Local Roundup: Mascoma cross country finishes strong in Moonlight Madness race

Published: 10-08-2024 6:30 PM

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Cross Country

Mascoma’s Currier second at Moonlight Madness

SWANZEY, N.H. — Mascoma senior Gunner Currier finished second at Friday’s Moonlight Madness 5K cross country race hosted by Monadnock Regional High School at Safford Park, pacing the Royals to second place among 12 teams.

Currier finished in 15:42, with Sullivan Sturtz of Keene winning the race in 14:56.

Also scoring for Mascoma were Trevor Maheu (10th), Carl Russell (13th) and Brody Albanese (21st). Bryce Palmer (24th) was the top finisher for Newport.

“Gunner and Trevor giving us top-10 finishes got us off to a great start, leading the way to a second-place finish,” Mascoma coach Rick Currier said. “Running under the lights was a lot of fun, and the atmosphere really fired the guys up.”

Team scores: Keene 31, Mascoma 68, Merrimack Valley 88, Bow 129, Mascenic 146, Conant 156, ConVal 188, Fall Mountain 195, Newfound 223, Winnisquam 265, Newport 280.

Boys Soccer

Hartford 9, Mill River 0

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Key players: Hartford — Tighe Hrabchak, Sam Peckinpaugh, Cavan Benjamin.

Highlights: Mill River defended well early on, but the Hartford offense eventually broke through on a free kick goal by Peckinpaugh. He doubled the lead 20 seconds later on an assist from Hrabchak, Benjamin scored the third goal on an assist by Jason Kelly. Hrabchak scored the fourth Hartford goal, which was the first of three in a four-minute stretch. Benjamin scored his second of the game, and then Owen McMahon scored the final goal of the first half on a corner kick taken by Jackson Jewett. Benjamin scored his third goal early in the second half to complete his hat trick. Caden Marcotte scored the eighth goal on a corner by Nunu Mayer. Mayer scored the ninth and final goal for Hartford on a corner from Colin Morlock.

Records: Hartford 10-1-0; Mill River 1-8-1

Sharon 2, Arlington 1

Key players: Sharon — Finn Proulx, Sully Staff, Tyler Jones, Hayden Jarrait.

Highlights: Staff scored a free kick in the second half to level the game 1-1. With a few seconds left of the game, Jones picked out a pass to Proulx, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner to win the game.

Coach’s quote: “We responded well after going down 1-0 early in the second half. We were a bit unlucky to have not scored earlier on, having hit the crossbar twice. But the boys showed good character and determination, and were able to walk away with an important win.” — Sharon’s Grayson Levy

Records: Sharon 2-6-2; Arlington 5-4-1

Girls Soccer

Stevens 4, St. Thomas 0

Key players: Stevens — Payton Ferland, Addison Derosier, Audrina Pelton.

Highlights: Pelton recorded her sixth shutout of the season in between the sticks for Stevens, while Ferland and Derosier each bagged a brace in the 4-0 win.

Coach’s quote: “Tremendous play and team win. Last week’s trainings were good, and this is the result. Train well, play well.” — Stevens’ Tim St. Pierre

Records: Stevens 8-3-0; St. Thomas 8-1-1

Trinity 8, Mascoma 0

Key players: Mascoma — Montana Ballard.

Highlights: Molly Gray had 7 saves, Auroara Evans had two saves.

Records: Trinity 4-4-3; Mascoma2-6-2

Golf

Gilford 84, Stevens 76,
Pelham 71, Coe-Brown 57

Key players: Stevens — Owen Wilkinson, Aubree Herzog, Ian Gersberg.

Highlights: Stevens went 2-1 at the Ridge Golf Course in Gilford, N.H. on Monday. Stevens finishes the season 20-10 and 10-2 across its last four matches, currently seeded sixth.

Coach’s quote: “We are playing great golf at the right time of the year.” — Stevens’ Ryan Seaver

Field Hockey

Windsor 7, Otter Valley 4

Key players: Windsor — Audrey McFarland, Tatum Flanagan, Hannah Tenney, Gianna Felice.

Highlights: McFarland and Liv Dube each scored two goals in the win. Windsor’s other goal scorers included Tenney, Mackenzie Kleefisch and Piper Vivian. Felice had two assists in the match as well.

Records: Windsor 6-4-1; Otter Valley 6-4-2