Local Roundup: Freshman Makes Winning Debut for Engineers

Woodsville — Freshman starting pitcher Brendan Walker struck out four while giving up four hits and one walk in five innings of work to get the win in his first varsity start, lifting the Woodsville High baseball team to a 13-3 win over Canaan-Pittsburg on Wednesday.

Seanon May led the Engineers (1-1) at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBIs and two stolen bases. Corey Bemis, a freshman, was 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored. Travis Stoddard was 1-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs.

“I thought we did a nice job putting the ball in play,” said Woodsville coach Brent Cox, whose team had 10 hits. “Only two walks. We didn’t strike out, which was good. We still need to work on squaring up to the ball. But we were much more relaxed than our first game.”

Sunapee 5, Farmington 0

Farmington, n.h. — The Lakers turned a 6-5-3 triple play and made up for just one hit with opportunistic offensive play to win their season opener.

Pitchers Quinn Fair and Nick Ducharme put Sunapee (1-0) in a position to win with their work on the mound. A sophomore, Fair fanned nine, walked three and surrendered three hits over five innings. Ducharme claimed the save with three strikeouts and one hit over the final two frames. The Lakers’ defense contributed the triple play in the fourth when Cade Robinson snared a soft liner, relaying to Ducharme to catch a Tiger runner off third base before throwing across the diamond to Lane Smith to get another off first.

Robinson, Ducharme and Matt Nangeroni all scored on passed balls to give Sunapee a three-run lead entering the seventh. Errors, walks and a Fair liner off the Farmington pitcher contributed two more runs to lock down the win. Jordan Chappell doubled for Sunapee’s only hit.

Lebanon 8, Sanborn 7

Kingston, n.h. — Senior Matt Eylander led at the plate on the hill, getting his first varsity pitching win and setting into motion the deciding offensive play as the Raiders (1-0) won their debut contest.

Eylander relieved Derek Griffin in the home third facing a 5-2 deficit and two runners on base, getting out of the jam without further damage. Eylander went the rest of the way for the victory, fanning five with four walks, two hits and just one earned run.

A three-run sixth brought Lebanon to within 7-6, and two unearned runs in the seventh won the day. Graham Ten Haken reached on an error, Joey Dupree hit safely and Hunter Boutin sacrificed both over. Trey Chickering’s RBI grounder tied the game, and Dupree came home when Sanborn booted a batted ball by Eylander.

Caleb Smith had two RBIs, while Griffin and Boutin contributed one each for Lebanon, which is scheduled to host Bow on Friday.

Newport 14, Fall Mountain 3

Newport— Newport starting pitcher Kyle Fish struck out four and gave up three hits and five walks on 99 pitches through five innings in the Tigers’ victory.

Newport (1-0) had 10 hits and six walks. Login Barry, Kyle Rossiter and Jarred Meyette had two hits each.

KUA 7, Tilton 5

Tilton, n.h. — The Wildcats (2-0) scored three times in the second inning and four times in the fourth to topple the Rams in Lakes Region League play.

Claremont’s Noah Spaulding earned the win on the mound, with Meriden’s Eli Jaynes producing the save. Hartland’s Kyle Hammond joined teammates Jeremy Sigl and Arlo Merritt in the two-hit department. Six different Wildcats produced RBIs, and the whole of the Kimball Union lineup amassed 10 hits and 11 walks against Tilton pitching.

Pelham 5, Hanover 1

Pelham, n.h. — Hanover managed only three hits, including a triple by Charlie Goodrich, in its season-opening loss.

Marauder starting pitcher Moises Celeya struck out six and gave up four hits, one walk and no runs in four innings. Pelham got to reliever Nolan Gantrish, however, using a hit and five walks to plate four earned runs in one inning.

Hanover scored its only run in the sixth inning on a fielder’s choice following a Goodrich triple. The Marauders are scheduled to open the home half of the second against Goffstown on Friday.

