EXETER - Annie Christiana tripled in the 10th inning and scored on a Summer LeClerc bunt as the Exeter High School softball team walked off with a 2-1 win over Concord, the defending Division I state champions, on Wednesday.
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Exeter is now 12-3 on the season, while Concord is 13-2.
Christiana tripled in the third inning and scored on a LeClerc infield single. Concord tied the game in the fifth.
Chrisitiana had four hits for the Blue Hawks, while LeClerc had two, and Dejah Rondeau, Mykenna Whittier, Lila Smith and Madi Paige all had one.
Exeter's Edy Crawford scattered eight hits and allowed one run over 10 innings, earning the win.
SOFTBALL
Winnacunnet 19
Trinity 2
MANCHESTER - Lilly Snow had two hits and four RBIs, Halisa Carter had three RBIs, and Arden Langmaid and Maeva Shapiro both had two RBIs for Winnacunnet (13-2) in this Division I game.
The Warriors scored 11 runs in the second inning, and eight in the third. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule.
St. Thomas 1 4
Winnisquam 2
DOVER - Sami Taylor had three hits and two RBIs, Emma Toriello had two hits and three RBIs, and Caitlyn Flynn had two hits and two RBIs as St. Thomas Aquinas improved to 13-0 with this Division III win.
Sarah Flynn, Alaina Bolduc, Elizabeth Flynn and Abbie Gaynor all had two hits and an RBI for the Saints.
Kingswood 8
Oyster River 2
WOLFEBORO - Addy Veno had two hits, Kate Michaud had an RBI single and Maeve Hickok had a single for Oyster River (11-3) in this Division II loss.
York 13
Gray-New Gloucester 3
GRAY, Maine - Sophomore Maddie Fitzgerald hit for the cycle and had three RBIs for York which improved to 11-0 with this Class B South win.
McKayla Kortes added four hits, including three doubles for the Wildcats, while Sarah Orso had three hits, and Ella Hickey, Nya Avery and Emily Estes all had two. Orso struck out 11, earning the win.
Marshwood 12
Massabesic 11, 9 inn.
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Laurali Shisler's second hit of the game drove in Keira Keaveny with the game-winning, walk-off run in the ninth inning of this Class A South game.
Marshwood's Zoe Carnes had two hits, including a two-run homer in the sixth.
BASEBALL
Pinkerton 6
Portsmouth 3
PORTSMOUTH - The Clippers scored all three of their runs in the third inning, falling to 8-8 on the season after this Division I loss.
Gar Hindle had two hits and two RBIs for Portsmouth, while Joe Zingariello and Devin Driscoll both had two hits.
Nate Delaney (hit, run), Zavier Lampert (hit, RBI) and Tucker Huskey (hit) all contributed.
Exeter 9
Memorial 3
MANCHESTER - The Blue Hawks scored three runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings, improving to 15-1 with this Division I win.
Junior Cam Piwnicki struck out 10 and allowed three hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings, earning the win.
John Bakker had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Hawks, while Jack Dever had a hit and three RBIs, and Finn Adams had two RBIs.
Dover 8
Timberlane 3
DOVER - Nate MacGregor and Ryan Sullivan each had two RBIs, leading Dover (10-6) to this Division I win.
Charlie Kubiet struck out five and allowed one earned run and four hits over six innings, earning the win.
Spaulding 6
Salem 3
SALEM - Hunter Spencer struck out six and allowed two runs on three hits over 4 2/3 innings for Spaulding in this Division I win.
Darian Mercedes had two hits and three RBIs for the Red Raiders, while Wesley Alfonso had three hits and one RBI.
St. Thomas Aquinas 13
Sanborn 5
DOVER - Timmy Avery, Thaao Papakonstantis and Ryan Gould all homered and had two RBIs for the Saints in this Division II win.
Avery, Papakonstantis, Sam Grondin, Charlie Covert all had two hits for STA.
York 15
Gray-New Gloucester 9
GRAY, Maine - Brody Gullison went 4-for-6, including two home runs and six RBIs, leading York to this Class B South win.
Brad Carr had two hits for the Wildcats, while Lucas Ketchum had one hit and two RBIs. Teammates Bob Brown (two RBIs, two runs), Jack Joyce (hit, RBI, two runs), Leo Sullivan (hit, two RBIs, two runs), and Connor Fell (hit, two runs) all contributed.
