CROSS COUNTRY

Bears sweep Souhegan Relays

SOUHEGAN, N.H. — The Hanover High boys and girls cross country teams appear more than ready to defend their NHIAA Division II championships with dominating wins at Saturday’s Souhegan Relays.

The girls team of Megan Faris, Alice Bell and Lila Muirhead and the boys relay team of Issac McNaughton, Oliver Collins and Miles Molina finished first with the second and third trios not far behind.

Hanover’s Alexander Collins, Will Hanaway and Ronan Novosad were second with third place captured by the Bears’ team of Ben Groves, Ben Hourdequin and Nathan Picconi- Eakin.

On the girls’ side, Millie Larrick, Grace Steward and Lila Marchetti were third and Aria Deeb, Mary Westrich and Ari Hirschler finished fourth.

Hanover coach Eric Picconi said the day was a good start to the season and the Bears will look to run with “consistency and confidence.”

“The varsity girls put their foot on the gas as soon as the starting pistol fired and never let up,” Picconi said. “Their depth was on full display. The boys arranged themselves differently and it made for a thrilling race as each leg ran faster and faster to grab the top three spots for the trios.”

Results: Girls: Hanover 8, Pinkerton 22, Concord 30, Winnacunnet 35, Portsmouth 38, Souhegan 46, Nashua North 62, Hollis/Brookline 65, Nashua South 72 Boys: Hanover 6, Nashua North 24, Nashua South 28, Souhegan 32, Hollis/Brookline 37, Merrimack 55, Portsmouth 55, Winnacunnet 67, Pelham 74

WRV’s Roda, Young win Randolph Invitational

RANDOLPH – George Roda and Anya Young of White River Valley won their respective 5,000 meter cross country races at the Randolph Invitational on Saturday.

Roda won the boys race with a time of 18:33 and Young finished first among 20 girls in 22:43.

Oxbow’s Casey Wiedrick was second for the girls and the Olympian Jake Danis was fourth in the boys race with 30 runners. Neither school had enough runners for a team score.

Wiedrick first at Lyndon meet

LYNDON – Oxbow’s Casey Wiedrick finished first at a Lyndon Institute meet last week.

With six teams and 11 runners in the girls 5,000 meter race, Wiedrick crossed first in 24:04. The Olympians Jake Danis was sixth in the boys race with 24 finishers.

FIELD HOCKEY

Woodstock 4, Rutland 0

Key athletes: Grace Perreault (2 goals), Betta Cirovic (1 goal, 1 assist), Ryann Hughes (1 goal), Kaitlyn Burres (1 assist), Gwen Boudreau (1 assist)

Coach’s quote: “Rutland’s goalie Sammy Cacace had 26 saves. She was incredible, fun to watch, frustrating to play against.” — Leanne Tapley, Woodstock

Lebanon 4, Pelham 0

Key athletes: Paisley Rancourt – 3 goals, Savannah Therriault – 1 goal, Josie Dizon – 1 assist, Harper Rancourt – 1 assist, Taylor Youngman – 3 saves.

Key Moment: Rancourt sisters connected on a corner.

Coach’s quote: “Took us a minute to get our feet moving, but once we did, it was a strong day. Some great ball movement around the field.” — Amanda Valliere, Lebanon

Boys Soccer

Rivendell 1, Long Trail 1 OT

Key athletes: Nolan Borne 1 goal, Evan Woodward 10 saves.

Coach’s quote: “Evenly matched game, boys played well on both ends of the field with a lot of energy.” — Soren Smith, Rivendell

FOOTBALL

Trinity 33, Hanover 10

Key athletes: E.J. Frechette touchdown; Dima Petrov 37 yard field goal

Coach’s quote: “Hanover fought hard against a talented Trinity football team, but tonight they got the best of us. Our team proved they have heart, and are willing to dig deep at the end of a game.” — Jon Gentine, Hanover