CLAREMONT — Senior Finn Allen shot a 1-over-par 35 at Claremont Country Club to lead the Stevens High golf team to a 18-shot victory over Lebanon and Fall Mountain on Monday.
The Cardinals won the match with a team 161. Lebanon finished with a score of 179 and Fall Mountain carded a 186.
Allen’s teammate, Dylan Adamovich, shot a 41, and Reeve Wilkinson had a 42. C.J. Naugler shot a 43 to round out the scoring for the Cardinals.
Roy Shapard, who placed third overall, led the Raiders with a 3-over-par 38. Alex Blish carded a 45, Joe Roberts shot a 47 and Zach Bitler had a 49.
The Wildcats were led by Kaylee Litner’s 39 on a ladies’ par of 36.
Lebanon hosts Stevens, Kearsarge and Newport on Thursday at Eastman Golf Links in Grantham.
GIRLS SOCCERWindsor 4, Leland & Gray 3TOWNSHEND, Vt. — The Yellowjackets rallied back from a 2-0 deficit in the first 20 minutes of play to win their season opener.
Elliot Rupp led the effort for Windsor, scoring all four of her team’s goals. Her first strike came in the 23rd minute of play on an assist from Evelyn Page. Despite outshooting Leland & Gray, 9-5, at the half, the Yellowjackets trailed, 3-2.
But Rupp continued her offensive performance with two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half to give Windsor a lead it never lost. Page assisted on one of the second-half goals, finishing the day with two assists.
Goalie Adi Prior finished with eight saves on 11 shots for Windsor (1-0), which hosts White River Valley on Thursday.
White River Valley 2, Bellow Falls 1SOUTH ROYALTON — The Wildcats opened their campaign with a narrow home win over the Terriers. White River Valley visits Windsor on Thursday.
FIELD HOCKEYKearsarge 1, Mascoma 0NORTH SUTTON, N.H. — The Royals, playing a seven-on-seven game due to Kearsarge’s COVID-19 restrictions, allowed the game’s only goal with less than a minute to play.
Mascoma players were also required to wear face masks during play, another nuance of playing against the Cougars.
“We had plenty of shots on goal but unfortunately just didn’t execute,” said Royals coach Jenn Hammond. “Playing an entire game seven-vs.seven, with masks on, also added another challenge.”
The seventh-year coach credited freshman Kylie Rogers’ performance in the loss. The Royals (2-3-0) face Kearsarge again this week, hosting the Cougars on Friday.
Windsor 6, Springfield 1WINDSOR — The Yellowjackets opened up their 2020 campaign with a flurry of goals. Hannah Wood netted three goals, Karen Kapuscinski added two and Linda Ricard had a score.
Alyssa Slocum, Ashley Grela and Alexina Peckinpaugh each tallied an assist. Windsor (1-0) visits rival Woodstock on Thursday.
VOLLEYBALLMascoma 3, Fall Mountain 0WEST CANAAN — The Royals swept the visiting Wildcats, 25-11, 25-22, 25-16.
Senior Cardigan Loupis served seven aces and contributed eight assists. And Jenna Bean added three aces to assist a strong blocking performance from Ella Shinnlinger, Jadyn Bates and Mariah David.
Mascoma (3-0) travels to Langdon, N.H., on Wednesday for a rematch with Fall Mountain.
Hanover 3, Stevens 0CLAREMONT — The Marauders won in straight sets behind freshman Talia Daft’s 12 assists, four aces and three kills.
Katie Peterson served up four aces and added two kills for Hanover, which improved to 3-0 on the season. Lyric Wilson and Emily Gammell each added three kills to the Marauders’ effort.
Stevens (0-4) visits Hanover on Wednesday.
AUTO RACINGGray, Welch win races, title on BRS championship nightBRADFORD, Vt. — Jason Gray and Buddy Welch capped championship efforts with feature wins on the final weekend of racing at Bear Ridge Speedway.
After claiming the pole in qualifying on Friday night, Gray roared to his eighth Sportsman Modified feature win of the season on Saturday. The East Thetford resident claimed the checkered flag despite racing with a broken left front shock tower, beating James Fadden and Richie Simmons for the victory. The track championship is a first for Gray.
Welch came up aces in the Four Cylinders division, which held two features on Friday. Welch took the first to ultimately claim the track title. Jason Porter picked up the win in the other feature.
Matt Ellsworth (Sportsman Coupes), Ryan Christian (Late Models), Chris Murray (Dirt Stockers), Will Hull (Sprints) and Brandon Gray (Enduros) won the weekend’s final races of the season. Joining Gray and Welch with track championships were Tad Kingsbury (Coupes), Seth Carlson (Midgets), George Osgood (Late Models), Troy Prentice (Dirt Stockers) and Chris Donnelly (Spints).
Fellows, Skillings victorious on final CMP nightCLAREMONT — Aaron Fellows and Desmond Skillings capped off successful Claremont Motorsports Park season with feature victories on the track’s final show on Friday night.
Dominant among the Late Model Sportsmen all summer, Fellows claimed his 10th win in 11 starts to extend his two-year race record at Claremont to 27-1. Fellows completed the championship with Friday’s feature victory and secured the 13th division crown of his Claremont career.
Skillings passed his son, Cale, on lap 13 of the Mini Stock feature and cruised to his fourth feature victory of the season to take the division crown. Dustin Thibodeau (Six Shooters) and Kodi Sabins (Pure Stocks) secured track titles with their final-night finishes. Dave Greenslit entered the evening already mathematically assured of his second straight Street Stock crown.