Track
Bree Robinson had a huge evening, breaking a 31-year-old state record in the long jump with a leap of 19-41/2. She also won the 100 (12.61), placed second in the triple jump (35-10) and fourth in the 200 (26.37).
"Coaches live to have an athlete like that. She's an anomaly," Concord coach Barbara Higgins said. "There's nothing normal about her."
Robinson's goal coming into the Class L meet was to crack 19-0. She did it in style, easily eclipsing the meet record (18-63/4 by Pinkerton's Camille Quarles last year) and state mark of 18-111/2 that Concord's Tina Guerin set in 1977. Robinson also broke the area record of 18-83/4 set by Andover's Jamie Barron in 1994.
At the outset, Robinson said, she wasn't sure if it was meant to be.
"The board wasn't the best, so I was at a bit of a disadvantage," said Robinson, who scored 32 of seventh-place Pinkerton's 42 points. "But the wind was with me."
Robinson is just picking up the triple jump this spring. She said her timing is still a bit off. Second in Class L? Not too shabby for a "novice."
Girls Lacrosse
Lancers down Astros, head to finals
Despite two scoring droughts of nearly 15 minutes each, a half-hour thunderstorm delay, and miserable wet and rainy conditions, the Lancers managed to hang on and defeat Pinkerton 9-8 in the Division 1 state semifinals at Manchester Memorial field.
For Londonderry, it will be its first trip to the state final in the 11-year history of the tournament. It will face No. 1 seed Souhegan in the championship game.
"To come out here with a team that starts five sophomores and six juniors, and to get this far, is unbelievable," said Bob Slater, Londonderry's head coach. "They just fought and scrapped and really earned the win."
The Lancers (14-3) and Astros (14-5) spilt their regular season series this year, with both teams winning at home by two goals, so it was predictably a close match.
Sammi Benson scored three times for the Astros, while Dana Boyle led Londonderry with four goals.
Late in the game, a rash of Pinkerton fouls inside the 12-yard area allowed Londonderry's leading scorer Kayla Green five chances to make a rush, finally connecting on the last one to put the Lancers on top for good.
Forty seconds later, Londonderry's only senior, Jenn Borjeson, scored her second goal on a long run down the field to put the Lancers up by two goals with less than three minutes to play.
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Once the nerves settled down, Londonderry took over, scoring seven unanswered goals in slightly less than 10 minutes and cruising to a 12-7 win over Salem.
"I think we had a little stage fright," said Lancers coach Bob Slater. "We're a young team, the youngest in the league."
Dana Boyle scored five goals, the biggest was her second of the game with 1:55 to go in the first half. It cut the deficit to 4-3. Then 11 seconds later reserve Josie Bezeredy tied it. Boyle struck again with 29 seconds left to put Londonderry up 5-4.
"I think that gave us a little oomph to get more offensive rebounds," said Boyle of the backbreaking spurt.
The Lancers scored four more goals within 6:39 and Salem never really got a great look at the net again.
The looks Salem did get were mostly turned aside by junior goalie Taylor Hadcock, who made 15 saves, including several on penalty shots.
"We have one senior, and six sophomores are starting with five juniors," said Slater. "It's remarkable that these girls repeated what we did last year."
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Pinkerton used two goals from both Kacie Connal and Jacki Benson to slide past Exeter 7-5 in the first round of the New Hampshire Division 1 tournament. Connal added an assist.
Boys Lacrosse
Pinkerton keeps rolling, Lancers ousted
Anthony Valentine exploded for six goals as No. 3 Pinkerton crushed No. 6 Manchester Central 15-6 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. Nick Currier added a hat trick while Brian Estes scored two goals and Bobby Dattilo dished out five assists for the winners.
The Astros will take on No. 2 Exeter on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Stellos Stadium in Nashua.
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Londonderry took Hanover to triple overtime, but eventually fell 7-6 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. Craig Enos had a big day, scoring two goals and dishing out two assists. Kyle Pedrick added two goals and Tom Manley made 10 saves for the Lancers.
