Hanover
The Marauders exploded for nine goals in the second half to drop Exeter, 13-11, on Wednesday afternoon at Merriman-Branch Field. It was Hanover’s second date with a D-I opponent in four games, the first a 14-10 loss to Bishop Guertin on the road.
Molly Seibel led the way for Hanover with three goals, four assists and six draw controls. Maddie Lyons scored four goals and added two assists, and Johanna Copeland netted two goals. Jasmine Lou, Haley Fahey, Isabelle Sangha and Mahler Mayerrose added goals for Hanover, and Kaitlyn Hurd made eight saves.
Hanover will play D-I’s Londonderry and Pinkerton later this season. In the meantime, the Marauders (6-3) travel to D-II rival Portsmouth (9-2) on Saturday.
Brattleboro, Vt.
Nikki Sweeny, Miranda Johnson, Lily Doton, Kallan Piconi and Abby Kaija all scored for Woodstock. Goalkeeper Megan Dalton backed up the offense with 13 saves in the Wasps’ net.
The Wasps (4-4) travel to Burr & Burton on Friday.
Lebanon
“We didn’t play that badly,” said Lebanon head coach Sara Ecker. “We struggled on the 50-50 balls, and they came up on the winning end of a lot of them.”
Ashlyn Taber had one assist and Elizabeth Jones made 10 saves for the Raiders. Lebanon (5-3) travels to Oyster River on Saturday.
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Nick Dorain led the way with three goals for the Hurricanes. Hartford’s Reece Thompson scored a goal and added two assists, Adam Parker netted two goals and Walker Judd added a goal. Kyle Prior and Nate Lemieux each had helpers, while goalkeeper Chris Dorian made 14 saves.
Hartford (5-3) hosts Montpelier on Tuesday.
Brattleboro, Vt.
Jackson Wood, Jack Arthur and Jonas Kantola each netted two goals and added a helper. Patrick Bald had two asissts, Lucas Piconi had one assist and goalie Coleman McKaig made 12 stops as Woodstock pulled away from a 4-4 halftime deadlock.
Woodstock (5-4) hosts Burr & Burton on Saturday.
Hanover
Ellen Lamm, Bri Laycock, Mindy Wu and Grace Li, Hanover’s third through sixth singles players, all posted 8-0 wins to set the table. Laycock and Li repeated the feat at second doubles, while the Emmas — Riessen and Watson — took an 8-6 decision at third doubles.
NHIAA Division II-leading Hanover (9-0) has surrendered just seven games in its first nine matches; the Green Giants (3-7) have claimed five of them. The Marauders visit Con-Val on Friday.
Andover, n.h.
Sam Vocatura, Kelly Do and Charlotte Greenspan got Kimball Union started with straight-sets wins. Erin Gregory-Davis was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 4, with Hana Caloras winning her match in two sets thanks to a 15-13 second-set tiebreak. KUA swept the three doubles matches, with Christina Ryan joining Greenspan for an 8-2 win, Vocatura and Gregory-Davis rolling at No. 2, 8-1, and Ella Malone and Dulal Ozyer rallying from an 0-3 hole for an 8-5 victory.
KUA visits Holderness on Saturday.
Springfield, Vt.
Katey MacMaster and Chloe Noble won at No. 1 doubles, 6-4, 6-3, for the Wasps. Woodstock (9-1) travels to Mount St. Joseph on Friday.
Woodstock
Wilson won at No. 3 singles, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8, and Borden won at No. 5 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. No. 1 doubles partners Justin Kopf and Kyle Rasmussen earned a three-set victory, 5-7, 6-4, 10-6, to give Woodstock the edge.
The Wasps play Fair Haven on Friday.
White River Junction
Hartford’s Riley Kehoe also had a close call early, dropping a first-set tiebreaker in a 7-6, 6-3 defeat. The Hurricanes play Fair Haven in an eight-game pro set doubleheader today.
Meriden
Robbins-Cole stretched KUA’s lead to 25-15 with another penalty to open the second half before Xavier Manning finished a three-try day with scores from 40 and 45 meters. Robbins-Cole had two tries to go with four conversions and two penalties, and Asher Pollak also scored for the Wildcats.
Newport’s Nick Powers and Unity’s Henry Hamilton had strong games up front for Kimball Union, which is scheduled to play a sevens match with Proctor Academy on Sunday.