St. Dom's 7
Traip Academy 6
AUBURN, Maine - The hosts scored two runs in the sixth inning, rallying for this Class C South win.
Sean Webster had two hits and two RBIs for the Rangers, while Owen McNamara also had two hits. Traip's Colby Christiansen struck out five over and allowed four hits and three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Newmarket 13
Farmington 0
FARMINGTON - Nate Fluet had two hits, drove in three, and scored three for Newmarket (13-1) in this Division IV win.
Cam Moran (triple, three walks, three runs), John Schlieder (single, RBI, two runs), Jack Ferrelli (single, RBI, run), Matt Woods (single, RBI), Matt Napoletano (RBI, two runs), Parker Sweitzer (RBI, two runs), and Rian Fabrizio (RBI) led Newmarket.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Central Catholic 13
Portsmouth 11
LAWRENCE, Mass. - Annie Parker had six goals and Morgan Ruhnke had three for Portsmouth in this non-conference loss.
Ginger Vinciguerra and Lily Patterson each had a goal for the Clippers, and Ella Souza had one assist. Portsmouth goalie Sage Bussiere had nine saves.
Marshwood 13
Cheverus 11
PORTLAND, Maine - Maddy Poitras had six goals and two assists for Marshwood (5-5) in this Class A game.
Hadley Prewitt had four goals for the Hawks, while Eva Hersey and Sarah Theriault both had one goal and two assists. Marshwood goalie Makayle Coy had seven saves for her first varsity win.
Defensively, Lila Manter, Nora Dockham, Chloe Walker, Lana Emery, and Kaley Donovan shined.
St. Thomas Aquinas 20
Laconia 5
DOVER - Megan Leahy had seven goals, Charlotte De Tolla had four, and Lizzy Holden had three for St. Thomas Aquinas (11-0) in this Division III game.
Cat Vetter and Kat Dornan both had two goals for the Saints, while Kensley Harris and Izzy Taylor each had one. STA goalie Brea Barker had four saves..
BOYS LACROSSE
Oyster River 10
Kennett 5
DURHAM - Alex Moody had four goals, and Tyler Callander had two goals and four assists for Oyster River in this Division II win.
Jadyn Smart added two goals for the Bobcats, while Talon Beyer and Dee Tsakiris both had one, and Jake Failla had four assists.
Oyster River's Cole Levesque was 12-for-20 on faceoffs, and goalie Cole Norris had 12 saves.
York 14
Yarmouth 7
YARMOUTH, Maine - Quinn Walenta had five points and Evan Anastas had four for York in this Class B win. Riley Butters and goalie Evan Giacobba shined for the Wildcats.
GIRLS TENNIS
Portsmouth 9
Milford 0
PORTSMOUTH - Sophia Jundi (No. 1, 8-0, Avery Porter (No. 2, 8-2), Lindsay Lee (No. 3, 8-0), Anna Syphers (No. 4, 8-2), Sam Ruel (No. 5, 8-0) and Harper Huskey (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Portsmouth (11-2) in this Division II match.
In doubles, Jundi and Porter won 8-0 at No. 1, Clara Daw and Elyse White won 8-2 at No. 2, and Ruel and Maeve Honda won 8-3 at No. 3.
Spaulding 5
Memorial 0
ROCHESTER - The Red Raiders ended their Division I season at 6-8 with this rain-shortened win.
Maddy Gagnon (No. 1, 8-4), Stella Mitropoulos (No. 2, 8-4), Lucy Gosselin (No. 3, 8-1), Ashley Stewart (No. 4, 8-2) and Taitley Leslie (No. 5, 8-0) all won in singles action.
BOYS TENNIS
Marshwood 3
Portland 2
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - David Duval (No. 2, 6-4, 6-4) and Alex Rafferty (No. 3, 7-6, 6-7, 11-9) won in singles for Marshwood in this Class A South match.
In doubles, Parker Dixon and Carter Shaw won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1.
TRACK
Portsmouth girl sets record
CONCORD - Senior Maria Akalonu set a Portsmouth High School record in the discus with a throw of 119 feet, 6 inches at a dual-meet in Concord.
Cathy Ross, with a throw of 117-11, set the previous record in 1983.
-Coaches are asked to e-mail game summaries to sports@seacoastonline.com.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast roundup: Exeter's Christiana scores on walk-off; York's Fitzgerald hits for cycle
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