High schools: Bow girls take 4th at Oyster River Invite, Sunday’s swimming and indoor track results

Concord's Grace Saysaw runs the anchor leg of the 4x160-meter relay during a meet at UNH on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Saysaw won the 55-meter dash and helped Concord win the relay to lead the Tide to third place overall.

Concord's Grace Saysaw runs the anchor leg of the 4x160-meter relay during a meet at UNH on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Saysaw won the 55-meter dash and helped Concord win the relay to lead the Tide to third place overall. JAY SMITH / NHXCTF

Published: 01-05-2025 11:57 PM

Modified: 01-06-2025 12:06 AM

Girls’ Swimming

Bow 4th, John Stark 13th

Key players: Bow – Lena Thompson (1st 50 free in 26.42 seconds, 1st 100 fly in 1:01.93), Ava Popielarz (2nd 200 IM, 4th 100 breast), Emily Hou (6th 200 IM), 200 medley relay (5th), 200 free relay (5th), 400 free relay (5th); John Stark – Hailey Leung (6th 100 breast)

Highlights: Thompson won two events and the Falcons finished in the top five of all three relays to finish fourth out of 17 teams at the Oyster River Holiday Invitational at the University of New Hampshire’s Swasey Pool on Sunday. Oyster River (260), Dover (193), Exeter (170), Bow (137) and St. Thomas (132) were the top five teams. John Stark was 13th with 17 points. Emily Hou, Sabine Karanouh, Thompson, Popielarz, Maya Owen and Olivia Shippos contributed to the relays.

Boys’ Swimming

Coe-Brown 4th

Key players: Coe-Brown – Tucker Raymond (2nd 200 free, 2nd 500 free), Shea Raymond (3rd 50 free, 4th 100 free), 400 free relay (4th)

Highlights: The Bears finished fourth out of 15 teams at the Oyster River Holiday Invitational held at the University of New Hampshire’s Swasey Pool on Sunday. The Raymond brothers, Braydan Behr and Clemens Remi formed the winning 400-freestyle relay for Coe-Brown. Exeter (180), Oyster River (151) and Nashua South (146) were the top three teams, while Coe-Brown scored 81 points.

Girls’ Indoor Track

Concord 3rd

Key players: Concord – Grace Saysaw (1st 55 dash in 7.51 seconds), Ella Goulas (2nd high jump, 2nd long jump), Shelly Smith (2nd 1,000), Consuelo Borico (2nd shot put), Ballay Conteh (3rd long jump, 6th 55 dash), Chelsea Toenah (4th 55 dash), Bakela Massaquoi (5th 55 hurdles), Deborah Nishimwe (5th shot put), 4x160 (1st)

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Highlights: The Tide finished third out of nine teams on Sunday at UNH. Bedford (110 points), Portsmouth (74) and Concord (67) were the top three teams.

Boys’ Indoor Track

Concord tied 6th

Key players: Concord – Tim Fahnbulleh (2nd 55 dash), Spencer Clemans (2nd 3,000), Connor McGahan (4th 55 hurdles)

Highlights: The Crimson Tide finished in a tie for sixth in a nine-team meet at UNH on Sunday. Londonderry (107), Bedford (84) and Portsmouth (49) were the top three. Concord and Lebanon tied with 20 each.