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Weekly scoreboard: April 1-12, 2026

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
April 12, 2026

Sunday, April 12
PRO BASEBALL
Reading 6, Hartford 3

PRO BASEBALL
Reading 6, Hartford 3
At Reading
Host Reading hit four home runs in a 6-3 win against the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. Reading starter Brayden Tucker struck out 10 over five innings to lead the Phillies (4-5), who won four of the six games in the series. Hartford (4-5) returns to action on Tuesday at Dunkin’ Park when they host the red-hot Richmond Flying Squirrels, who have won eight straight games.

Hartford took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Andy Perez led off with a double, stole third base, and scored on a throwing error by Jordan Dissin. A pair of home runs gave Reading a 3-1 lead before the Yard Goats (4-5) cut the lead to one in the sixth inning on back-to-back two-out doubles. Aiden Longwell cracked a double to left center field and Connor Capel followed with a double, scoring Longwell to make it 3-2.

Saturday, April 11
SOFTBALL
Avon 19, Canton 1 (5)
BOYS LACROSSE
Somers 8, Avon 6
Lewis Mills 18, Valley Regional 0
Granby at Brien McMahon
Newtown 10. Simsbury 5
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Reading 0
PRO SOCCER
El Paso 4, Hartford 0

SOFTBALL
Avon 19, Canton 1 (5)
At Avon
Canton (3-1) 0 0 1 00 — 1-2-5
Avon (4-0) 6(10)2 1x – 19-15-1
Dylan Ward and Reagan Grecula; Jessica Mizia and Anna Kelley; WP: Mizia (3-0); LP: Ward (3-1); 2B: Eve Beloin (A), Fallyn Banks (A), Meredith Parker (A); 3B: Beloin; HR: Banks, Grecula; Of note: Beloin 3-4, double, triple,1 run scored, 5 RBI; M Parker 3-3, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI. Banks 2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Mizia on the mound, 2 hits allowed, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts in 5 IP; Grecula (C) 2-3, RBI. In the second game ever on the field, Beloin had the first triple and Grecula was the first opponent to hit a home run on the field. Canton is the first opponent to score a run on the field.

BOYS LACROSSE
Somers 8, Avon 6
At Somers
Records: Somers 1-1, Avon 1-2

Lewis Mills 18, Valley Regional 0
At Deep River
Records: Lewis Mills 2-0, Valley Regional 1-3

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Reading 0
At Reading, Pa.
Jack Mahoney fired five scoreless innings and relievers Carlos Torres, Blake Adams, and Fidel Ulloa finished the final four innings as the Yard Goats shutout the Reading Fightin Phils 3-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. Outfielder Skyler Messinger drove in the first run of the game with a single in his first Double-A at-bat and he doubled and scored in the eighth inning. Bryant Betancourt cranked a two-run homer to right field in the eighth inning as Hartford stopped a three-game losing skid. The Yard Goats will try to split the six-game series and road trip finale on Sunday.

PRO SOCCER
El Paso 4, Hartford 0
At Hartford
El Paso scored two goals in the first 24 minutes of the game and they rolled to a 4-0 shutout of the Hartford Athletic at Trinity Health Stadium. Eric Calvillo, Tony Alfaro and Diego Abitia scored in the first half for the visitors while Gabriel Torres added a second half goal for El Paso (4-0-1). Hartford slips to 2-1-3 in USL championship action.

Friday, April 10
BASEBALL
Simsbury 16, Avon 14 (9)
Canton 21, Windsor Locks 8
Suffield 2, East Granby 1
Granby 12, Rockville 2
Lewis Mills 16, NW Catholic 8
Farmington 14, New Britain 2
SOFTBALL
Canton 15, Windsor Locks/East Granby 5 (5)
Avon 20, Farmington 4 (5)
Berlin 10, Simsbury 9
Granby at Rockville
BOYS LACROSSE
Canton 8, Rockville co-op 2
GIRLS LACROSSE
Glastonbury 10, Farmington 2
Lewis Mills 13, Middletown 6
BOYS TENNIS
Avon 5, Conard 2
Simsbury 5, Newington 2
Granby 5, Northwestern 2
GIRLS TENNIS
Ellington 7, Canton 0
Granby at Northwestern
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Wolcott Tech 3, Lewis Mills 1
Farmington 3, Darien 0
PRO BASEBALL
Reading 9, Hartford 6

BASEBALL
Simsbury 16, Avon 14 (9)
At Avon
Simsbury (1-2) 209 000 212 –16-17-4
Avon (0-3) 140 062 010 — 14-11-6
Lyons, Marietta (3), Kraft (5), Martin Beaulin; Nick Aquino, Luis Viruega (4), Leo Indomenico (8) and Nick Masi; WP: Beaulin; LP: Indomenico (0-2); 2B: Indomenico (A), Beaoties (S), Vincent (S); 3B: Camden Herzog (A), Vincent (S); Of note: Rosado (A) 2-5, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI; Herzog (A) 1-5, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI; Chris Keim (A) 3-5, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI; Beaoties (S) 4-6, 4 runs scored, 4 RBI; Vincent (S) 4-5, 4 runs scored, 4 RBI; Beaoties had 2B to lead off ninth and scored on Vincent’s RBI single to RF.

