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Cross Country

Hanover sweeps Early Bird invitational

The Hanover Bears won both the boys and girls meets at the Early Bird Cross Country Invitational at Gunstock Mountain while Mascoma’s Gunner Currier won the boys race with 119 runners.

Currier, whose Royals were second in the boys’ meet among 13 team scores, crossed in 17:23 followed by Andrew Valentino of Hanover (17:51). Other top finishes for Hanover were Ben Groves (5th), Nandeesh Jain (6th), Ryan Faris (7th), Ben Hourdequin (10th) and Issac McNaughton (11ith). For Mascoma, Carl Russell was 12th and Trevor Maheu, 13th.

Hanover’s Aria Deeb was second in the girls race (21:42), with 87 runners, behind winner Maria Tilley of Gilford (21:20). Alice Bell (4th), Mary Westrich (6th), Ari Hirschler (8th) and Iris Freeman (12th) were Hanover’s other top finishers. Emma Colburn was 37th for Mascoma, which did not have a team score.

Results: Boys — Hanover 30, Mascoma 59, Portsmouth Christian 94, Kingswood 148, Gilford 175. Girls — Hanover 29, Gilford 45, Newfound Regional, 62, Prospect Mountain 104, Belmont 115

Hartford’s Moreno
wins at Bellows Falls race

Hartford’s Bennett Moreno outdueled Thetford Academy’s Brady Sloop by six seconds to win the six-team cross country race at Bellows Falls Union High School while Thetford’s Ava Hayden was second in the girls race.

Moreno finished the 5,000 meter race with 55 runners on Tuesday in 17:14, followed by Sloop (17:20.) Also for Hartford were Hugh Wendling (17th) and Elliot Brooks (18th). For Thetford, Wendell Durham was 10th and Miguel Kutter-Walker was 19th.

With 42 runners in the girls 5,000 meter race, Hayden had a time of 21:27, behind winner Bellows Falls’ Desi Broadley (20:53.) Also for Hartford were Slyvia Johnson (10th), Geneva Durgin (11th), Kathryn Summarsell (19th) and Lyla Metheny (20th). For Thetford, Maddie Pleuch was 17th and Ella Harvey finished 18th.

Results: Boys — Burr and Burton 39, Brattleboro 56, Thetford Academy 76, Hartford 90. Girls — Burr and Burton 25, Thetford Academy 72, Hartford 73.

Field Hockey

Derryfield 5, Lebanon 0

Coach’s quote: “Derryfield beat us to almost every ball. Our grass game had trouble keep up with turf pace.” — Lebanon’s Amanda Valliere

Records: Derryfield 1-1; Lebanon 1-1

Woodstock 1, Brattleboro 0

Key players: Woodstock — Betta Cirovic; Paige Stone; Aleks Cirovic; Joey Palazzo Brattleboro — Ericka Fletcher

Highlights: Woodstock traveled to Brattleboro for their first game of the season. The ball moved through the midfield and stayed in the Woodstock offensive half of the field through most of the game, but couldn’t find the back of the net. Brattleboro played a strong defensive game. Woodstock had 8 penalty corners and kept Brattleboro without any corners throughout the game. Woodstock goalie Paige Stone had 1 save for the game, Brattleboro goalie Ericka Fletcher had 8 saves in regulation. The game was 0-0 at the end of regulation, moving into a 7v7 overtime. In her first varsity game as a freshman, Betta Cirovic broke the score with 1:11 left in overtime.

Coach’s quote: “We saw strong play from our defense to keep the ball out of the circle and moving up to the offense. Aleks Cirovic played great in the middle of the field. Joey Palazzo also started her first freshman game with strong midfield play.” — Woodstock’s Leanne Tapley

Records: Woodstock 1-0; Brattleboro 1-1

Bellows Falls 7, Windsor 1

Key players: Windsor — Mackenzie Kleefisch, Tatum Flanagan

Highlights: Windsor goal scored by Kleefisch. Flanagan had 10 saves.

Records: Bellows Falls 1-0; Windsor 1-1

Newport 11, Sanborn 0

Key players: Newport — Jasmyn Lee, Hanna Fellows, Hailey Hill

Highlights: Breanne Robertson shutout with 3 saves. Maddox Lovely 5 goals, Taylor Fellows 4 goals, Peyton Blackinton 2 goals.

Records: Newport 1-0; Sanborn 0-1

John Stark 1, Hanover 0

Key player: Hanover — Guinevere Riordan

Highlights: The game was scoreless until the fourth corner with a Stark goal off of a penalty corner. Goalkeeper Riordan had 13 saves for Hanover and 13 defensive penalty corners.

