Silver Lake

Nicole Hanrahan battled through a three-game set at No. 3 singles to lead the Lady Dragons to a 4-1 win over Silver Lake in Patriot League action last Thursday.

Hanrahan took a 6-4 first-set win over Abby Haugstad, then faltered in the second-set with a 2-6 loss. The senior battled back with a gritty 6-3 win in the third set for the victory.

Lily Peterson won the 400m hurdles with a time of  :73.5.

Duxbury swept the 100m dash with Laura Nee (:13.3), Madi Lyons (:13.8), and Kelsey Davidson (:13.8).

Ali Wolff (6:40) came in third in the mile.

The Lady Dragons saw their five-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt last Monday when they dropped a 10-1 decision to division leader Middleboro in Duxbury.

Duxbury came into the contest at 8-1 and hung close, trailing the Sachems 1-0 through three innings. The visitors’ bats exploded in the fourth inning for four runs on just two hits, opening the floodgates for five more runs in the seventh, as the usually reliable Duxbury defense and pitching faltered.

(Duxbury's Sam Sweet beats Connor Darcey from a difficult angle during Friday's win over Wellesley. Photo by Jim Tarbox)

They have beaten many of the top teams in Massachusetts, and have also beaten two nationally ranked teams from New York. You would think I was describing the best team in Massachusetts high school lacrosse history. But after listening to Coach Chris Sweet’s comments following Friday’s 9-3 win over Wellesley, it appears the best is yet to come.

No. 1 singles - Julia Krumholz over Duxbury’s Kelly Dame 0-6/2-6.

No. 2 singles - Delaney Dunlap over Duxbury’s Meghan O’Neal 2-6 /1-6.

No. 3 singles - Danielle Vanzara over Duxbury’s Nicole Hanrahan 0-6/1-6.

After a pair of tough losses to Cape teams, the Duxbury girls’ golf team got back on track last Monday with a 5-1 win over Dennis-Yarmouth at the DYC course to raise its record to 2-5. Cassidy Goldner rebounded after her first loss of the year to beat D-Y’s Krista Rodrick in the No. 1 slot, 5 and 4, with a round that included three bogeys. Her playing partner Lexi Macalus defeated Allisa Preston, 4 and 3, with a pair of bogeys. Cayla Barker garnered Duxbury’s third point with s 2-up win over Ashley Meehan at No. 4. Duxbury’s other winning performances included a 5 and 4 win by Elizabeth Loreaux over Annie Dillon at No. 5, and a 2-up win by Emma Fiskio over Shannon Campbell at No. 6. Kaylee Jones had a 2-up win over Carle Bellingham in the first alternate slot, and was joined by Courtney Walsh in the second alternate slot where she won her match, 4 and 2.

Sydney King (80.6) and Michelle Puopolo (81.0) came in first and second in the 400m hurdles.

Madi Lyons (13.52) came in third in the 100m.

Ali Wolff came in first in the mile (6:24).

The Duxbury girls’ softball team is quietly building itself into a Patriot League powerhouse after completing a three-game sweep last week with wins over Hingham (21-9), Hanover (8-7) and Whitman-Hanson (4-2).

Junior pitcher Micaela Lannon was on the mound for all three wins, while classmate Caroline McSherry provided the thunder at the plate with a home run and nine RBI to go along with a .666 batting average during the winning streak.

The Duxbury boys’ lacrosse team turned in its best performance of the year on Saturday afternoon when it beat nationally-ranked Niskayuna (NY), 8-7, on Sam Sweet’s goal with 13 seconds remaining.

What appeared to be a high-scoring affair when both teams scored a trio of goals in a 17-second span early in the first quarter, suddenly turned into a defensive struggle, as neither team was able to get more than a two-goal lead throughout the afternoon under overcast skies in Duxbury.

The Duxbury High School sailing team is having a stellar season after having qualified for the New England High School Fleet race, also known as the O’Day Trophy. The qualifier took place on the very challenging Lake Massapoag in Sharon where the Dragons were in good rhythm and their scores improved as the day went along. Duxbury finished the event strong with top-five finishes in the final six races, good enough for second and just one point out of the top spot.

It was a rough start to the week for the girls’ tennis team that showed a solid effort does not always result in a win, as it lost to Scituate, 5-0, and was edged by North Quincy, 3-1, in a match called by rain.

Sophomore Kelly Dame had a tough time with Scituate’s Niki Lazarus, losing 1-6/2-6 at No. 1 singles, while junior Meghan O’Neal had a competitive first set with Haley Malerbi, 4/6, before faltering in the second set, 1-6.

The Duxbury girls’ golf team won its first match of the season with a 5.5-.5 win over Silver Lake in Mass Bay League action last Tuesday.

Cassidy Goldner continues to have a solid season with a 5 and 4 win on the DYC course over Silver Lake’s No. 1 player Lauren Davis. Lexi Macaluso also contributed to the win with a 2-up victory over Emily Hanson.

The Duxbury boys’ tennis team is on a hot streak after winning four matches in a row following their only loss of the season to Cape Cod Academy.

Wins over Scituate (4-1), North Quincy (5-0), and Pembroke (5-0) punctuated a busy week and left the Dragons with a 5-1 record, as they started this week by facing perennial Patriot League foe Hingham on Monday afternoon on the road.

And people think Duxbury fans are obnoxious. With their girls’ lacrosse team coming in undefeated at 4-0-1, fans of the Cohasset High School squad were expecting big things, like a win over the 4-3-1 Lady Dragons.

They expressed their feelings from the opening face-off and it never ceased, annoying spectators and officials alike, as the Lady Dragons ruined their afternoon with a 14-8 win over the Skippers on Friday afternoon in Duxbury.

Babson College senior Trish Babson (DHS ’08) scored one goal and added 5 assists, as Babson beat Wellesley College, 24-12, to advance to the NRWMAC championship game where they faced Springfield… Senior Gus Quinzani (DHS ’08) was credited with 6 groundballs and one assist in St. Joseph’s 10-9 OT win over Marist last Tuesday.