Canton 21, Windsor Locks 8
At Windsor Locks
Canton (3-1) 102 217 8 — 21-25-10
W. Locks (0-3) 130 040 0 — 8-8-3
Oden Berg, John Ewen (7) and John Ewen; Hall, Paulson (5), O’Kivana (7); WP: Berg (1-1); LP: Paulson; 2B: Ortiz (WL), Hunt (WL); Grant Chambers (C) 2, Ewen (C) 2, Austin Senecal (C), James Canny (C), Oden Berg (C), Wyatt Bernabucci (C); Of note: Canton had 8 doubles in a win over Locks. Berg pitched six innings, scattered 8 hits and struck out 3. Kevin Hiscox (C) 3-for-4, 3 runs scored, two RBI; Senecal 2-for-4, double, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI. At the plate, Berge 3-6, 2 runs scored, 4 RBI. Shea Flaherty and Chambers each had 3 RBI. Chambers was 3-for-5 with two doubles and four runs scored

SOFTBALL
Canton 15, Windsor Locks/East Granby 5 (5)
At Canton
WL/EG (2-1) 010 04 — 5-4-3
Canton (3-0) 026 7x — 15-13-1
Pitching line unavailable; Dylan Ward and Reagan Grecula; WP: Ward (3-0); 2B: Ward (C), Madeline Tucker (C); HR: Mackenzie Robinson (C) 2; Of note: Five Canton players had two hits in the win. Robinson was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two HRs and 5 RBI; Maddie Chambers was 2-3 with three runs scored and two RBI; Grecula was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI

Avon 20, Farmington 4 (5)
At Farmington
Avon (3-0) (10)42 40 — 20-13-1
Farmington (1-2) 0 03 10 — 4-11-3
Lena Stortz and Meredith Parker; Pitching line unavailable; WP: Stortz (1-0); 2B: Anna Kelley (A), Brianna Connellan (A), Eve Beloin (A), Lena Stortz (A); Of note: Five Avon played two hits as the Falcons scored a season-high 20 runs. Beloin was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and 4 RBI; Kelley was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI; Stortz was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI; Connellan was 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI; On mound, Stortz 5 IP, complete game, 11 hits allowed, six strikeouts

Berlin 10, Simsbury 9
At Berlin
Simsbury (1-2) 014 102 1 — 9-14-4
Berlin (3-0) 071 011 x — 10-8-3
Catie Soto, Emma Simon (2) and Kate Gills; Jehning, Szymanski (7) and Pignatella; WP: Jehning; LP: Soto; Save: Szymanski; 2B: Szymanski (B); Alyssa Candelario (S); 3B: Emma George (S), E Simon (S); Of note: Berlin, who never trailed, led 8-5 after three innings. George (S) 4-for-4 with a triple and one RBI; Simon drove in two runs; Gills 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; Candelario scored 3 runs for SHS; Simsbury hit into double play to end the game

BOYS LACROSSE
Canton 8, Rockville co-op 2
At Vernon
Records: Canton 2-0, Rockville co-op 1-2. Of note: Rockville’s co-op includes players Coventry, Stafford, Cheney Tech and East Hartford.

BOYS TENNIS
Avon 5, Conard 2
At Avon
Singles: Russell Lin (A) def Tyler Kuwada 6-0,6-1; Charlie Schaff (A) def Charlie Eddy 6-0,6-0; Aarav Nohria (A) def Jerry Huang 6-2,6-1; Harsha Lakamraju (A) def Ed Neems 6-0,6-0.
Doubles: Ben Rankin/James O’Sullivan (C) def. Ethan Klotz/Eric Kim (A) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7; Lucas Nadeau/Aaron Sartori (C) def. Abid Syed/Advik Singh (A), 3-6, 6-4, 10-7; Naveen Natchiappan/Nabeel Chasmawala (A) def Charlie Hawkins/Kyle Brunner 2-6,6-3,10-6.
Records: Avon 3-0, Conard 2-1

Granby 5, Northwestern 2
At Granby
Singles: Thomas Farnsworth (G) def braiden kennedy (NW) 6-3,6-1; David Sigmund (G) def Nathan Mumm (NW) 6-3,6-3; Noah Delgallo (G) def Logan Marshall (NW) 6-0,6-0; Josh Davis (G) def Rex Crippin (NW) 6-1,6-4
Doubles: Merrick Bannerman & Lincoln Oulette (NW) def Sean Pomponi & Joel Gonzalez (G) 6-2,6-3; Logan Williams & Cayden Mele (G) def Parker Kristopher & Ethan Figueroa 6-1,6-1; Braylen Damore & Brodie Deploy (NW) def Logan Deardorff/Landon Dafonseca 6-4,6-2

Simsbury 5, Newington 2
At Simsbury
Singles: Charlie Kress (N) def.Ryan Hefferon (S), 1-6, 0-6; Patryk Chmielewski (N) def Ryan Zhang (S), 7-5, 6-3; Thomas DeNapoli (N) def Jordan Pascal (S), 6-1, 6-1; Dylan Andrade (N) def. by Ben Lingenheld (S), 6-7(2), 6-2, 10-12
Doubles: Andrew Kosciukiewicz/Zaid Khan (N) def. by Ben Lee/Jason Zhang (S), 3-6, 4-6; Murtaza Ather/Jadiel Ramirez (N) def. by Ashton Heaton/Austin Espinoza (S), 2-6, 1-6; Justin Huynh/Rayaan Khan (N) def. by Rahul Karthik Sivakumar/Ela Pari (S), 2-6, 2-6
Records: Simsbury 3-0, Newington 1-1

GIRLS TENNIS
Ellington 7, Canton 0
At Ellington
Records: Ellington 2-0, Canton 0-3. Of note: The Warriors were shutout for the third consecutive match.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Wolcott Tech 3, Lewis Mills 1
At Burlington
Wolcott Tech (1-2) 25 19 25 25
Lewis Mills (0-3) 22 25 23 23
Highlights: Grady Mullen (LM) 2 aces, 15 kills, 3 blocks; Noah Galvin (LM) 9 kills, 9 blocks, 1 ace; Gage Velliquette (LM) 27 assists 8 digs; Teddy Langevin (WT) 22 kills, AJ Pindle (WT) 36 assists, Dan Ortiz (WT) 14 kills

Farmington 3, Darien 0
At Farmington
Records: Farmington 3-0, Darien 2-1

PRO BASEBALL
Reading 9, Hartford 3
At Reading, Pa.
Hartford OF Conner Capel blasted a go-ahead three-run home run in the fourth inning, however, Reading responded with a three-run shot by Bryson Ware in the sixth inning, and the Fightin Phils defeated the Yard Goats 9-6 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Hartford had a 6-3 lead in the sixth inning before Reading scored four runs to win its third straight game. Aiden Longwell had a two-run double for the Yard Goats and starting pitcher Konner Eaton left with a 6-3 lead in the sixth inning. The Fightin Phils scored the first run of the game on Alex Binelas’ solo home run in the third inning, his third homer this week. The Yard Goats took a 4-1 lead with a four-run fourth inning capped by a three-run homer by Conner Capel. Braylen Wimmer started the rally with a double, and Cole Messina tied the game with an RBI double to make it 1-1. After a walk to Roc Riggio, Capel cranked a long home run to right field, giving Hartford a 4-1 lead.

