Friday Seacoast Roundup: Exeter softball holds off rival Winnacunnet, more results

EXETER - With the tying run on second base with two outs in the seventh inning, Landyn Theberge struck out her third batter of the inning as the Exeter High School softball team held on for a 5-4 win over rival Winnacunnet on Friday, May 8.

Exeter improved to 4-6 on the season, while Winnacunnet is 6-5.

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Landyn Theberge

Jill Ryan led Exeter with three hits and two RBIs, while Lily Lord and Lane Ruffner both had an RBI for the Blue Hawks. Maddy Mann added two hits and scored two runs in the win. Lilah Smalley's sacrifice fly in the sixth gave Exeter a 5-3 lead.

For Winnacunnet, senior Hayren Reynoso hit a solo homer, and Celina King and Maeva Shapiro both had two hits, and Fenway Schouller had a double.

SOFTBALL

Oyster River 14

Merrimack Valley 2

DURHAM - The Bobcats sprayed 14 hits across the field, improving to 10-1 with this Division II win.

Laura Boughton had three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs for the Bobcats, while Kate Michaud blasted two homers and drove in three. Teammates Kaiya Mercier and Payton Drapeau both had two hits.

Oyster River's Sam Bishop allowed one earned run over five innings, striking out five, and Clare Dimke pitched a final scoreless inning.

St. Thomas Aquinas 15

Hopkinton 0

HOPKINTON - The Saints scored one run in the first inning, six in the second, and eight in the fourth as they improved to 6-2 with this Division III win.

Sophomore Hailey Anzmann allowed two hits and struck out four over five innings. She also had three hits and drove in one.

Mattie Williams had two hits, drove in one, and scored three runs, while Olivia Semprini (two hits, RBI, run), Mollie Gaynor (two hits, two RBIs, two runs), Bizzie Pelletier (two hits, two RBIs, run), Kaity Kelly (hit), Mallory Enman (hit), and Maddie Hamilton (hit) led the offense.

Gilford 13

Somersworth 1

GILFORD - Emma Bober drove in the lone Somersworth run, while teammates Skyla Hall, Kylie Pettengill, and Katelyn Lensky all had one hit.

Portsmouth Christian 2

Pittsfield 0

DOVER - Lexi Jordan struck out 12 over seven innings, hurling Portsmouth Christian (7-1) to this Division IV win.

Marion Spurr laced a two-run double for the Eagles, and Eliza Arwood doubled and scored a run.

BASEBALL

Portsmouth 11

Concord 3

PORTSMOUTH - Nolan Bernier allowed four hits and two earned runs over 4.1 innings, pitching Portsmouth (3-8) to this Division I win.

Portsmouth's Theo Levine had three hits, an RBI, and three runs scored, while Max Herter and Jackson Hooper both had one hit and three RBIs. Teammates Liam Belden (hit, two RBIs) and Aidan Linchey (first varsity led) contributed.

Oyster River 13

Merrimack Valley 2

DURHAM - Owen Jacques allowed two hits and two unearned runs over four innings, striking out six and earning this Division II win for Oyster River.

Jacques also had two hits and five RBIs, while Thomas Allen had two hits, an RBI and three runs scored. Teammates Jackson Handwork and Nolan Swiesz both had two RBIs.

St. Thomas Aquinas 12

Kennett 0

NORTH CONWAY - Conall Ciaschini allowed two hits over four scoreless innings, striking out four and leading St. Thomas Aquinas to this Division II win.

Brandon Skowron and Camden Stowell both had two RBIs for the Saints, while Finn Perry, Ryan Gould, and Gabe Carlisle all had one. Gould and Ciaschini both had two hits. Ciaschini and Aaron Hughes both scored three runs in the win, and Kenny Avery and Skowron both scored two.

Gilford 10

Somersworth 4

GILFORD - Camden Pettengill and Khai Tavarez both had two hits for Somersworth in its Division III loss. Jack Rossiter had one hit and two RBIs for the Hilltoppers

GIRLS LACROSSE

Portsmouth 16

Windham 1

PORTSMOUTH - Raegan Lawton had five goals and one assist, Ginger Vinciguerra had three goals, and Emery Lawton and Lily Patterson both had two goals for Portsmouth in its Division I Senior Night win.