Softball

Newport 12Fall Mountain 0 (5)

Newport — Lacey McNeel struck out nine in the circle and was 4-for-4 with four runs scored and an RBI at the plate to lead the Tigers (1-0) in their season opener.

Newport put up 12 runs on 13 hits in the victory. Kendall Hamilton was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Stacia Dame was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs. Fall Mountain’s Erin Devanney struck out three in four innings.

Woodsville 13Canaan-Pittsburg 1 (6)

Woodsville — Freshman Morgan Wagstaff punctuated the Engineers’ nine-run fourth inning with a grand slam as Woodsville won its second straight.

Emily Prest and Sarah Britton both had three-hit games and Emma Restelli went 2-for-2 for the Engineers (2-0), all in support of pitchers Alyssa Prest and McKenzie Dennis. Alyssa Prest fanned 10 without a walk over five frames, and Dennis threw the sixth and earned two strikeouts.

Sunapee 15, Farmington 5

Farmington, n.h. — Hannah Cooney threw a complete-game one-hitter and received the support of a trio of three-run rallies in the opening four innings as the Lakers (1-0) cruised in their opener.

Cooney struck out 10 and walked one to take care of the Tigers. Cooney helped herself by joining Mikayla Passage in the two-RBI department, while Ellie Frederick and Erin Moynihan both contributed two-hit games. Freshman Mackenzie Wrightington added an RBI.

Plymouth 17, Lebanon 0 (5)

West Lebanon — Freshman starter Kaitlyn Eylander allowed nine walks as the Raiders (0-1) dropped their season opener at Civic Memorial Field. Kaitlyn Veracka provided Lebanon with its only hit, a double in the second inning.

Boys Lacrosse

Pinkerton 14, Hanover 2

Derry, n.h. — Graham Penfield and Kyle Rozzi scored for the Marauders, who fell to 0-2.

Elijah Putnam and Mason Winter combined for five saves in net. Charlie Baughman finished the game with an assist. Hanover travels to Bishop Guertin today.

Middlebury 5, Woodstock 4

Middlebury, Vt. — Kam Bartlett and Sam Hodges scored twice and Thather Trudeau set up three goals as the Tigers (3-1) nipped the Wasps (0-1) at Fucile Field in Woodstock’s season opener.

Caden White, Lucas Piconi, Jed Ashley and Trevor White provided the goals for the Wasps. Cullen McCarthy set up a pair of goals, Piconi added an assist and goaltender Gabe Marsicovetere finished with 13 saves.

Girls Lacrosse

Hanover 21, Pembroke 4

Pembroke, n.h. — Maddie McCorkle led the way with eight goals and an assist as the Marauders (1-0) cruised to a win in their season opener.

Nine different players scored a goal for Hanover. Miranda Galbraith netted four goals and provided three assists, Sabin Mitchell scored twice and Jess Seibel scored once and finished the game with three helpers. Katelyn Hurd made eight saves in net.

Boys Tennis

Hanover 5, Dover 4

White River Junction — Aidan Biglow and Jasper Meyer nipped Dover’s Nick Schlapak and Dominick Frank at first doubles, 9-7, for the deciding point in Hanover’s narrow victory at the Maxfield Sports Complex courts.

The Marauders (2-1) also recorded a trio of other two-games wins on an afternoon of tight tennis. Matty Siegel topped Schlapak at first singles, 9-7, while No. 3 Meyer and No. 5 Will Tarnowski turned in 8-6 singles victories. Biglow provided Hanover’s other point in an 8-4 defeat of Max Casey at second singles.

Burr & Burton 4Woodstock 3

Woodstock — The Wasps (0-1) dropped four of five singles matches in their season-opening loss.

Ethan Earle earned Woodstock’s only singles win at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 7-5. Danny Drebber and Blake Heston won at No. 1 doubles, 6-2, 6-0, and Asa Gaddis and Charles MacGowan won their doubles match at No. 2, 5-7, 6-4, 11-9.