Newport
At Newport High, Stevens used eight hits, including a pair from Marti Milan, to build a six-run cushion. But the Tigers fought back, keyed by a four-run sixth before plating the game-winning run with two outs in the seventh. Stephanie Carl threw three innings of one-hit relief for the win; Emma Carroll had three hits and Kendall Hamilton and Brooke Beaulieu slapped two each for the Tigers.
Moving to Claremont’s Veterans Park for the second game, Newport plated runs in the final five innings to win going away. Samantha McNeel went 4-for-5 with two home runs for the visitors, and Beaulieu produced a circuit clout and four RBIs of her own.
Milan added two hits for Stevens for a four-hit day. Alexis Ford and Madison Lapsley both had RBIs in the nightcap for the Cards.
Randolph
Kayleigh Trojanowski went 3-for-4 with a double and a run batted in and Stevens finished with two RBIs for Oxbow. Fornwalt did the rest, allowing five hits over six innings before yielding the seventh to fellow pitcher Mary Bourgeois.
The teams will hold a rematch in Bradford, Vt., on Tuesday.
Westminster, Vt.
Sweeney drove in three runs with a pair of hits for Windsor. McKeene scored twice and delivered a base hit.
Windsor is off until a trip to Leland & Gray on Monday.
Gorham, n.h.
Alyssa Prest, Kera Butson and Gabby Taylor all had two hits for the Engineers. Prest produced an RBI double, Taylor also drove in a run and Butson scored once.
Prest took the loss, surrendering seven hits but just three earned runs with five strikeouts and a pair of walks.
“They’re a very good-hitting team,” Woodsville coach Dana Huntington said of Gorham. “They have good, quality baserunners and they move runners up. They played good small ball.”
Woodsville visits Blue Mountain on Friday.
Milford, n.h.
Julia Tibbits scored on Tilton’s home run, and Abbey Brann and Sydney Broughton each hit a double for the Raiders. Lebanon (1-8) hosts Goffstown on Friday.
Exeter, n.h.
Soo Bin Park entered the game as a pinch runner in the fifth inning and scored the Wildcats’ only run. Beaupre and Shea Rulon recorded nine of Exeter’s 12 outs with strong play in the field.
KUA hosts Proctor Academy on Friday and New Hampton on Saturday.
Gorham, n.h.
Woodsville slapped 11 hits but stranded 13 baserunners in the contest. The Engineers, however, did use a two-run sixth to break a 3-3 tie, getting a Jaret Bemis double, a Ty Brown single, an Eric Thornton RBI single and an RBI groundout from Mike Dennis to take the lead for good.
Seanon May earned the win, throwing 4 innings with four hits allowed and six strikeouts. Cooper Davidson recorded a save with two strikeouts and one hit surrendered over the final 2 frames.
Woodsville visits neighboring Blue Mountain on Friday.
Milford, n.h.
Lebanon jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, answered by five runs in the bottom of the first by the host Spartans. Nate Perkins went the distance, allowing seven hits, six in the first inning, and five earned runs for Lebanon. Perkins finished with three strikeouts, three walks and three hit batters.
Joah Moss had two hits and three RBIs for the Raiders, and Sullivan finished with two hits and two runs scored.
The Raiders (3-8) finish a stretch of three games in three days with the victory and have a day of rest before hosting Goffstown on Friday.
North Sutton, n.h.
“He had a spectacular game,” said Mascoma head coach Guy Serviss. “I feel so bad for him.”
The Royals entered the seventh tied, 2-2, with a chance to take the lead, but missed a sacrifice bunt. Mascoma took the lead, 3-2, in the eighth before Kearsarge’s two runs sealed the deal in the bottom of the eighth. Tyler Warner scored a run in the first and Jordan Deford another in the second for Mascoma.
The Royals (3-9) have eight days off before hosting Franklin on May 20.
Amherst, n.h.
Souhegan compiled 10 hits off Hanover hurlers Avery Monahan and Conner Stafford, building a 5-2 lead after three frames. The Marauders cut the gap to a run with a two-run fifth only to have the Sabers score three in the bottom half to regain control.
Will Smith had a 3-for-3 day at the plate for Hanover, scoring three times. Moises Celaya singled twice in four trips and drove in three runs.
Hanover has dropped three straight since a 7-6 win in 12 innings over Oyster River back on April 30.
The Marauders return home for a date with Pembroke on Friday before a Saturday visit to Hollis Brookline.
Franconia, n.h.
Wonsavage posted a winning time of 23 minutes, 18 seconds. Hanover High’s Arturo Johnson placed fourth in 23:45.
Kimball Union’s Sam Hall rode in the boys A-class event, placing 15th (23:15).