Seacoast roundup: Papakonstantis powers STA baseball in Division II season opener

DOVER – Sophomore Thaao Papakonstantis had two hits, including a grand slam and five RBIs as the St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team opened its Division II season with a 20-6 win over Sanborn on Wednesday.

The Saints scored four runs in the first inning, 12 in the second, and four in the fourth. The game was called after 4 1/2 innings due to the 10-run rule.

Sam Grondin had two hits and four RBIs for the Saints, while Cade Murphy, Charlie Covert, Ryan Gould and Kenny Avery all had two hits.

Michael Skowron and Murphy added three RBIs in the win, and Covert and Gould both had two.

BASEBALL

Portsmouth 14 

Memorial 3 

MANCHESTER – Jake Carlisle allowed two hits and two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings, leading Portsmouth (1-1) to this Division I win.

The Clippers, who drew 17 walks, scored four runs in the first, third and sixth innings, and two in the fifth.

Gar Hindle (two hits, three runs, RBI), Elliot Miles (two hits, four RBIs, run) and Devin Driscoll (double, two RBIs, run) led the Portsmouth offense.

Winnacunnet 10 

Keene 0 

HAMPTON – Senior left-hander Ethan Nowak allowed two hits over five innings, striking out nine for Winnacunnet (1-1) in this Division I win.

Evan Gaffney scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth, ending the game on the 10-run rule.

Nowak also had two hits, two RBIs and scored three runs from the Winnacunnet leadoff spot.

Miles Pratt (run, RBI) and Jake Fredericks (two RBIs) both had two hits for the Warriors. Teammates Jackson Larck and Zach Conlin both had one.

Bishop Guertin 12 

Spaulding 8 

NASHUA - Bradley Grinnell and Darian Mercedes both had two hits for Spaulding (0-2) and Caleb Vinciguerra and Wesley Alfonso both had two RBIs in this Division I loss at Holman Stadium.

Spaulding’s Nick Adrien allowed two runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief.

Inter-Lakes 6 

Somersworth 1 

SOMERSWORTH – Somersworth starter Eric Goodrich allowed six hits and four runs (two earned) and struck out four over four innings in this Division III loss.

Simon Grandmaison (RBI), Zephan Yoder and Logan Perrault all had a hit for the Hilltoppers, while Cam Dubois played well defensively at first base.

Oyster River 11 

Coe-Brown 10 

DURHAM – Oyster River sophomore Louis Goldberg laced a game-winning, walk-off single in this Division II game.

Sophomore Jackson Follis earned the win in relief, striking out three in two scoreless innings. Colin Klein, Lucas Savage, Wylder Tonkin, Owen Jacques and Follis all had multiple hits for the Bobcats.

Exeter 12 

Nashua South 5 

EXETER – Senior Jakob Schwarz had two hits and six RBIs, leading Exeter (2-0) to this Division I win.

Sophomore Hayden Schimoler had three hits and three runs for the Blue Hawks, while Cam Snee had two hits and scored three runs.

Exeter’s Cam Piwnicki allowed one hit over five innings, striking out eight and earning the win.

Newmarket 24

Pittsfield 0

PITTSFIELD - Sophomore John Schlieder allowed three hits and struck out eight, leading Newmarket to this Division IV, five-inning win.

Alex Dyer homered and had five RBIs to lead the Mules, while Parker Sweitzer had four hits, five RBIs, and scored five runs. Nick Nigro (two hits, three RBIs, three runs), Jack Ferrelli (two hits, two RBIs, run) also starred in the win.

SOFTBALL

Winnacunnet 8 

Keene 4 

KEENE – Cay Adams had two hits and four RBIs, and Maeva Shapiro laced a solo homer for Winnacunnet (2-0) in this Division I win.

Winnacunnet’s Maddy Eaton struck out 11 over seven innings. Lucy Gelbstein and Lily Snow both had two hits for the Warriors, and Arden Langmaid had one.