Girls Tennis

Hanover 7, Dover 2

Dover, n.h. — The Marauders (2-0) played through blustery conditions, winning five of the six singles points en route to the decision.

Seniors provided four points, as Mindy Wu, Bri Laycock, Ellen Lamm and Grace Li all prevailed. So did Marta Sanchez, who rallied to take fifth singles, 8-5, to clinch the team victory.

Track and Field

Oxbow Teams Third at SJA

St. Johnsbury, Vt. — The Oxbow High track team opened its spring campaign with a pair of third-place team finishes in a seven-school meet at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Raymond Frey Track.

Jarret Rock led the Olympian boys, winning the 200-meter dash in 24.60 seconds and finishing second behind Rivendell’s Owen Pelletier (11.40) in the 100 (12.00). Pelletier enjoyed a triple-win day for the fourth-place Raptors, also claiming the high jump (6 feet, 0 inches) and the long jump (20-4).

Calvin Cook added a runner-up in the shot put (37-10.5) for Oxbow. Keelan Durham set an OHS record in the 1,500 with a time of 4:36.00 that was good for fifth.

Izzy Giesing kept up the beat for the Olympian girls, winning the 800 (2:21.00) and 1,500 (5:11.00) and taking second in the triple jump (32-11.5). Hannah Giesing took the 400 in 1:01.70, and both Giesings joined Tyrus Rosten and Abby Bartlett in a winning 4×400 relay effort. Kelly Daigle set a school record in the shot put (35-3.5), placing second.

Boys team scores: St. Johnsbury 241.5, U-32 128, Oxbow 50.5, Rivendell 38, Spaulding 30, Lake Region 12, Hazen 10.

Girls team scores: St. Johnsbury 252, U-32 132, Oxbow 77, Spaulding 26, Lake Region 19, Hazen 1.

Women’s Lacrosse

BC 13, Dartmouth 10

Newton, Mass. — Trailing by six at the half, the Big Green (7-3) nearly pulled off the upset of the second-ranked Eagles (15-0) before stalling late.

Boston College reeled off seven straight goals to close the opening half, turning a 5-4 deficit into an 11-5 lead. Dartmouth responded by buckling down on defense, holding the Eagles without a goal for more than 22½ minutes while closing the gap to 11-10. Goals from Dempsey Arsenautl and Sam Apuzzo in a three-minute span gave BC enough of a cushion to prevail.

Campbell Brewer, Ellie Carson, Katie Bourque and Kierra Sweeney all had two goals for the visitors, and Brewer added an assist for a three-point game. Kiera Vrindten made eight saves for Dartmouth.

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New London — Charger senior Nicole Lavigne scored seven goals to help Colby-Sawyer (7-4 overall, 3-2 league) hand New England College its first conference loss of the season.

Sierra Schuster surpassed 100 career points with three goals and two assists, and Sarah Morin scored three times for the Chargers. Kailyn Lapham finished the game with eight saves.

College Baseball

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Castleton, Vt. — Davis Mikell, due to be a member of this summer’s Upper Valley Nighthawks, was a combined 3-for-5 with five RBIs for Castleton as the Spartans swept a doubleheader from Colby-Sawyer (2-11, 0-2).

Mikell, a Champlain Valley Union High graduate, hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth of the opener to give the Spartans a sizable advantage. He was 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs in nightcap.

Men’s Tennis

Saint Anselm 6, CSC 3

New London — The Chargers took two of three doubles matches, but the Hawks came back to win the match in taking five of the six singles contests to drop Colby-Sawyer to 2-9.

Alex Wright won first singles for Colby-Sawyer, 6-1, 6-0. Gustav Jigrup and Nick Mathieu won at first doubles, 8-3, and Andrew Peloguin and Wright won at third doubles, 8-4, for the Chargers’ other points.

Colby-Sawyer travels to Lyndon on Saturday.