Local Roundup: Lebanon Boys Lacrosse Gets Its Offense in Gear

Claremont — It took a couple of weeks before the Lebanon High boys lacrosse team put its offense together under first-year head coach Rob Fett. Once done, the Raiders wasted no time opening the floodgates.

Lebanon defeated undermanned Stevens, 18-7, at Monadnock Park on Friday afternoon for its first win of the season. Fett’s squad scored a combined 15 goals in season-opening losses to Bishop Brady (10-9 on April 13) and Hopkinton (19-6 on Tuesday). On Friday, 10 different Raiders found their way onto the scoresheet.

Stevens fell to 0-4, but scored a season-high seven goals.

“Kudos to Stevens,” Fett said. “They’re having a hard time. They just don’t have the numbers. … With their lack of numbers, the score was a bit lopsided.”

Nate Damren (six goals, two assists) and Nate Chickering (five goals, three assists) both had season-best performances for Lebanon. Damren, a senior, leads the team with 13 goals and four assists.

Jack Sandmann, Jamison Rios, Aaron Damren and Patrick Mason each had a goal and an assist for the Raiders. Jordan Hammond scored twice, Soloman Mellish added two helpers and Ben Gerow provided another. Collin Kiernan netted a goal, and Caiden Skakalsi and Gareth Davis split time in net for Lebanon.

“They both played well,” Fett said. “Caiden starting playing lacrosse four weeks ago. He was impressive, not only in his saves but in his ability to clear.”

Lebanon (1-2) hosts Laconia on Monday. Stevens travels to Monadnock on Monday.

Girls Lacrosse

Bow 16, Lebanon 7

Bow, n.h. — Lebanon (0-3) played the second half without standout midfielder Izzy Peress, who fell hard when tripped shortly before intermission. Attacker Emma Hansen later came off with asthma difficulties, and position mate Josie Hastings, who plays for both the varsity and the junior varsity, suffered a knee injury during the latter team’s game. Defender Emily Hunnewell also took a stick to the head during the JV contest.

“The hustle and effort were there, but turnovers killed us,” said coach Sara Ecker. “The things we worked on in practice this week, having patience on offense, our clears and ride, those shone through. But we had trouble with draw controls, and we got to the end line first on barely any shots that went wide.”

Lebanon won nine of 25 draw controls, was outshot, 42-19, and trailed, 9-4, at halftime. The visitors scored three of the second half’s first five goals but couldn’t stop the Falcons (3-1) in front of goaltender Elizabeth Jones, who made 12 saves. Hannah Bunten had four goals, and Katie Berthasavage, Ashlyn Taber and Clara Cole also tallied for the Raiders.

Next week is grueling for Lebanon, which visits Laconia (3-1) on Monday, hosts Derryfield (5-0) on Wednesday and travels to Pelham (4-0) on Friday. Laconia routed the Raiders in last year’s playoffs, Derryfield has won its games this season by a combined 79-27 and Pelham is roughly a four-hour round trip when riding in a school bus.

— Tris Wykes

Portsmouth 11, Hanover 7

Portsmouth, n.h. — Johanna Copeland scored six goals and Perrin Milliken added another, but the Marauders ran out of gas late in the second half.

The game was tied 4-4 at halftime, as Hanover slowed its pace to keep its shorthanded midfield fresh for as long as possible. The Marauders played without midfielders Cate Wagner, Maddie McCorkle and Isabelle Sangha, all because of injury or illness.

Katlyn Hurd made five saves. Mahler Meyerrose had six draw controls, three forced turnovers and eight ground balls for the Marauders.

Hanover (2-2) hosts Goffstown on Tuesday.

Baseball

Lebanon 6, Kingswood 2

Lebanon — Nate Perkins threw a no-hitter to give the Raiders three wins in their last four games.

Perkins scattered five walks and allowed a pair of unearned runs but struck out five to stifle the Knights all afternoon.

Derek Griffin had a single, a double and two runs scored to pace the Raiders. Perkins added a triple and scored twice. Hunter Marsh had two hits and scored a run. Kyle Pelletier, Nate Gariepy and Joah Moss each had RBI singles.

Lebanon (3-4) hosts Plymouth on Monday afternoon.

Stevens 13, Franklin 4

Claremont — Zach O’Brien’s complete game and another big game from Henri Bourque helped the Cardinals improve to 5-0.

O’Brien allowed six hits and one earned run while striking out six in a 112-pitch effort. Bourque had three hits, including a triple, scored three runs and drove in five. Coby Hussey had a pair of hits and scored four runs. Cody Schoolcraft had a two-run triple and a single. Trey Theriault added two hits and one RBI.

