HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Barnstable boys tennis locks up state tournament spot
In 2022, the Barnstable High School boys tennis team missed the state tournament by decimal points.
That won't be the case this spring. After missing out on the postseason last spring by being the No. 33 seed (the top 32 schools qualify plus all programs that finish .500 or better), the Red Hawks already locked up a postseason mark with a 5-0 win over Brockton on Monday.
Barnstable (9-3) locked up its clinching victory behind 6-0, 6-0 sweeps at first singles (Kyler Medeiros), second singles (Alex Arabadzhiev) and second doubles (Thomas Berger/Mike Higginbotham).
Brennan Riley won at third singles while Connor O'Reilly/Andy Coombs took first singles.
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In other high school action on Monday:
Boys Tennis
Monomoy 3, Falmouth 2: The Sharks (9-4) clinched a spot in the state tournament with the win. Monomoy's Vidan Vujosevic and Gavin McDonnell won at second and third singles, respectively, while Liam Jordan/Blake Noonan won at second doubles. Falmouth's points came from Bode Larsen at first singles and Jack Dunn/Sam Collins in first doubles.
Sandwich 5, St. John Paul II 0: Andrew Emmel (6-1, 6-0 at singles), Pablo Gonzalez (6-1, 6-2 at second) and Quinn Johnston (7-6, 10-6 at third) swept the singles matches for the Blue Knights. Liam McLaughlin/Andrew Chanya won at first double, 6-0, 6-1. The Blue Knights won second doubles via forfeit.
Girls Tennis
Brockton 3, Barnstable 2: The Red Hawks dropped the non-league game.
Nauset 4, Bourne 1: Winners from Nauset included Nicole Boyce (first singles), Anjali O'Brien (third singles), Christin Schadt/Jill Ernstrom (first doubles) and Katie Ray O'Reilly/Mia Carroll (second doubles).
McKinley Wenzel won at second singles for Bourne.
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Falmouth 3, Monomoy 2: The Clippers defeated the Sharks behind wins from Caroline Moskel (first singles), Alexis Christian/Maia Ledwell (first doubles) and Charlotte Bridges/Rachel Larsen (second doubles). Lilly Gould (second singles) and Jocelyn White (third singles) won their matches for the Sharks (9-4).
Baseball
Martha's Vineyard 4, Monomoy 3: The Vineyarders won the Cape & Islands League game.
Bourne 6, West Bridgewater 3: Jacob Lewis had two of Bourne's six hits and scored twice to go with one RBI. Luca Finton struck over seven over four innings for the Canalmen (8-4) while Damon White pitched the final three innings with four strikeouts.
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Mashpee 3, Dennis-Yarmouth 0: Robert Ryder pitched well to lead the Falcons to the win as coach Dan Patenaude picked up his 300th career win.
Barnstable 9, New Bedford 0: Coley Buckler allowed one hit over six innings to improve to 4-1 on the mound this season for the Red Hawks (10-3). Jack Tarbox, Reed Buckler and Vinnie DiGiacomo all had two hits and two RBIs.
Silver Lake 9, Falmouth 2: The Clippers dropped the non-league game.
Sandwich 7, Marshfield 6: Brayden Ramsey doubles home Connor Finn for the walk-off win for the Blue Knights. Jack Mulcahy had two hits and Joe Coughlan earned the win on the mound. Seamus Vining played well defensively.
Softball
Dennis-Yarmouth 21, Nantucket 7: D-Y's Brooke Chicoine had four hits. Alexa Barboza started a five-run sixth inning with a leadoff home run. Shae McSharry also had a home run. Nantucket's Yahely Del Rosario Gomez had a grand slam in the loss.
Sturgis 12, Nauset 6: Four runs in the second, and five in the third, propelled Sturgis (10-1) to its eighth straight win over the Warriors. Sophia Bruno struck out 15 in the win while Ava Doyle scored three runs in the loss.
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Cape Cod Tech 24, St. John Paul II 11: The Crusaders (2-8) have now won two games in a row after a 10-year drought. Laura Felix de Jesus starred by going 5-for-5 with a home run and three doubles.
Mashpee 16, Barnstable 15: The Falcons won on a walk-off in a wild ending. The Red Hawks scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 15-14 lead before Mashpee scored two in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mashpee's Jordan Eagan went 4-for-4 with four runs scored, three RBIs and five stolen bases. Theresa Provencher (three RBIs), Michelle Gonsalves, Jayden Bryant (four runs, two RBIs) and Hailey Scholl all had three-hit days. Amaya Azevedo-Fraser drove in three RBIs.
In the loss, Ava Rolfe drew four walks and scored four times. Jazlyn Coyer had four hits and four RBIs.
Plymouth South 7, Falmouth 3: Anna Velesig pitched well in the loss for the Clippers (4-7) while Kaylee Shaw (two runs), and Anna Bennett (RBI) both had two-hit days.
Marshfield 14, Sandwich 2: The Blue Knights dropped the non-league game.
Bourne 12, Old Colony 4: Jadyn Morrell pitched a complete game and also went 3-for-4 with four RBIs for the Canalwomen (7-5). Paige Meda and Michaela Muldoon each had two hits and one RBI.
Girls Lacrosse
Upper Cape Tech 19, Bristol Aggie 2: The Rams improve to 12-2.
Boys Lacrosse
Tri-County 15, Cape Tech 2: Cape Tech falls to 0-10 on the season.
Old Colony 15, Upper Cape Tech 2: The Rams drop to 4-8.
Nantucket 6, Whitman-Hanson 5: Jeremy Jenkinson starred in net in the win for the Whalers.
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Scituate 16, Barnstable 5: The Red Hawks dropped the non-league game.
Nauset 17, Canton 4: Logan Poulin was 19-for-24 on faceoffs and Payton Kender had four goals for the Warriors (10-2) on Saturday. Andrew Berardi had a six-point day (goal, five assists) while Quinn Mucha (two assists) and Kevin Wright both had hat tricks.
Hanover 8, Sandwich 7: Shane Corcoran made 14 saves while Avery Richardson and Cole Rodgers both had two goals, but it was not enough for the Blue Knights (7-4) on Saturday.
Girls Golf
Duxbury 5, Monomoy 1: The Sharks fell to the Dragons.
Sailing
Falmouth 3, Nantucket 2: The Clippers knocked off the Whalers.
This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Monday's scores and highlights on Cape Cod