Thursday, April 9
SOFTBALL
Lewis Mills 21, E.O. Smith 8
BOYS LACROSSE
Avon 13, Berlin 3
Southington 13, Farmington 10
Lewis Mills 13, NW Catholic 2
Simsbury 14, South Windsor 3
Brookfield 12, Granby 11, OT
GIRLS LACROSSE
Granby 18, NW Catholic 10
Simsbury 13, Greenwich 10
Rockville 9, Canton 5
BOYS TENNNIS
Farmington 4, Hall 3
Simsbury 6, Lewis Mills 1
Avon at Southington
Rockville at Granby
GIRLS TENNIS
Granby 6, Rockville 1
Suffield 7, Canton 0
BOYS GOLF
Granby 172, Rockville 212, East Windsor no score. Medalist: Brady Liss (G) and Brian Desimone (G) 40 at Copper Hill GC, par 36
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HMTCA at Simsbury, ppd., TBA
PRO BASEBALL
Reading 3, Hartford 2 (10)

SOFTBALL
Lewis Mills 21, E.O. Smith 8
At Storrs
Lewis Mills (4-0) 420 903 3 — 21-12-3
E.O. Smith (1-2) 100 124 0 — 8-13-6
Megyn Larose, Liza Putnam (6) and Kendall Buthe; EOS pitching line unavailable; WP: Larose (1-0); LP: Avery Craig; 2B: Anna Henry (LM), Brooke Martineau (LM), Buthe (LM); Brynn Cartier (EO), Deciampo (EO), 3B: Knowlton (EO); HR: Martineau (LM); Of note: Martineau 4-6, double, HR, 4 runs scored, 5 RBI; Larose 5 IP, 10 hits allowed, 3 ER; Henry 3-5, 5 RBI, double; LaRose 1-3, 2 RBI; Cartier (EOS) 3-5, double; Louise Champagne (EOS) 3-4, 2 runs scored; Malarie Knowlton (EOS) 3-4, triple, RBI

BOYS LACROSSE
Southington 13, Farmington 10
At Farmington
Records: Farmington 1-1, Southington 0-1

Avon 13, Berlin 3
At Berlin
Records: Avon 1-1, Berlin 1-1

Lewis Mills 13, NW Catholic 2
At Burlington
Records: Mills 1-0, NWC 0-2

Simsbury 14, South Windsor 3
At South Windsor
Records: South Windsor 2-1, Simsbury 1-1

Brookfield 12, Granby 11, OT
At Brookfield
Records: Brookfield 3-0, Granby 0-1

GIRLS LACROSSE
Granby 18, NW Catholic 10
At Granby
Records: Granby 2-1, NWC 1-1

Simsbury 13, Greenwich 10
At Simsbury
Records: Simsbury 2-0, Greenwich 0-2

GIRLS TENNIS
Granby 6, Rockville 1
At Vernon
Singles: Abby Henry (GM) def. Marissa Fitzin (R) 6-1, 6-3; Anna Curtin (GM) def. Julie Bradford (R) 6-0, 4-6, 7-5; Izzy Gough (GM) def. Hailee Lewis (R) 6-1, 6-2; Belle Mungavin (GM) def. Merry Ross (R) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles: Jenna Stevens & Saddie Kahn (GM) def. Makenna Golas & Kimberly Cournoyer (R) 6-0, 6-2; Katelyn Allshouse & Carsyn Deardorff (GM) def. Cady Bunker & Brooklyn Torres (R) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; Imani Grant & Kate Tedford (R) def. Ryeleigh Laggett & Helena Mack (GM) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Records: Granby 2-0, Rockville 0-1

Suffield 7, Canton 0
At Suffield
Records: Suffield 2-0, Canton 0-2

BOYS TENNIS
Farmington 4, Hall 3
At West Hartford
Singles: Shreyas K (F) def Adarsh Tolat, Hall 6-4, 6-1; Shauyria Thakur (F) def Eli Kramer, Hall, 6-3, 6-2; Andrew Nguyen (F) def Rodrigo, Ballesteros, Hall, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Henry Stover, Hall def Fransisco Manke (F) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles: Leonidas/Tobin, Hall def Kansara/Patel (F) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8; Cosentino/Macri (F) def Boyer/Hao, Hall 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 10-6; Papasavas/Than, Hall def Budhabatti/Gabinath (F) 6-3, 6-1
Records: Hall 0-2, Farmington 2-0

Simsbury 6, Lewis Mills 1
At Burlington
Singles: Ryan Zhang (S) def. Gus Jones (LM) 6-2, 7-5; Jack Totten (S) def. Owen Sacharko (LM) 6-4, 6-4; Jordan Pascal (S) def. Kaleb Carroll (LM) 6-0, 6-2; Ben Lingerheld (S) def. Anthony Patterson (LM) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles: Ryan Craig and Dan Pretsch (LM) def. Rahul Sivakumar and Ela Pari (S) 6-3, 1-6, 10-7; Ben Lee and Jason Zhang (S) def. Greysen Melingolnis and Felix Letniowski (LM) 6-0, 6-0; Ashton Heaton and Austin Espinoza (S) def. Gavin Beard and Ben Lagosh (LM) 6-0, 6-0
Records: Lewis Mills 0-2, Simsbury 2-0

PRO BASEBALL
Reading 3, Hartford 2 (10)
At Reading, Pa.
Austin Murr cranked a two-run walk-off in the bottom of the 10th inning leading the Reading Fighting Phils to a 3-2 victory over the Hartford Yard Goats at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. The home run came with the Fightins trailing the Yard Goats 2-1 in extra innings, and helped Reading defeat Hartford for the second straight game. Yard Goats starting pitcher Jake Brooks recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in six innings of work. The right hander has 20 strikeouts over his first two starts of the season. He retired ten in a row, and 14 of 15 batters from the first through fifth innings before yielding a game tying homer to veteran Alex Binelas. The Yard Goats took a 2-1 lead on Roc Riggio’s two-out double in the 10th inning, scoring Jose Torres from third base. Hartford had the bases loaded in the inning but could not push another run across. Austin Murr answered for Reading in the bottom of the inning, and smashed a two run homer over the right field fence off reliever Victor Juarez for the 3-2 win.

