Sports Roundup: Girls & Boys Lax Win Again
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the girls lacrosse team following a home win, the boys lacrosse team following a road victory, the girls tennis team, and the boys tennis team.
Girls Lax Beats Dennis-Yarmouth
The girls lacrosse team was able to win in convincing fashion against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins 17-5 on Monday, with those 17 goals being the most they tallied all season so far.
Nantucket was led by Mia Beaudette, who scored five goals. Mayson Lower tallied four goals and two assists, Suz Peraner had two goals and two assists, Dylan Damian and Claire Genthner each had two goals, Louisa Beni had one goal and one assist, and Myah Johnson scored one goal.
The Whalers have had some postponements early this season but have played well in each of their five games to earn a 4-1 record. They are currently the #8 seed in the MIAA’s first Div. 4 state tournament bracket. Their only loss came to Cape Cod Academy 11-7 at home on April 17th. CCA is currently the #11 seed in the Div. 3 state tournament bracket.
The Whalers will try to improve their record to 5-1 when they host the Falmouth Clippers on Thursday, May 1st at 4 p.m. Falmouth is currently the #9 seed in the Div. 3 state tournament bracket.
Boys Lax Beats Dartmouth
The boys lacrosse team beat Dartmouth High School 10-3 on Tuesday, improving their record to 6-1 this season.
Whaler head coach Sam Aloisi said Dartmouth’s goalie was good, but midfielder David Cirillo did a great job on faceoffs to allow Nantucket to have the ball for at least two-thirds of the game, which gave them more opportunities to score. He added that their shooting was “awful” in the first half.
Nantucket was led in scoring by midfielder Arann Hanlon, who had three goals and an assist. It was a balanced offensive attack with Jake Grant scoring two goals and adding an assist, Canton Jenkinson and Noah Stringer each scoring one goal and adding two assists, Miles Beaudette scoring one goal and adding one assist, and Nolen Mosscrop and Andrick Mooney each scoring one goal. Tyler Miller had one assist.
Junior goalie Jeremy Jenkinson made 10 saves on the 13 shots he faced.
Nantucket is in a good position early on this season as they hope to go on another deep tournament run in June. They are currently the #4 seed in the first Div. 4 state tournament bracket released by the MIAA.
But some tough games are ahead this week for Nantucket. They will have a road matchup against the Falmouth Clippers on Thursday, May 1st at 3 p.m. Falmouth is currently the #4 seed in the Div. 3 state tournament bracket. Some notable wins include a 9-4 win over Nauset, who beat Nantucket 15-7 on April 15th and are the #5 seed in Div. 3. They also beat the Norwell Clippers, who are the number two seed in Div. 4 and have beaten strong programs such as Xaverian 11-10, who are the #9 seed in Div. 1.
Then on Saturday, May 3rd, the Whalers will be on the road against the Cohasset Skippers. The Skippers have some notable wins and are the #3 seed in Div. 4. They beat the Duxbury Dragons, who are the #4 seed in Div. 2, 9-6 at home. Nantucket’s game against Cohasset is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Girls Tennis Loses To Monomoy
The girls tennis team lost to the Monomoy Sharks 4-1 on Monday. The lone winner for Nantucket in the match was the first doubles team of Sara Dussault and Sutton LeBrecht, who won their match 2-1 following a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker.
Nantucket is currently the #11 seed in the Div. 4 state tournament bracket and are 3-3 this season. They will be in action again on Wednesday, April 30th on the road against Sturgis West at 4 p.m.
Boys Tennis Loses To Monomoy
The boys tennis team lost to the Monomoy Sharks on Tuesday 5-0 on the road. They are now 2-6 this season but find themselves inside the Div. 4 state tournament bracket’s top 32 and are the #17 seed as of now. Nantucket will try to earn their third win of the season on Wednesday, April 30th at home against Falmouth Academy at 4 p.m.
Sailing Beats SJP/Sturgis East
The sailing team went on the road Monday afternoon and beat the St. John Paul II Lions/Sturgis East Storm 3-2 in a road regatta. Sailing is now 3-1-1 this season and they will be back in action on Tuesday, May 6th when they travel to Falmouth to play the Clippers at 3:30 p.m.
Softball Loses At Home
The softball team lost the Falmouth Clippers 22-5 on Tuesday at home. They are now 1-6 this season and #49 in the MIAA’s first power rankings of the spring. They will try to get back in the win column on Wednesday, April 30th at 4 p.m. against Rising Tide.
Below are a few more photos taken during Tuesday's game by Chris Tran.
SCHEDULE AHEAD:
Wednesday, April 30th:
Baseball will be on the road playing Rising Tide at 3:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis will be at home playing Falmouth Academy at 4 p.m.
Softball will be at home playing Rising Tide at 4 p.m.
Girls Tennis will be on the road playing Sturgis West at 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 1st:
Boys Lacrosse will be on the road playing Falmouth at 3 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse will be at home playing Falmouth at 4 p.m.
You can view all of the MIAA power rankings here.