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Girls’ Track Bow 134, Kingswood 24, Pembroke 15 Key players: Bow – Julia Hou (1st 1,600, 1st pole vault, 1st triple jump), Hannah Pawlowski (1st 400, 1st javelin), Camden Wilson (1st high jump, 2nd 100, 2nd 200), Charlotte Weiss (1st discus, 2nd...

Boys’ LacrosseHopkinton 15, Bishop Brady 2Key players: Hopkinton – Patty Buss (5 goals, 2 assists), Merrick Chapin (2 goals, 5 assists), Shane Smith (3 goals, assist), Jackson Westover (2 goals, 2 assists), Kip Hedquist (2 goals, assist), Ozzie...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE — Thursday evening’s 14-9 victory for Merrimack Valley (6-1) over Pembroke (3-4) was the type of game that neither team wants to dwell on much. Both suffered through sloppy defense and inconsistent pitching, complicated by a mid-game downpour...

BaseballMerrimack Valley 3, Hanover 1Key players: MV — Landon Abbott (WP, 2 IP, 0 R; 2-for-3, run), Jonas Weed (5 IP, 12 K),Highlights: Eli Wormald’s RBI ground out tied the game, 1-1, and Cam Chevarie delivered an RBI double to put the Pride up 2-1....

Girls’ TrackMerrimack Valley 94, Kennett 88, White Mountains 30, Kingswood 28Key players: MV – Elizabeth Barrington (1st shot put, 1st triple jump, 1st high jump), Tessa Lynch (1st long jump, 3rd 100 hurdles, 5th javelin), Madison Geddes (1st 1,600),...

BaseballConcord 8, Nashua North 3Key players: Concord  – Matt Jenness (5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 5 K), Josh Turant (1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 K), Alex Turant (3 hits, 2 runs), Noah Chrabolowski (2 hits, 1 run, 2 RBI), Brett McDonough (hit, 2 RBI), Dawson Fancher (2...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — Last year, after getting off to a 5-2 start, the Merrimack Valley girls’ lacrosse team dropped four of its last seven games and slid down to the No. 8 seed in Division II. Currently 5-1 after a 14-3 win over Kingswood on Monday, head coach...

By DAN ATTORRI

NORTHWOOD – It’s only halfway through the season, but if Saturday is any indication, expect the Concord High girls’ track and field team to be a force in late May.Junior Ella Goulas set a meet record in the triple jump with a leap of 36 feet, 9...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

If you’ve attended a sporting event at Merrimack Valley High School, the odds are high you’re familiar with the voice of Nick Gelinas.Perched atop the press box during the spring and fall sports seasons and in the bleachers of the MVHS gym in the...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

In January, Merrimack Valley High School senior Lena Pelleteri’s mother passed away following a multi-year battle with cancer.For her senior project, Pelleteri put her “pain on paper”, as she put it, writing a 40-page book that delved into her...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — Merrimack Valley head coach Sean Gill knew something was different about his team this year when 15 of his 25 players wanted to interview to be a team captain.Only four were ultimately chosen, but so far, Gill’s had a whole sideline he can...

BaseballMerrimack Valley 4, Bow 3Key players: MV  – Luke Dougherty (win, 5 IP 8 K), Will McPherson (save, 2 IP, 0 H), Jonas Weed (2-for-4, 2 RBI), Seth Norris (double); Bow –Jake Reardon (2-for-3, double, RBI), Owen Webber (1-for-3, RBI, run), Colby...

By DAN ATTORRI

PELHAM – When the John Stark boys’ track and field team last competed this winter, the Generals finished second in the state. On Saturday, the Stark boys opened the season by finishing second in the first major invitational of the season.Junior Rio...

Softball Concord 9, Windham 3 Key players: Concord – Maddy Wachter (complete game, 17 strikeouts), Delaney Duford (HR, stolen base; threw out a runner stealing), Maggie Taylor (3-for-4, 2 runs), Alison Dupuis (RBI double), Ella Gray (RBI single), Andi...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

There are three adjectives Hopkinton head coach Deacon Blue used to describe his team entering the 2024 spring season: deep, strong and skilled.The regular season hasn’t yet begun, but the defending Division III champions look well-positioned to have...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

It’ll be hard for Bow High girls’ lacrosse’s 2024 season to match the dominance of 2023, when the Falcons finished 18-1 and took home the Division III championship, the program’s first title since 2009. But head coach Chris Raabe still has quite a bit...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Concord High School girls’ track and field team has been near the top of Division I for a few years, but head coach Hayden Daly believes that this year’s team is a special group. With three NCAA Division I commits, several veteran leaders and a...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

After coming agonizingly close to winning state championships in 2021 and 2022, Concord High softball finally cleared the hurdle last June when it beat Winnacunnet, 3-2, for the seventh title in program history, capping a 20-1 season.This year, the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Area girls’ basketball teams made up three of the four semifinalists in Division II this season, with No. 1 Concord Christian ultimately taking down No. 3 Pembroke for the state championship. Sunday was the Kingsmen’s third straight state title,...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the moderator read the results of the Merrimack Valley School Board elections Friday night, Julia Jones dabbed away a few tears.Though she is the president of the Salisbury parent-teacher group, she relied only on word of mouth to promote her...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Merrimack Valley School District voters will weigh a 5.9% budget increase and decide two contested school board races on Friday. The proposed operating budget for the five-community district is $48,298,106, up almost $2.7 million from last year. The...