The Cardinals trailed, 3-1, heading into the bottom of the third inning. Stevens answered with five runs in the third, four in the fourth and three in the fifth. Next up is a visit to Windsor on Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Sunapee 20, Hinsdale 1 (5)

Hinsdale, n.h. — Freshman Darren Hulton led six different Lakers with multiple hits, going 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

Cade Robinson added a pair of doubles and two RBIs. Will Austin, Will Palin and Lane Smith each had two hits and drove in two. Starting pitcher Matt Nangeroni was 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Nangeroni went the first three innings and allowed a run. Wayne Smith and Austin each tossed an inning of relief. Sunapee (5-0) visits Newport on Monday.

Woodsville 15Canaan-Pittsburg 5

Pittsburg, n.h. — Eric Thornton led an Engineer onslaught with four RBIs to help the visitors improve to 7-0.

Thornton had a home run, a double and a single and also scored two runs. Seth Hannett was 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and scored twice. Seanon May was 3-for-4 with a pair of runs. Tyren Hartford started the power display with a three-run home run in the first inning.

Thornton, Zach Moore and Hannett split pitching duties for Woodsville, which plays at Lisbon on Monday.

Goffstown 2, Hanover 1

Goffstown, n.h. — The Marauders were held to just three hits and came out on the short end of a pitchers’ duel at the Grizzlies.

Moises Celaya took the hard-luck loss, going all six innings while allowing five hits and four walks with a pair of strikeouts. Charlie Goodrich was on base four times with a pair of singles and two walks. Will Smith had the other Hanover hit. Joey Perras scored a run.

Goffstown scored a run in each of the first two innings; Hanover answered in the fifth. The Marauders walked seven times but lacked a timely hit and left nine runners on base. Hanover (2-2) hosts Pelham today at 11 a.m.

Kearsarge 4, Newport 2

Newport — The Cougars took advantage of a pair of errors in the early innings and held on to beat the Tigers (1-3).

Dylan McNamara pitched a complete game for Newport but took the loss. Daniel Lee and Cam Ackerman each had two hits.

The Tigers play four games next week starting with a visit from Sunapee on Monday afternoon.

Raymond 6, Mascoma 0

West Canaan — Micah McCullough went 5⅔ innings for the Royals, allowing one walk and two earned runs as Mascoma fell to 0-4.

Tyler Warner started the game and only went 1⅓ innings, allowing four runs, three earned, and three walks. The Royals’s defense committed three errors.

Mascoma’s offense managed just four hits. “We couldn’t put anything together,” said Royals head coach Guy Serviss.

Gus Chapman had his first varsity hit in the bottom of the seventh as a Mascoma pinch-hitter.

The Royals travel to Newfound on Monday without No. 2 senior starter Derek French, who will miss the rest of the season after breaking his hand in bunting drills during practice on Thursday.

KUA 13, Vt. Academy 11

Saxtons River, Vt. — KUA jumped to a 6-0 lead in the first inning, watched VA tie it 8-8 by the fourth and eventually pulled away with a five-run sixth.

Plainfield’s Kyle Young got the win, inducing a game-ending pop-up in the seventh with the tying runner on base. Hartland’s Kyle Hammond had three of KUA’s. The two teams have a rematch in Meriden today.

South Royalton 31Twinfield 2 (5)

Plainfield, Vt. — The Royals compiled 21 hits on Thursday to jump to 3-0 this season.

Andrew Moore went 6-for-6 with three doubles and six RBIs for South Royalton. Stephen Paige had three hits and threw two strikeouts in one inning of relief. Nicholas Howe started and allowed only two hits and a walk in three innings of work. Justin Brock entered in the fourth, striking out two and allowing one hit.

The Royals host Whitcomb-Rochester today.

Softball

Stevens 18, Hanover 2

Hanover​ — The Cardinals improved to 2-1 with a victory over the Marauders (0-7).

Becca Wilson pitched a complete game for Hanover with one strikeout. Olivia Peterson had an RBI triple and then stole home for the second Marauders run.

Both teams return to action on Monday when Stevens visits Windsor and Hanover hosts Kearsarge.

Mascoma 14, Raymond 2

Enfield — Raeleigh Mansur struck out nine in seven innings to help the Royals win their second straight.

Senior Kate Ferland and sophomore Morgan Prentiss were each 3-for-4 for Mascoma. Prentiss hit an inside-the-park home run, scored four times and finished the game with four RBIs. Ferland scored four times and had two RBIs.

