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BASKETBALL

Third- and fourth-grade girls

Isabella Krasinski provided a spark on the defensive end while Lauren Lupo led the offense for the Crazy Monkeys, which won 14-2 over Bedford Hills Care & Rehab Center. Excellent defense was seen by the entire Bedford Hills team especially Megan Lang. Outstanding effort was also seen by Paige Letzelter and Giavanna Allsop.

TRM Microwave defeated Oztek Corp 19-6. TRM received offense scoring from Torrance Ayotte, Katherine Lipari, and Rachel Noble. Elizabeth Silha also played well defensively for TRM Microwave. Despite the score, Oztek never gave up, inspired by the relentless defense of Abbie Zendzian and Carolyn Tierney, and the offense of Mia Purcell.

The NH Orthopadeic Center lost to the Inside Scoop by a score of 13-6. NHOC was led defensively by Holly Souter and Bri Rainey who both had many steals throughout the game.

Fifth- and sixth-grade girls

It was a tough defensive battle but Active Body Studio was able to edge out New Hampshire Motor Speedway 12-8. The game-high scorer was Hope Lang with five points with Jayden McDonough contributing with four for ABS. NHMS was anchored on defense with Lexi Hawtin and Shannon Bolser.

Youth League Management had balanced scoring in their win against Precision Letter Corp. 18-7. Kaleigh Singleton scored four points and Ella DiTomaso and Sofia Anderson played strong defense throughout the game. Lily Bromley was the game high scorer and led PLC with seven points.

Bedford Self-Storage continued its winning streak with a win over Groundskeepers Unlimited 14-6. Corrie LaBelle and Devon OHara led BSS with four points each while Jennifer Appleby played solid defense. Carley Casey grabbed several rebounds and Sydney Lynch played tough defense for GU.

Third-grade boys

Verizon Wireless Arena won 16-4 in a hard fought game over CGI Benefits Group. Verizon Wireless had outstanding defensive efforts by Dennis Sarajlic, Caleb Boulard and Owen Bechert while the scoring was lead by Matt Flanagan, Zach Gamache, Toren Coulter, Sam Lacombe and Robert Monaco.

Lui Lui executed a great passing attack and every player scored to beat AutoFair Honda 24-4. TJ OConnell, Joe Mikol, Danny Gagne, Aiden Landman, Tom Crowther, Camden Roberts and Aarsh Sharma all hit field goals. Ryan Ashburner scored all four points for Autofair and Rojan Nagaraju led Autofair in rebounds.

NAMTEK defeated Clifford Sells 34-3 behind the offense of Michael Pratte (18 points), Anthony Zarella (10 points) and Alexander McDonald (4 points). Davis Anderson had several nice passes for assists and Dave Blake played solid defense. Jack Carroll led Clifford Sells and Ben and Jim Westbrook chipped in with good defensive play.

Fourth-grade boys

Elliott Orthodontics lost a tough fight against State Farm Insurance 22-12 despite great defense by Alex Harjula and rebounding by Tommy Van Hirtum.

Crawford-Vogel Wenzel Oil had a close low-scoring game with Bedford Firefighters. Crawford was behind seven points at the half only to battle back for the win 12-11. Connor Butts led the team in scoring followed by David Manella; Derek Moscillo led in rebounding. The whole Crawford-Vogel team played outstanding defense.

Fifth- and sixth-grade boys

Rescon Basement Solutions overcame the Screaming Monkeys 29-13. Arthur Standard and Geoff Mosseau led Rescon offense while Chris Francis and Garrett Kondek kept the Monkeys in the game.

Focus on Fitness delivered a complete team win with a 36-16 victory over SNS Services Group. Ryan Douthart orchestrated the Focus offense while Matthew Biedermann helped control the game with great defensive rebounding. Tyler Bourgeois and Cam Costa led SNS.

Bedford Bulletin outlasted EPE Corporation, 31-30. The Bulletin was keyed by Matt Simpson and Jon Redman’s late strong defense. Leading the way for EPE Corporation was Matt Gilligan with nine points with Stoughton Bell chipping in on defense to keep the game close.