Pittsfield 15 

Newmarket 4 

PITTSFIELD – Newmarket’s Gia Tilton and Isabella Mendez each had two hits for Newmarket (0-2) in this Division IV loss.

Tilton homered and had three RBIs, while Mendez had an RBI. Emma Crumb (run), and Chloe Roberge (hit) starred for Newmarket, which got eight strikeouts from starting pitcher Lillian Thompson.

St. Thomas Aquinas 7

Gilford 0

GILFORD - Senior Ashleigh von der Linden allowed two hits and struck out 15 over seven innings, leading St. Thomas Aquinas (2-0) to this Division III win.

Abbie Gaynor (two hits, run, two steals), von der Linden (home run, two RBIs), and Kaity Kelly (hit, RBI, run) led the Saints.

Coe-Brown 10

Oyster River 0

DURHAM - Madison DeCota struck out 10 and allowed just five hits, leading Coe-Brown to this Division II win.

Coe-Brown opened up the game with seven runs.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Hollis-Brookline 13 

Oyster River 6 

HOLLIS – Sophie Royal had four goals and two assists for Oyster River in this Division II loss.

Elsa Pueschel had a goal and two assists for the Bobcats, while Waverly Oake-Libow had one goal and one assist.

BOYS LACROSSSE

Derryfield 19

Oyster River 2

DURHAM - Junior Evan Plourde and freshman Tyler Callander each scored a goal for Oyster River (1-1) in this Division II loss.

BOYS TENNIS

Portsmouth 9 

Coe-Brown 0 

NORTHWOOD – Aidan Shilman (No. 1, 8-0), Raphael Hey Tenne (No. 2, 8-3), Ben Welsh (No. 3, 8-2), Henry Anderson (No. 4, 8-0), Josh White (No. 5, 8-2) and Jiles Tracz (No. 6, 8-2) all won in singles action for Portsmouth in this Division II win.

In doubles, Hey Tenne and Anderson won 8-3 at No. 1, Tracz and Aidan Holt won 8-2 at No. 2, and Amitay Hey Tenne and Finn Saunders won 8-1 at No. 3.

Dover 8 

Manchester Memorial 1 

MANCHESTER - Judah Payeur (No. 2, 9-7), Pat Carroll (No. 3, 8-4), Nate Bigelow (No. 4, 8-1), Colby Bigelow (No. 5, 8-3) and Logan Spagna (No. 6, 8-1) all won their respective singles matches for Dover in this Division I win.

Diego Lopez and Payeuer won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, Colby Bigelow and Carroll won 8-1 at No. 2, and Gavin Chu and Evan Weete won 8-4 at No. 3.

Exeter 9 

Concord 0 

CONCORD – Exeter’s Charlie Gaughan (No. 1, 8-1), Dom Theos (No. 2, 8-1), Ryan Byrnes (No. 3, 8-2), Oliver Beradino (No. 4, 8-0), Evan Simard (No. 5, 8-4) and Nick Rosa (No. 6, 8-3) all won their respective singles matches in this Division I match.

In doubles, Owen Simon and Robert Berthel won 8-1 at No. 1, Lance Makabali and Nick Myers won 8-4 at No. 2, and Christian Barone and Aidan MacDonald won 8-3 at No. 2.

Spaulding 5  

Nashua North 4 

ROCHESTER – Cam Brochu (No. 1, 8-5), Jackson Emrich (No. 3, 8-4), and Ethan Hackett (No. 5, 8-5) all won their respective singles matches for Spaulding in this Division I win.

Emrich and Cam Bastien won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles, and Brochu and George Mitropoulos won 9-7 at No. 2.

St. Thomas Aquinas 8

Sanborn 1

KINGSTON - Alex Molda (No. 1, 8-5), Ryan Whiting (No. 2, 8-1), Jack Smith (No. 3, 8-2), Sam White (No. 4, 8-2), Matias Navarro-Manchego (No. 6, 8-3) all won their respective singles matches for St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1) in this Division III loss.

