Monitor Sports Podcast: Back at it

Monitor staff

In the first episode of 2023, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap all the Concord area sports from the last week, including Concord boys’ hockey’s 6-0-0 start, Concord girls’ hockey trying to find consistency, the recent success of Hopkinton and...

Bills beat Patriots, eliminates NE from playoff contention in finale

By JOHN WAWROW

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Nyheim Hines ignited an emotionally charged atmosphere celebrating injured Bills safety Damar Hamlin by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns, and Buffalo clinched the AFC’s second playoff seed with a 35-23 win over the New...

Wrestling: Captains Mistry (182) and Wells (220) lead Concord to 2nd at Keene Minickiello Tournament

By DAN ATTORRI

Senior captains Rumi Mistry and Austin Wells both won titles, and junior Griffin Norwalt was a finalist as the Concord High wrestling team finished second overall at the 24-team Minickiello Wrestling Tournament at Keene High School on Saturday,...

Saturday’s high schools: Indoor track, hockey and swimming results

Boys’ Indoor TrackPinkerton 92, Coe-Brown 49, Bedford 42, Concord 28, Londonderry 27, Hanover 24, Lebanon 24, Keene 12, Somersworth 6Key players: Coe-Brown – Matthew Corriveau (1st long jump, 2nd high jump, 5th 300), Tyler Tkaczyk (1st 1,500),...

Boys’ Indoor Track: Pinkerton 92, Coe-Brown 49, Bedford 42, Concord 28, Londonderry 27, Hanover 24, Lebanon 24, Keene 12, Somersworth 6

Boys’ Indoor TrackPinkerton 92, Coe-Brown 49, Bedford 42, Concord 28, Londonderry 27, Hanover 24, Lebanon 24, Keene 12, Somersworth 6Key players: Coe-Brown – Matthew Corriveau (1st long jump, 2nd high jump, 5th 300), Tyler Tkaczyk (1st 1,500),...

Girls’ Indoor Track: Pinkerton 86.5, Bedford 58, Concord 55, Coe-Brown 40, Hanover 14, Londonderry 7, Lebanon 5.5, Keene 5

Girls’ Indoor TrackPinkerton 86.5, Bedford 58, Concord 55, Coe-Brown 40, Hanover 14, Londonderry 7, Lebanon 5.5, Keene 5Key players: Concord – Ella Goulas (1st high jump, 3rd long jump), Kelley Mikelson (2nd high jump), Ayva Mullen (2nd long jump, 4th...

Girls’ Indoor Track: Alvirne 84, Sanborn 43, Timberlane 42, Merrimack Valley 34, Goffstown 24, Mascoma 24, Kennett 10, Epping 4

Girls’ Indoor TrackAlvirne 84, Sanborn 43, Timberlane 42, Merrimack Valley 34, Goffstown 24, Mascoma 24, Kennett 10, Epping 4Key players: MV – Victoria Leak (2nd 55 hurdles, 2nd long jump, 3rd shot put, 4th high jump), Samantha Kimball (3rd 1,000),...

Boys’ Indoor Track: Alvirne 85, Timberlane 47, Merrimack Valley 45, Sanborn 28, Mascoma 26, Goffstown 24, Epping 16, Kennett 7

Boys’ Indoor TrackAlvirne 85, Timberlane 47, Merrimack Valley 45, Sanborn 28, Mascoma 26, Goffstown 24, Epping 16, Kennett 7Key players: MV – Bishop Thapa (1st 600, 2nd 55 dash), Mychal Reynolds (1st 55 hurdles, 3rd 1,500), Marshall Carey-Matthews...

Girls’ Hockey: Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry 4, Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge 1

Girls’ Hockey Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry 4, Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge 1Key players: BLT – Evey Heppler (goal, 1 assists), Kylie Palmeter (goal, assist), Meghan Schmidt (goal), Ali Pelletier (goal), Grace Orr (assist), Kacey Yorston (25...

