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girls' soccer

Local roundup: Nashoba shuts out Milton

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The second-seeded Nashoba Regional field hockey team rolled to 3-0 win over No. 15 Milton in the Division 2 Round of 16 Wednesday evening in Bolton.

With the win, the Wolves will face seventh-seeded Falmouth in the quarterfinals.

The Wolves struck first when Kaycie Vitkofsky found the back of the goal off a pass from Tatum Dyment in the secondnd quarter. With no time remaining in the half, Nashoba converted a corner when Lauren DiTullio redirected a shot from Abbie Zacchini to double the advantage.

The Wolves added one more goal in the second half when Dyment ripped a shot off a feed from  Avery Frommer.

Nashoba’s defense was strong throughout the game in support of goalie Josie Sarno, who recorded seven saves to pick up her 11th shutout of the 2022 campaign.

Triton 1, Oakmont 0: The eighth-seeded Spartans (13-4-2) were blanked by No. 9 Triton in the Division 3 Round of 16. The Vikings move on to face top-seeded Watertown in the tournament quarterfinals.

Girls soccer

Cohasset 7, Lunenburg 0: The Blue Knights fell to top-seeded Cohasset in a Division 4 Round of 16 game played at Scituate High School, ending their season with a record of 8-8-4.

Local roundup: Blue Knights blank Quaboag

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The seventh-seeded Lunenburg High field hockey team had no problem with No. 26 Quaboag Regional Friday in the Division 4 tournament, claiming a 3-0 win at home.

Bethie Boone, Caitlyn Ware and Ava Wilson each potted goals for the Blue Knights, who will next host No. 10 Ipswich.

Malia Ruggiero turned aside all seven shots that came her way to notch the shutout.

Leominster 4, Mansfield 1: Alana Marchetti had two goals and an assist, while Emma Miller and Taylor Boulay potted single goals for the Blue Devils in a Division 1 first-round game. Gray Dallaire dished out a pair of assists and Gabby Santucci added another helper.

Boys soccer

Fitchburg 2, Shepherd Hill 2: The Red Raiders picked up the first-ever victory in program history, winning 6-5 in penalty kicks in a Division 2 prelim.

Leominster 2, Bishop Feehan 1: Pablo Ruan Delphorno had a goal and an assist for the Blue Devils in their Division 1 first-round victory. Ajani Guzman had the game-winner for Leominster.

Girls soccer

Leominster 4, Ludlow 1: The Blue Devils were victorious on the road in their Division 2 first-round matchup.

Wayland 4, North Middlesex 1: The Patriots were bounced in the opening round of the Division 2 tournament.

Nashoba 5, Somerville 0: Kat Davis had a pair of goals for the Wolves in their Division 2 first-round victory. Julia Klinkhamer added a goal and an assist, Victoria Albertelli and Raegan Engelhardt scored and Nora Wanamaker and Briseis Terra each had a pair of assists.

Davita Honig and Gina Braddock combined for the shutout in net.

Volleyball

Norton 3, North Middlesex 0: Set scores were 25-15,25-18 and 25-23 in the Division 3 first-round matchup.

Emily Archambault had four digs and a block for North Middlesex (11-11), while Bianca Lake had five digs and Sophia Angelucci had 12 assists and a pair of kills in defeat.

Local programs learn postseason soccer fates

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With the release of the MIAA’s boys and girls soccer pairings on Wednesday afternoon, several local programs will take to the pitch at least once more, with their sights set on a state championship.

Three area girls teams and a half dozen on the boys side will play across five divisions, hoping to claim a title when tournament play gets underway this week.

In the girls pairings, Leominster High School (9-7-2) has drawn the 33rd seed in Division 2 and will travel to No. 32 Ludlow (3-10-5) for a preliminary game this week. That contest’s winner will face top-seeded Oliver Ames (12-3-1).

Also in Division 2, No. 20 Nashoba Regional (6-8-4) hosts No. 45 Somerville (6-11-1) in a prelim, with the victor going on to play 13 Medfield (9-6-3).

Lunenburg High (7-7-4) will play in the Division 4 tournament as the 16th seed, hosting No. 17 Southwick Regional (5-10-3) in the Round of 32, with a date and time still to be announced.

