HANOVER — The Hanover High boys tennis team dominated another NHIAA Division I opponent, winning all six singles matches and two of three doubles matches en route to an 8-1 victory of Exeter on Thursday.
Singles winners were Evan Yang (8-1), Alex Rockmore (8-1), Kevin Pillsbury (8-1), Charlie Birkmeyer (8-3), Zach Pearson (8-0) and Ryder Wilson (9-8 (4)).
In doubles, Yang and Rockmore won, 8-3, and Pillsbury and Sam Ames won, 8-4, while Ian Holmes and Wilson were defeated, 8-3.
Bears coach Jarrod Shaheen had praise all around for his team.
“Ryder played a phenomenal match at (sixth singles) to hold off a persistent opponent that came down to a tiebreak,” Shaheen said. “Evan and Alex looked great in their matches, Kevin and Charlie played well, along with Kevin and Sam, but Zach was able to defeat his opponent without dropping a single game. We look forward to our trip down to Derryfield tomorrow (Friday) for another good test.”
BOW, N.H. — Nolan Arado successfully moved up into the No. 1 singles slot for the Raiders to replace his absent older brother, Mason, and the visitors also received singles victories from Will Katz (3), Kyle Hines (5) and Finn Ericson (6). The Falcons (6-1) suffered their first defeat.
Lebanon (3-0) won the top two doubles matches with the pairings of Nolan Arado-Lavi Halwawala and Katz-Baden Schiffrerdecker. The Raiders host Coe-Brown Northwood next Thursday.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hurricanes were defeated in six singles matches and one doubles encounter in their season opener.
Coach Kate Godek said the team “battled through the wild wind and scattered showers. The girls played hard but were defeated by a strong Rutland team.”
Hartford travels to Woodstock on Saturday.
NEWPORT — The Tigers scored three runs in the first and eight in the fourth for the win to improve to 3-0.
In the circle, sophomore Tanya Sanchez threw a complete game, striking out five, and at the plate had a two-run homer and a run-scoring single. Also contributing were freshman Alexis Durgin (3-for-4 with four RBIs), sophomore Katie Sharron (2-for-3 with two RBIs) and sophomore Eden Ritondo, who drew three walks and scored two runs.
Newport is home to Mascoma Friday.
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Yellowjackets grabbed a three-run lead in the top of the sixth but could not hold on.
Windsor’s Peyton Richardson had nine strikeouts and started the sixth off with a single, which was later followed by a RBI single from Sarah DeSchamp to give the Jacks the lead.
“Another tough loss,” said Windsor coach Kelsey Mason. “Although our bats were relatively quiet, we had some smart heads-up plays on the defensive side and a strong performance for our pitcher in the circle.”
Windsor (1-2) is at Bellows Falls on Tuesday.
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. — Oxbow kept it close in the early going and was up by a run in the second before Lyndon took a 6-4 lead, tacked on three more runs in the third and continued scoring in the last two innings.
“Our bats were hitting the ball but right where they were,” said Oxbow Coach Chuck Simmons. “We were holding our own then started making mental mistakes, and they capitalized on them.”
Oxbow (1-1) is at White River Valley Saturday.
SOUTH ROYALTON — Tanner Drury scored four runs, Julia Morse three and Liyah Fisk-Turkvan four for the Wildcats in the loss. Morse also doubled and Fisk-Turkvan tripled.
White River Valley (0-1) is home to Oxbow on Saturday.
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — Hailie Defabiis and Madison Willey had two hits each for Hartford and were involved in seven of the 12 outs recorded.
Also for Hartford, Logan Evans, Marina Grassi and Izabella Murphy each had a single and Morgan Curtis, a freshman, made her pitching debut in the fourth. Murphy and Grassi also got singles.
“We were able to put the ball in play hard quite a bit but couldn’t string together enough hits or hit the gaps to get the runs,” said Hartford coach Danielle Tenney. “St. Jay was able to hit the ball in the places we weren’t.”
TOWNSHEND, Vt. — Chris Palmer and Maison Fortin each had three hits and four RBIs, and the Yellowjackets jumped to 1-1.
Windsor, which trailed, 2-1, heading into the fourth inning, scored four runs in that frame and five each in the fifth and sixth innings. The Yellowjackets visit Burr & Burton on Saturday.
NEWPORT — The Tigers managed to get some hits but couldn’t get across the plate and fell to 0-5 on the season. Newport is home to Mascoma Friday.
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. — The Olympians dropped to 0-2 and visit White River Valley on Saturday.
SOUTH ROYALTON — The Wildcats remained undefeated, a stretch that goes back more than two years, and are 3-0 on the year.
