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HS Roundup: Panthers oust Cards; no-no for Cougars’ Davis

By Marc Breton - Special to The Telegraph | May 26, 2021

Abhinav Avvaru, shown here earlier in the season, helped the Panthers advance in the state tournament with a win over Bishop Guertin on Tuesday. (Telegraph file photo by TOM KING)

Tuesday may have had that summer feeling, but don’t be fooled, there’s plenty of school athletics going on. But one sign summer is approaching is the start of the state team tennis tournaments, and the boys had their day today with Nashua South ousting Bishop Guertin.

Oh, and we had a softball no-hitter in Cougar Country, plus a one-sided all-local baseball affair in Milford. Plus the Campbell girls finished fourth and Wilton-Lyndeborough xxth in the Division III girls state meet at Gilford

Here’s the rundown:

BOYS TENNIS

TOURNEY

DIVISION I

NASHUA SOUTH 6,

BISHOP GUERTIN 3

The Panthers outlast the Cardinals to move onto the next round. South singles winners were Santiago Sommorostro (8-4), Abhinav Avvaru (8-6), Neil Kachappily (8-5) and Praneet Nadella (9-7).

Atul Phadke/Akhil Kammila (8-5) and Kachappily/Nadella (8-6) won in doubles competition. Winning matches for BG were Dean Liakos (9-7) and Ryan Wallat (8-5) in singles; and Pranav Marwaha/Liakos (8-6) in doubles.

South now moves on to take on city rival Nashua North on Thursday at 4 p.m. at North. The Panthers beat the Titans 9-0 and 8-1 during the regular season.

SOFTBALL

CAMPBELL 13,

CONVAL 0

Maddie Davis pitched a no hitter to keep the Cougars (8-0) perfect season alive. Riley Gamache, Davis and Morgan Bruner tallied three hits each. Catherine Carignian and Emily Cooper contributed two hits apiece. Campbell hosts Bishop Brady on Wednesday.

BEDFORD 12,

ALVIRNE 6

The Broncos (4-10) drop their eighth straight game at the hands of the Bulldogs. Sabrina Tests (3 for 4, run), Skye Merrow (2 for 3, run), Courtney Marioles (two hits) and Alyssa Abbott (two hits) played well on offense. Alvirne visits Salem on Friday.

GIRLS TRACK

CAMPBELL TIED FOR FOURTH

IN DIVISION III MEET

Hopkinton captured the state title with 68 points, while the Cougars totaled 46, sharing fourth place with Portsmouth Christian, just two points behind third place Newport (48).

Wilton-Lyndeborough was tied for 12th with Mascoma Valley with 20 points each.

For local winners, the Warriors Sam Boette took the 100 meter dash in 13.58 and 200 meters in 27.89,

Campbell’s Tori Allen was the Cougars’ standout, winning the high jump at 5-2 and was second in the 100 and 300 hurdles and sixth in the javelin. Cougar Ava Houle was second in the triple jump and third in the 200 meters.

The Division III Boys Meet is today also at Gilford.

BASEBALL

SOUHEGAN 11,

MILFORD 1

The Sabers (12-4) began the final week of the regular season in dominant fashion against the Spartans (8-3). Their trio of Colin Burke, Dylan Dufour and Nick Nowak limited the Spartans to a lone hit and combined for 12 strikeouts on the day.

Offensively, the Sabers tallied 15 hits with Dufour leading the way with two doubles and three RBIs. Other Sabers with multiple hits were Colin Burke, Keegan Burke and Mitch Hauser. Trice Cote had Milford’s lone hit, a triple in the first inning.

Jake Lammi threw two innings of effective relief striking out six. Brandon Shaw suffered the loss on the mound for Milford. The teams match up again on Thursday in Amherst at 4:15 p.m.

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 5,

MANCHESTER WEST 3

The Cavaliers were able to sneak by West at home Tuesday night. Jack Lager (RBI) and Jack Bergin (triple) each had three hits, with Paul Vachon collecting two RBIs. Padraig MacSeain threw five and two thirds innings giving up three runs and striking out seven.

Zack Lussier (home run) picked up the save striking out three of the last six batters. HB will visit West on Friday.

BEDFORD 13,

ALVIRNE 2

The Bulldogs (13-3) continue to pound the baseball, and this time it was the host Broncos’ turn to fall victim as they slipped to 11-4. Austin Bequeath led Bedford with two homers and five RBIs while Evan apo went 4 for 4.

Alvirne finishes the regular season at Trinity today.

CAMPBELL 9,

CONVAL 0

Ryan Latsha threw a complete game shutout with six strikeouts for the Cougars in their home win. Latsha (two RBIs), Gerard Perry (RBI), Andrew Durfee (RBI), Kidwell (triple, RBI), Garrett Arnold (one hit), Cam Feely (2 for 3), Logan Daigle (RBI) led the locals at the plate.

Campbell visits ConVal on Friday.

CONANT 9,

WILTON-LYNDEBOROUGH 3

The Warriors struggling defense held them back in Tuesday night’s loss. Troy Brennan went 3 for 4 with two triples. WLC visits Conant on Thursday.

BOYS LACROSSE

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 19,

ALVIRNE 3

Joe O’Riely found the back of the net five times to lead the Cavaliers past the Broncos. Hunter Hudzik (four goals), Jake Roy (two goals, three assists), Garrett Sturges (two goals), Tommy Anderson (one goal), Andrew Torgerson (one goal), Colin Corban (one goal), Tommy Cahill (one goal), Jaiden Baringer (one goal) and Jackson Cikota (one goal) contributed to the offensive effort. Scott Walsh made six saves between the pipes. HB visits Alvirne on Thursday.

CONCORD 8,

MERRIMACK 7

The Tomahawks (4-11) lose their fifth game in a row at the hands of Concord Tuesday night. Shea Goodwin recorded a hat trick; while Matthew Todd, Kyle Dun, Connor Lanigan and Jackson Forbes each scored one goal. Alex Griffin made eight saves in net.

Merrimack finishes off the regular season at Concord on Thursday.

GIRLS LACROSSE

CAMPBELL 16,

TRINITY 10

Bailey Bourque (one assist) nets seven goals in the Cougars (5-7) home win. Elayna Montenero had four goals and five assists and Brooke Stoncius added three goals.

Campbell visits ConVal in the regular season finale on Thursday.

WINNACUNNET 12,

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 8

Abbey Magnuszewski (two goals, two assists) tallied her 100th career point in the Cavaliers loss. Alyssa Hill led the offense with three goals and one assist. Abbie Ogren and Bella Haytayan each added a goal.

HB will play its final regular season game on Thursday when they host Winnacunnet.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

BISHOP GUERTIN 3,

MASCENIC 1

The Cardinals (10-4) defeated Mascenic by the scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-27, 25-19. Erik Wizboski (15 assists, six kills, six aces, two blocks), DJ Omogrosso (nine kills, two aces, two blocks), Trent Rider (eight kills, one block, one ace) and Joey Farris (11 digs, two aces) played great all around the court. BG will host Mascenic on Thursday.

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 3,

GOFFSTOWN 0

The Cavaliers (9-2) sweep Goffstown 25-20, 25-10, 25-23. Jake Laborde had 16 kills, Aidan Norris tallied nine kills, Jack Delaney added four aces and two kills, Matt Kelley had five kills and Max Marshall had 32 assists with four aces. HB visit Goffstown on Thursday.