Girls’ Alpine Skiing

Concord 382, Portsmouth 370, Winnacunnet 365, Dover 350, Manchester Central 256, Londonderry 241, Exeter 160

Key players: Concord – Ellie Worster (1st), Mika Taylor (2nd), Emma Pelletier (7th), Lilly Merrill (12th)

Highlights: Worster posted the two fastest runs of the day, finishing with a combined time of 1:12.70 on her two slalom runs and Taylor finished second in 1:19.92, both well ahead of the rest of the field, to lift Concord to a season-opening victory at Gunstock.

Coach’s quote:  “The girls had a good race with a team win to start the season.” – Concord’s George Golden

Boys’ Alpine Skiing

Portsmouth 390, Winnacunnet 362, Dover 354, Londonderry 341, Exeter 179, Concord 100, Manchester Central 84

Key players: Concord – Lucas Golden (1st)

Highlights: Golden was the only Tide skier to complete both of his slalom runs, clocking 36.15 and 36.21 second runs for a combined total of 1:12.36, 3.5 seconds ahead of the next competitor in a season-opening race at Gunstock.

Boys’ Hockey

Kearsarge-Plymouth 4, Laconia-Winnisquam/Inter-Lakes 3

Key players: LWI – Philip Hubacher (54 saves), Rock Londer (2 goals), Alex Wilson (goal), Will Thayer (assist)

Highlights: Hubacher stood on his head to give the Lakers a chance to win, but the Cats built a 2-0 lead in the first period that they couldn’t overcome. The game also served as the first fundraiser for the nonprofit Giuseppe M. Bonanno Foundation. Bonanno, a former player for the Lakers, died in a motorcycle accident in July at age 18.

Records: KP 1-2; LWI 0-3