HOCKEY

Valley League

SNH Cavaliers 3,
Chelmsford (Mass.) 2

The Cavaliers started with a great back checking game and kept the score within one goal as Chelmsford was moving the puck well. Jackson Gates started the offense for the Cavaliers on a breakaway as Chelmsford’s defense fell short tying the game 1-1.

The offensive line of Peter Lennox, Joshua Salzman and Jackson Gates were moving the puck well together breaking down the Chelmsford defense. Later in the second period Gates again scored putting the Cavs ahead 2-1.

The second offensive line of Anthony Viola, Dylan LaLiberte and Collin MacDonald played with great energy and proved to be too strong for Chelmsford.

The great back checking continued as the Cavs lead defenseman Torin White had his strongest game of the year stopping Chelmsford assault in the offensive zone. The defensive pairings of Paul Vachon, Cole Giersch and Mathew Lynch also kept the puck out of the zone. In the 3rd period Chelmsford was able to put one more goal on the board tying the game 2-2.

The Cavs rallied, and with three minutes left in the third period, Anthony Viola scored for the 3-2 lead. Chelmsford tried multiple times in the last two minutes but Cavs goalie Thomas Kelly stopped multiple shots to secure the win.

BASKETBALL

Nashua Biddy

Boys Jr. Biddy:
Cougars 18, Stars 9

The Cougars were led by Nick Drew, who led all scorers with five points, while teammates Aksay Shinde (four points), Ryan Salemi (two), Issac Smith (two), Dev Parekh (two), Jacob Moore (two) and Elias Bourque (one) and all chipped in with solid games. The Cougars came together as a team defensively to hold the Stars offense in check.

Boys Jr. Biddy:
Cougars 10, Mustangs 9

In a tight defensive battle between two equally-matched teams, the Cougars were able to pull out a one-point win. Nick Drew (four points) hit the game-winner and Issac Smith provided smothering defense. Elias Bourque (four) had a strong game. The Mustangs were led by Tyler Lavallee (four) and Eli Woodward (two).

CYO

MITES (5th/6th grade)

Boys: St. Chris Green 49,
Infant Jesus 19

The St. Chris Mite Green boys team extended its record to 7-1 with a convincing 49-19 victory over crosstown rival Infant Jesus on Saturday. Davis Camacho led a balanced scoring attack with Andre Laplante and Ian Connolly turning in solid efforts.

Nighthawks

4th Grade: ’Hawks 51, Salem 34

The Nighthawks’ fourth-grade defense was outstanding, pulling down 40 rebounds and recording multiple steals in the win.

Controlling the boards were John Sullivan (13 rebounds, three steals), Nathan Kane (seven rebounds, one steal), Michael Robbins (five rebounds, five steals), Curtis Harris (five rebounds, four steals), Stephen Norris (two rebounds, two steals), Matthew Keisling (two rebounds, two steals), Joshua Taylor (two rebounds), Joshua Kane (one rebound, one steal), River Hart (one rebound) and Daniel Dockrill (one rebound).

Offensively, the Nighthawks (7-0) received solid performances from Robbins (20 points), Harris (10, three assists) and Sullivan (14).

Others contributing points were Norris, Keisling and Taylor, with two points each.

AAU

Tryouts set forLady Panthers

The NE Lady Panthers Girls AAU basketball club is hosting tryouts for the 2013 spring/summer season at the UMass Lowell Student Recreation Center (100 Pawtucket St., Lowell, Mass) on Sunday, Jan. 20.

All girls in grades four through 11 are invited to attend at the following times: Fourth-sixth graders from 1-2:15 p.m.; seventh-eighth graders from 2:15-3:30 p.m.; and high schoolers from 3:30-5 p.m.

Additional information is available at www.neladypanthers.org or via email at neladypanthers@aol.com.

BASEBALL

AAU

GID Winter Workouts
begin in February

The winter workouts for ages 9-14 will go on Fridays, beginning Feb. 1 and running through March 8 (all Fridays) from 8-10 p.m. Players ages 15 and up will start Feb. 4 and run through March 11 (all Mondays) from 3-5 p.m. The workouts, which cost $300, are limited to 14 players per session with a minimum of 10. Call 438-4271 or email jcrope1@yahoo.com for more information.

Team GID in search of
18U tourney players

Team GID AAU baseball club is looking for players to fill out its 18U tournament roster for the June through August season.

Call 438-4271 or email jcrope1@yahoo.com for more information.