WRESTLING

BGCGN wins middle school New England Rebel Classic

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua wrestling team won the middle school (fifth-eighth grade) division championship at last weekend’s New England Rebel Classic, hosted by the Derry Boys and Girls Club at the Pinkerton Academy Field House.

Over 500 wrestlers from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont competed in the event. The Nashua squad edged out runner-up Smitty’s Wrestling Barn of Danville, as well as the Derry Boys and Girls Club and the Manchester YMCA Eagles to claim the top prize. In addition, the BGCGN team was given the Sportsmanship Award, awarded annually by vote of the referees officiating the tourney.

Five Nashua wrestlers went undefeated on the day, capturing individual titles: Heavyweight Josh Norman of Elm Street Middle School; Fairgrounds Middle School’s Brendan Kendall (110 pounds); Pennichuck Middle School’s Kevin Melanson (75); as well as Nashua Catholic Junior High teammates Joe Chimelski (136) and Marcel Laplante (97).

Runner-ups included Brandon Levesque of Hudson (112) and Elm Street’s John Sweeney (107). Earning third place bronze medals were Elm Street heavyweight Mike Small, Jordan Rowlette (77), Pennichuck’s Ryan Rice (80), and Nashua Catholic’s Connor Sullivan (115) – whose only loss was an 8-7 nail biter in the semifinals. Fairgrounds’ Zach Seppi (120), Nashua Catholic’s Cole Nickerson (77), and Elm Street teammates Dean Kennedy (112), Cam Bennett (77), Chris Dube (165) and David Muite (92) all finished fourth.

In the kindergarten-fourth grade division, Keegan Mills was the 75-pound champion, while Colin O’Connor (57) and Aren Kennedy (110) both placed third. Brody Mills was a runner-up in the Kindergarten division.

Jeremy Bishop, Evan Manning, Brian Toupin, Jack Zabriskie, Mike Zabriskie, Nate Zalzal, Duncan Holland, Anthony Fiorentino, Peter Daniels, Christian Moreno, Zach Rioux and Ethan Michaud also competed for the BGCGN squad.

GYMNASTICS

NSG has solid weekend

The Nashua School of Gymnastics Optional gymnasts (levels 7-10) competed this weekend at Atlantic Gymnastics in Portsmouth, while the Level 9 gymnasts had States and Level 7-8 gymnasts had their second Sectional.

The Level 7 and 8 gymnasts all qualified with an All-Around of 33.00 or higher and will be going on to their State meet in Stratham.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Level 7 (Ages 8-11)

Abby Guilfoil qualified with an All Around total of 33.15; she scored a 9.10 (1st) on vault, 7.40 on bars, 7.80 on beam and 8.85 (3rd) on floor.

Level 7 (Ages 13/14)

Deanna Poirier qualified with an All Around total of 34.90; she scored 9.50 (1st) on vault, 8.65 on bars, 7.95 on beam and 8.80 on floor.

Level 8 (Ages 8-11)

Skyler Goss had an All Around total of 32.70 (2nd) (previously qualified); she scored an 8.10 on vault, 8.10 (1st) on bars, 7.625 on beam and 8.875 on floor.

Level 8 (Ages 12)

Alanna Murphy qualified with an All Around total of 33.10 (1st); she scored 8.45 on vault, 7.45 on bars, 8.20 on beam and 9.00 on floor.

Level 8 (Ages 13/14)

Megan Middlemiss qualified with an All Around total of 35.425 (1st Tie); she scored 8.90 (2nd) on vault, 8.75 (1st) on bars, 9.075 (1st) on beam and 8.70 (3rd) on floor.

Level 8 (Ages 15-plus)

Taylor Christiansen qualified with an All Around total of 33.775 (3rd); she scored 8.40 (3rd) on vault, 8.35 (2nd) on bars, 8.325 (2nd) on beam and 8.70 (3rd) on floor.

STATE RESULTS

Level 9 (Ages 15/16)

Taylor Boulia had an All Around total of 30.425; she scored 8.525 on vault, 6.85 on bars, 6.15 on beam and 8.90 on floor.

SOCCER

Local trio lead team in Vegas

The cross border trio, Morgan Andrews (Milford), Amanda Gerlitz (Hollis) and Tori Sousa (Nashua) led the nationally-ranked (fifth according to gotsoccer.com) U17 FC Stars of Massachusetts. In Las Vegas the girls defeated two teams from Southern California, West Coast FC Premier and ISC Strikers Premier each by a score of 3-1. The Stars tied the Colorado Rush Nike 2-2.

As a result of their recent Las Vegas success the girls are the first team to have secured a Final Four spot in the league’s first National title event to be held in Seattle July 15-18.

Of note was Andrews’ 35-yard free kick that found the back of the net, Sousa’s exceptional shot to the top-right 90 that was met by an equally unimaginable save, and Gerlitz’ clearance of a ball headed toward an empty net after it found its way past the Stars’ keeper.

The Stars head to Region 1 Premier league play today.