Wednesday, April 8
BASEBALL
South Windsor 12, Avon 3
Canton 14, Bolton 0
New Britain 6, Lewis Mills 2
Hall 13, Simsbury 4
Granby 10, Windsor Locks 2
Stafford 7, East Granby 6
Farmington at Rocky Hill
SOFTBALL
Avon 11, Wethersfield 0
Canton 19, Bolton 6 (5)
Lewis Mills 6, Simsbury 3
Farmington 17, New Britain 9
GIRLS LACROSSE
Avon 12, Lewis Mills 9
Canton 8, Wolcott 6
Ellington 10, Farmington 4
BOYS TRACK and FIELD
Farmington 90, Conard 49
Rockville 107, Granby 43
Rockville 147, Somers 2
Granby 135, Somers 13
Stafford 69, East Granby 16, Bolton 14
GIRLS TRACK and FIELD
Farmington 104, Conard 40
Rockville 97, Granby 52
Rockville 118, Somers 19
Granby 126, Somers 19
Stafford 86, East Granby 17, Bolton 19
BOYS TENNIS
Bristol Central at East Granby/Canton
GIRLS TENNIS
Hall 6, Avon 1
Windsor at Simsbury
BOYS GOLF
Canton 169, Somers 1887. Medalist: Brayden Keefe 40 at Rolling Meadows CC, par 36
GIRLS GOLF
Hall 205, Avon 228. Medalist: Anya Mantripragada (H) 46 at Golf Club of Avon, par 36
Farmington 181, NW Catholic 220, St. Paul no score. Medalist: Elyse Mazuronis (F) 42 at Wampanoag CC, par 36
Berlin 181, Lewis Mills 242. Medalist: Abbey Andros (B) and Ella Michaud (B) 44 at Timberlin GC, par 36
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Windsor 3, Lewis Mills 0
Simsbury 3, SMSA/Bulkeley 0
Farmington at Southington

BASEBALL
Canton 14, Bolton 0
At Bolton
Canton (2-1) 530 000 6 — 14-14-0
Bolton (1-1) 000 000 0 — 0-6-3
James Canny, Nate Cowenhoven (3), Wyatt Bernabucci (6) and John Ewen; AmEnde, Clark (5) and Mattei; WP: Canny (1-0); LP: AmEnde; 2B: Orzolek (B), Wagner (B), Shea Flaherty (C), HR: Canny (C); Of note: Canny 2-5, 3 runs scored, 5 RBI, HR, two strikeouts, 2 hits allowed in 2 IP; Bernabucci 2-3, 2 runs scored, RBI, Hiscox (C) 2-5, 2 runs scored, RBI; Grant Chambers (C) 2-3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Flaherty 2-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI

South Windsor 12, Avon 3
At Avon
South Windsor (3-0) 200 172 0 — 12-8-2
Avon (0-2) 000 300 0 – 3-4-6
Jaiden Morales, unknown (5) and Jackson; Tommy Mango, Ryan Benson (5), Camden Herzog (7) and Nick Masi; WP: Morales; LP: Mango; 2B: Luis Viruega (A); HR: B Edwards (SW); Of note: Four hitters had one hit each for Avon. Viruega drove in two RBI while Masi drove in one run.

SOFTBALL
Canton 19, Bolton 6
At Canton
Bolton 040 20 — 6-3-5
Canton (2-0) (12)20 5x — 19-16-0
Gravel, Sondik (1) and Mattei; Dylan Ward and Reagan Grecula; WP: Ward (2-0); LP: Sondik; 2B: Mackenzie Robinson (C) 2, Annabelle Ehle (C), Maya Affsa (C), Grecula; 3B: Madeline Tucker (C); N Connelly (B); Of note: Ward 3 hits allowed, 10 walks, 4 strikeouts; Tucker (C) 4-5, triple, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI; Robinson (C) 3-4, 4 runs scored, two doubles, 2 RBI; Grecula (C) 2-4, 3 runs scored, RBI; Affsa (C) 2-2, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI. Every player in the Canton lineup got at least 1 hit

Avon 11, Wethersfield 0
At Wethersfield
Avon (2-0) 041 122 1 — 11-12-2
Wethersfield (0-2) 000 000 0 — 0-0-5
Jessica Mizia and Anna Kelley; Ella Komanetsky and Samantha Wodecki; WP: Mizia (2-0); LP: Komanetsky; 2B: Fallyn Banks (A) 2, Kelley (A); Of note: Mizia struck out five and walked just 2 to throw a no-hitter; Banks 4-5, 2 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Brianna Connellan (A) 1-4, 2 RBI. Nine Avon players had at least one hit

Lewis Mills 6, Simsbury 3
At Burlington
Simsbury (1-1) 120 000 0 — 3-5-3
Lewis Mills (3-0) 013 002 x — 6-5-0
Liza Putnam and Kendall Buthe; Emma Simon and Gills; WP: Putnam (3-0); LP: Simon; 2B: Beaulieu (S); Of note: Putnam 7 IP, 3 runs allowed, 5 hits, 6 strikeouts, 7 BB, Simon 6 IP, 6 runs allowed, 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 BB, 8 strikeouts; Gabby D’lorio (LM) 2-3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Megyn LaRose (LM) 1-2, RBI, Jill Riso (LM) 1-3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Alyssa Candelario (S) 2-3, Eva Chambers (S) 1-2, 1 run scored

GIRLS LACROSSE
Avon 12, Lewis Mills 9
At Avon
Records: Avon 2-0, Lewis Mills 1-1

Canton 8, Wolcott 6
At Wolcott
Records: Canton 1-1, Wolcott 0-2. Of note: After a 18-11 loss to Bristol Eastern on Saturday, Canton earns first win of the season.

