Nashua South's Severen Johnson, left, tries to stick check Merrimack's Sean Anderson during the Tomahawks' 8-3 win in the season opener for both at Stellos Stadium on Tuesday. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

It’s definitely lacrosse season, when three games in just over 24 hours are played at Stellos Stadium.

Tuesday afternoon it was the Merrimack and Nashua High School South boys teams’ turn to take the field, and the Tomahawks had to be happy with their five-goal win in which they held the Panthers to three goals.

“It kind of went how I expected, to be honest,” Merrimack coach Brian Miller said. “We’re young, we struggled at times and other times we looked real sharp. We made some silly mistakes I would expect a young team to make. … Happy we came out with a win, that’s al the matters in the end.”

South coach Will Delanoy was also happy with the way his team played at times.

“I think our defense did pretty well,” Delanoy said. “We started off shaky in the beginning, first game nerves. Once we settled in, we kind of held them to what we knew they were going to do.

“Our strength and our seniority is in our defense. We have a young offense, they made good looks. Just the beginning of the season, a lot to learn from … We’re looking forward to it.”

Speaking of openers, you can’t script one any better than Merrimack baseball’s shutout win. It was also a busy day in local tennis. Here’s a look as spring has definitely sprung.:

BOYS LACROSSE

MERRIMACK 8, NASHUA SOUTH 3

The Tomahawks got three goals from Henry Tobin, plus a pair from Sean Anderson. Max Giles had a goal while Cayden Dine scored his first varsity goal to go with two assists. Other ‘Hawks assists were by Conor Dunn (two) and three by freshman Hudson Russeau.

Mason Tremblay had 14 saves.

For South, goals were by J. Severen Johnson, Cole Warshafsky and Broden Landsteiner. Jacob Lynn had six saves.

Merrimack hosts North today while South hosts Alvirne at Stellos, both at 4 p.m.

ALVIRNE 12, GOFFSTOWN 8

Speaking of the Broncos, they got six goals and three assists by Jon Santana, three by Ryan Tobin (to go with four assists), two goals and two assists by Cedrik Beaulieu and a single goal by Preston Ball in a big start to the season.

Ayden Kelly and Aiden Mills each had an assist, and Kelly had 16 saves in goal. Ryan Hurrell played well at faceoff and Jackson Hurrell had six ground ball pickups.

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 16, HILLSBORO-DEERING/JOHN STARK 1

The host Cavs couldn’t have asked for a more dominant way to start the season. Two freshmen led the goal scoring as Bennett Torgersen had four and Vittorio Masoni had three. Upperclassmen Ben Dufoe (two goals), Colin Magnuszewski (two goals), J.P. Torgersen (two) and Connor Cook (one goal) set the tone.

Charlie Dee had eight saves in goal while Patrick Masoni, Rudy Rosa and Cayden Emmons led the defense.

HB is at Pembroke today at 4 p.m.

BASEBALL

MERRIMACK 5, DOVER 0

The visiting Tomahawks enjoyed strong pitching from Ryan Mainey (one hit over five innings, nine strikeouts, three walks) and shutout innings from freshmen Logan Hoag and Jayden Gallano.

Jackson Woods led the offense with two hits, while sophomore Zack Retey had a double and Mainey helped his cause with a two-run single.

Merrimack is right back at it today at Windham.

GIRLS TENNIS

BISHOP GUERTIN 6, LONDONDERRY 3

The Cards got singles wins by Sofia Zielinski (8-3), Jaclyn Krisciunas (8-2), Lydia Miller (8-1), Ina Kemme (8-1) and got the clincher in doubles with wins at No. 2 by Krisciunas/Miller 8-2 (jumping to a 5-0 lead) and Kemme/Arisa Saichit 8-7 (7-3 tiebreaker), a match that finished at 8 p.m., just after dark.

SOUHEGAN 6, HOLLIS BROOKLINE 3

The Sabers enjoyed their season opener against a game Cavalier squad. Callie Perrin set the tone at No. 1 singles with an 8-4 win as Souhegan won four of six singles. Other singles wins were by Mishka Tower at No. 3, Ori Dart 8-2 at No. 5 and Sophia Yates 8-4 at No. 6.

Perrin/Caroline Drum won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles and Tower/Tess Jancar triumphed at No. 2, 8-2.

The Cavaliers got a win at No. 2 singles by Anuhya Chilakapati, 8-1 and No. 4 Kate Berrigan, rallying for an 8-5 win.

Berrigan and Malaya Colena teamed up for a nail-biting 9-7 win at No. 3 doubles.

BOYS TENNIS

HOLLIS BROOKLINE 6, SOUHEGAN 3

The Cavaliers are off to a 2-0 start as they took five of six singles to clinch things early at Jasper Valley in Amherst.

Wins came from Arjun Inakollu at No. 1, 8-4; Sam Anthony at No. 2 (8-3), John Torpey at No. 3 (8-4), No. 4 Dylan Legrow (9-7) and No. 5 Greyson McSeveney, 8-4. They then got a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-3, by Anthony/Inakollu.

Parker Shade was Souhegan’s lone singles winner at No. 6, 8-3. The No. 2 doubles tandem of Connor Firmin/Balthazar Grover won 8-6 and Keegan Beatty/Parker Shade set the tone in an 8-6 win they shared with alternates.

KEENE 7, BISHOP GUERTIN 2 (Monday)

Guertin managed wins by Max Lizotte at No. 6 singles, 8-4, and by the No. 2 doubles team of Jaie Gomes-Herrera/Evan Deyak 8-6 in an otherwise tough season opener on the road.

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