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Local roundup: Falcons earn first win of fall

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An outstanding showing from a Lunenburg native helped lift the Fitchburg State men’s soccer team to its first win of the season Tuesday evening, a 2-1victory over Russell Sage College at Elliot Field.

Forward Gabriel Teixeira netted a pair of first half goals and the Falcons (1-6-1) never looked back, fending off a surge by the Gators. The sophomore scored off a feed from freshman Lucas Barbosa in the 10th minute before the duo hooked up again for a marker in the 23rd.

The Gators (4-3-1) pulled to within one in the 52nd minute courtesy of a Andrew Kraszewski goal, but Fitchburg State goalkeeper Luke Speers shut the door the rest of the way, stopping a dozen shots to earn the victory.

It’s the first victory with the program for head coach Brad Hosey, who took the reins of the Falcons this fall after longtime bench boss Werner Thissen stepped down.

Boys soccer

Fitchburg 6, Tyngsboro 2 >>  Aymane Cherkl and Giovanny Nunez each scored twice, while Jarbin Diego and Kevin Viera added single goals.

Field hockey

Nashoba 3, Westford Academy 0 >> Josie Sarno earned her second shutout of the season, while Abbie Zacchini (two assists), Kayla Flanagan and Ali Vanasse each found the back of the cage in the fourth quarter for the Wolves (3-2-1).

Golf

St. Bernard’s 171, Ayer Shirley 178 >> Patrick Ginnity of St. Bernard’s (5-3) was the medalist, carding a 3-over 38 at Oak Hill Country Club.

The Panthers fall to 6-2 with the loss.

Leominster 38.5, Marlboro 15.5 >> Luke Grebinar and Colby Julsonnet paced the Blue Devils (8-1) while each posting 5-over 40s at Gardner Municipal Golf Course.

Boys cross country

Shepherd Hill 21, Leominster 34 >> James Connor was the top finisher for Leominster (0-3), taking fourth in 21:19. Landon Pelletier (21:47) followed in fifth, while Cam Beaulac (22:02) was seventh.

North Middlesex 21, Fitchburg 51 >> Xander Murray (18:04) and John Masiello (18:06) took the top two spots for the Patriots, while Kingston Aldrich (18:20) was Fitchburg’s top runner, taking third.

Girls cross country

Shepherd Hill 20, Leominster 43 >> Leominster’s Anna Serafini won the race in 21:49, while Cassandra Dirsa (28:36) was ninth and Ava Beaulac (30:19) was 10th for the Blue Devils (0-3).

North Middlesex wins by forfeit >> With Fitchburg fielding just two runners, North Middlesex was awarded victory.

Nicole LeBlanc (22:49), Zoe Aster (24:36), 3. Gracyn Goodfriend (25:00) and Bryden Emerson (26:10) took the top four spots for the Patriots.

Fitchburg’s Brooke Starr was fifth in 28:57.

Local roundup: Pack of Wolves pace Nashoba

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Claiming the top five spots of Tuesday’s meet against Marlboro, the Nashoba Regional girls cross country team rolled to a 15-50 victory.

The Wolves (2-0) took the top five spots, led by Caroline Collins (20:17). Ella Rogers (21:01), Lailee Joyce (21:48), Caroline Pinto (23:52) and Jillian Valentino (23:52) took second through fifth, respectively.

On the boys side, Nashoba claimed a Nashoba 21-40 win over the Panthers. Adam Balewicz set a new course record in 16:12.4 to lead the Wolves (2-0), while Conor Acierno was second in 17:47.7.

Girls soccer

Littleton 6, Oakmont 0  The loss drops the Spartans to 2-3 on the season.

Lunenburg 8, Narragansett 0 Chloe Koziol scored five goals and Savannah Parker added a pair as the Lunenburg (4-1) blanked Narragansett (2-3).

The Lunenburg girls soccer team stormed past Narragansett Regional, 8-0, on Tuesday. (Courtesy Lunenburg Athletics)
The Lunenburg girls soccer team stormed past Narragansett Regional, 8-0, on Tuesday. (Courtesy Lunenburg Athletics)

Lunenburg’s Teghan Sullivan also found the back of the net for the winners and goalie Katelyn Whitney made four saves to preserve the shut out.

North Middlesex 1, Marlboro 0 Senior captain Mallory Morrill scored the game’s lone goal, converting a Lauren Torpey pass in the first half.

Leominster 4, Groton-Dunstable 1 Kyra Forsberg netted a hat trick and Shannon Smith also scored in the victory.

Boys soccer

Lunenburg 1, Narragansett 1 Eltaher Kholeif scored an unassisted marker in the first half for the Blue Knights.

