Seacoast Thursday Roundup: St. Thomas Softball Blanks Hopkinton, More Scores

HOPKINTON - Abbie Gaynor allowed three hits and struck out eight over five shutout innings as the St. Thomas Aquinas softball team improved to 6-0 with a 13-0 Division III win over Hopkinton on Thursday.

Gaynor also doubled, walked twice, scored three runs and stole a base, while Hailey Anzmann had three hits, including a double, a walk, three RBIs and a run.

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Elizabeth Pelletier (two hits, two RBIs), Amelia Anderson (two hits, two runs, two RBIs), Mallory Enman (triple, two runs), Mattie Williams (hit) and Paige Pelletier (hit) all contributed for the Saints.

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SOFTBALL

Oyster River 7

Merrimack Valley 2

PENACOOK - Sam Bishop allowed two runs on seven hits, and struck out three over seven innings for Oyster River (6-1) in this Division II win. Bishop also had two hits, including a triple and an RBI.

Kaiya Mercier and Laura Boughton each had two hits for the Bobcats, while Morgan Trela had a two-run double.

York 14

Wells 6

YORK, Maine - Piper Catanese had four hits, scored three runs, and drove in two for York (7-0) in this Class B South win.

Maddie Fitzgerald had two hits, including a home run and two RBI for the Wildcats, while Lindsay Rivers had two hits and three RBIs, and Maren Robinson and Bella Santini both had two hits and one RBI.

Sarah Orso had six strikeouts in the win, and also had one hit and one RBI.

Cheverus 14

Marshwood 0

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Keira Keavney had a double for Marshwood (1-3) in this Class A South loss.

Gilford 12

Somersworth 0

SOMERSWORTH - Kaylee Merrifield had the lone hit for Somersworth (2-6) in its Division III loss.

Franklin 2

Newmarket 1, 8 inn.

FRANKLIN - Senior Kierra Souphakhot struck out 15 and didn't allow an earned run in this Division IV eight-inning loss for Newmarket.

Souphakhot also went 2-for-3 for the Mules, including a home run.

BASEBALL

Oyster River 6

Merrimack Valley 0

PENACOOK - Owen Jacques allowed one run, struck out four and earned this Division II win for Oyster River (7-1).

Landon Wolusky and Cam Sengenberger both threw two scoreless innings for the Bobcats, while Louis Goldberg had two RBIs, and James Saunders had a hit and scored two runs.

Coe-Brown 5

St. Thomas Aquinas 2

DOVER - Graham Willerer pitched four innings, allowed one unearned run on one hit, and struck out seven for STA (2-6) in this Division II loss.

Thaao Papakonstantis had one hit and scored one run for the Saints, while Gabe Carlise had a hit and an RBI, and Conall Ciaschini had one hit.

GIRLS LACROSSE

St. Thomas Aquinas 19

Bishop Brady 3

CONCORD - Talula Gregg scored seven goals, Annita Parmalee had four, and Lizzy Holden added three as St. Thomas Aquinas (6-1) won its second consecutive Division III game.

Kensley Harris added two goals for the Saints, while Reece Anderson, Maia Scanlon and Julia Bryan all had one. Scanlon and Chloe Baker split time in net, combining for six saves. Defensively, Lena Shaheen and Ava Lyder played well in the win.

Marshwood 13

York 8

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Madison Poitras scored seven goals, including the 100th in her career, leading Class A Marshwood (5-0) to this win over Class B York (1-5).

Sarah Theriault added four goals and five assists for the Hawks, while Anna Jennings and Eva Hersey both had one, and Tiegan Boisvert had two assists.

Defensively, Nora Dockham, Lana Emery, Chloe Walker and Lila Manter shined in front of goalie Leigh Twohig (12 saves).

Ava Fontaine had four goals and one assist for York, while Sophia Luchette had two goals, and Ella Neiverth and Emma Joyce both had one. York goalie Piper Schambach had five saves.

Winnacunnet 17

Timberlane 5

HAMPTON - Elle Emery had five goals and two assists, Sky Mace had four goals and four assists and McKinley Fowler had three goals and one assist for Winnacunnet (7-1) in this Division II win.