Addie Delisle added one goal and three assists for the Clippers, while Georgia Bouvier (goal, assist), Ava Barrows (goal), Maddy Houghton (goal), Liv Russo (assist) and Sage Bussiere (assist) all figured in the scoring.

Bussiere (two) and Breleigh Vischer (three) combined for five saves in the Portsmouth net.

Exeter 17

Dover 8

EXETER - Sophomore Riley Benevides had six goals and reached 100 career points in this Division I win for the Blue Hawks.

Phoebe Christenson had three goals and one assist for Exeter, and Evie Lafreniere and Claire Wilhelm both had two goals. Grace McIlRoyal added one goal and two assists in the win, and Josie Drunsic, Avery Carrigan and Racquel Battle all had one goal, and Brooke Battle had one assist.

Exeter goalies Molly Byrne and Maggie Lilly both had two saves.

St. Thomas Aquinas 19

Pelham 5

DOVER - Charlotte De Tolla had five goals, Talula Gregg had four, and Julia Bryan three for St. Thomas (7-2) in its Division III win.

Annita Parmelee and Charlotte Kelly both had two goals for the Saints, and Izzy Taylor, Lena Shaheen and Kate Kreycik all had one. STA goalie Reese Foss had four saves.

Marshwood 18

Sanford 2

SANFORD, Maine - Maddy Poitras led Marshwood (4-2) with six goals and six assists in this Class A win.

Maeve Long added three goals for the Hawks, while Tiegan Boisvert (two goals, four assists), Ella Yakota (two goals, two assists), Jolie Folger (two goals, one assist), Estella Fogg (goal, assist), Brooklyn Smith (goal), and Lexi Coleman (goal) all figured in the scoring.

Marshwood goalie Leigh Twohig had four saves, and Ellie Adams had one. Esme Gori, Hope Walker, Amelia Webber, Lily Allis, Alexa Glennon and Lilla Etter all played strong defensively.

BOYS LACROSSE

Portsmouth 12

Goffstown 3

GOFFSTOWN - Gus Baker's three goals and two assists led Portsmouth to this Division II win.

Chase Eberhardt added three goals and one assist for the Clippers, and Cortland Barr had one goal and two assists.

Teammates Sam Biddle, Miles Parker, Trevor Sifferlen and Nash Conklin all had one goal and one assist, Max Deneen had one goal, and Max Russman had one assist.

Portsmouth goalie AJ Craig had nine saves, and Biddle was also 13-for-14 on faceoffs. Defensively, Cote Bellaud, Andy Brown and Luke Brandt shined.

Winnacunnet 17

Timberlane 4

HAMPTON - Beckett Rath and Brian McCown both had four goals and three assists for Winnacunnet in its Division II win.

Spencer Zigler added two goals and one assist for the Warriors, and Alec Mitchell had two goals. Teammates Burke Spalding (goal, assist), Liam McNally (goal), Michael Bramhall (goal), and Anthony Magri (goal) all figured in the scoring.

Defensively, Evan Stamper, Jax Masse, Brock Emery, and Junior Paschal all starred in front of goalie Joel Williams.

St. Thomas Aquinas 12

Kingswood 0

DOVER - Jake More had 12 saves, earning his first shutout of the season with this Division II win.

Grady Estes led St. Thomas (6-3) with three goals and four assists, while Ryan Resch had two goals and two assists. Harper Jellyson added two goals for STA, and Colby Tasker, Luke Daly, Cam Aceto, Mike Flood and Nolan Salvatore all had one.

Rhys Sullivan went 11-for-11 on faceoffs, and Gavin Canty had a team-high five caused turnovers.

Pembroke 7

Spaulding 6

ROCHESTER - Rowan Hughes and Logan Hickman both scored two goals for Spaulding in its Division II loss.

Jack Meyer and Dom Mangiafico both had one goal for the Red Raiders, and goalie Seth Jones had 12 saves.

Oyster River 14

Merrimack 6

DURHAM - Blake Callander had four goals, Jeff Keyes had three goals and two assists, and Jadyn Smart had three goals for Oyster River in its Division II win.

Alex Moody added one goal and two assists for the Saints, and Demitrius Tsakiris had one goal and one assist, Max Perrson and Toby Bergeron-Killough both had one goal, and Cole Levesque, Parker Oullete and Kavi Weber all had one assist.