In doubles, Molda and Whiting won 8-0 at No. 1, Smith and White won 8-1 at No. 2, and Navarro-Manchego and Nick Souther won 8-6 at No. 3.

Oyster River 7

Goffstown 2

DURHAM - Shashu Srivatsan (No. 2, 8-0), Siddhu Srivatsan (No. 3, 8-2), Simon Bliss (No. 4, 8-1) and James Li (No. 5, 8-2) all won their respective matches in this Division II win for Oyster River.

Oyster River improved to 4-0, while Goffstown is 3-1.

In doubles, John Henry and Siddhu Srivatsan won 8-6 at No. 1, Shashu Srivatsan and Bliss won 8-2 at No. 2, and Li and Alec Scarlat won 8-3 at No. 3.

GIRLS TENNIS

Dover 9 

Memorial 0 

MANCHESTER – The Green Wave improved to 4-0 on the season with this Division I sweep.

Taylor Wilson, Joci Faasen, Tory Vitko, Riya Ramdev, Mia Mozzoni and Kate Ross all won their respective Nos. 1 through 6 singles matches, 8-0.

In doubles, Wilson and Faasen (No. 1), Vitko and Ramdev (No. 2) and Ross and Ashlynn Swierk (No. 3) all won 8-0.

Portsmouth 9 

Coe-Brown 0 

PORTSMOUTH – Sophia Jundi (No. 1, 8-2), Avery Porter (No. 2, 8-0), Calie Cook (No. 3, 8-1), Mia Edwards (No. 4, 8-3), Aoife Ryan (No. 5, 8-2) and Elyse White (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Portsmouth (2-2) in this Division II win.

In doubles, Jundi and Cook won 8-2 at No. 1, Porter and Edwards won 8-3 at No. 2, and Ryan and Clara Daw won 8-2 at No. 3.

Nashua North 7 

Spaulding 2 

NASHUA - Lucy Gosselin (No. 5, 8-4) and Ashley Stewart (No. 6, 8-4) won in singles for Spaulding in this Division I loss.

Exeter 9 

Concord 0 

EXETER - Katie Rocha (No. 1, 8-0), Ava Iacabucci (No. 2, 8-0), Megan Leigh (No. 3, 8-1), Katie Turner (No. 4, 8-0), Cate Phelps (No. 5, 8-0) and Elsa Bishop (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Exeter.

Rocha and Iacabucci won 8-0 at No. 1 doubles, Elsie Kumph and Zoe O’Kane won 8-2 at No. 2, and Adele Leavis and Maddie Jasina won 8-0 at No. 3.

Winnacunnet 6 

Windham 3 

WINDHAM - Polina Makarenko (No. 1, 8-0), Stella Sebeny (No. 2, 8-0), Amelia Dumont (No. 3, 8-4) and Grace VanderEls (No. 6, 8-6) all won in singles for Winnacunnet (4-0) in this Division II match.

Makarenko and Sebeny won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Dumont and Vander Els won 8-5 at No. 3.

Oyster River 9

Goffstown 0

GOFFSTOWN - Sofie Gibson (No. 1, 8-2), Clea Gibson (No. 2, 8-0), Sofia Karageorgos (No. 3, 8-0), Kathryn Demarest (No. 4, 8-0), Maggie Farwell (No. 5, 8-0), and Megan Zehetner (No. 6, 8-1) all won in singles for St. Thomas Aquinas in this Division II win.

In doubles, Sofie Gibson and Farwell won 8-3 at No. 1, Clea Gibson and Karageorgos won 8-1 at No. 2, and Demarest and Zehetner won 8-0 at No. 3.

VOLLEYBALL

Windham 3 

Winnacunnet 0 

WINDHAM – The Warriors dropped their Division I season opener. Individual game scores were 25-13, 25-20, 25-11.

Senior Joshua Schaake had seven kills, while teammate Cole Nicholas had three aces.

Coaches are asked to e-mail game summaries to sports@seacoastonline.com.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Thaao Papakonstantis powers St. Thomas Aquinas baseball past Sanborn