Senior Dominic Craven had a strong game at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two triples and two runs scored and struck seven in 2⅔ innings on the mound. Robbie McShinsky, who pitched four innings and gave up one run, had a single and scored a run.
Austin Tracy and Jamesen Roussel each had an RBI, and Macin Gaudette scored two runs.
White River plays Oxbow at home on Saturday.
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — Fielding miscues bit the Hurricanes, who surrendered six unearned runs in the loss.
Hartford took a 2-0 first-inning lead on hits by sophomores Nate Clark and Zach Johnson and a sacrifice fly from sophomore Matt Hayes.
St. Johnsbury scored four runs in the bottom first, but Hartford got one back in the second on squeeze play when senior Drew Martin laid down a perfect bunt for a hit and RBI.
St. Johnsbury scored eight times in the next two innings to put the game away
“We had four errors in two innings that led to the big innings for St. Johnsbury,” said Hartford coach Bill Vielleux
Clark had two hits and scored twice, and junior Joey Beggs scored a run.
Zach Johnson and Matt Hayes were on the mound for five innings, giving up just eight hits combined.
“Things looked promising early for us. We got on base, moved runners and scored a couple of runs. I thought we pitched very well. Unfortunately, our fielding let us down,” said Vielleux. “I am proud of these guys. We got down big, but there was no quit in them at all, and that’s something we can build on. We are a young team with only two returning starters, but I believe we have a winning team here, and we will be OK.”
WEST RUTLAND, Vt. — Freshman pitcher Rowan Halsey-Leckerling tossed a no-hitter, striking out 10, and the Raptors plated runs in all five innings on nine hits.
Halsey-Leckerling was also 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored. Josh Gould had three RBIs, and Harry Molesworth had two hits and scored four runs.
Atheer Rashid, an exchange student from Palestine, had a hit in his first varsity at bat.
“Rowan overcame a slippery mound and the early season adjustments that pitchers need to make to really battle through the game,” said Rivendell coach Eric Reichert. “He had a couple of pressure situations where he settled in and pounded the strike zone.”
Rivendell (1-1) is home to Mount St. Joseph’s on Tuesday.
WELLS RIVER, Vt. — Ethan Marshia had a double and three walks, scoring all three Panther runs, and Nolan Pepe was 2-for-3.
Thetford (1-1) is home to White River Valley on Tuesday.
WINDHAM, N.H. — The Bears cut a 9-4 deficit to 9-8 and had possession with time running out.
“We had the ball on our stick but just could not get a good shot off,” said Hanover coach Sarah Martin.
Kali McDonnell and Lia Naughton had two goals each, with four other players scoring a goal each. Martin said freshman goalie Charlotte Robinson had an outstanding game in net, stopping 14 shots.
“She had a really nice game,” Martin said, noting that Windham beat Hanover last year by about 10 goals. “Our kids played tough, coming back from being down. I am really proud of them.”
Hanover (1-1) is home against Goffstown on Monday.
NORTH SUTTON, N.H. — Stevens was nipped by host Kearsarge by just a half-point, 107-106.5, and Newport was third in a six-team meet.
Stevens was led by Isabell Bovell, who won the 100-meter finals with teammates Zahna Rice third, Maddy Minckler fourth Sofia Gallego-Aldecoa sixth. In the 200 meters, the same four girls swept the top four spots.
Bovell also won the 400 meters, with Brynn Murphy second and Neveah LeBlanc fourth. Tori Dalke won the 1,600, and the 4×100 relay team of Bovell, Rice, Minckler and Jenna Bonneau won as well. Bonneau was also first in the shot put and third in the discus, with Gallego-Aldecoa third in the javelin.
Scoring for Stevens boys was Kayden LeClair, who was second in the 100 meters, first in the 400 meters, second in the 110-meter hurdles and third in the long jump. Devin Genes was fourth in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the high jump. Bryce Jarvis second in the javelin.
For Newport, Taylor Fellows, Maddox Lovely, Emma O’Conner and Torrence Williams were third in the 4×100 relay, and Fellows was first in the long jump and second in the triple jump. Skylar Nelson was second in the discus. O’Conner, Nelson and Morris were 1-2-3 in the javelin.
For the Newport boys, Eric Wilkinson was third in the 100 meters and Aidan Couitt, Travis Avery and Hunter Austin were third, fourth and sixth in the 400 meters. Wilkinson won the 300 hurdles, and Kyle Ashley, Wilkinson, Aaron Fellows and Tim Fratzell finished second in the 4×100 relay. In the 4×400 relay, Couitt, Fratzell, Wilkinson and Fellows were first. Jacob Baltazar was third in the discus for Newport.