Coach’s quote: “We held our own against last years’ divisional champion and for that I am super proud of our team, but we learned a lot and have a lot of work to do before our next game against Bow.” — Hanover’s Mallory MacKenzie

Records: John Stark 1-0; Hanover 1-1

Berlin 5, Mascoma 0

Key players: Mascoma — Jillianne Ballou, Ellie McGrody, Evie Bennett

Coach’s quote: “With our small squad and moving people around to different positions today we struggled to find our rhythm on the field.” — Mascoma’s Danielle Pushee

Records: Berlin 2-0; Mascoma 1-1

Girls Volleyball

Trinity 3, Mascoma 0

Key player: Mascoma — Baylee Hill

Highlights: Trinity took the first and third sets 25-21 and 25-23, running away in the second set.

Coach’s quote: “Proud of our girls for brave competition, learning and adjusting.” — Mascoma’s Eric Ramage

Records: Trinity 1-0; Mascoma 0-1

Coe-Brown Northwood 3, Hanover 2

Key players: Hanover — Ellie Molina, Hudson Cusimano, Eliza Des Cognets, Claire Starosta

Highlights: In the five sets Molina had 5 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs; Cusimano, 4 blocks and 2 aces; Des Cognets, 2 kills and 3 aces digs; Starosta, 2 kills and 3 blocks.

Coach’s quote: “After Hanover battled to win the third and fourth set, we just couldn’t hold on to the momentum in the fifth. Coe-Brown’s serving, especially No. 30, chipped away at our serve receive and their libero kept every ball up we threw their way.” — Hanover’s Hunter Gosselin

Records: Coe-Brown Northwood 1-0; Hanover 0-1

Girls Soccer

Conant 5, Newport 0

Key players: Newport — Skylar Nelson, Jesenya Santana, Torrence Williams

Highlights: Conant outshot Newport 25-6. Newport goalie Nelson played well making 15 saves.

Records: Conant 2-0; Newport 0-1

Stevens 9, Newfound 0

Key players: Stevens — Payton Ferland, Faith Norton, Audrina Pelton

Highlights: Eight different goalscorers in the win.

Coach’s quote: “This group is built different! Secret sauce: We share the ball and lean on each other.” — Stevens’ Tim St. Pierre

Records: Stevens 3-0; Newfound 1-2

Bedford 4, Hanover 1

Key players: Hanover — Penny Blatman, Reese Hamlin, Nora Bradley

Highlights: Hanover controlled possession through the first half and held close at 1-1 until tiring late in the contest. Hanover’s goal on a spectacular free kick by Ali Daigle.

Coach’s quote: “The strong effort against a Division-I powerhouse portends well for remainder of the season.” — Hanover’s Doug Kennedy

Records: Bedford 2-0; Hanover 1-1

Oxbow 3, Paine Mountain 0

Key players: Oxbow — Caleigh Bean, River Gardner, Nettie Morse, Ainsley Smith,

Highlights: Smith scored the first goal unassisted. Gardner scored 2 goals (one unassisted) and Morse had the assist on her other goal. Bean was in goal for Oxbow and had 8 saves in net.

Coach’s quote: “It was a great team effort. The girls played great tonight with high intensity and worked really hard. ” — Oxbow’s Shannon Gould

Records: Oxbow 1-0-1; Paine Mountain 0-2-0

Otter Valley 3, Hartford 1

Key players: Hartford — Wren Parker, Sadie Mullen, Harper Traendley

Highlights: Parker made several key saves in the first half to keep the game scoreless at halftime. Traendley scored with an assist from Mullen before Otter Valley pulled away with 2 goals late.

Coach’s quote: “The girls are starting to see how the pieces can fit together, and starting to take what we do in training out to the game field with them. We are a young team, and so we have a lot to learn, but the improvement is showing every game.” — Hartford’s Jeff Acker

Records: Otter Valley 2-0; Hartford 0-2

Boys Soccer

Mascoma 3, Belmont 3

Key players: Mascoma — Marshall York, Tanner Moulton

Highlights: Mascoma scored 2 goals in the last 3 minutes of play to eek out a tie.

Coach’s quote: “I am proud of my team’s inability to accept defeat. The way they were able to gather themselves and make one last strong push was inspiring. ” — Mascoma’s Stuart Kinsman

Records: Mascoma 2-0-1; Belmont 2-0-1