Ellington 10, Farmington 4
At Farmington
Records: Ellington 1-0, Farmington 0-1

GIRLS TENNIS
Hall 6, Avon 1
At West Hartford
Singles: Zuri Freeman (H) def. Louisa Mathia, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7; Madelyn Hermes (H) def. Amalia Alexander, 6-1, 3-6, 10-7; Karen Yang (H) def. Reese Montminy 6-1, 7-5; Avery Lang (H) def. Zayaab Chasmacala, 6-3, 6-0
Doubles: Samantha Harris/Lea Fiengold (H) d. Nidhl Pratti/unavailable, 6-2,6-3; Elle Stover/Sarah Stein (H) def. Ainsley Niemann/Lydsay Kessler, 3-6, 6-2, 10-3; Dzhavana Mamedli/Jasmine Hardensen (H) de. Elle Schaff/Kavitha Paramatmuni, 6-1, 6-4
Records: Hall 2-0, Avon 1-1

BOYS GOLF
Canton 169, Somers 187
At Somers
Canton (169) Brayden Keefe 40; Jackson Rueckert 42, Shane Leadbetter 43, Braydon Klein 44, James Slavin 46
Somers (187) Tyler Beers 43, Ryan Hoague 48, Sam Balestriere 48, Chayce Gardner 48Ari Bultz 52
Medalist: Brayden Keefe 40 at Rolling Meadows CC, par 36
Records: Canton 1-0

GIRLS GOLF
Hall 205, Avon 228
At Avon
Hall (205) Ana Mantripragada 46, Schyler Holt 50, Payton Quiros 51, Maya Veilleux 58, Piper Quiros 63
Avon (228) Gabriella Grossman 54, Stella Plavcan 55, Bridget Zybowski 56, Lauren White 63, Evelina Novello 67
Medalist: Anya Mantripragada (H) 46 at Golf Club of Avon, par 36

Tuesday, April 7
BASEBALL
Newington 6, Simsbury 3
BOYS LACROSSE
Farmington 14, Avon 5
Wethersfield 13, Canton 12
GIRLS LACROSSE
Avon 13, South Windsor 8
Lewis Mills 13, E.O. Smith 7
Simsbury 20, Tolland 0
Granby 16, Haddam-Killingworth 2
BOYS TRACK and FIELD
Hall 93, Avon 48
Canton 86, Suffield 58
Canton 70, Windsor Locks 70, tie
Windsor Locks 75, Suffield 60
GIRLS TRACK and FIELD
Hall 98, Avon 48
Canton 115, Suffield 29
Canton 116, Windsor Locks 29
Windsor Locks 73, Suffield 47
BOYS TENNIS
Avon 6, Hall 1
Farmington 5, South Windsor 2
Suffield 7, East Granby/Canton 0
East Catholic 4, Lewis Mills 3
GIRLS TENNIS
Lewis Mills 5, NW Catholic 2
Granby 7, Coventry 0
South Windsor 7, Farmington 0
Suffield 7, East Granby 0
GIRLS GOLF
Canton at East Granby, ppd.
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Reading 1

BOYS TENNIS
Avon 6, Hall 1
At Avon
Singles: Russell Lin (A) def Adersh Telat (H) 6-1,3-6,10-6; Charlie Schaff (A) def Eli Kramer (H) 6-2, 6-3; Aarav Nohria (A) def Rodrigo Ballesterus (H) 6-3,5-7,14-12; Harsha Lakamraju (A) def Asher Tobin (H) 6-1,6-2
Doubles: Ethan Klotz/Eric Kim (A) def Matt Boyer/Richard Hao (H) 6-0,6-4; Abid Syed/Kevin Vishawass Chokski (A) lost to Konstantines Papasauas/Thaiton Phan (H) 5-7,3-6; Advik Singh/Naveen Natchiappan (A) def Henry Stover/Ian Polatnick (H) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Records: Hall 0-1, Avon 1-0

Suffield 7, East Granby/Canton 0
At East Granby
Singles: Tommy Bishop (S) def. Danny Jacius (EG) 6-0, 6-0; Harrison Stauffer (S) def. Gavin Jayagansesh (EG) 6-0, 6-1; Nikolaus “Niko” Kappen (S) def. Lorenzo Policello (EG) 6-1, 6-1; Jackson Davis (S) def. Sean O’Connor (EG) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles: Joseph Zenczak & Nayandeep Tummalapally (S) def. Nehemiah Victor & Liam Smith 6-0, 6-0 ; Arnav Ukidwe & Tim Dubovyy (S) def. Spencer Namnaun & Alan Joby 6-0, 6-0; Calvin Adappoor & Avishkar Kasiliya (S) def. Mark Roth & Zach Smith 6-0, 6-0
Records: Suffield 1-0, East Granby/Canton 0-1

East Catholic 4, Lewis Mills 3
At Manchester
Singles: Graham Knaul EC def. Gus Jones LM 6-4, 7-6(4); Rocco DiSalvatore EC def. Owen Sacharko LM 6-3, 6-0; Alex Shan EC def. Kaleb Carroll LM 6-1, 6-1; Anthony Patterson LM def. Conard Yakimishian EC 6-3, 1-6, 10-2
Doubles: Ryan Craig/Dan Pretsch LM def. Julian Prytko /Brandon Harley EC 6-0, 6-3; Tommy Sheehan/Ryker Lavallee EC def. Felix Letniowski/Colin Rhinesmith LM 6-2, 6-2; Gavin Beard/Greyson Melingo LM def. Max Veltri/Devan Hippler EC 6-1, 6-1

GIRLS TENNIS
Lewis Mills 5, Northwest Catholic 2
At Burlington
Singles: Natalie Case (LM) def Virginia Collin (N) 6-0, 6-1; Brooke Fallon (LM) def Ashlyn Nolan (N) 6-4, 6-4; Michelle Majewski (LM) lost Elise Reneson (N) def. Michelle Majewski (LM), 7-5, 6-0; Olivia Letniowski (LM) lost Annie Kaiden (N) def. Olivia Letniowski, 7-5, 6-2
Doubles: Jeana Rowland/Guliana Battisto (LM) def E. Kalinowski/M Miller (N) 6-2, 1-6, (10-6); Delila Dethlefsen/Rachel Fallon (LM) def N Cereta/E. West (N) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; Ashley Ouellette/Katie Vaichus (LM) def A Laing/V Karila (N) 6-1, 4-6,(10-3)
Record: Lewis Mills 2-0

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Reading 1
At Reading, Pa.
The Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 3-1 on Tuesday night in the first game of a six-game series in Reading, Pennsylvania. Hartford starting pitcher Eiberson Castellano worked six innings, allowed just one run and had four strikeouts earning his first win as a Rockies farmhand. Bryan Betancourt homered, Braylen Wimmer had two more hits, and Victor Juarez earned the save in the Yard Goats’ first road game of the season. Yard Goats starters are 3-0 and have allowed only three runs in 22 innings this season.