Volleyball

North Middlesex 3, Marlboro 0 The Patriots won by scores of 25-8, 25-15 and 25-20.

Brooke Nelson had seven kills and four digs in the win, while Bella Perritano chipped in with four kills and three aces.

Boys cross country

Wachusett 15, Leominster 50 James Connor (21:08) was the top finisher for Leominster (0-2), taking 13th. Cameron Beaulac was 16th in 21:49 and Landon Pellitier claimed 17th in 22:04.

Oakmont 25, North Middlesex 30 Jayden Downing (18:08) and Kamden Law (18:25) took second and third, respectively, to lift the Spartans.

Xander Murray (18:03) took first overall for North Middlesex, setting a course record for the Patriots in 18:03.

Girls cross country

Oakmont 26, North Middlesex 41 Chabot McKinley took third in 21:17 to help propel the Spartans to a road victory.

North Middlesex’s Caitlin Kimball won in 20:33, setting a new course record in the process. Nicole LeBlanc took second in 21:15.

Wachusett 18, Leominster 45 Anna Serafini was third overall, leading Leominster (0-2) with a time of 21:26. Cassandra Dersa (28:04) was 16th and Makayla Kelly (28:34) took 18th.

Manyok earns weekly honor

Fitchburg State junior Taban Manyok was named Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week on Tuesday.

The third-year Falcon placed 47th overall with a time of 26:12.12 over the 8K layout to lead the way for Fitchburg State at the 2022 UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.

Fitchburg State returns to action this Saturday as it competes at the 2022 Bowdoin Invitational at 11 a.m.

Local roundup: Falcons soar past Salem State

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The Fitchburg State field hockey team stormed to a 7-1 triumph over Salem State Friday evening in Little East Conference (LEC) action at Elliot Field.

Fitchburg State (2-3, 1-1 LEC) opened the scoring just three minutes into the first quarter as freshman Lena Kassel collected a feed from senior Grace Kerr  and deposited a shot into the back of the cage for her ninth goal on the season for the 1-0 edge.

The Falcons doubled their margin 10 minutes later when freshman Sophia Yates redirected a shot from sophomore Alexis Raymond and tucked the ball inside the right post for her second tally of the year.

The Green and Gold quickly upped their lead in the 13th minute of action with Kerr finding the back of the net for her second tally of the campaign off an assist from newcomer Olivia Narkevicius to make the score 3-0.

Salem State trimmed the lead to 3-1 at the 18:32 mark as senior Melanie Mason netted a goal.

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State extended the lead to 6-1 at the 49:06 when senior Sarah Craig  struck for her second marker on the year before Narkevicius notched her first collegiate goal as senior Lena Spadafore assisted on the play

Junior Jenna Morse made three saves for the Falcons in the victory.

Men’s soccer

Fitchburg State 1, Mass. Maritime 1 Down 1-0 at halftime, Fitchburg State (0-4-1, 0-0-1 MASCAC) knotted the score in the 71st minute of action with newcomer Juan Sambrano fired a shot inside the near post for his first collegiate maker off a feed from sophomore Gabriel Teixeira.

Golf

Leominster 28, Nashoba 26 Sophomore Luke Grebinar shot a 2-under 33 at Gardner Municipal Golf Course for the Blue Devils (3-1), followed by teammates Colby Julsonett with a 37 and Daniel Simons with a 38.

The Wolves (4-2) were led by Troy Gregg with a 38 and Colin Ruschioni with a 39.

Volleyball

Hudson 3, Fitchburg 0 The Hawks won by scores of 25-23, 25-14 and 25-19.

Keishla Troche had four kills, three aces, two tips and two digs for Fitchburg (0-5), while Gia Santiago had six kills and an ace. Caroline Feliciano added two kills, two tips , two aces and an assist in the loss.

North Middlesex 3, Leominster 0 The Patriots won 27-25, 25-22 and 25-12. Madi Fairweather had 19 service points and three aces in the win, while Brooke Nelson had seven kills and five digs and Bella Perritano had 11 kills and two aces.

Local Roundup: Falcons fall to Pilgrims in OT

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The Fitchburg State University field hockey team suffered a 3-2 overtime setback to New England College Wednesday afternoon at Elliot Field.

After tying the game in the third quarter, New England College (3-0) won the contest just 1:16 into the extra period when senior Mikayla Vincent tipped a pass from senior Drea Chin into the upper left corner for her second goal of the game.

The guests opened the scoring late in the first quarter when senior Mikayla Vincent found the back of the cage before Fitchburg State (1-1) pulled even in the 20th minute on the first collegiate marker from Sopia Yates. The freshman from Woodstock, Vermont, redirected a shot by junior Joyce Arbia to tie the game at 1.

