PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth High School girls tennis team swept the singles competition and beat No. 7 Coe-Brown, 8-1 in a Division II quarterfinal on Thursday, May 28.
“We’re thrilled to get by a good Coe-Brown team, one of the strongest that I can remember competing against,” Portsmouth head coach Wendy Poutre said. “Overall, we executed our shots and played with confidence and purpose today.”
The second-seeded Clippers, now 14-1 on the season, will host No. 3 Timberlane on Monday, June 1 in a semifinal. Timberlane advanced with a 7-2 win over No. 6 Hollis-Brookline. Portsmouth beat Timberlane, 8-1 in the regular season on May 20.
“We’re looking forward to hosting Timberlane, who is a very tough out,” Poutre said.
Avery Porter (No. 1, 8-0), Aia Tracz (No. 2, 8-1), Elyse White (No. 3, 8-2), Anna Syphers (No. 4, 8-2), Aoife Ryan (No. 5, 8-1) and Ailish Honda (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Portsmouth.
In doubles, Tracz and Syphers won 8-0 at No. 2, and Ryan and Honda won 8-1 at No. 3.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Portsmouth 16
Bishop Guertin 4
PORTSMOUTH – Emery Lawton had four goals and one assist and Raegan Lawton had three goals and one assist for Portsmouth in its Division I win.
The Clippers ended the regular season with a record of 15-0.
Ginger Vinciguerra had one goal and one assist in the win. She also earned her 300th draw control.
Georgia Bouvier had two goals and two assists for the Clippers, while Lily Patterson (two goals, assist), Elliott Blenkinsop (two goals), Ellie Patrick (goal), and Liv Russo (goal) all figured in the scoring. Portsmouth goalie Sage Bussiere had two saves.
Winnacunnet 8
Londonderry 6
LONDONDERRY – Ari Rizzo had three goals, and Elle Emery had two goals and one assist as Division II Winnacunnet improved to 14-3 with this win over Division I Londonderry.
Addy McErlain, McKinley Fowler and Emily Arlington all had one goal for the Warriors, who got eight saves from goalie Benten Lyford.
“(Lyford) made the difference in the game,” Winnacunnet head coach Glenn MacKenzie said.
Traip Academy 14
Lake Region 5
KITTERY, Maine – Shea Johnson scored four goals, and Maddy Rohan and Keira Durgin both had three for Traip in its Class C win.
Sam Latchaw added two goals for the Rangers, while Lucy Bolanos and Harper Malmquist both had one. Traip goalie Maddy Guay had six saves.
BASEBALL
Nashua South 5
Winnacunnet 1
NASHUA – Three errors led to three unearned runs as Winnacunnet dropped its second straight game and third in its last four with this Division I loss at Holman Stadium.
Winnacunnet starter Harvey Reynoso allowed six hits and two earned runs, striking out four in a complete-game, six-inning outing.
Brantson Larck’s fifth-inning double scored Sean Grifffin for Winnacunnet’s lone run. Larck, Griffin, Reynoso and Braeden O’Hara each had a hit for the Warriors.
Nashua South’s Max Demers struck out eight and walked two in the complete-game win.
Concord Christian 3
Portsmouth Christian 2
DOVER – Grady Howe doubled and homered for Portsmouth Christian (9-7) in its final Division IV regular-season game of the season.
PCA starter Cai Summers struck out nine over five innings.
Marshwood 20
Kennebunk 3
KENNEBUNK, Maine – The Hawks scored 13 runs in the seventh inning in this Class A South win. It is the third straight win for Marshwood, now 5-10 on the season.
Michael Sbrizza had two hits, including a three-run homer, and four RBIs for Marshwood, while James Morecroft and Brady Isabelle both had three hits and three RBIs.
Sbrizza allowed five hits and two unearned runs over 5.2 innings, striking out five and earning the win.
SOFTBALL
Portsmouth 14
Keene 0
PORTSMOUTH – Kora Douglass had three hits and four RBIs and Abby Craig had three hits and three RBIs as the Clippers ended their regular season with this five-inning Division I win.
Ainsley MacGlashing had one hit and two RBIs for Portsmouth (10-8), while Laura Milks (two hits, four runs), Ana Christos (two hits, RBI, two runs), and Darby Benson (three hits, RBI, run) all contributed.
The Clippers scored four runs in each of the first two innings, five in the third, and one in the fourth.
Concord 4
Exeter 3
CONCORD – The Blue Hawks scored all three of their runs in the seventh inning of this Division I game. Exeter finished the regular season with a record of 8-10.
Landyn Theberge had two hits for Exeter, while Mack Clark, Alexa Papakonstantis, Lily Lord and Lilian Kelley all had one. Clark, Lana Ruffner and Maddy Mann all had an RBI for the Blue Hawks.
Oyster River 15
Pembroke 8
PEMBROKE – Gracy Spirito blasted a first-inning grand slam and Oyster River ended its Division II regular season with a record of 17-1.
Spirito, Kate Michaud, Laura Boughton, Payton Drapeau, and Morgan Trela all had two hits for the Bobcats, while Kate Sheehan, Sam Bishop, Addison Bird, Aliza Parks, and Teagan Nadeau all had one.
Bishop and Clare Dimke each threw two scoreless innings for Oyster River.
Portsmouth Christian Academy 3
Wilton-Lyndeborough 2
WILTON – Molly Conner had three hits for PCA which ended its season with this Division IV win. The Eagles finished with a record of 12-4.
JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL
Portsmouth
Keene
PORTSMOUTH – Norah Pike, Amelia Carter, Grace Miles, Kate Bonita, Caydence Alperin and Bella Holbrook all got hits for Portsmouth, and Lindsey Miller was the winning pitcher.
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