The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ volleyball team continued its dominance on Monday with a Senior Night sweep of visiting Somerset Berkley (11-6), 3-0.
Kamryn Rodrigues had 10 kills, five digs, 11 service points and pair of aces, while Arielle Troupe had eight kills as ORR moved to 11-4 on the season and 9-2 in the South Coast Conference. They’re also now on a four-match winning streak. For Senior Night, the Bulldogs honored Rodrigues, Troupe, Rylee Kouta and Aurora Hayden.
“I was really proud of the energy the girls came out with today. It was a special night,” said ORR head coach Jimmy Oliveira.
ORR defeated visiting Bourne 3-1 on October 13, as Troupe made nine kills with .444% hitting and Rodrigues and Ava Vander Pol both added eight kills. Over the week, the Bulldogs avenged two early-season losses against Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School and Bourne.
The victory over Bourne came on the heels of a huge win for the Bulldogs on October 11, a 3-1 victory at home against GNB Voc-Tech (11-3.) That win lifted ORR into a first-place tie in the SCC. The set scores were 16-25, 25-11, 27-25 and 25-19. ORR lost the first set, but then went on to win the next three in dominant fashion. Sophomore Emily Brezinski was named player of the game, in which she had seven kills and two blocks.
“I was extremely proud of the girls for stepping up in sets 2-4, proud of our upperclassman for being good role models and our freshman (and) sophomores for stepping it up,” said Oliveira of the victory over Voc-Tech.
The Bulldogs were scheduled to visit Apponequet (9-7) on Wednesday, October 18.
Golf
A day after a 224-244 victory over Fairhaven on October 11, ORR’s golf team faced Bourne (11-4) at the Bay Club, winning 239-271. The victory put the Bulldogs at 12-2 and on a six-match winning streak. Junior Peter le Gassick was crowned the medalist with a nine-hole round of 37.
“Good showing from all six players,” ORR head coach Cabe said following the win against Fairhaven (8-2). In the match, le Gassick shot a 1-under-par round of 33, while Brady Mills and Jack Czerkowicz both shot 37. Luke Pierre, Connor Galligan and Zach Mourao shot 39.
The Bulldogs had one more dual match scheduled against Somerset Berkley (4-10) at the Bay Club on October 17. After that, the South Coast Conference championship will take place on Thursday, October 19, hosted by GNB Voc-Tech at Whaling City Country Club.
Girls Soccer
ORR girls’ soccer played at home on October 13, beating Bourne, 3-1. The win improved the Bulldogs record to 7-6. Junior Audrey Thomas had two goals, as freshman Gigi Duchaine had one of her own. Junior Liz Feeney had two assists, and Sofia Bouley had one. The Bulldogs had a 2-0 lead at the half, and while they didn’t play as well as they wanted to in the second half, they were able to hold off Bourne (8-5-1) to secure a much-needed win. ORR’s next game was their pink game, scheduled for Tuesday, October 16, at home against Somerset Berkley (5-5-1.)
Boys Soccer
ORR boys’ soccer lost 1-0 at Somerset (10-1-3) on Monday. Somerset scored the lone goal on a penalty kick in the first half. Playing well for the Bulldogs were goalkeeper Emile Joseph and midfielders Colin Mello and Jackson Veugen.
The Bulldogs traveled to Dartmouth on October 13 to face Bishop Stang (5-6-1) and took care of business, winning 2-0. Goals were scored by sophomore Garrett Ignacio and freshman Grady Oliveira. Joseph earned the shutout.
The victory came two days after the Bulldogs played visiting GNB Voc-Tech to what ORR head coach Mike Devoll called “a hard-fought tie,” as ORR took 22 shots on goal in the 1-1 final. ORR’s goal was scored by senior midfielder George Psichopaidas, assisted by Oliveira. The Bears (5-3-2) took eight shots, but John Marmelo, Luke DeVoe and Owen Modracek shut them down on defense.
The Bulldogs took a 7-3-2 record to Gillette Stadium for a Wednesday, October 16, game against GNB Voc-Tech (also 7-3-2). Yes, you heard that right – Gillette.
Unified Basketball
The Unified Bulldogs basketball team traveled to Somerset Berkley to face the Raiders (2-2) on Monday and won a 45-44 thriller.
It was back and forth all game, with the Bulldogs holding on to the lead for most of the game. Somerset went up four points with two minutes left, but the Bulldogs gave it their all and came back. Junior Michael Hogan finished with 11 points, Tom Grondin scored six and Emilia Cantwell scored four.
With the win, the Bulldogs are now 3-0 to start the season. Sophomore David Wilson was named player of the game for his hustle and great offense and defense.
“Every single Unified Bulldog athlete scored in the victory! This speaks to our teamwork and hustle. The players work together to help each other get open, and encourage each other,” said ORR head coach Fenton.
The Bulldogs will host Fairhaven (3-0) on Monday, October 23, celebrating Senior Night. Seniors Traeh Carrington, Jacob Newton and John Butler will all be recognized.
Field Hockey
ORR traveled to Swansea on October 12 and lost 5-0 to undefeated Joseph Case High School (10-0.) Three of Case’s goals were scored off penalty corners. Tessa Winslow and Kelsi Chick each tallied a defensive save. Freshman goalkeeper Reilly Patraiko made 12 saves for the Bulldogs, who were headed to Fall River on October 14 to face Durfee High School (8-2-1.)
Football
ORR’s football team had four opportunities inside the red zone but came away with no points in a 28-0 defeat at Fairhaven (6-0) on October 13. “We had two turnovers, and Fairhaven played a clean game. They were better than us on Friday night,” said ORR head coach Bryce Guilbeault. The Bulldogs will have another challenging game ahead of them, hosting 5-1 Somerset Berkley on Friday, October 20.
By Aiden Comorosky