Monday, April 6
BASEBALL
Canton 6, Northwestern 4
Wethersfield 12, Avon 3
Plainville 3, Lewis Mills 1
Farmington 8, NW Catholic 4
SOFTBALL
Avon 9, Middletown 0
Lewis Mills 18, Bristol Eastern 3 (6)
Hall 14, Farmington 9
Granby 2, Thomaston 1
Windsor Locks/East Granby 6, Suffield 2
Simsbury 8, RHAM 4
BOYS TENNIS
Simsbury 5, RHAM 1
GIRLS TENNIS
Avon 5, Southington 2
East Granby 5, Hartford co-op 2
Lewis Mills 6, Bristol Eastern 1
Masuk 7, Canton 0
Rocky Hill 4, Simsbury 3
Farmington at Wethersfield
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Farmington 3, Newington 0
Simsbury 3, Conard 1
New Britain 3, Lewis Mills 1 (25-15, 16-25, 25-14, 25-17)
BOYS GOLF
Coventry 176, Granby 180. Medalist: Brian Desimone (G) 42 at Copper Hill GC, par 36
GIRLS GOLF
Suffield at Canton (Tunxis CC)
Conard at Simsbury 222, Conard 239, Medalist: Charlotte Eskildsen (S) 50 at Rockledge GC, par 36
East Granby 198, St. Paul 222. Medalist: Kaitlyn Clemens (EG) 46 at Westwoods GC, par 31
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men: NCAA championship: Michigan 69, UConn 63

BASEBALL
Wethersfield 12, Avon 3
At Avon
Wethersfield (1-0) 503 000 4 — 12-11-1
Avon (0-1) 100 010 1 — 3-5-6
Parkins, Fabor (6), Yanosy (7) and Mirabelli; Leo Indomenico, Luis Viruega (2), Nick Aquino (4), Bennett Evanko (7) and Nick Masi; WP: Parkins; LP: Indomenico (0-1); 2B: Isiah Rosado (A)

Canton 6, Northwestern 4
At Canton
Northwestern (0-1) 200 002 0 — 4-7-1
Canton (1-0) 104 010 x — 6-10-0
Gagnon, Daley (5) and unknown; Shea Flaherty, Grant Chambers (5) and John Ewen; WP: Flaherty (1-0); LP: Gagnon; 2B: Austin Senecal (C), James Canny (C), John Ewen (C), Kyle Hiscox (C), Liam Cork (C); Of note: Canny 2-4, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, Hiscox 2-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; Ewen 2-2, 1 RBI, Flaherty 1 hit allowed, 9 strikeouts, 5 walks.

SOFTBALL
Avon 9, Middletown 0
At Avon
Middletown (0-1) 000 000 0 — 0-5-1
Avon (1-0) 310 203 x — 9-12-0
Lane, Shea (5) and Eldridge; Jessica Mizia, Lena Stortz (4) and Anna Kelley; WP: Mizia (1-0); LP: Lane; 2B: Brianna Connellan (A), Eve Beloin (A), Fallyn Banks (A); HR: Banks (A); Of note: In the first game at the new softball diamond at Sperry Park, Avon pitchers combined to strikeout 7. Banks was 4-for-4 with a double, home run, two runs scored and four RBI. Connellan and Beloin each were 2-3 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Middletown’s Kyleigh Franklin had the first hit at the new field with a first inning single and had the first steal with a swipe of second base. Connellan had the first walk and Beloin had the first double in the first inning, driving in Connellan with the first run at the field. Banks had the first home run with a two-run shot in the first inning.

Lewis Mills 18, Bristol Eastern 3 (6)
At Bristol
Lewis Mills (2-0) 254 016 — 18-18-2
Bristol Eastern 010 011 — 3-6-2
Liza Putnam and Kendall Buthe, Calina Sartori; Isabella Arborio and Sutula; WP: Putnam (2-0), LP: Sutula; 2B: Brooke Martineau (LM), 3B: Martineau, Buthe; Of note: Martineau 3-for-3, 3 runs, scored, double, triple, 4 RBI; Calleigh Lok (LM) 3-5, 2 runs scored, 4 RBI; Jillian Tiso 3–3, 4 runs, 2 RBIs; Kendall Buthe, 2–4, 2 RBIs, double; Putnam CG, 3 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 5 walks, 7 hits allowed; Giovana Hatcher (BE) 3–4, Lyla Weigel (BE) 1-3, run scored

GIRLS TENNIS
Lewis Mills 5, Bristol Eastern 1
At Burlington
Singles: Natalie Case (LM) def. Gianna Tomesi, 6-1, 6-0; Brooke Fallon (LM) def. Evelyn Lindsey, 6-0, 6-1; Michelle Majewski (LM) d. Hailey Maynard, 6-2, 6-1; Xerena Torres (B) d. Olivia Letniowski, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Doubles: Jenna Rowland/G. Battiso (LM) dec. Meleena Our/Azayia Howling 6-0, 6-4; Rachel Fallon/Delila Dethletsen (LM) dec. Ava Loukomis/Jordyn Robertson, 6-0, 6-4; Ashley Ouellette/Katie Vaichles (LM) dec. Victoria Posoczny/Shannon Ayotte, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Lewis Mills 1-0

