The big story of the week was the 19 canceled sporting events that likely contributed to infinite headaches for many student-athletes, coaches, and most notably, Athletic Director Bill Tilden. Despite the damp atmosphere, some teams got in their games, including boys’ lacrosse, which defeated Fairhaven; girls’ lacrosse, which notched 37 goals across three big wins; and the track teams, which yielded great results from two invitational meets on Saturday.
Baseball: The Bulldogs’ game against Bourne, originally scheduled for Monday, was moved back three times and will now be played on Wednesday, May 25. The boys were then supposed to play on Wednesday at home versus Fairhaven. However, rain postponed that game indefinitely. The boys’ finally got on the field against Seekonk on Friday. Junior Sam Henrie (3-0) struck out seven and gave up just one hit over four innings, while providing three hits on offense in a huge 16-2 victory. The team had 24 hits overall, including four from junior Will Hopkins, who had nine total bases on the day. Seniors Hunter Parker and Jacob Fluegel had three hits each while junior catcher John Breault recorded four in the blowout. On Saturday, the boys’ home face-off with Bourne was cancelled and pushed back to Tuesday, May 17. This week, the Bulldogs will be away at non-conference Barnstable High on Tuesday, home against D-R on Friday, and away at non-conference Coyle-Cassidy in a rescheduled game on Saturday.
Softball: The Lady Bulldogs first game this week was supposed to be home against Bourne on Monday, but it was postponed to Monday, May 9, due to rain. The Lady Bulldogs were also rained out against Fairhaven at Hastings Middle School on Wednesday, and the game was postponed indefinitely. On Friday, the girls were back home to play the Seekonk Lady Warriors, but unfortunately lost 8-0. The team will make up their game against Bourne on Monday before resuming against non-conference Diman Voc. at home on Thursday. They will then travel to play Dighton-Rehoboth on Friday afternoon.
Boys’ Lacrosse: The Bulldogs’ first game this week was against the Bourne Canalmen at home on Wednesday. They wound up losing 11-10 in a close battle that will have major SCC repercussions; if they win the rest of their conference games, they will likely share the conference title with Bourne. Three players had offensive outbursts to provide the ‘Dogs with all 10 of their goals: junior Landon Gougen and sophomore Pat Kiernan scored three apiece, while junior Charlie Tirrell had a huge game, scoring four and assisting on two other goals. The team was down 10-7 with six minutes remaining and almost closed the gap enough to win with a late surge. On Friday, the boys faced off with the Fairhaven Blue Devils on the road. Gougen gave the team exactly what they needed, scoring a game-winning goal in OT to seal a 9-8 victory. Kiernan had three goals, while Tirrell, sophomores Parker Truesdale and Zak LaBonte, and junior Pat Saltmarsh all scored once. This week, the team will be home to play the GNB Voc-Tech Bears on Monday before a road game versus Dighton-Rehoboth on Wednesday.
Girls’ Lacrosse: The girls played the GNB Voc-Tech Lady Bears on the road on Monday to start their week. Sophomore Maddie Cooney and junior Sarah Ryan both had three goals and an assist in a 16-5 rout. Some newer players got in on the action, with sophomore Katherine Tracy and freshman Megan Shay each adding a pair in the win. They remained on the road to take on Bourne on Wednesday, defeating the competitive Cape Cod team 14-10 in a high-scoring affair. On Friday, the girls came back home to play Fairhaven in an important SCC battle. Junior Emily Hiller scored three goals in a 7-5 win. Cooney, Tracy, and sophomores Maggie Adams and Ava Ciffolillo also scored in the important victory, while freshman Gates Tenerowicz continued to be impressive in the net. They will begin their week at home on Wednesday against D-R, and then travel to play non-conference Sandwich High on Friday afternoon.
Boys’ Track: The boys’ lone conference meet this week was supposed to be a tri-meet against Apponequet and Bourne on Thursday at Apponequet, but it was canceled and pushed back to Monday, May 9. On Saturday, runners were split between the State Freshman/Sophomore Meet in Norwell and the Sunset Invitational at GNB Voc-Tech. Sophomore Harry Smith put on a clinic in the 110m hurdles at the underclassmen meet, winning both the preliminaries and finals by more than a second. Sophomores Evan Tilley (800m), Elijah McAllister (100m), and Colin Bourgeois (Triple Jump, Javelin) also fared well. Junior Danny Renwick earned second in both the 110m hurdle finals (15.3) and high jump (6-2) at the Sunset Meet, while fellow junior Eli Spevack was fourth in the 400m hurdles (60.6). The Bulldogs will make up their tri-meet on Monday before traveling to White Plains, NY this weekend to compete in the Loucks Invitational.
Girls’ Track: The Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to run against Apponequet and Bourne on Thursday at Apponequet, but rain pushed the meet back to Monday, May 9. On Saturday, runners competed in both the State Freshman/Sophomore meet in Norwell and the Sunset Invitational at GNB Voc-Tech. At the underclassmen meet, Freshman Maya Doonan finished seventh overall in the 100m, qualifying for finals. Sophomore Madisen Martin added a good race in the 800m. At the Sunset Meet, Senior Zoe Smith was third in the 100m hurdle finals (16.6), while junior Brooke Santos was sixth (17.1). Smith also got second in the high jump (5-0), while fellow senior Nina Bourgeois was sixth in the 800m at 2:31. This week, the girls will make up their canceled tri-meet and travel to White Plains, NY for the Loucks Invitational Meet over the weekend.
Boys’ Tennis: The Bulldogs’ first game of the week, scheduled to be at Veterans’ Memorial Park against Case, was rescheduled three times and moved out until Tuesday, May 10. Wednesday’s away match against Bourne was rained out and postponed to Thursday, May 12. The boys finally began their week with a home match against Fairhaven on Friday afternoon. In a crucial 5-0 win, juniors Alex Bilodeau and Caleb Jagoda delivered singles wins, as did sophomore Sam Pasquill. The winning doubles teams were made up of junior Josh Lerman and sophomore Jahn Pothier and junior Maxxon Wolski and freshman Geoffrey Noonan. The Bulldogs will be away at Seekonk on Monday, at Case on Tuesday, Wareham on Wednesday, and Bourne on Thursday, but will return home to play Dighton-Rehoboth on Friday.
Girls’ Tennis: The team was supposed to start their week at home versus Bourne on Wednesday, but the match was moved out to Thursday, May 12, due to rain. In addition, the girls’ game against Case was postponed three times and rescheduled for Tuesday, May 10. Finally, the girls faced off with Fairhaven at Hastings Middle School on Friday. Seniors Morgan Middleton and Olivia Bellefeuille won singles matches in a 5-0 win, likewise for freshman Delaney Pothier. The doubles pairing of juniors Emma Collings and Sophie Church (#1) and juniors Katelyn Bindas and Alexis Parker (#2) were also victorious. This week, the Lady Bulldogs are home against Seekonk on Monday, Case on Tuesday, Wareham on Wednesday and Bourne on Thursday, before an away game at D-R on Friday, in an extremely busy week.
Below are the overall spring team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of May 8.
Baseball: (7-2-0)(7-1-0); Softball: (3-8-0)(3-6-0); Boys’ Track: (4-1-0)(3-1-0); Girls’ Track: (5-0-0)(4-0-0); Boys’ Lacrosse: (7-3-0)(7-1-0); Girls’ Lacrosse: (9-3-0)(6-2-0); Boys’ Tennis: (6-1-0)(6-0-0); Girls’ Tennis: (6-1-0)(5-1-0).
By Patrick Briand