Portsmouth softball opens with 30-0 win: Seacoast high school roundup
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School softball team opened the 2024 season in grand fashion Monday.
Four different Clippers recorded four hits and five players had multiple RBI as PHS routed Nashua North, 30-0, in a Division I contest that ended after five innings.
Piper Hindle (two RBI, five runs) and Evy Douglass (seven RBI, three runs) each had five hits, while Laura Milks (three RBI, three runs) and Abby Nersesian (three RBI, four runs) both had four hits.
Addison Carroll (three runs, RBI) had three hits, while Abby Sargent (three RBI, two runs) and Abby Blethrode (RBI, two runs) each had two hits. Sydney Pettis had a hit, walked, had two RBI and scored three times.
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Starter Sarah Sokolnicki struck out nine batters over three innings, allowing three hits and walking two.
"It was a good win, it's nice to start the season with a win," Portsmouth head coach Sandy Dewing said. "The kids played well, looking forward to Salem on Thursday."
SOFTBALL
Portsmouth Christian Academy 7
Newmarket 6
DOVER — Eliza Arwood hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to score the game-winning run, courtesy of Kora Mackenzie, as PCA opened the season with a Division IV victory.
Kora Mackenzie (hone run, three hits) just missed out on hitting for the cycle as she hit a homer, single and double.
Kloe Mackenzie also homered for PCA, and scored three runs, while starter Lexi Jordan gave up eight hits, six runs (one earned), seven strikeouts and two walks across five innings.
For Newmarket, Kierra Souphakhot struck out 13 batters, and at the plate, she had two hits and three RBI, Lily Thompson had two hits and a run, Emma Surina had a hit and RBI, with two walks; Hannah Chesley, Mariza Zygouri and Emma Walkowiak each had a hit and a run scored.
Also for the Mules, Jadynn Radja had a hit, and Anika Benson had a walk and RBI.
BASEBALL
Spaulding 9
Manchester Memorial 5
NASHUA — Darian Mercedes (two hits, three RBI) broke a tie game open with a two-run triple in the fifth inning as the Red Raiders held on for a Division I season-opening win.
Three Raiders — Zach Hall, Aiden Locke and Hunter Spencer — each collected their first career varsity hits and each had two hits on the game.
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Spaulding starter Owen Nesbitt went six innings, allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits, and struck out five batters and walked four.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Portsmouth 11
Pinkerton 9
PINKERTON -- Morgan Ruhnke scored five goals, with one assist, while Annie Parker had three goals as Portsmouth began the season with a Division I win.
Clippers goalie Sage Bussiere had six saves, and collected her 100th career save in the win. Emery Lawson had two goals and one assist, and Ginger Vinciguerra had one goal and one assist.
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GIRLS TENNIS
Winnacunnet 9
Milford 0
HAMPTON -- Stella Sebeny (No. 1, 8-0), Mia Botnick (No. 2, 8-0), Amelia Dumont (No. 3, 8-0), Ava Seneby (No. 4, 8-0), Amelia Shannon (No. 5, 8-1) and Emerson Babyak (No.6, 8-1) all won their respective singles matches for the Warriors in this Division I win.
Stella Sebeny and Botnick (No. 1 doubles, 8-1), Dumont and Ava Sebeny (No. 2 doubles, 8-0) and Mazie Snell and Emerson Parish (No. 3, 8-2) won their doubles matches.
BOYS TENNIS
Dover 5
Pinkerton 4
PINKERTON -- Nate Bigelow (No.1, 8-3), Diego Lopez (No. 2, 8-4), Evan Weete (No. 4, 8-2) and Tanner Perry (No. 6, 9-8) all won their respective singles matches to lead Dover (2-0) to this Division I win.
In doubles, Tony Bondi and Sorren Anderson (No. 3, 8-4) won for Dover.
OUTDOOR TRACK
PORTSMOUTH -- Lily Jenkins set a school record, and broke her own previous record set last year (59.53), with a time of 59.41 in the 400 during Monday's track meet, coming in first place, as Portsmouth (74) defeated Dover (54.5) and Exeter (52.5).
More first place finishes from the girls side includes Mariam Nada in the 100 (12.99) and the 100 hurdles (16.47), Jenkins also in the 200 (26.56), Ella Carter in the 300 hurdles (52.93), Maria Akalonu in the discus (96'5"), Margaret Montplaisir in the javelin (96'6"), Maggie Pataki in the high jump (4'6"), Shakey Barron in the pole vault (6'6").
Portsmouth's 4x100 relay team of Ella Carter, Maggie Callahan, Sienna Metcalf and Sylvia Guarracino (52.57), and the 4x400 relay team of Avery Timerman, Alexa Baryiames, Metcalf and Guarracino (4:16.67).
On the boys side, first place finishers were Josh Kelly in the 110 hurdles (16.21) and the 300 hurdles (43.53), Cole McLaughlin in the 100 (11.33), Theo Beattie in the 800 (2:06.12) and Nolan Peters in the 1600 (4:48.02).
Also, in the 4x100, Aayan Bliss, Emmanuel Poe, Deondre McAllister and McLaughlin (44.92) and the 4x400 of Peters, Nico Ranalli, Tate Johnson and Beattie (3:45.21)
Team scores were Exeter (74), Portsmouth (54.5) and Dover (41.5).