Avon 5, Southington 2
At Southington
Singles: L. Mathias (A) def. T. Murphy (S) 6-0, 6-0; A. Alexander (A) def. M. Baum (S) 6-2, 6-2; R. Montminy (A) def. D. Kryzanski (S) 7-5, 6-4; Z. Chazmawala (A) def. C. Perez (S) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles: M. Zakrzewski/A. Ludden (S) def. S. Nicolescu/N. Pratti (A) 6-0, 6-1; K. Warner/A. Latham (S) def. L. Kessler/Ainsley Neimann (A) 6-3, 6-0; E. Schaff/Kavitha Paramatmuni (A) def. A. Coppola/E. Johnson 6-2, 6-4
Records: Avon 1-0, Southington 0-1

Masuk 7, Canton 0
At Monroe
Singles: Karen Rios (M) d. Margo Wiser (C), 6-1, 6-3; Maryam Rios (M) d.Lillian Fisher (C) 6-4, 6-4; Savanna Cedrone (M) d. Adriana Savino (C) 6-0, 6-0; Alaina SY (M) d. Piper McKinney (C) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles: Mackenzie Stepkoski/Delaney Judge (M) d. Hadley Tucker/Pella Rooney (C) 6-1, 6-2; Sara Bento/Abrielle Jean-Gilles (M) d. Na’Imah Rice/Faith Furman (C) 6-0, 6-0; Maya Fisher/Kiersten Meadows (M) d. Avery Anderson/Charlotte Crawford (C) 6-2, 6-1
Records: Canton 0-1, Masuk 1-0

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
New Britain 3, Lewis Mills 1
At Burlington
New Britain (1-0) 25 16 25 25
Lewis Mills (0-1) 15 25 14 17
Of note: Gabe Pedzich (NB) 32 assists; Nick Sandoval (NB) 19 kills; Isiac Carrano (LM) 4 aces, Gage Velliquette (LM) 12 assists, 7 digs

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Michigan 69, UConn 63
The Huskies was unable to overcome its worst shooting night of the season, falling to the top-seeded Michigan Wolverines, 69-63 on Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. The defeat marks the first time in program history that the Huskies have fallen in the NCAA national championship game, winning the previous six appearances.

Saturday, April 4
BASEBALL
Berlin 10, Canton 0
Granby 6, HMTCA/SMSA co-op 4
Northwestern at Simsbury, ppd.
SOFTBALL
Canton 16, Gilbert 5 (5)
Coventry 7, Granby 6
Lewis Mills 19, Pomperaug 5 (6)
BOYS LACROSSE
Canton 17, Immaculate 6
New Fairfield 11, Simsbury 5
GIRLS LACROSSE
Bristol Eastern 18, Canton 11
New Fairfield 12, Granby 7
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men: UConn 71, Illinois 62
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Chesapeake 2
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 0, Miami 0

BASEBALL
Berlin 10, Canton 0
At Berlin
Canton (0-1) 000 000 0 — 0-2-3
Berlin (1-0) 010 135 x — 10-9-0
Oden Berg, Wyatt Bernabucci (6), James Canny (6) and John Ewen; Gavin Bennett (2) and Zach McAdam; WP: G. Bennett (1-0); LP: Berg (0-1); 2B: Puzio (B), Swanson (B), Modifica (B); Of note: Bennett allowed two hits and struck out nine for Berlin. Matteo Modifica had a double and three RBI for Berlin while Noah Foster had a single and three RBI. Cody Puzio was 2-for-4 while McAdams was 2-for-2. Wyatt Bernabucci and Liam Cork had singles for Canton.

Granby 6, HMTCA/SMSA 4
At Hartford
Granby (1-0) 000 123 0 — 6-9-1
HMTCA/SMSA (0-1) 102 010 0 — 4-5-5
Jadon Adams, Joseph Lewie (5) and Reece Cuscovitch; Rodriguez, Zmeskal (6) and Lewis; WP: Lewie (1-0); LP: Rodriguez; 2B: Arroyo (H) 2, Lewie (G) 2, Bentley (H); HR: Quinn (H); Of note: The Bears erased an early 3-0 lead by the HMTCA co-op. Lewis was 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Adams pitched 4.0 innings, allowed three hits and struck out 9.Lewie struck out 5 in 3 innings work and allowed 2 hits.

SOFTBALL
Canton 16, Gilbert 5
At Canton
Gilbert (0-1) 011 03 — 5-6-7
Canton (1-0) 513 42 — 15-8-1
Natalie Kent and Madden Holcomb; Dylan Ward and Reagan Grecula; WP: Ward (1-0), LP: Kent (0-1); 2B: Ward (C), Steph Garcia (C); Callen Jeannette (G), Holcomb (G); 3B: Nelly Ortiz (G); Of note: Holcomb had two RBI for Gilbert; Ward allowed six hits and struck out three for Canton. She walked six. Grecula was 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored while Ward was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and 1 RBI. Maya Affsa (C) stole 3 bases while Maddie Robinson stole two.

Lewis Mills 19, Pomperaug 5
At Southbury
Lewis Mills (1-0) 220 (10)05 – 19-7-3
Pomperaug (0-1) 202 1 00 — 5-10-5
Liza Putnam and Kendall Buthe; Hennessy and unknown; WP: Putnam (1-0); LP: Hennessy; 2B: Calleigh Lok (LM) 2, Buthe (LM), Hennessy (P) 2, Burrus (P), McGinniss (P); 3B: Manning (P); Keira Vigue (LM) Of note: Hennessy walked 10; Lok was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBI; Vigue was 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBI; Anna Henry 1-2, 4 runs scored, 1 RBI.

