Local Roundup for Wednesday, October 10

VOLLEYBALL

Belmont 3, Sunapee 1

The Sunapee Volleyball Teams traveled to Belmont to challenge the Red Raiders of Belmont High School on Tuesday. The Sunapee JV team lost in 3 sets: 3-25, 25-17, and 13-15. Sunapee’s varsity team (3-7) then challenged the Belmont varsity (4-5). The Lakers jumped to a small lead early in the first set with the Raiders catching up and tying the set at 14 all. The Raiders opened a 15-20 lead but the Lakers pushed back to take the set 26-24. The second set saw the Raiders open up an lead early lead. The Lakers fought back but lost the set 20-25. The Lakers stayed close until late in the third set. Belmont won 18-25. The fourth set was similar to the third. The Lakers stayed close and tied the set at 17-17 then fell 18-25.The Lakers drop to 3-8 and the Red Raiders advance to 5-5. “I’m proud of what the girls did tonight,” said Lakers head coach Tom Reney. “We were missing three varsity starters and all of the girls did a great job in new positions next to different players.” Laker Stats- Serving: Molly Reed, 14 of 16, 3 aces. Grace Clay, 11 of 11, 1 ace. Eve Robida, 12 of 12. Mackenzie Wrightington, 17 of 18, 4 aces. Maddi Giberson, 6 of 7, 1 ace. Tess Palin, 8 of 9, 1 ace. Maddie Blewitt, 12 of 12, 3 aces. Hitting/kills: Mackenzie Wrightington 1, Molly Reed 6, Tess Palin 8, Grace Clay 4, Eve Robida 1.The Lakers host the Black Bears of Newfound Regional High School at the Sherburne Gym on Wednesday.

FIELD HOCKEY

Windsor 3, Otter Valley 2 (OT)

OV scored first with 26:50 left to play in the first half from Alia Edmunds, and Windsor came back and scored two goals to lead the half 2-1. The first goal was by Hannah Wood unassisted, and the second goal was scored by Angelina Bigwood, assisted by Peyton Richardson. In the second half, OV tied the game with 7:23 left to play on a goal from Riley Keith. In OT, Windsor scored in just over a minute with a goal from Angelina Bigwood, assisted by Hannah Wood. Shots on goal: Windsor 12, OV 7. Penalty Corners: Windsor 17, OV 4. Madi Leduc had 3 saves in the first half and Glenna Ricard had 3 in the second half for Windsor. The Yellow Jackets travel to Woodstock on Friday.

Mascoma 10, Kearsarge 0

“Once again our freshman goalie faced a tremendous challenge with true grit and grace,” said Kearsarge head coach Dianne Chadwick. “Ayla saved 21 shots, and she deserves many accolades for stepping into that goal with the attitude of a champion. Mascoma is a very strong team and despite being capable, we just didn’t make the plays we needed for better forward runs and stronger defensive stops. Chase Lennon (forward), Kate Cochran (midfielder) and Brier Roberts (defense) all had great hustle today and led the charge in effort. We’ll push harder for our final two games of the season.” 

GIRLS SOCCER

Hinsdale 1, Newport 0

Lexi Leclaire had the lone-goal for Hinsdale, with one minute remaining in the first half. Saves: Newport’s Shelby Adams 9; Hinsdale’s Angelina Nardoillo 8. Hinsdale improves to 7-5 while Newport falls to 1-10. The Tigers’ next game is Wednesday at home against Wilton-Lyndeborough. “The team is playing hard, but had trouble finishing some good chances today,” said Newport head coach Ray Curren.

Bellows Falls 0, Otter Valley 3

“Tonight it was all about one good player from OV,” said BF head coach John Broadley. Olivia White had three solo efforts on goal, making it 3-0 at the half. She did not return in the second half which then allowed BF to dominate possession and control for most of the second half, coming up short. BF is now 1-10 and will play Twin Valley on Thursday. 

BOYS SOCCER

Newport 3, Hinsdale 2

Newport was able to put a lot of pressure from the beginning to keep the ball on Hinsdale’s side. “We were moving the ball very well and passing and moving,” said Newport head coach Caleb Godwin. “Both Ben Gallagher and Cooper Skarin were able to feed the ball to our wings and strikers for shots. During the first half we got a great break away for Joe Boliero (assisted by Ben Gallagher) to make a goal over the keeper.  We were able to follow it up with Isaac Lafayette making a great goal assisted by Boliero.” Newport had 11 total shots on goal in just the first half. “It was great seeing all my guys moving the ball around and using our wings, it shows that working hard and going for the ball pays off,” said Godwin. “When the second half started, we started very strong but then we started to slack. Hinsdale found a couple open areas and beat some of our defense back to the ball. Mike Wilkinson and Jarred Meyette played very good defense. They were both able to communicate very well and move the ball to the outsides with the support of Zen Hall and Zack Davis. Garret Harold had a great game as goalie by blocking  and preventing a lot of goals.” Newport let up 2 goals in the second half which tied up the game. “We were able to hold off Hinsdale to go into OT. After a quick huddle we were able to get back into the game. We pushed forward and were able to keep the ball on Hinsdale side, our guys made a lot of great plays and passes.” About 5 minutes into OT, Cooper Skarin was able to take a shot from about the 18 yard line to sink one off the top goal post. “Overall these boys played with heart and showed what they can accomplish when the play as a team as work together as one,” said coach Godwin. “I am just happy how far these boys have come and to show what they can do.” 

Kearsarge 2, Lebanon 0

Kearsarge goals were scored by Joe Baldasaro and Nate St. Pierre. Assists were given to Owen Cottrill and Gabe Benedict. Kearsarge had seven shots on the day. Junior Seth Rutledge-Davis had 6 saves for the Cougars. “Our team defense was fantastic,” said Cougars coach John Geary. “We battled, played with heart and showed great character as a team against a high quality opponent in Lebanon. We need to now get ready for a big home match against the division’s top team, ConVal this Friday at 6 p.m.”