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Pinning down another victory for Merrimack wrestling

By Staff | Feb 15, 2015

Led by the 18-point effort of Trevor Labrecque, the St. Christopher boys Mites Green team beat St. Thomas 41-20 New Hampshire Catholic Schools Tournament semifinals.

Spencer Labrecque (seven points), Danny Dockrill (six), Riley Hansen (four) and Danny Klevisha, Keegan Murphy, Bobby Canaway (two each) helped out.

In the girls tournament, the Mites lost to Presentation of Mary in the first round, 36-22, despite leading by four at halftime.

Ana Stawasz and Ava Therrien led St. Chris with eight points each while Amelia Piercy, Ava Soucy and Aliya Lewis each contributed a basket. Julia Gadbois, Cameron Iaquinta and Claire LaPlante rebounded well while Emily Dowling and Zarina Nicholas played well defensively.

NASHUA BIDDY BASKETBALL

Boys biddy

Cougars 34, Sonics 26

Adam Gosselin scored 12 points and Luis Ortiz 10 to lead the Cougars to the win. Kaiden Gianitsis led the Sonics with 10 points while Jahlen Buckmire and Parsley Laleau added four each.

Cougars 39, Braves 23

Adam Gosselin, Luis Oriz, and Avian Carrillo all scored six points to lead the way for the Cougars. Sid Shah, Lou Ortiz, and Matt Brackett added four each.

Nasir Perry was the game’s high scorer with eight points while Rory Curran added seven for the Braves.

Boys Jr. Biddy

Bulldogs 24, Pistons 18 (OT)

Luis Vargas led the winners with 11 while Dean Adams added nine. The Bulldogs also got huge baskets down the stretch from Eli Meesig and Ian Mack.

Cayden Ninteau, Hunter Ward, and Lee Hill played well defensively for the winners.

Bantam

Celtics 69, Flyers 50

Jacob Wilcox led all scorers with 25 points while Seth Marcano, Billy Harvey, and Nick Brown also scored. C.J. Barret led the Flyers with 15 points.

GYMNASTICS

NSG Level 5 wins Frostbite title

Nashua School of Gymnastics Levels 4-10 competed recently at the Frostbite Invite in Biddeford, Maine, with the Level 5 team taking first place with a team score of 107.70.

The Level 7 team won third place with a team score of 105.60. Individual results as follows:

Level 4 (Child Division):

Jillian Gillis had an All Around of 35.60 (third place). She scored a 9.050 (first) on vault, 8.850 (third) on bars, 8.70 (sixth) on beam and 9.00 (third) on floor.

Level 4 (Junior A Division):

Makenzie Berleth had a third place All Around of 36.575 with an 8.40 on vault, 9.40 (first) on bars, 9.60 (first) on beam and 9.175 (fifth) on floor.

Megan White had an All Around of 35.60 (sixth place); she scored an 8.650 (fifth) on vault, 9.00 (seventh) on bars, 9.150 (fourth) on beam and 9.20 (fourth) on floor.

Level 4 (Senior Division):

Cloe Rivest had an All Around of 35.925, good for second as she scored a 9.10 (second) on vault, 9.050 (first) on bars, 8.80 (fourth) on beam and 8.975 (second) on floor.

Level 5 (Child Division):

Cristina Cross had a first place All Around of 36.075. She scored an 8.475 (fifth) on vault, 8.90 (second) on bars, 9.40 (first) on beam and 9.30 (first) on floor.

Lindsey Campbell had an All Around of 34.30 (sixth place); she scored an 8.40 (first) on vault, 8.20 on bars, 8.850 (seventh) on beam and 8.850 (fifth) on floor.

Level 5 (Junior A Division):

Gabbi Gillis had an All Around of 34.825 (third place); she scored an 8.725 (second) on vault, 7.70 on bars, 9.30 (first) on beam and 9.10 (third) on floor.

Sue Mai White had an All Around of 33.60 (eighth place) as she scored an 8.350 on vault, 7.80 on bars, 8.90 (fifth) on beam and 8.550 on floor.

Level 5 (Junior B Division):

Annika Sinclair had a top All Around of 35.825 as she scored an 8.50 (fourth) on vault, 9.050 (first) on bars, 9.00 (third) on beam and 9.275 (third) on floor.

April Koczalka had an All Around of 34.90 (fourth place); she scored an 8.60 (second) on vault, 8.20 (sixth) on bars, 8.650 (fifth) on beam and 9.450 (first) on floor.

Level 7 (Child Division):

Corey Foster had an All Around of 36.375 (fifth place); she scored a 9.175 (second) on vault, 9.050 (third) on bars, 8.70 (seventh) on beam and 9.45 (fourth) on floor.

Level 7 (Senior Division):

Alexa Sarro had an All Around of 34.075 (sixth place); she scored an 8.450 on vault, 7.60 on bars, 8.850 (third) on beam and 9.175 (fourth) on floor.

Olivia Bouthot had an All Around of 33.40 with an 8.20 on vault, 7.650 on bars, 8.30 on beam and 9.250 (third) on floor.

Maddie Campano had an All Around of 25.350. She scored an 8.90 (fourth) on vault, 8.650 (second) on bars and 7.80 on beam.

Level 8 (Junior Division):

Devon Rosier had an All Around of 34.30 (fifth place) as she scored an 8.625 (fourth) on vault, 7.20 on bars, 9.00 (first) on beam and 9.475 (first) on floor.