The Lunenburg High girls soccer team will host Southwick Regional in the Division 4 tournament. (Courtesy Lunenburg Athletics)
The Lunenburg High girls soccer team will host Southwick Regional in the Division 4 tournament. (Courtesy Lunenburg Athletics)

In the boys pairings, undefeated Oakmont Regional (15-0-2) has earned the fifth seed in Division 3 and will host the winner of  a prelim between No. 28 Bishop Stang (11-3-4) and No. 37 Southeastern Regional Tech (8-5-1). The Spartans are entering the state tournament after capturing the Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association Class B title in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night.

North Middlesex Regional (10-6-2) will also compete in the Division 3 tournament, drawing the 18th seed and playing at No. 15 North Reading (11-6-1) in the Round of 32.

In Division 1, No. 26 Leominster (9-7-2) hosts No. 39 Bishop Feehan (11-3-4) at Doyle Field in a preliminary game at 7 p.m on Friday, with the winner moving on to face seventh-seeded Framingham (11-2-5). The Blue Devils are coming off a 1-0 loss to Shrewsbury — Division 1’s ninth seed — in the CMADA Class A final.

Fitchburg (11-5-2) is seeded 34th in Division 2 and will play at No. 31 Shepherd Hill (8-7-3) in a prelim Friday at 3:45 p.m. The winner gets No. 2 Hopkinton (15-1-2) in the Round of 32.

Nashoba Regional will travel to Canton in the Division 2 tournament. (Courtesy Nashoba Regional Athletics)
Nashoba Regional will travel to Canton in the Division 2 tournament. (Courtesy Nashoba Regional Athletics)

Elsewhere in Division 2, No. 19 Nashoba Regional (9-7-2) will travel to No. 14 Canton (8-6-4) in a Round of 32 matchup.

In Division 4 play, No. 21 Lunenburg (9-7-2) will play at 12th-seeded Lynn Tech (9-4-5) in the Round of 32.

Leominster’s Doyle Field will host postseason contests on Nov. 15-16, with championship games being held there on Nov. 19.

Local roundup: Wolves power past Titans into semifinals

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The third-seeded Nashoba Regional field hockey team advanced to the semifinals of the Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association Class A tournament with a 4-1 victory over visiting sixth-seeded Algonquin Regional on Wednesday afternoon in Bolton.

The Wolves (10-4-3 overall) will travel to second-seeded Wachusett Regional — winner over seventh-seeded Marlboro on Wednesday — for the Class A semifinals on Friday.

Algonquin drops to 5-10-1 overall with the loss.

Leading the offense for the Wolves on Wednesday was Ali Vanasse with two goals. Avery Frommer and Lauren DiTullio each scored goals and Josie Santos was strong in net as she made three saves for the winners.

Lunenburg 7, Nipmuc 0: Caitlyn Ware potted three goals, while Ava Wilson had a pair and one assist to lead No. 2 Lunenburg past seventh-seeded Nipmuc in a CMADA Class B quarterfinal. Bethie Boone added a goal and two helpers for the Blue Knights (14-3).

Leominster , Doherty 1: Gray Dallaire had a goal and an assist and Alana Marchetti and Taylor Boulay also scored as No. 4 Leominster cruised past fifth-seeded Doherty in a CMADA Class A quarterfinal.

Boys soccer

Blackstone Valley 4, Lunenburg 2: The seventh-seeded Blue Knights (9-6-2) were doubled up by No. 2 Blackstone Valley Tech in a CMADA Class B quarterfinal matchup.

Girls soccer

Shrewsbury 3, Nashoba 2: The sixth-seeded Wolves were bounced from the CMADA Class A quarterfinals by No. 3 Shrewsbury in overtime.

Oakmont 2, Ayer Shirley 0: The Spartans (7-8-1) blanked the Panthers (1-15-2) in a CMADA non-playoff game.

Women’s soccer

Fitchburg State 1, Lesley 1: Kendra Peretzman netted a goal for the Falcons (7-6-3) off a feed from Alisha Praileau and Skyla Vaudo stopped 14 shots to salvage a tie.

Local roundup: Ginnity comes up big at Maplegate

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Returning to Fitchburg from Bellingham, Patrick Ginnity will have a bit of extra hardware in tow.

The St. Bernard’s senior claimed medalist honors Tuesday afternoon at the Division 2 state golf championship at Maplegate Country Club, carding a 3-under par 68 to win the individual crown by a stroke over Old Rochester’s Philip le Gassick.

