hartford 17, Mill River 3

North Clarendon, Vt. — Nate Robinson had four hits, and the Hurricanes improved to 2-0.

Kyle Hamilton had his first two varsity hits for Hartford. Hunter Perkins started for the guests and allowed five hits and three runs while striking out five batters and walking none in four innings. Dylan Spencer relieved and surrendered two hits while striking out four.

Hartford, which has yet to walk a batter, hosts U-32 on April 25.

Bow 14, Lebanon 8

Bow, n.h. — The Falcons scored six times during the sixth inning to drop the Raiders to 0-2. Lebanon used pitchers Nate Perkins, Hunter Marsh, Matt Eylander, Kyle Pelletier and Hunter Boutin, who allowed a combined 13 hits.

Lebanon led, 6-0, after its second at-bat, but Bow scored four runs during its half of the second inning as starter Perkins was relieved by Marsh. The Falcons produced a 6-6 tie during the third inning before the Raiders took a 7-6 lead in the fifth on a Jared Armstrong squeeze bunt.

Bow scored twice during the fifth inning before exploding in the sixth. Nate Gariepy had two of Lebanon’s six hits and has five in two contests. Joah Moss also had two hits for the visitors.

Lebanon is tentatively scheduled to visit John Stark on Monday. That game was originally booked for the Raiders’ field, but coach Doug Ashey said it’s likely to remain unplayable for another week. The Generals will travel to the Upper Valley later in the campaign.

Softball

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Wilton, n.h. — Ellie Frederick and Elizabeth Bennett each had two of the Lakers’ five hits and Bennett drove in two runs during her team’s season opener. Jessica Parsons had a hit and two RBIs.

Starting pitcher Katie Frederick, who recently announced she will attend St. Lawrence University to play basketball, allowed no runs and three walks during a four-inning stint. She struck out seven batters. Sunapee visits Hopkinton on Monday.

Profile 9, Woodsville 3

Woodsville — The Patriots scored five runs during the fifth inning, including two on a home run. Woodsville managed four hits, two of them singles by Gabby Taylor.

“We just don’t have any experience yet, but we’ll get there,” said Engineers coach Dana Huntington, whose team visits Moultonborough on Monday.

Maggie Daly pitched 4⅔ innings for Woodsville (1-1), allowing four hits and eight runs, six of them earned. She walked six batters and struck out eight.

Leland & Gray 11, Windsor 5

Windsor — For the second time in as many games, the Yellowjackets (0-2) stayed close until the fifth inning before going down to defeat. This time Windsor trailed, 4-2, before starting pitcher Carah Rugg tired and issued four walks. Four errors led to the hosts surrendering four unearned runs.

Rugg allowed 10 runs, seven of them earned, along with eight hits and seven walks. She struck out three batters. Catcher Erin Wierzbicki had two hits, reached base four times and had two RBIs.

Boys Lacrosse

Woodstock 12, Mt. Anthony 4

Bennington, Vt. — Daniel Robinson scored four goals, Jack Arthur had three goals and two assists and Jonas Kantola had three goals and an assist for the Wasps.

Gabriel Marsicovetere made six saves, Cullen McCarthy had four assists and Patrick Potter and Patrick Bald each scored once. Lucas Piconi had an assist for the Wasps (1-1), who next play April 25 at Otter Valley.

“I liked our ball movement and we were very athletic on offense,” said coach Brandon Little, whose team led, 7-1, at halftime. “Our defense was good, from the goalie to our clears and our ground balls.”

Plymouth 15, Stevens 2

Plymouth, n.h. — Senior co-captains Logan Bateman and Chris Lafont scored for the Cardinals in their season opener. Tucker Derosier made 10 saves for Stevens, which hosts Con-Val on Monday.

“Later in the game we started to be more aggressive, and our kids continued to work hard,” first-year coach Peter Lynch said. “But we’ve got to be better at ground balls and possession on offense.”

Girls Tennis

Hanover 9, Alvirne 0

Hudson, n.h. — The Marauders won their second match of the week to enter spring break at 3-1.

Hanover’s second straight shutout win included 8-0 singles decisions for No. 1 Rine Uhm, No. 2 Margaret Wheeler and No. 5 Grace Li. Werner also teamed up with Ellen Lamm (an 8-3 winner at No. 4 singles) for an 8-0 blanking at No. 2 doubles. Li, Mindy Wu and Emma Watson also contributed singles and doubles decisions.

