Manchester West defeated a shorthanded Merrimack Valley JV boys’ basketball team, 63-42. MV was missing two starters, but fought hard in the loss. Brady Smith led MV with 12 points, and Chris Babonis and Ethan Dukette both scored nine. The Pride fall to 7-4.
■The Pembroke Academy JV boys’ basketball team improved to 9-1 with a 69-34 victory over Plymouth. Zach Bemis led PA with 20 points, and Devin Riel and Jacob Mather connected for 15 points each.
The N.H. Spartans, New Hampshire’s largest AAU basketball program, will be holding tryouts at the Derry Sports Center located at 7 A St., Derry, NH 03038. Tryouts will be open to boys and girls in grades 3-12 on Saturday. Boys and girls in grades 3-7 will try out from 11 a.m. to noon, and grades 7-12 will try out from noon to 1 p.m. For more information contact CoatesNew@hotmail.com or sign up at NHSpartans.com.
Hopkinton High School is looking for a varsity girls’ lacrosse coach. Interested applicants should send a resume to Dan Meserve, Athletic Director, at dmeserve@sau66.org.
■Bow High School is looking for a varsity field hockey coach. Email Athletic Director Mike Desilets at mdesilets@bownet.org if you are interested.
Concord Little League registration is open. Concord Little League serves the entire towns of Concord, Bow, Hopkinton, Henniker, Penacook and Loudon. If your son/daughter is between ages 4-13, register them at concordnhlleague.com. The league offers five levels of baseball: Tee-ball (A), Coach Pitch (AA), Minors (AAA), Majors and a new Intermediate league (13 year olds on a 50/70 diamond). Join for a chance to play on ESPN (like last year’s Little League All-Star team). Email concordlleague@gmail.com with questions.