Boys’ Swimming: Bow, Coe-Brown at Oyster River Holiday Invite

Boys’ SwimmingBow, Coe-Brown at Oyster River Holiday InviteKey players: Bow – Ryan Powers (1st 100 free, 2nd 50 free), Ian Klements (6th 100 free, 11th 100 breast); Coe-Brown – Chris Raymond (2nd 200 free, 3rd 100 breast), Eric Boheen (9th 200 free,...

Girls’ Swimming: Bow at Oyster River Holiday Invite

Girls’ SwimmingBow at Oyster River Holiday InviteKey players: Bow – Lorraine Schaeffner (1st 100 free, 4th 50 free), Lena Thompson (1st 100 fly, 3rd 100 back), 200 free relay (2nd), 200 medley relay (7th); Coe-Brown – Highlights: The Falcons had five...

Boys’ Hockey: Concord 5, Pinkerton 0

Boys’ HockeyConcord 5, Pinkerton 0Key players: Concord  – Brooks Craigue (3 goals, assist), Joey Tarbell (goal, 2 assists), Dawson Fancher (goal, assist), AJ Dow (2 assists), Alex Pelletier (assist), Kal Gaudreault (13 saves, first career...

Girls’ Basketball: Pelham 64, Pembroke 41

Girls’ BasketballPelham 64, Pembroke 41Key players: Pembroke  – Bailey Gatchell (6 points, intensity), Annelise Dexter (20 points), Taylor Renna (12 points)Coach’s quote: “It was a rough week against two of the top teams in (Division II), but now the...

Boys’ Hockey: Windham 3, Bow 2

Boys’ HockeyWindham 3, Bow 2Key players: Bow – Dom Jurcins (goal), Josh Billow (goal), Billy Smethurst (2 assists)Highlights: The Falcons fired 31 shots on Windham’s net, but the Jaguars led 1-0 after the first period and 3-1 after two to hand Bow its...

Girls’ Hockey: Concord 5, Manchester Central-Memorial 1

Girls’ HockeyConcord 5, Manchester Central-Memorial 1Key players: Concord  – Hailey Pinette (2 goals), Sophia Branch (goal, assist), Evianna Raimo (goal, assist), Leah Beauregard (2 assists), Julia Kirrane (goal), Greta Norton (assist), Annabelle...

A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements

JV resultThe Pembroke Academy JV boys’ basketball team improved to 6-0 with a 78-60 win over Pelham. Jacob Mather led PA with 20 points, followed by Zach Bemis with 16.Youth basketballThe Concord boys’ grade 5/6 travel team defeated Hollis-Brookline,...

High schools: Concord girls top defending champs Bedford, boys finish 4th in Alpine skiing opener; plus Friday’s basketball results

Girls’ Alpine SkiingConcord 373, Bedford 360.5, Pinkerton 353, Keene 344.5, Exeter 324, Londonderry 295, Nashua North 281, Nashua South 234, Manchester Central 231, Manchester Memorial 170Key players: Concord – Mika Taylor (4th), Hannah Golden (5th),...

Boys’ Basketball: Coe-Brown 65, Hanover 55

Boys’ BasketballCoe-Brown 65, Hanover 55Key players: Coe-Brown – Connor Bagnell (25 points, 3 assists), Brady Kouchoukos (9 points, 6 rebounds), Tommy Flanagan (8 points, 12 rebounds), Hugh Hamilton (8 points, 5 rebounds), Trevor Amergian (6 points, 3...

Boys’ basketball: Continuing to gain confidence, Concord takes down Spaulding for second straight win

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – The Tide had every reason to enter play on Friday against Spaulding (0-5) feeling confident: Concord (2-3) had just won the Capital Classic and picked up its first win of the regular season against Keene. But for the first quarter or so, the...

Girls’ Basketball: Spaulding 55, Concord 46

Girls’ BasketballSpaulding 55, Concord 46Key players: Concord – Aidah Smalley (15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals), Delaney Duford (12 points, 3 rebounds), Rosie Layton (8 points, 2 assists)Coach’s quote: “Tough loss on the road. Need to get back to work...