Bedford Journal got ahead early but Bedford Self Storage pushed hard in the second half but fell short, 34-18. The second half push for BSS was led by Donny Crowder. Matt Fox and Tyler Stone had timely offense to put it away for the Journal.

Rebounding by Zack Garron and Christian Bourgeois assisted in the 37-11 Fidelity Investments win over Northeast Record Retention. Jacob Coutu had a season high seven points to drive Fidelity to victory.

Seventh- and eighth-grade boys

Progressive Energy had a balanced attack under the leadership of Nick Burdick and Connor Kelley beating the Law Offices of Gould and Gould 27-26. Chris Trilling tossed in the game winner with 11 seconds to go for the win. Gould and Gould received solid play from Clay Norris and Colin Hendrickson.

Dunkin Donuts beat back a tough Executive Lawn Care squad, 32-29. Both teams’ big men – Griffin Lyons from DD and Ryan Linehan ELC – were tough under the hoop, with multiple rebounds and blocked shots. Tyler Allen dropped 14 for DD, while Bobby Heald answered with 14 for ELC.

River Road Pediatrics beat a tough Connected Home Theater team 47-39. Evan Natale dropped in 17 points and was backed up by his brother Jeremy and Charlie Woo. CHT received solid play from Nate Cote and Evan Andrews.

Milford Medical Center squeaked by NH Orthopaedic Center 39-37. Leading the charge for MMC was Michael Landman and Matt Lefebvre. NH Orthopaedic was led by Austin Singleton and Nolin Lacombe.

The Celtics won their first game of the season 29-22 over Arbors of Bedford. Leading the Celtics was Bobby Brockway, Logan Major and Justin Mello. Arbors was powered by Nick Leahy, PJ Garron, and Tyler Mednikoff.

Capital Kitchen and Bath and Bedford Biomass Products battled to a 35-35 tie. Leading Capital was Cam Madej, Paul Toscano, and Josh Hughes. Bedford Biomass received solid play from Dan Johnson, Austin Danjou, and Steve Dobens.

Third-grade girls travel

The Bedford girls lost a close game to Litchfield 16-13. Isabella King and Emma LeGoullon scored for Bedford. Katey O’Connell controlled the boards while Emmy Plage led the defense.

Fourth-grade girls travel

Bedford battled Merrimack until the very end with Bedford falling 17-14. The girls also faced off against Londonderry. The girls went on a 6-0 run to close the gap to 23-20 before falling 27-20. Alli Morgan and Amanda Jonas each had seven points while Torrance Ayotte added six. Katherine Lipari and Meghan Lang all played great defense.

Fifth-grade girls travel

The Bedford girls stayed undefeated in league play with wins over Windham 25-14 and Londonderry 14-8. Against Windham Sarah Cote, Emily Adams, Delaney Flanagan and Brianna Coco led the offense. In a defensive battle against Londonderry Lizzy Stevenson, Kendi Barnard and Hannah McCarthy played strong defense while Sophia King and Caroline DeLisle led the team in scoring.

Sixth-grade girls travel

Bedford lost to Groton (Mass.) by the score of 41-11. Bedford was led by Quinn Allen who had a dozen rebounds, five blocks and three points while Aly Fillion added five points. Although it was close through three quarters, the girls could not hold against undefeated Londonderry and lost 46-25. Bedford was led in scoring by Fillion (nine points), Allen (six points) and Mia Roy (four points).

Fifth-grade boys travel

Noah Kokkinos hit five of six foul shots in the fourth quarter to help beat Hampstead 44-40. Ryan Tascano added 10 points, Liam O’Connell had nine and Lucien Mumpini had eight to help with the scoring. Blake Murray, Harrison Bogursky, and Cole Wheeler played nice defense to help get the win. In the battle of the unbeaten, Bedford beat Litchfield 49-45 in overtime. O’Connell led the scoring with 18 points while Tascano added 12 points. Kokkinos played great defense in the low post, while Murray had several nice assists. Kaleb Harrington and Harrison LeGoullon battled for several rebounds.