Sarah Rademacher, Emmy Granger, Ari Rizzo, Olive Needham and Addy McErlain all had a goal for the Warriors, and Reese Gandt had an assist. WHS goalies Madison Brunelle (five) and Benten Lyford (three) combined for eight saves.

BOYS LACROSSE

Winnacunnet 7

Timberlane 4

PLAISTOW - Alec Mitchell had three goals, and Beckett Rath had two goals and two assists for Winnacunnet (7-2) in this Division II win.

Liam McNally and Brian McCown both had one goal for the Warriors, while Hale Dodier and Braden Nowak both had one assist.

BOYS TENNIS

Derryfield 7

Exeter 2

EXETER - Michael Burke won 8-4 at No. 5 singles, and Pavel Pazourek and Nick Rosa won 8-2 at No. 3 doubles in this Division I loss for Exeter (8-1).

Portsmouth 9

Alvirne 0

PORTSMOUTH - Jiles Tracz (No. 1, 8-4), Amitay Hey Tenne (No. 2, 8-5), Charlie Anderson (No. 3, 8-4), Hillel Hay Tene (No. 4, 8-0), Jackson French (No. 5, 8-2) and Matias Navarro-Manchego (No. 6, 8-1) all won their respective singles matches for Portsmouth (9-0) in this Division II win.

In doubles, Tracz and Hey Tenne won 8-3 at No. 1, Anderson and Navarro-Manchego won 8-2 at No. 2, and Hay Tene and French won 8-2 at No. 3.

Winnacunnet 9

Plymouth 0

PLYMOUTH - David Cuceu (No. 1, 8-5), Chris Berry (No. 2, 8-2), Aidan Beck (No. 3, 8-6), Luke McLaughlin (No. 4, 8-1), and Drew Berry (No. 6, 8-6) all won their respective singles matches for Winnacunnet in its Division II contest.

Cuceu and Chris Berry won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles, Beck and McLaughlin won 8-4 at No. 2, and Grayson Belliveau and Drew Berry won 8-1 at No. 3.

GIRLS TENNIS

Winnacunnet 7

Con-Val 2

HAMPTON - Amelia Dumont (No. 1, 8-6), Amelia Shannon (No. 3, 8-4), Camryn Andrews (No. 4, 8-0), Camryn Morrissey (No. 5, 8-3) and Grace Bramhall (No. 6, 8-0) all won their respective singles matches for Winnacunnet (6-4) in this Division II match.

In doubles, Dumont and Andrews won 8-3 at No. 1, and Harper Babyak and Elise Shannon won 8-6 at No. 3.

St. Thomas Aquinas 6

Inter-Lakes 3

MEREDITH - Anna Seifert (No. 1, 8-4), Lillian Alonso (No. 4, 8-3), Lexi Smith (No. 5, 8-3) and Annabel Prochilo (No. 6, 8-0) all won their respective singles matches for St. Thomas Aquinas (6-2) in this Division III contest.

In doubles, Seifert and Irina Steinberg won 8-5 at No. 1, and Prochilo and Alonso won 8-0 at No. 3.

York 5

St. Dominic 0

YORK, Maine - Sophie Pike (6-1, 6-1), Arti Krebs (6-2, 6-0), Riley Barron (6-1, 6-4) all won their respective singles matches in this Class B win for York (3-1).

Kaitlyn Thomas and Averi Holt won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. York won No. 2 doubles by default.

Nashua North 7

Dover 2

DOVER - Siena D'Ambrosio won 8-4 at No. 3 singles for Dover (4-3) in this Division I loss. Paige Wilson and Kim Tarr won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.

Portsmouth 7

Alvirne 0

HUDSON - Avery Porter (No. 1, 8-4), Aia Tracz (No. 2, 8-1), Elyse White (No. 3, 8-6), Clara Daw (No. 4, 8-2), Lindsay Lee (No. 5, 8-0), and Aoife Ryan (No. 6, 8-2) all won their respective singles matches for Portsmouth in this Division II contest.

In doubles, Porter and White won 6-1 at No. 1.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast Thursday Roundup: St. Thomas softball blanks Hopkinton, more