Here is a look at the third week of scheduled games for Old Rochester Regional High School spring athletics.
Baseball: The Bulldogs continued their perfect season this week with two big wins over tough SCC competitors. ORR first defeated Fairhaven 11-4 thanks to an overall strong offensive effort. Hunter Parker, Austin Salkind, John Breault, Sam Henrie, and Mike Pellegrino all topped the scorecard with two hits apiece. Pitcher James Leidhold earned the win with six solid innings from the mound, with Henrie relieving him in the seventh inning. The Bulldogs then went on to defeat last year’s co-SCC champion, Dighton-Rehoboth, 6-0. Henrie earned the win and recorded a shutout from the pitcher’s mound, striking out eight players in five innings, and Jordan Menard played well both offensively and in the field. The win was a pivotal one for the boys, as it keeps them atop the SCC and puts them past what is expected to be one of their top competitors in Dighton-Rehoboth.
Softball: The Lady Bulldogs faced some struggles this week, falling to SCC rival Fairhaven in a hard-fought 7-4 game. Despite the loss, Hannah Guard played well, going 2-4 from the plate with an RBI. Courtney Dextradeur also had two hits to lead the Lady Bulldogs offensively. With the loss, the girls’ record stands at 2-2 overall with a 2-1 conference standing.
Boys’ Track: The boys’ track team kicked off their season with a strong opening win against Fairhaven, 88-43. Kevin Saccone was a quadruple winner, taking the triple jump, 400-meter hurdles, long jump, and the 200-meter dash. Other wins for the Bulldogs came from Ben Dion (100-meter), Ben Rounseville (110-meter hurdles), James Estudante (shot-put), Drew Robert (800-meter), and Patrick Briand (one mile). The 4×100-meter relay comprised of Rounseville, Sean Hopkins, Mike Morris, and Trevor Oldham, also took first. The Bulldogs look to claim their first outdoor SCC title in three years this season.
Girls’ Track: The Lady Bulldogs also kicked off their season right, debuting with an explosive 116-20 win over Fairhaven. The girls won all but two events in the meet, showing the overall depth of the track program. Zoe Smith and Arden Goguen were big winners on the day, with Smith winning the triple jump, high jump, and 100-meter hurdles, and Goguen winning the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. If the opening meet is any indication, the girls will likely claim their fifth consecutive outdoor SCC title this spring, so long as they continue to perform as they have been.
Boys’ Tennis: The boys’ tennis team had an excellent week, winning two matches in 5-0 shutouts against Seekonk and Wareham. In both matches, Owen Sughrue (first singles), Alex Bilodeau (second singles), and Sean Nutter (third singles) all won in two sets to earn points for the team. Against Seekonk, Sam Pasquill and Josh Lerman (first doubles) and Stephen Burke and Jahn Pothier (second doubles) completed the Bulldogs’ first shut-out of the week, while against Wareham, the doubles teams were restructured, with Lerman and Maxx Wolski taking the first doubles match, and Caleb Jagoda and Emil Assing winning at second doubles. With the wins, the boys’ record stands at 5-1 overall with a perfect 4-0 in the SCC.
Girls’ Tennis: Like the boys’ team, the Lady Bulldogs also won both of their matches this week, with several players making their varsity debuts. Julia Nojeim played well, winning both matches at first singles. Against Seekonk, Morgan Middleton (second singles), Olivia Bellefeuille (third singles), and Sophie Church and Emma Collings (second doubles) all won their matches. At first doubles, junior Alexis Parker made her varsity debut playing with K.K. Bindas. The girls won their match in three sets. Against Wareham, the girls got wins from Nojeim, Bellefeuille, Collings and Church, as well as Amy Bichajian, who won her first ever singles match at third singles. Another debut for the Lady Bulldogs came from freshman Caroline Murphy, who paired up with Parker to win her first varsity match at second doubles. The girls’ record stands at 4-1 overall, with an undefeated 4-0 in the conference.
Girls’ Lacrosse: The Lady Bulldogs notched another two wins to their record this week, defeating both Saint John Paul II and Bourne. Against Saint John Paul II, the girls won 18-7, thanks to the offensive efforts of 11 different players. Multiple scorers for the girls came from Bailey Truesdale (4), Maddie Cooney (3), Mikayla Demanche (2), and Emily Hiller (2). Senior goalie Madison Thomson made nine saves in net. The girls then went on to defeat Bourne 14-8. Cooney, a freshman, continues to make her name known in the SCC, scoring three goals to help lead the Bulldog offense. Chloe Riley also notched three goals in the win, with Demanche and Maggie Adams each scoring two. The wins put the girls’ overall record at 3-1-1.
Below are the overall spring team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of April 19.
Baseball: (4-0-0) (3-0-0); Softball: (2-2-0) (2-1-0); Boys’ Track: (1-0-0) (1-0-0); Girls’ Track: (1-0-0) (1-0-0); Boys’ Tennis: (5-1-0) (4-0-0); Girls’ Tennis: (4-1-0) (4-0-0); Boys’ Lacrosse: (3-0-0) (1-0-0); Girls’ Lacrosse: (3-1-1) (1-0-0).
By Michael Kassabian