Liam O’Connell scored 17 points and Harrison Bogursky 10 in a 60-48 win over Milford. Tommy Mailhot added six points for the winners Bedford fifth beat Bedford-Black 54-47. Cole Wheeler led the way with 14 points, Liam O’Connell added 11. Harrison LeGoullon added nine points in the win. For Bedford-Black, Teagan Collins scored 16 points with Ryan Andrews and Kyle Fink adding eight each.

Seventh-grade boys travel

Bedford defeated Litchfield 62-34. Nick Leahy had an outstanding game with multiple 3-pointers and 17 total points. Colby Gendron (10 points) and Erik Brown (six points) provided solid inside-outside play. Troy Meservey and Joe Hyatt led the offense to defeat rival Amherst 52-30.

SOFTBALL

Coaches, players wanted for BGSL

The Bedford Girls Softball League will hold clinics for moms and dads interesting in coaching this season. The first clinic will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the St. Elizabeth Seton Gym on Meetinghouse Road. The clinic will be led by Salem High School coach Harold Sacks.

The BSGL is also holding registration of the 2012 spring season until April 5. Any registrations made after March 15 will be charged a $20 late fee. For more information, go to www.bedfordsoftball.com.

Sports Talk

HOCKEY

Cavs pick up wins

The Hollis Cavs Squirt hockey team defeated a tough Reading Squirt team but managed a 4-3 win. The Cavs jumped out to an early lead but Reading would not go down without a fight. The Cavs offense was generated by Parker Mabbett with all four goals, while linemates TJ Vitullo and David Wang and Cavs other forward line of Isaac Rogers, Brandon Hugh and Austin Ciszek did a good job moving the puck. The Cavs defensemen Sean Kelly, Anil Rao and Ben Goolsby played well, while goalie Chirs Sullivan came up with a big save with seconds remaining on the clock to prevent the tie.

The Cavs came up with two big wins last weekend, outscoring their opponents 14-3. In the first matchup the Cavs, came out a little slow in the first period, but exploded for seven goals in the final two periods to beat the Winchester Squirt Team 8-0. The CAVs defensemen, Sean Kelly, David Wang (assist), Anil Rao (assist) and Chris Sullivan, had one of their best performances of the year, preventing Winchester from generating any movement with the puck. The Cavs front lines of Isaac Rogers (two goals), Brandon Hugh (one goal) and Austin Ciszek (one goal), and TJ Vitullo (one goal), Parker Mabbett (two goals) and Max Sears (one goal) did an excellent job cycling the puck to create scoring opportunities. Cavs goalie Ben Goolsby came up big recording another shutout.

In the second game, the Cavs were down 1-0 at the end of the first to a tough Medford Squirt team. The Cavs coaching staff focused their team efforts on solid defense and puck control for the final two periods to notch a 6-3 win. The Cavs defensemen, David Wang, Anil Rao and Chris Sullivan, came up with another big performance, while the Cavs forwards dominated the play in the offensive zone. Isaac Rogers exploded for four goals, while TJ Vitullo and Parker Mabbett each recorded a tally, and fellow linemates Austin Ciszek (two assists), Brandon Hugh (one assist) and Max Sears(two assists) had excellent games. Ben Goolsby remained strong in net for the Cavs, turning away several Medford scoring opportunities.

BASEBALL

GSBL logo contest

Do you have what it takes to create a new logo for Granite State Over-30 Baseball League? As part of the GSBL’s 20th year celebration, the league is paying $100 for a new logo. The winning logo will be selected by the league board from all submissions, and in the case of a tie, the executive board will decide. The creator of the winning submission will receive $100 in cash as payment for the logo. The new logo doesn’t have to contain the wording “The Granite State Over-30 League” but should at least say “GSBL” if the full league name is not incorporated into the logo. The new logo is encouraged to be in the tradition of existing red, white and blue league logos, if possible (see examples at www.gsbl.net), but it can deviate from the traditional elements, if necessary. Only the winning submission will become property of the league. Logo submissions should be made by April 7 by sending the logo as an e-mail attachment to saraceno21@aol.com (in 3 different sizes if possible, small, medium and large). Please let John Saraceno know if you have any questions at saraceno21@aol.com or by calling 571-8361.