Level 8 (Senior Division):

Deanna Poirier had a second place All Around of 34.925 with an 8.725 (second) on vault, 9.00 (first) on bars, 7.80 on beam and 9.40 (second) on floor.

Level 10:

Alanna Murphy had an All Around of 32.40 (third place). She scored an 8.350 on vault, 7.70 (third) on bars, 7.80 on beam and 8.550 (third) on floor.

BULLETIN BOARD

NSA’s C4 Baseball tryouts

The Nashua Sports Academy C4 Baseball U11 and U13 teams will hold tryouts on Feb. 21 from 1:30-3 p.m. (registration at 1:15) at the program’s facility at 90 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua.

Players for the U11 team must be 11-years-old by May 1, 2015. The team will play doubleheaders on Sundays. The U13 players must be 13-years-old by May 1, 2015. It will be a long season format, with doubleheaders on Saturdays and Sundays from April to early August.

For more information, contact NSA Director of Baseball
Nick Esposito at nick@nashua
sportsacademy.com.

Nashua Soccer Registration

The Nashua Youth Soccer League registration is open until March 23, open to boys and girls in Nashua and surrounding towns born between Oct. 1, 1995 and Sept. 30, 2009. Registrations received by March 23 will be guaranteed placement on a team. Registrations received after that date may be wait listed.

The season is tentatively scheduled to start Apr. 11. To register, go to www.NashuaYouthSoccer.org. Coaches and volunteers are also needed.

MYA elections

The Merrimack Youth Association (MYA) Wrestling Program will be having elections for positions on the MYA Wrestling Board on March 2,5 at the MYA Building.

The Program is now accepting names for the following one-year terms: Director, Assistant Director, Treasurer, Secretary, Scheduler, Equipment Manager, and Fundraising Manager. Contact the Program Director, Gary Krupp at 424-3732, if you wish to place a name in nomination. All volunteers and parents of an MYA Wrestling participant are eligible to vote in this election.

All are welcome to attend the monthly meetings on the first Monday of every month in the MYA building. For more information, contact 424-3732.

Merrimack Youth Baseball Board Positions

Merrimack Youth Baseball is looking to fill the following board positions for the upcoming season: Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and Equipment Manager.

Interested parties should contact MYB President John Blades at 1-781-953-4774 or john.blades@myabaseball.com.

For more information, visit www.myabaseball.com.

Football league accepting

new members

The Northeast Junior High Football League (NJHFL) is currently accepting new members for the 2015 season.

The NJHFL offers three distinct levels of football and cheerleading for those athletes in grades two through eight. The league also holds its own cheer competition that is open both to league members and non-members.

The NJHFL has 13 organizations, representing 29 teams from southern New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. Currently, over 900 players

and close to 700 cheerleaders participate in the league annually.

For more information or league contact info, please visit the league’s website http://www.northeastjhfl.com

BASEBALL

Nashua Cal Ripken registration

Those interested in playing Nashua Cal Ripken baseball this spring can currently register on line at www.nashuacalripken.org. Tryout information, etc. will be soon be posted on the site as well.

Nashua Baseball Academy

The Nashua Baseball Academy is currently having group training at the Hollis Training Facility, 265 Proctor Hill Road.

There is currently group training for ages 12 and under and ages 13 and older. The group meets twice a week for one-and-a-half hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays for five weeks and the focus is proper hitting, conditioning and throwing mechanics in a team-like setting

The session for ages 12 and under is 4-5:30 p.m. and 13 and older is 5:30-7 p.m. They are free for members; the cost is $300 to non-members. For more information and to reserve a spot, email Coach Loftus at nashuabaseballacademy@comcast.net or call 603-233-5587.

NH Knights openings

The New Hampshire Knights have openings on their 13U AAU team. Ages are determined on May 1st 2015. Last year this team finished third overall in the New England Regionals.

Openings are for serious players only. Tryouts are by appointment. Contact Coach Loftus at nashuabaseballacademy@comcast.net

NH Grizzlies openings

The New Hampshire Grizzlies U14 baseball team has a few openings left for the 2015 season. This is a full-year program with winter workouts.

Managers are not parents and all practices are at the team’s private indoor facility. For more information, email teamnhbaseball@comcast.net or call 577-1772.

John Roper pitching lessons

The John Roper Pitching School, run by the former Major Leaguer and Nashua Pride hurler, has openings for private and semi-private pitching lessons. Pitching classes include pitchers fielding practice, pick off moves, covering bunts etc. There is a maximum of 10 students per class.

Group pitching lessons will be a maximum of six students. For more information, go to leaguelineup.com/teamgid or email jcrope1@yahoo.com.

Softball

NH Hammerheads seek players

The NH Hammerheads Softball Club, a competitive travel softball program in the Manchester area, is looking for a few 16U players to fill their 2014-2015 roster. If interested, please contact Andrea to

schedule a individual tryout at nhhammerheads@yahoo.com or 860-6872.

Comets 16U White has openings

The New Hampshire Comets 16U White ASA softball team is looking to add a pitcher, a catcher, and a strong infielder to our roster for the 2015 season. Contact Comets manager Bill Varnell at wdv1@comcast.net or 219-5452.

Comets 16U Blue needs catcher

NH Comet 16U Blue Fastpitch team is looking for a catcher to share duties for the 2015 season. The Comets are based out of with winter workouts at New England College. Those interested or looking for more information can email manager Peter Jenovese at pjeno@msn.com or text at 724-5023.