Coventry 7, Granby 6
At Coventry
Granby (0-1) 112 020 0 — 6-11-15
Coventry (1-0) 003 101 2 — 7-9-1
Amanda Bristol and Rachel Ehrenwerth; Megan Doherty and Blouin; WP: Doherty (1-0), LP: Bristol (0-1); 2B: Emma Vertucci (C), Harkins (C), Megan Doherty (C), Mattingly Rivers (C), Bristol (G), Brenna Nicholas (G), 3B: Sophia Vitelli (G), HR: Ellison Haury (G); Of note: Doherty allowed 11 hits but struck out seven. Rivers (C) was 3-for-3 for the Patriots; Brynne Simard (G) 3-4, 2 runs scored; Haury (G) 3-4, HR, 4 RBI; Vertucci’s two-run double to right field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh was the game winner.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UConn 71, Illinois 62
UConn (34-5) will play for a national title for the third time in four years after a suffocating 71-62 victory over Illinois (28-9) on Saturday night at the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Huskies held the Illini’s No. 1 ranked offense under 34 percent from the field and had six players score seven or more to improve to 7-1 all-time in Final Four semifinal games.

A late Illinois charge got the Illini back within four twice inside of the final five minutes but the Huskies showed their will to win and answered every blow. Tarris Reed Jr. led the Huskies with his third double-double of the NCAA Tournament, posting game-highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds. Coming off his iconic moment in the Elite Eight Braylon Mullins scored 15 points and knocked down four 4-pointers, including the game-icing troika inside of the final minute. Solo Ball joined them in double-digits with 13 points, knocking down three from distance.

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Chesapeake 2
Yard Goats starting P Jack Mahoney and relievers Michael Prosecky, Carlos Torres and Victor Juarez limited the Orioles affiliate to just two runs in the rubber game of the three-game series as the Yard Goals won 4-2 before 5,794 fans at Dunkin; Park. Cole Messina and Jose Torres each had RBI doubles and Aiden Longwell contributed with an RBI single helping the Yard Goats win their second straight game. The Yard Goats (2-1) begin a six-game road trip on Tuesday in Reading, Penn., and return to Hartford on April 14 to host Richmond. Mahoney pitched 5 innings and allowed 4 hits and two runs, retiring eight of nine batters at one point. He struck out four.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 0, Miami 0
MIAMI, April 4 – The Hartford Athletic battled Miami FC to a scoreless tie. Hartford (2-0-3) nearly struck in the 17th minute as Sebastian Anderson fired a rocket towards goal that was desperately turned away by goalkeeper Eloy Room. Miami FC (2-1-2) nearly scored in the 43rd minute with a hard shot up the middle. However, Hartford G Antony Siaha stood tall in goal to keep the score deadlocked. In the 45th minute, Siaha stopped a header from crossing the goal line off of a corner kick. In a quiet second half, both teams battled it out with Miami FC almost breaking through in stoppage time. In the 93rd minute, Miami FC had a point-blank chance to crack Siaha but came up empty, keeping the score at zeros aside.

Friday, April 3
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Women: South Carolina 62, UConn 48
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 10, Chesapeake 2

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 10, Chesapeake 2
HARTFORD — OF Braylen Wimmer had four hits, drove in three runs and scored twice to led the Yard Goats to their first win of the season. Yard Goats starter Konner Eaton fired six scoreless innings. Andy Perez had three RBI, and delivered a two-run double as part of a five-run sixth inning for the Goats (1-1). Relievers Cade Denton and Fidel Ulloa worked the final three innings. Yard Goats first baseman Aiden Longwell cracked a two-run double to left field, scoring Roc Riggio and Braylen Wimmer to give Hartford a 2-0 lead. Hartford added a run in the second inning on Wimmer’s two-out single and then made it 5-0 with two more runs in the third inning knocking Herberholz from the game.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
South Carolina 62, UConn 48
The South Carolina women’s basketball played stifling defense and had Ta’Niya Latson score a team-high 16 points with Agot Makeer adding 14 to lift the Gamecocks to a dominating 62-48 win over UConn on Friday in the NCAA semifinals. With the win, South Carolina (36-3) snapped UConn’s 54-game winning streak and advanced to the Sunday’s NCAA championship game. UConn (38-1) entered the Final Four undefeated for the ninth time in school history and for the third straight time left without a title. The Huskies also lost in the 2017 and 2018 national semifinals after coming into the game undefeated.

Thursday, April 2
PRO BASEBALL
Chesapeake 7, Hartford 4

PRO BASEBALL
Chesapeake 7, Hartford 4
HARTFORD – Chesapeake scored four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Yard Goats in the season opener for both teams. The Yard Goats fell behind 3-1 and Zach Kokoska cranked a two-run homer to tie the game in the seventh inning. The Yard Goats had the potential winning run on base when the game ended. The Baysox took a 5-3 lead with on Thomas Sosa’s two run homer in the eighth inning against reliever Sam Weatherly. The Orioles affiliate added two more runs on a pair of bases loaded walks and it was 7-3.

Wednesday, April 1
GIRLS GOLF
Plainville 220, Lewis Mills 237. Medalist: Kylie Linnhoff (P) 51 at Hawk’s Nest, par 35
Farmington 175, Conard 221. Medalist: Elyse Mazuronis (F) 39 at Tunxis Plantation CC, par 35
PRO SOCCER
U.S. Open Cup: Rhode Island 2, Hartford 0

GIRLS GOLF
Plainville 220, Lewis Mills 237
At Southington
Lewis Mills (237) Claudia Bociek 57, Vivian Beard 55, Katarina McNicholas 69, Lily Van Czak 59, Natalie Smith 66
Plainville (220) Kara Ahern 53, Kylie Linnhoff 51, Evangeline Molloy 59, Sofia Ruiz 60, Madison Luntta 57
Medalist: Kylie Linnhoff (P) 51 at Hawk’s Nest, par 35
Records: Lewis Mills 0-1, Plainville 1-0

PRO SOCCER
Rhode Island 2, Hartford 0
At Pawtucket, R.I.
Rhode Island’s JJ Williams had a goal and assist to lead Rhode Island FC to a 2-0 victory against Hartford Athletic in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament Wednesday night at Centerville Bank Stadium. Rhode Island reaches the round of 32 for the second straight year. Rhode Island struck in just the 12th minute as Kevin Vang’s corner kick from the right side was headed down by Williams into the center of the box where Aldair Sanchez fired home on the half-volley to give the hosts the lead. Williams added a second on the half-hour mark off another set piece when Pity Rodriguez’s corner from the left came to the center back at the back post, and his header just crossed the line before Hartford could clear, giving RIFC a two-goal halftime lead.