The Falcons grabbed the lead six minutes later as senior Grace Kerr collected a rebound off a shot by sophomore Alexis Raymond and fired home a shot.

The Pilgrims tied the contest in the third when senior Neve Demarest converted a breakaway for her first goal on the year.

Junior goalkeeper and Leominster native Jenna Morse made eight saves for the Falcons.

The Falcons open Little East Conference play on Saturday, traveling to Plymouth State for a game at 1 p.m.

High school field hockey

Monty Tech 6, Bay Path 0 Sophomore Hayley Mahoney led the way for the Bulldogs with five goals, with senior Anneliese Kusske also finding the back of the cage.

Senior Lindsey Blauser dished out a pair of assists and Abbigale Mckenzie, Micaela Quinn and Alexis Moriarty each had single helpers. Goalkeeper Abbie Law made a pair of saves to earn the shutout.

Oakmont 4, Groton-Dunstable 1 The Spartans opened the season with a victory on the road.

Leominster 5, North Middlesex 0 The Blue Devils rolled in the opener for both teams.

High school golf

North Middlesex 38.5, Tyngsboro 15.5 Despite Tyngsboro’s Trevor Drew earning medalist honors with a 1-under 35, the Patriots improved to 2-0 on the season with the win at Sky Meadow in Nashua.

Boys cross country

Ayer Shirley 23, Lunenburg 37 Parrick Bergin of Ayer Shirley (1-0) won the race in 19:30.  He was followed by teammates Jack Leone (4th), Cole Now (5th), Matt Gill (6th) and Jack Holden (7th).

Lunenburg (0-1) was led by Vinny Dellasanta (2nd), Connor Martin (3rd), Karl Farynaz (9th), Michael Daly (11th), Simon Garcia (13th), Matt Pilon (14th) and Cashel Daly (18th).

Girls cross country

Lunenburg 15, Ayer Shirley 43 Lunenburg (1-0) took the top 5 places and were led by Abby Rodriquenz with a time of 22:06. She was followed by Lauren Long (2nd), Evee Mabon (3rd), Breanna Bajko (4th) and Iliana Thomas (5th). Karynna Long (8th) and Maddie Sweet (15th) rounded out the scoring for Lunenburg.

Ayer Shirley (0-1) was led by Niamh Fallon and Carolyn Mason, placing 5th and 6th, respectively.

Local Roundup: Harnois, Warriors storm past Falcons

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Try as they might, the Fitchburg State women’s soccer team couldn’t slow Briley Harnois on Tuesday night.

The Eastern Connecticut State sophomore netted a hat trick to lift the Warriors past the Falcons at Elliot Field, sending the visitors home with a 5-2 victory.

Harnois scored in the 24th, 55th and 66th minutes to power the Warriors (1-0-1). On the night, she put a half dozen shots on frame and once she was done, Katelyn Hebert took on some of the scoring burden, potting a pair of late goals.

The Falcons (1-2-0) had cut the lead to 2-1 in the 62nd minute as Elizabeth Read scored off a Abaigeal Gilman.assist. But Harnois and the Warriors responded just moments later, as the Attleboro native potted her second unassisted tally of the evening and fourth of the season.

Herbert added a goal on a penalty kick for the guests in the 69th minute to put the contest far out of reach before adding her second just three minutes later off a Hailey Cocca feed.

Adrianna Westcott capped the scoring, netting a maker off an assist from Patricia Pallotta in the 74th minute for the Falcons.

Allison Gough made six saves in net, allowing one goal in the opening half before giving way to Skyla Vaudo, who stopped three shots after halftime. Eastern Connecticut State held a 15-6 edge in shots on goal.

Fitchburg State returns to action Friday, welcoming Western New England to Elliot Field for a non-conference game scheduled for 7 p.m.

Girls volleyball

North Middlesex 3, Fitchburg 0 The Patriots won by set scores of 25-18, 26-24 and 25-19.

Brooke Nelson had seven kills and four aces in the victory, while Julia Hyde chipped in with five aces and a pair of kills.

AMSA 3, Monty Tech 1 The Bulldogs fell by set scores of 20-25, 25-8, 25-12 and 25-14.

 

PHOTOS: Welcome to the flock! New Fitchburg State University students move in Tuesday

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FITCHBURG — Tuesday marked the end of summer and the beginning of a new chapter as Fitchburg State University welcomed a flock of new students Tuesday.

This year’s flock features over 650 first-year and transfer undergraduate students for the start of the semester. The incoming class also features students from 22 different states and more than 100 international students.

The majority of returning on-campus students are set to arrive Thursday with fall semester classes starting Friday.