After struggling through the first few holes, Ginnity finished with seven birdies on the day, and sank three putts measuring 10 feet or more during the back nine to cap his afternoon.

“I was actually one-over through six, and then I made the turn,” Ginnity told the Boston Herald. “I don’t know if (coach Matt Hoeske) just gave me this beam of light or something, but I saw my coach on 10. And then I made five birdies in a row. I just got hot.”

The team title was taken by Old Rochester (302), while Duxbury and Bishop Stang tied for second at 303. Bishop Stang took the runner-up trophy courtesy of tiebreakers.

St. Bernard’s finished sixth at 326, with Colin Majowicz (83), Adam Bosco (86) and Braydon Fairbanks (89) contributing to the team score.

Leominster’s Luke Grebinar carded a 79 at Maplegate, while teammate Daniel Simons finished with a 94.

At the Division 1 tournament at the Renaissance Golf Club in Haverhill, North Middlesex Regional took ninth, compiling a team score of 336, while Nashoba Regional was 12th at 344.

Boston College High School took the D1 title at 311.

The Division 3 title was won by Weston, which claimed the crown with a score of 302 at the Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley.

Ayer Shirley finished at 340 in the Division 3 tournamnet, led by Mark McDonald’s 77. Tommy Bergin chipped in with an 81, Sohil Patel carded an 87 and Jason Turner shot a 95.

Boys soccer

Oakmont 3, Auburn 2: Cam Cormier netted the winner late in the first overtime to lift the top-seeded Spartans (14-0-1) past Auburn in a Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association Class B quarterfinal.

Michael Bedard and Gael Vera scored in the second half as the Spartans rallied from a two-goal deficit.

Leominster 3, North Middlesex 0: Michael Halstead, Pablo Ruan Delphorno and Ajani Guzman scored to lift the Blue Devils in the quarterfinals of the CMADA Class A tournament.

Nashoba 3, Marlboro 2: The fourth-seeded Wolves fended off No. 5 Marlboro in a CMADA Class A quarterfinal.

Girls soccer

Auburn 4, Lunenburg 0: The sixth-seeded Blue Knights (7-7-3) fell in the quarterfinals of the CMADA Class B tournament.

St. Bernard’s 5, Burncoat 0: The Bernardians wrap up their season with a 3-10-1 record.

Algonquin 4, Leominster 0: The Blue Devils fell in the quarterfinals of the CMADA Class A tournament.

Volleyball

Groton-Dunstable 3, North Middlesex 1: The sixth-seeded Patriots fell 25-21, 14-25, 25-27 and 25-13 to No. 3 Groton-Dunstable in the quarterfinals of the CMADA Class B tourney.

Belle Perritano had 13 kills, 12 digs and five aces, while Megan Boucher had eight kills and three aces. Ava LaMonica chipped in with four kills.

College field hockey

Fitchburg State 4, Western Connecticut 2: Lena Kassel notched her sixth hat trick of the season as the Falcons (10-6, 8-3 Little East Conference) doubled up the Wolves. Sophia Yates also scored, Grace Kerr had a pair of assists and Jenna Morse turned aside nine shots to secure the win.

Local roundup: Blue Knights win league crown

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The Lunenburg High field hockey team snuck past Fitchburg High, 2-1, at Game On Fitchburg on Monday afternoon to claim the Mid-Wach C title.

Bethie Boone potted what proved to be the game-winner late in the third as the Blue Knights (13-3) captured the league title. Ava Wilson also scored for Lunenburg in the victory.

Ruby Reid found the back of the cage for Fitchburg (7-7-3).

North Brookfield 6, St. Bernard’s 0: The Bernardians fall to 1-14.

Girls soccer

Oakmont 2, Groton-Dunstable 1: Ashlyn Breton and Lindsey Elliot netted goals for the Spartans (7-8-1) in a Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association (CMADA) consolation game.

Volleyball

Blackstone Valley 3, Monty Tech 0: The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (9-9) fell 25-10, 25-10 and 25-21 to No. 2 BVT in the CMADA Class B quarterfinals.

Algonquin 3, Leominster 0: The second-seeded Titans swept No. 7 Leominster (4-10) in the quarterfinals of the CMADA Class A tournament.

Ayer Shirley 3, Keefe Tech 1: The win lifts the Panthers to 4-12.