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North Middlesex Regional

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: Blue Knights, Tigers play to draw

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The Lunenburg boys soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with visiting Littleton High on Monday evening at McCarron Turf Field.

Lunenburg improves to 3-2-2 with the draw, while Littleton is now 4-1-3.

Lunenburg’s Owen Tuttle put the hosts on the board during the 26th minute only to watch the Tigers’ Tyler Castillo answer seven minutes later to deadlock the score.

Lunenburg’s Bryce Whalen made five saves in the effort for the hosts.

Girls soccer

Leominster 3, South 0 >>  Patience Roberge netted a pair of goals and Shannon Smith added another for the Blue Devils at Doyle Field.

Sarah Potter and Jillian French each notched an assist in the win, while Abigail Goodwin earned the shutout.

Field hockey

Clinton 5, St. Bernard’s 1 >> The loss drops the Bernardians to 0-3.

Hudson 4, Fitchburg >> Ruby Reid’s hat trick wasn’t enough to lift the Red Raiders (3-2-1).

Golf

Nashoba 208, Marlboro 258 >> The Wolves (6-2) were paced by Troy Gregg’s 2-under 34 at Stow Acres.

North Middlesex 210, Shrewsbury 219 >> Max Caliri and Jake Miller carded 40s to lead the Patriots (7-0) to victory at The Haven Country Club.

Ayer Shirley 25.5, Littleton 18.5 >> Tommy Berlin and Sohil Patel had matching 3-over 38s to lead the Panthers (4-1) at Groton Country Club.

Monty Tech 175, Worcester Tech 205 >> Captain Michael Cannon earned medalist honors with a 3-over 39 on the back nine at the Gardner Municipal Golf Course to lead the Bulldogs (5-0).

Volleyball

Monty Tech 3, Abby Kelley 0 >> The win lifts the Bulldogs to 5-4.

Local roundup: Red Raiders earn win on court

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The Fitchburg High girls volleyball team picked up its first win of the season Friday, topping Marlboro, 3-1.

The Red Raiders (1-6) won by scores of 25-23, 25-9, 16-25 and 25-17.

Junior Keishla Troche served up eight aces to go with three tips and two kills in the win, while senior Chiali Moua had 12 assists and a pair of aces. Junior Gia Santiago added six aces, six tips, three blocks and two kills.

Field hockey

Nashoba 4, Algonquin 1 Ali Vanasse had two goals and an assist and Abbie Zacchini added a goal and two helpers for the Wolves (2-1-1). Sophomore Gracie Reisner notched her first varsity goal and goalie Josie Sarno made some stellar saves in net for the Wolves.

Girls soccer

North Middlesex 3, Shepherd Hill 0 Jill Hodgson scored twice and added an assist, while Jenna McFadden also scored for the Patriots. Mallory Morril chipped in with a helper.

Golf

Leominster 46, Marlboro 8 Freshman Sawyer Corbin earned 7.5 points as the Blue Devils improved to 7-1 on the season.

North Middlesex 46, Shepherd Hill 8 Andrew Peterson, Shawn Amari and Max Caliri carded even par 35s at Northern Spy to lift the Patriots (7-0).

 

Wolves, Blue Devils set to clash

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It’s been an unenviable task this fall and one that now lands on Nashoba Regional: try to slow Leominster High down on the gridiron.

The Wolves, coming off a 10-0 blanking of Longmeadow last week, will visit Doyle Field tonight, looking to hand Leominster its first loss of the season.

In two games, it’s proven to be a difficult thing to do. Sitting at 2-0, the Blue Devils have outscored the opposition 90-6 and have yet to trail in a game.

What have the keys been for the success of the Blue Devils? They’ve taken advantage of their opportunities, gotten out to big leads early and played smothering defense.

In the season opener against Fitchburg High, Leominster scored on six possessions in the first half. Defensively, the Blue Devils gave up a touchdown to the Red Raiders on their opening drive, but have since gone 91:35 without allowing a point, including last week’s shutout win over Doherty.

Traditionally, Nashoba has been a fast and physical team on both sides of the ball and that could play in the Wolves’ favor against Leominster. Blue Devils quarterback Osiris Lopez has been spectacular, but is also a freshman and has yet to face any real pressure or adversity in his varsity career.

If bruising linebacker Ben Silvester and the Wolves can get a bit of pressure in the backfield and not give the freshman QB the time he’s grown accustomed to in the pocket, who knows what happens?

Conversely, Nashoba will need to protect Michael Guthrie, its own quarterback, as Leominster’s pressure on opposing QBs has led to multiple turnovers off poor throws. Holding onto the ball and controlling the clock while keeping the Blue Devils’ potent offense off the field could spell success for the Wolves.

Something has to give

When Shepherd Hill visits Fitchburg tonight to face the Red Raiders, someone will almost certainly be leaving Crocker Field with their first win of the season.

Fitchburg has been trounced by Leominster and Wachusett Regional. The Rams have been run over by Acton-Boxboro and Marlboro. Barring ridiculous circumstances, one of these two teams will claim a victory.

Going for three in a row

Monty Tech’s torrid start to the season will be put to the test on the road when the Bulldogs travel to Gardner. The Bulldogs have put up big numbers in wins over Murdock and Narragansett Regional, while the Wildcats stormed past Keefe Tech last week to even their record at 1-1.

Action elsewhere

There are several other local games on tonight’s slate. St. Bernard’s (1-1) will look to rebound from last week’s loss when it welcomes South Hadley (0-2) to the Bernardian Bowl; Oakmont Regional (1-1) hosts Marlboro (2-0) at Arthur I. Hurd Memorial Field; and Ayer Shirley visits Lunenburg in a battle of 1-1 teams.

On Saturday afternoon, North Middlesex Regional (1-1) welcomes Nauset (1-1) to Townsend.

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.