O’Connell pointed to second baseman Abby Duhaime and center fielder Alyssa Hammond for having strong defensive performances. He also said catcher Kayla Hammond had a good game behind the plate.

Mascoma (2-2) travels to Newfound on Monday.

Newport 17, Kearsarge 2 (5)

Newport — The Tigers broke out with seven runs in the second inning and another six in the third to improve to 4-1.

Newport got nine hits and took advantage of 14 walks. Kendall Hamilton led the way with two hits, three walks and four runs scored. Stacia Dame had two hits and three runs. Alyssa Burr struck out nine and allowed four hits, one earned run and five walks in five innings of work.

The Tigers host Sunapee on Monday.

Sunapee 15, Hinsdale 0 (5)

Hinsdale, n.h. — The Lakers (5-0) kept rolling with a five-inning shutout of the Pacers.

Hannah Cooney went all five innings in the circle, striking out eight while allowing just one hit. Cooney added a 2-for-4 showing at the plate with a pair of RBIs. Kalleigh Durkee was 3-for-4 and Katie Frederick was 2-for-2. Eighth grader Mikayla Passage lined a two-run double down the left field line in the fourth inning.

The Lakers visit Newport on Monday.

Woodsville 9Canaan-Pittsburg 4

Pittsburg, n.h. — Freshman pitcher McKenzie Dennis outlasted a patient Canaan-Pittsburg offensive strategy with a complete-game four-hitter.

Dennis struck out 10 but walked nine. The Engineers (3-4) scored in every inning except the sixth and had 13 hits as a team. Maggie Daly led the way with two doubles, a triple, three runs scored and an RBI. Dennis, Gabrielle Taylor, Kyleigh Lamarre, Olivia Farr and Morgan McHugh had two hits each.

Woodsville visits Lisbon on Monday.

Kingswood 14, Lebanon 3

Lebanon — Sydney Broughton had multiple hits for the Raiders, who dropped to 1-3 with the loss. Lebanon hosts Plymouth on Monday.

New Hampton 16, KUA 1

Meriden — Scout Beaupre singled and scored the Wildcats’ only run on Caitlin Beneat’s RBI ground out in the first inning of Kimball Union’s season opener.

New Hampton tagged KUA starter Abby Chellis for several unearned runs to open the game, but the senior settled down after that. Kimball Union host Holderness today.

Girls Tennis

Mount Anthony 4Woodstock 3

Woodstock — The D-II Wasps lost a heartbreaker to visiting D-I Patriots, dropping the hosts to 4-1.

Woodstock won three singles matches, led by a straight-set victory by Sarah Findeisen at the No. 3 spot, 7-5, 6-0. Kenzie Biele won, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, and Chloe Noble won a marathon match, 6-3, 3-6, 11-9.

Freshmen doubles partners Lydia Howe and Olivia Marsicovetere came up just short in the match of the day, falling 4-6, 6-1, 6-10. Neither player had played tennis before this season.

The Wasps host Bellows Falls on Monday.

Track and Field

Lebanon, Thetford Compete at Fenn Relays

Brattleboro, Vt. — Lebanon’s boys team took second place and its girls team placed fourth at Brattleboro High’s Fenn Relays, a meet consisting of only relay events.

Davis Cole, Ryan Milliken, Zach Petrin and Ryan Sullivan highlighted the afternoon for the Raiders, taking first (44.81 seconds) against 13 teams in the boys 4×100 relay. Lebanon’s girls 4×100 relay team of Kim Merchant, Laken Mooney, Kaitlyn Merrihew and Emily Ball and its girls 4×800 relay team each placed third.

Thetford’s boys placed fourth and its girls took fifth. The Panthers’ boys 4×800 team of Dylan Thorburn, Ian Spelman, Malcolm Silver-Van Meter and Clifford Ransom, placed second.

Unified Basketball

Hartford Gets Playoff Seeding

White River Junction — The Hurricanes have earned the No. 2 seed in the southern half of the bracket for the upcoming unified basketball state tournament. The Canes will host No. 7 Mill River on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse

Colby-Sawyer 18, Husson 12

New London — Sophomore Sierra Schuster amassed six goals as the fourth-seeded Chargers (10-6) advanced to the North Atlantic Conference semifinals at the expense of fifth-seeded Husson (6-7).

Junior Nicole Lavigne contributed five goals, seven draw controls, six ground balls and five caused turnovers for Colby-Sawyer. Lavigned now has 73 points on the season, third-most in single-season program history.

Colby-Sawyer visits top-seeded Castleton on Sunday.