WOODSTOCK — Hartford High sophomore Madison Barwood scored four minutes into the fourth quarter to lift the Hurricanes to a 2-1 over Woodstock on Wednesday afternoon in a game between the top two teams in VPA Division II field hockey.
Junior Madison Willey opened the scoring for Hartford with an unassisted goal in the third quarter, the first goal scored against Woodstock this year. The Wasps got the equalizer a few minutes later on a tally by senior Norah Harper, assisted by senior Lily Gubbins.
Sophomore goaltender Paige Vielleux made three saves for Hartford. Woodstock senior counterpart Audrey Emery stopped 13 shots.
Hartford coach Heather Scudder said her team, like many others, has been hit by illness, leaving it with a smaller than normal roster.
“I was pleased with the effort,” Scudder said, adding that sophomore Paige Trombley “held us together in the back.”
Hartford (7-0-1) is back in action at home against Lebanon Thursday. Woodstock (7-1-0) is at Springfield on Friday.
WEST CANAAN — Freshman Anna Emerson and sophomore Taylor Mansfield provided the goals as the Royals topped the Cardinals.
Emerson gave the Royals a 1-0 lead at the 10:58 of the first quarter. Mansfield followed in the second.
Aubrey Meyveagaci and Makenna Houston assisted on the goals. Backup goalie freshman Samantha Harkins had six saves in her first varsity game for Mascoma.
“Overall, the entire team pulled together today and gave 110% to overcome the lack of healthy players,” said Mascoma coach Danielle Pushee
Mascoma (5-6-1) hosts White Mountains on Tuesday. Stevens (7-4-0) is at Mascenic on Friday.
WOODSTOCK — Back from a one-game absence, senior Izzy Konijnenberg scored two goals and set up a third for the Wasps.
Konijnenberg had two first-half goals, one on a free kick, and junior Leah Kuhnert lofted a shot just under the crossbar on a pass from Sierra Bystruck to give the Wasps a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, Chloe Masillo scored on an assist from Fiona Piconi, then got a second goal with an assist from Konijnenberg. Violet Tuckerman had five saves for Woodstock.
Woodstock (6-3-0) will play at Mount Anthony on Friday. Hartford (1-7-0) is home against Otter Valley on Saturday.
CLAREMONT — The host Cardinals fall to 2-10 and play at Campbell on Tuesday.
SHARON — The Phoenix failed to convert some early chances and was unable to recover, said Coach Grayson Levy.
“We never really got out of first gear in second half,” Levy said. Hayden Hewitt had a save on a penalty kick for Sharon.
Sharon (1-7) is at Arlington Memorial on Friday.
WEST CANAAN — The Royals lost in three close sets, Roya coach Eric Ramage said.
“Mascoma was anchored by a terrific performance by our libero, Abigail Waugh, and by overall good teamwork and defense,” Ramage said, adding that is was the team’s cancer awareness game and the Fall Mountain students and coaches joined in the effort.
Mascoma (2-5) travels to Prospect Mountain on Friday.
NEWPORT — Mascoma’s Gunner Currier (17:37) finished second among 22 runners in a four-team cross country race at Newport High, pacingn the Royals to a sec ond-place team finish.
Fall Mountain grabbed the team win ahead of Mascoma and Newport; Hillsboro-Deering had too few runners to post a team score.
The Royals’ Jack Buffington backed up Currier, coming in fourth at 18:39. Bryce Palmer was Newport’s top finisher (eighth, 19:49), followed by three more Mascoma runners in Brody Albanese (ninth, 20:13), Trevor Mahen (10th, 20:14) and Steve Defeliece (11th, 20:13). Newport’s Aidan Couitt was 12th (20:37).
For the girls, Mascoma’s Emma Colburn finished fourth in 25:53, and teammate Elena Trempe was sixth (26:48). Newport’s Myah Borcuk finished 13th in 34:34. Neither Mascoma nor Newport had enough runners in the girls race for a team tally.
Boys team scores: Fall Mountain 22, Mascoma 36, Newport 71.