David Creed •
This Whaler sports activities roundup consists of updates on the sphere hockey staff after they continued their undefeated streak to begin the season, the ladies soccer staff after incomes a tie towards a Cape & Island’s rival, the boys soccer staff after a street victory, the golf staff, and the volleyball staff.
Field Hockey Beats Westport, Barnstable
The Whaler area hockey staff is 5-0 following a 4-1 victory on the street towards Westport High School on Wednesday and a 3-1 victory over Barnstable High School on the island Thursday afternoon.
Against Westport, senior Sadie Paterson scored a pair of targets whereas Evie Phelps and Marin Mooney every scored one aim as effectively. In their dwelling matchup towards Barnstable, Paterson, Mooney, and Phelps every scored one other aim and proceed to anchor a balanced Nantucket assault.
In the Whaler’s 5 recreation win streak to begin the season, they started the yr with a 5-3 victory over Falmouth and since then, have allowed simply two targets in 4 video games – with senior goalie Shelbi Harimon incomes two shutouts. They have outscored their opponents (Nauset, Martha’s Vineyard, Westport, and Barnstable) 13-2.
Nantucket may have a while off earlier than they try to proceed their successful methods and enhance to 6-0 once they journey to Dennis-Yarmouth to play the Dolphins on Friday, September 26th at 3:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer Ties SJP
The Whaler ladies soccer staff earned a hard-fought 1-1 tie on the Nobadeer Turf Field Thursday afternoon. While head coach Doug LeBrecht at all times needs to win, he felt his staff performed an excellent recreation and is happy with how they’re taking part in whereas tipping his cap to the SJP squad.
“They’re a very, very good team,” LeBrecht mentioned of SJP. “I was psyched to come off the past couple losses and tie and to see our team to do that today, everybody was fired up. In that second half, we won every single 50/50 ball. Every ball, which was awesome to see.”
SJP was capable of rating the sport’s first aim with slightly below 14 minutes to play within the first half on a penalty kick. Whaler goalie Madden Myers guessed proper and dove to the facet of the shot, nevertheless it simply barely snuck beneath her. Aside from that aim, Myers and the Whaler protection have been sharp and impenetrable.
“Madden was hard on herself after the Vineyard game (on Sunday, 3-1 loss) and I was so proud of how she played today,” LeBrecht mentioned. “She guessed right on that penalty kick, and to see her attitude today and hear her the entire time, I was so happy to see her play the way she did today.”
LeBrecht mentioned his backs performed effectively to maintain SJP to 1 aim. On Nantucket’s lone aim of the afternoon with simply over 22 minutes left within the second half, he credited Sutton LeBrecht for deflecting the aim kick which led to the ball discovering senior captain Chelsea Gross, who made an excellent play to get the ball to Myah Johnson who buried it.
“Our backs played great,” LeBrecht mentioned. “I didn’t have a great game as far as subbing. I didn’t put anybody in other than the injuries, and I explained to them it wasn’t a reflection on them. They got us to this point; I just can’t relinquish anything right now. I told them that was on me, just because I don’t want to lose morale. We had the best game we had; I don’t want to lose morale because I didn’t put enough people in.”
Through six games, Nantucket is 1-3-2 in their first season as a Division 3 team. LeBrecht said he feels good about how his team looks through the first third of the season.
“We are the place I assumed we might be,” LeBrecht said. “No one’s blowing us out. No one has shut us down. We’re scoring each recreation. We’re proper there. It is only a matter of discovering the best mixture and we began doing it immediately up prime. We switched some stuff up and we obtained loads of strain on (internet). I really feel good. It is just not our greatest document, however ties do not harm.”
Nantucket can be again in motion on Saturday, September 20th once they host the Abington Green Wave at 11 a.m. on the Nobadeer Turf Fields.
Boys Soccer Beats DY On The Road
The Whaler boys soccer staff adopted up a 1-0 victory on the street towards Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday with a dominant 4-0 victory over the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins Thursday afternoon on the street.
Sophomore striker Stoyan Popov opened the scoring within the first 10 minutes of the match, and the 1-0 Whaler lead is what was taken into halftime. Nantucket scored two fast targets within the 12th and 20th minutes. Calvin Guevera scored each of those targets – one on a nook kick and the opposite on a penalty kick.
Nantucket added a bonus aim within the 75th minute on a penalty kick by Popov, his third of the sport.
Whaler head coach Rich Brannigan II mentioned Edvin Valentukevicius and Denzel Tejada performed strong protection within the shutout.
The Whalers at the moment are 3-3 this season and can attempt to climb above .500 once they journey to Abington to play the Green Wave on Wednesday, September 24th at 3:30 p.m.
Golf Splits Matches
The Whaler golf staff break up a pair of matches to conclude a busy 4 matches in 4 days stretch – dropping to the St. John Paul II Lions 233-246 after which beating the Rising Tide Herons 217-233 on Thursday in a street matchup. Below are the scores for every golfer.
At Home Against St. John Paul II:
David Foley – 37
Ben Freeman – 41
Edward Taveras – 41
Emil Ivanov – 42
TQ Scarlett – 42
David Boulter – 43
Colby Lucas – 44
Baer O’Banion – 44
On The Road Against Rising Tide:
Ben Freeman – 31
Hunter Bistany – 35
Emil Ivanov – 35
David Foley – 37
Baer O’Banion – 39
Paxton Fitch – 40
Colby Lucas – 40
Jake Grant – 41
Nantucket is now 5-2 this season and they’ll lastly have a while to catch their breath earlier than their subsequent match, which is at the moment scheduled for Monday, September 22nd at 3:30 p.m.
Volleyball Loses To Sturgis East
The Whaler volleyball staff began their match towards the Sturgis East Storm on Wednesday at Nantucket High School sturdy – successful the primary set 25-18 – however in the end misplaced the match 3-1.
The second and third units noticed Sturgis win 25-9 and 25-15 respectively, however the third set was effectively throughout the Whaler’s grasp as they led 20-12 earlier than the Storm made a comeback.
Mariana Silva and Viki Bozhkova every had a team-high 4 aces. Quinn Canty and Silva every had a team-high three kills. Canty additionally added three blocks whereas Manu Coelho led Nantucket with 9 assists.
The Whalers at the moment are 1-3 this season and they’ll attempt to get again within the win column once they journey to play Abington on Saturday, September 20th at 11 a.m.
SCHEDULE AHEAD:
Friday, September 19th:
There aren’t any video games scheduled for at the present time.
Saturday, September 20th:
The ladies soccer staff will host Abington High School at 11 a.m.
The soccer staff will host Blackstone Valley Regional/Technical High School at 1:30 p.m.
The volleyball staff can be on the street taking part in Abington at 11 a.m.
Sunday, September 21st:
There aren’t any video games scheduled for Sunday, September 21st.
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