Boys’ Tennis

Winnacunnet 7, Bow 2

Highlights: The Falcons fell in the home opener to the Warriors, the same team that ended their season last year’s quarterfinals.

Records: Winnacunnet 1-0; Bow 1-1

Kearsarge 9, Monadnock 0

Key players: Kearsarge – Liam Miller, Graham West, Billy Reid, Rylan Fitzgerald, Jakeb Lizotte, Colby Beck, Clifton Cleaveland

Highlights: The Cougars swept their season-opening matches and had victories from Fitzgerald, Lizotte, Beck and Cleaveland in their first career varsity action.

Records: Kearsarge 1-0; Monadock 0-1

Prospect Mountain 7, Bishop Brady 2

Key players: Bishop Brady – Teddy Yap (8-6 win at No. 1 singles), Yap and Ben Matseas (8-0 win at No. 1 doubles)

Highlights: Yap had two good matches, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Giants to the team victory in Brady’s season opener.

Records: Prospect Mtn. 1-0; Bishop Brady 0-1

Girls’ Tennis

Pembroke 5, Merrimack 4

Key players: Pembroke – Lily Russell (8-5 win at No. 3), Riley Caron (8-2 win at No. 4), Brianna Larochelle (8-5 win at No. 5), Caron and Jillian French (8-5 win at No. 2 doubles), Haidyn Chaffee and Larochelle (9-7 win at No. 3 doubles)

Highlights: The Spartans opened their season with a big win on the road.

Coach’s quote: “Merrimack’s No. 1 playing was very strong. I was proud of the girls for staying competive and winning the last doubles (No. 2) to get our first win of the season.” – Pembroke’s David Goulet

Records: Pembroke 1-0; Merrimack 0-1

Winnacunnet 8, Bow 1

Key players: Bow – Alivia LaRose (8-6 win at No. 6 )

Highlights: Katie McCabe had a strong match at No. 1 singles before dropping the match, 8-5. Makaylie Laws rallied from a big deficit to lose a close 8-6 decision at No. 4.

Records: Winnacunnet 1-0; Bow 1-0

Sanborn 6, Bishop Brady 3

Key players: Bishop Brady – Anya Koshy (8-2 win at No. 1), Avery Sahr (8-6 win at No. 2), Koshy and Sahr (8-2 win at No. 1 doubles)

Highlights: The Giants did well at the top of the ladder, but didn’t win any matches in further down the lineup to drop their season opener on the road.

Records: Sanborn 1-0; Bishop Brady 0-1

Kearsarge 9, Monadnock 0

Highlights: The Cougars swept all nine matches on their home court for a decisive season-opening win.

Coach’s quote: “A great complete team effort for our first match of the season.” – Kearsarge’s Bubba Williams

Records: Kearsarge 1-0; Monadnock 0-1

Boys’ Track 

Manchester Central 92, Concord 67, Dover 31

Key players: Concord – Spencer Clemans (1st 1,600 in 4:53, 1st 3,200 in 10:27), Sam Pfitzenmayer (1st discus in 132-5), Colby Nyhan (1st pole vault 14-0), Thomas Saysaw (1st triple jump at 40-2.75, 2nd high jump), Suyog Nepal (2nd triple jump, 3rd long jump), Tim Fahnbulleh (2nd 100), Joshua Gurtner (2nd 3,200), Ethan Harman (2nd 1,600), Eddy Harerimana (2nd 300 hurdles)

Highlights: The Crimson Tide split a tri-meet hosted by Manchester Central to open the season. Concord’s freshmen had a particularly strong day, with Clemans winning two events, and Saysaw and Nepal doing well in multiple jumping events.

Girls’ Track

Concord 102, Dover 60, Manchester Central 39

Key players: Concord – Ella Goulas (1st high jump at 5-2, 1st long jump at 16-3, 1st triple jump at 38-2), Shelly Smith (1st 1,600 in 5:31, 1st 3,200 in 11:49), Grace Saysaw (1st 100 in 12.53 seconds, 2nd 200), Maddie Muller (1st pole vault at 8-3), Quinn Doherty (1st 800 in 2:36), Mahalie Burdette (2nd 1,600, 2nd 3,200), Deb Nishimwe (2nd discus, 3rd triple jump), Ballay Conteh (2nd long jump), Makayla Root (2nd javelin), Chelsea Toenah (2nd 100), Ellianna Wing (2nd 800), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (1st)

Highlights: The Tide opened the season in dominating fashion, winning a tri-meet at Manchester Central by claiming first in 10 of 16 events, including both relays. Goulas won all four of her events, sweeping the jumps and also running a leg on the winning 4x100 relay. Smith also won multiple events.