The Marauders return to action on April 26 against defending NHIAA Division I state champion Bedford.

H.S. Track and Field

Sirois Triples, Canes Third

Westminster, Vt. — Hartford’s Ileana Sirois got her spring season off to a big start with three wins as the Hurricane girls took third place in a nine-school meet at Bellows Falls Union High School.

Sirois claimed the 100-meter hurdles in 17.14 seconds, the long jump at 15 feet, 10 inches and the triple jump at 33-1. Kennedy Mullen also had a win at 400 meters (1:04.02) for Hartford along with seconds in the 200 (28.6), long jump (15-0) and triple jump (32-5). Belle Leister contributed runner-up points in the 300 hurdles (55.45) and javelin (86-11.5) as well as the Canes nipped Thetford by a point for third place.

The Hartford boys placed sixth out of eight schools. A.J. Scelza (third, 100 dash) and Dylan Tucker (third, long jump) had the top individual performances for the Canes.

Boys team scores: Brattleboro 159.5, Bellows Falls, 133, Thetford 69, Burr & Burton 57.3, Windsor 39, Hartford 38, Springfield 14.3, Arlington 4.

Girls team scores: Brattleboro 144, Bellows Falls 112, Hartford 92, Thetford 91, Arlington 26, Windsor 24, Burr & Burton 19, Green Mountain 6, Springfield 6.

Women’s Tennis

Dartmouth 4, Cornell 3

Ithaca, n.y. — The Big Green (14-4, 2-2) rallied from a 3-0 deficit to nip the Big Red (12-6, 2-2) at the Reis Tennis Center.

The doubles point and wins at fourth and fifth singles put Cornell in good position for the team victory. But Dartmouth bounced back with No. 2 Jacqueline Crawford, No. 1 Taylor Ng, No. 3 Kristina Mathis and No. 6 Allison McCann battling to wins. McCann grabbed the decisive point over Cornell’s Madison Stevens, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Men’s Tennis

Colby-Sawyer 9, Lyndon 0

New London — The Chargers (8-9 overall, 3-0 league) blanked Lyndon in a North Atlantic Conference matchup.

Colby-Sawyer took all three doubles matches, surrendering just two games out of the 26 played. Cass McCann battled Lyndon’s Tyler Hall in the tightest singles contest before prevailing, 6-3, 6-2.

Dean Boodakian, Ryan Broderick, Alex Townsend, Mike White and Cam Lynch also won at singles for Colby-Sawyer.

Women’s Track

Dartmouth Wins Home Meet

Hanover — The Big Green scored 11 individual event wins to roll in their only home meet of the spring outdoor season.

Cha’Mia Rothwell continued her strong freshman campaign by winning the 100-meter dash (11.97 seconds) and taking second in the long jump. Other winners included Julia Stevenson (3,000-meter steeplechase), Amalia Ali (hammer), Meg Tuthill (1,500 run), Abby Feeney (100 hurdles), Nicole Deblasio (200 dash), Aliyah Gallup (800 run), Katy Sprout (400 hurdles), Bridget Douglas (javelin), Maria Garman (high jump), Julia Valenti (long jump) and Angela Ortlieb (5,000 run).

Team scores: Dartmouth 223.5, Vermont 154.5, UMass Lowell 114, Hartford 98.

Men’s Track

Big Green Dominates

Hanover — The Big Green overpowered three foes with nine individual event wins.

Colin Minor (hammer), Corey Muggler (long jump), Max Cosculluela (pole vault), Parker Johnson (110 hurdles), Amos Cariati (400 dash), Michael Thurston (800 run), Hendric Tronsson (triple jump), Lucas Ribeiro (discus) and Ethan Ruh (shot put) claimed victories for the Big Green.

Former Stevens High standout Romario Bailey swept the 100 and 200 dash for visiting Vermont.

Team scores: Dartmouth 205, UMass Lowell 149, Vermont 140.5, Hartford 80.5.

Women’s Hockey

Tyng Gets Colby Job

Waterville, Maine — Holley Tyng, a former Dartmouth College women’s assistant hockey coach, has been named the head coach at Maine’s Colby College. Tyng served as the Mules’ interim coach last season, when they finished 2-19-3.”

A onetime Providence College player, Tyng was at Dartmouth from 2005-16. She could have a Colby team with a combined 15 freshmen and sophomores next season.

“We were faced with some challenges and the players never quit,” Tyng said in a news release. “They would show up on Monday after a long weekend with smiles on their faces, ready to get prepared for the next game.”