GIRLS TENNIS

Dover 6

Salem 3

SALEM - Paige Wilson (No. 1, 8-4), Jane Mathews (No. 3, 8-2), Siena D'Ambrosio (8-3), Lily Mozzoni (No. 5, 8-5) and Ella Froton (No. 6, 8-3) all won in singles action for Dover in its Division I match.

In doubles, Wilson and D’Ambrosio won 8-5 at No. 1.

Portsmouth 9

Goffstown 0

PORTSMOUTH - Avery Porter (No. 1), Aia Tracz (No. 2), Elyse White (No. 3), Anna Syphers (No. 4), and Ailish Honda (No. 5) all won their singles matches by 8-0 scores, and Harper Huskey won 8-1 at No. 6 for Portsmouth in its Division II win.

In doubles, Porter and White won 8-0 at No. 1, Syphers and Aoife Ryan won 8-4 at No. 2, and Honda and Syd Ruel won 8-1 at No. 3.

St. Thomas Aquinas 9

Bishop Brady 0

NORTH HAMPTON - Irina Steinberg (No. 1, 8-0), Morgan Hoyt (No. 2, 8-4), Viviana Leimanis (No. 3, 8-4), Giselle Simmons (No. 4, 8-3), Hanna Koenig (No. 5, 8-2), and Karys Murphy (No. 6, 8-3) all won in singles for St. Thomas in its Division III match.

In doubles, Steinberg and Hoyt won 8-4 at No. 1, Leimanis and Simmons won 9-7 at No. 2, and Koenig and O'Neill won 9-8 (7-3) at No. 3.

York 3

Cape Elizabeth 2

YORK, Maine - Riley Barron (No. 1, 6-3, 6-3), Kaitlyn Thomas (No. 2, 6-1, 6-3) and Kelsey Chagnon (No. 3, 6-1, 7-5) all won their respective singles matches for York (4-1) in this Class B South match.

BOYS TENNIS

Dover 9

Salem 0

SALEM - Diego Lopez (No. 1, 8-5), Matias Lopez (No. 2, 8-1), Evan Weete (No. 3, 8-6), Gavin Beauregard (No. 4, 8-1), Aidan McCann (No. 5, 9-7) and John Tran (No. 6, 8-5) all won in singles for Dover (8-2) in its Division II match.

In doubles, the Lopez brothers won 8-0 at No. 1, Weete and Beauregard won 8-5 at No. 2, and McCann and Tran won 8-1 at No. 3.

Hanover 9

Exeter 0

EXETER - The Blue Hawks fell to 6-3 on the season with this Division I loss.

Goffstown 5

Portsmouth 4

GOFFSTOWN - Jiles Tracz (No. 1, 8-0) and Brandon Ganev (No. 6, 8-0) both won in singles for Portsmouth in its Division II match.

In doubles, Tracz and Amitay Hey Tene won 8-2 at No. 1, and Caelan French and Gerado Navarro-Manchego won 8-4 at No. 3.

Winnacunnet 6

Plymouth 3

HAMPTON - David Cuceo (No. 1, 8-0), Aurelius Curro (No. 3, 8-3), Jake Powers (No. 5, 8-6) and Jacob Potvin (No. 6, 8-6) all won in singles for Winnacunnet in its Division II match.

In doubles, Cuceo and Drew Berry won 8-6 at No. 1, and Powers and Potvin won 8-6 at No. 3.

St. Thomas Aquinas 6

Bishop Brady 3

CONCORD - Alex Molda (No. 1, 8-1), Aaron Molda (No. 2, 8-1), Nick Adams (No. 3, 8-3) and Ben Puertas (No. 4, 9-7) all won in singles for St. Thomas (9-0) in its Division III win.

In doubles, the Molda brothers won 8-2 and No. 1, and Adams and Puertas won 8-3 at No. 2.

York 3

Cape Elizabeth 2

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - Ryan Grinnell won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, Cody Jean and Zander Grinnell won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles and Brendan Barron and Colin Topping won 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 at No. 2 for York (4-1) in its Class B South win.

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This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Friday Seacoast Roundup, Exeter softball holds off rival Winnacunnet