Boys Lacrosse
Pinkerton 15, Manchester Central 6
Division 1 Quarterfinals
Goals: P — Anthony Valentine 6, Nick Currier 3, Brian Estes 2, Teagan Norris, Steve Eurieck, Nolin Murphy, Connor McCarthy
Assists: P — Bobby Dattilo 5, Pete Mazzola 2, Estes, Norris
Saves: P — Mike White 3, Sean Carney 2, Steve Wolenski 2, MC — Brown 4, Vesey 17
Manchester Central (10-9): 2-2-1-1 — 6
Pinkerton (15-2): 7-4-3-1 — 15
Girls Lacrosse
Londonderry 12, Salem 7
New Hampshire Division 1 First Round
Goals: L — Dana Boyle 5, Kayla Green 3, Josie Bezeredy 2, Meaghan Mellen, Morgan Foley; S — Kyleigh Keating 4, Taylor Dyer 2, Sara Halbich
Assists: L — Boyle; S — Alyson Higgins, Halbich, Lauren Burnett
Saves: L — Taylor Hadcock 15; S — Sarah Cino 7
Records: Londonderry 14-3, Salem 9-7
Londonderry 9, Pinkerton 8
Division 1 Semifinal
Goals: L — Dana Boyle 4, Kayla Green 2, Jenn Borjeson 2, MacKenzie Schleicher; P — Sammi Benson 3, Dancia Whitehouse 2, Kacie Connal, Nicole Curry, Jacki Benson
Assists: L — Green, Borjeson; P — Connal 3, Heather Carr, Mary Santos
Saves: L — Taylor Hadcock 11; P — Kara Beaulieu 9
Halftime: 5-5
Records: Londonderry 14-3; Pinkerton 14-5
Track
Boys Class L meet
at Memorial Field, Concord
Team scores (17 teams scored): 1. Manchester Memorial 78, 2. Merrimack 76. 3. Londonderry 60, 4. Nashua North 46, 5. Pinkerton 41, 6. Salem 36, 9. Timberlane 32
Area top-6 scorers:
110 hurdles: 1. Mike Marshall (S) 14.91, 2. Brenden Bice (L) 15.04, 6. Jeff Manzik (P) 16.04; 300 hurdles: 5. Mike Hatton (T) 41.42, 6. Bice (L) 41.84; 100: 1. Cole Dresser (T) 11.23, 3. Ryan McMullen (P) 11.52, 5. James Dionne (T) 11.62; 200: 2. Dresser (T) 22.68, 3. James Hatch (P) 22.91, 6. Erik Hayes (L) 23.49; 400: 2. Steve Carroll (L) 49.54, 3. Andrew Pino (P) 50.17, 4. Hayes (L) 50.91; 800: 6. Justin Cannon (L) 2:00.58; 1,600: 3. Chris Pietrocarlo (P) 4:29.81; HJ: 1. Marshall (S) 6-4; LJ: 3. Marshall (S) 21-23/4, 4. Glenn Law (L) 20-5, 6. Josh Howard (P) 20-3; TJ: 4. Jeff Manzik (P) 40-8, 5. Ethan Boucher (S) 40-5, 6. Chris Evans (P) 40-11/2; PV: 1. Bice (L) 13-0, 3. Nick Errico (L) 12-0, 5. Andrew Stewart (L) 11-6, 5. Matt Charette (L) 11-6
SP: 1. Cam Lyle (T) 51-101/2; Javelin: 2. Corey Lavallee (S) 172-8; 4x800: 6. Londonderry (Matt Travalini, Roy Berger, Nick Marino, Justin Walker), 8:32.0; 4x100: 3. Pinkerton (Josh Howard, James Hatch, McMullen, Eric Guinto), 44.11; 4. Londonderry (Neil Baroody, Brendan Bice, Alex McCombs, Alex Theodhosi), 44.21; 4x400: 1. Londonderry (Neil Baroody, Hayes, Cannon, Steve Carroll), 3:25.72; 4. Pinkerton (Jon Sears, Ryan Busby, James Hatch, Andrew Pino), 3:28.5
Girls Class L meet
at Memorial Field, Concord
Team scores (18 scored): 1. Bishop Guertin 82, 2. Exeter 72, 3. Manchester Central 56, 4. Keene 52, 5. Londonderry 50, 6. Winnacunnet 451/2, 7. Pinkerton 42, 8. Timberlane 30, 15. Salem 10
Area top-6 scorers:
100 hurdles: 2. Becca Parascandola (L) 15.61; 300 hurdles: 6. Lindsey Patterson (T) 48.13; 100: 1. Bree Robinson (P) 12.61, 3. Jordan Doherty (P) 12.82, 5. Katherine Donnelly (L) 13.09; 200: 4. Robinson (P) 26.37; 400: 3. Melissa Higgins (S) 58.93; 800: 4. Aryon Trujillo (P) 2:21.79; 1,600: 6. Kelly Desharnais (T) 5:23.19; HJ: 1. Parascandola (L) 5-2, 5. Sarah Miller (S) 5-0; LJ: 1. Robinson (P) 19-41/2state record, old record Concord's Tina Guerin 18-111/2 in 1977; 2. Donnelly (L) 18-01/4, 4. Katherine Grzejka (T) 17-63/4; TJ: 2. Robinson (P) 35-10, 3. Grzejka (T) 35-63/4, 5. Sam Wheeler (T) 34-111/2; PV: 1. Lindsey Patterson (T) 11-7 , new state record; old record Hanover's Rita Ciambra 11-43/4 in 2006
SP: 3. Sarah Trahan (T) 36-0, 5. Robyn Ciriello (S) 35-3; Discus: 3. Hannah Patterson (L) 103-3; 4x800: 6. Londonderry (Briana Devereaux, Darlene Gaudet, Elizabeth Troisi, Jill Pilotte), 9:53.52; 4x100: 3. Londonderry (Brianna DeRemer, Rachel Moburg, Kristen Metcalf, Donnelly), 50.27; 4x400: 2. Londonderry (Moburg, Kathleen Bourque, Donnelly, Metcalf), 4:04.29
