McCaleb (3 hits) leads Cromwell

MHS tennis earns state tournament berth

Don McCaleb had three hits and three RBIs to lead Cromwell to an 11-2 win over Portland Tuesday in the SLC tournament opener.

Luke Matchett also had three hits for Cromwell. Zach Lombardo and Jared Valentin each drove in two runs for the Panthers, who scored six runs in the first inning.

Austin Roy struck out six Portland batters.

Softball

MERCY 6, LAURALTON HALL 5>> Michelle Theilgard was was 2 for 4 with a two-run home run, two runs scored and a stolen base. Danielle Lajoie was 3 for 4 and Ally Rosa had an RBI double for Mercy.

Boys tennis

Singles: Pasquale Giardina (M) def Brandon Zheng (P) 6-2, 6-2; Payton White (M) def Caleb Wells (P) 6-4, 7-6 (1); Joel Morales (M) def Mack Kossath (P) 6-0, 6-0; Harish Patel (M) def Sam Lymes (P) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles: Wei Yuan/Jeremy Myska (P) def Scott Santos/ Mason Moua 6-3, 6-2; Taegan Brachy/Eathan Hushin (P) def Kuba Alicki/Michael Flynn (M) 6-0, 6-0; Nolan O’Reilly/Calvin Vecchitto (M) def Emmanuel Yawin/R.J. Miller (P) 6-1, 6-1

Note: Middletown qualifies for Class L State Tournament.

Boys golf

Shoreline Conference championships Team results Coginchaug 28; Portland 27; Old Lyme 25; Cromwell 18; Hale Ray 15; Morgan 13; Old Saybrook 12; North Branford 11; Haddam-Killingworth 9; Valley Regional 6; East Hampton 1 All Conference Shoreline Conference Golf 1st Team Nick Piersall, Portland, 2.1; Colin Kenney, Cromwell, 2.93; Tyler Woodward, Coginchaug, 4.19; Alex Segaline, Haddam-Killingworth, 4.2; Graham Aird, Old Lyme, 4.7; Matt McCarthy, Old Lyme, 5.56 2nd Team Mason Swaney, Old Lyme, 5.96; Jimmy Kelley, Portland, 6.04; Burton Caldwell, Morgan, 6.31; Drew Tammaro, Portland, 6.42; Jack French, Coginchaug, 6.5; Jack Bugg, Morgan, 6.5 Xavier 152, Berlin 160 Site: Timberline GC Medalist: Ricky Nappi (B) 35 Xavier: Mitch Nappi 37, Joe Ensign 37, Chris Fosdick 38, Jon Colavito 40 Berlin: Ricky Nappi 35, John Downes 40, Spencer Duke 42, Mike Califiori and Mike McCarthy 43 Records: Xavier 11-2 Haddam-Killingworth 176, Hale Ray 183 Site: Fox Hopyard golf course Medalist: Tom Fulner, H-K, 39

Girls golf

Mercy 184, Amity 191 Site: Race Brook C.C. Medalist: Praewa Treekul (M) 40 Record: Mercy 19-0 Farmington 148 , Middletown 177 Medalist: Mia Gryzwinski 29 Middletown: Taylor Winzer 48; Kelsey Culup 48; Rachel Gaudreau 49; Logan Frame 32 Farmington: Mia Gryzwinski 29; Claire Meehan 38; Annika Munson 38; Ali Troup 43