Softball

Coe-Brown 9, Campbell 4

Key players: Coe-Brown – Ari Fenton (2-for-4; diving catch at 3B to end the game), Kylie Bieniek (WP, 9 K; 2-for-3, 3-run triple), Haile Comeau (CF; 2-for-4, 2 RBI), Bella Pelletier (2 hits), Addy Coffin (2 hits), Reilly West (2 hits)

Coach’s quote: “Arrived late, dodged the rain, getting dark. The girls dug deep and erased an early three-run deficit. These types of games are always tough. I’m proud of the resilience.” – Coe-Brown’s Dave Allis

Records: Coe-Brown 5-1; Campbell 2-6

Oyster River 7,
Merrimack Valley 2

Key players: MV – Caydence Allberg (6 IP, 4 ER; 2-for-3), Mady Boelzner (2-for-3, 2 RBI), Julia Kelly (1-for-2; fielding)

Highlights: Allberg kept MV in the game with her presence in the circle, as the Pride only trailed the defending D-II champion Oyster River 2-1 after five innings. Boelzner and Allberg carried MV at the plate, and Kelly played stellar defense at third base.

Coach’s quote: “Good competitive game with a top team.” – MV’s Kevin O’Brien

Records: Oyster River 6-1; MV 7-2

St. Thomas 13, Hopkinton 0

Key players: Hopkinton – Aurelia Salce (triple; fielding at C and SS), Annie Morrall (1-for-2; 1B and 3B), Paige Boudette (CF)

Coach’s quote: “We hope to have everyone back next week and stay healthy the rest of the season. We will be working harder the next couple weeks to improve our defense and give more support to our pitching staff.” – Hopkinton’s Liz Kovar

Records: St. Thomas 5-0; Hopkinton 3-4

Baseball

Bow 5, Pembroke 0, 5 inn.

Key players: Bow – Nate Kiah (WP, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 K, 0 BB), Jake Reardon (2-for-3, double, 2 RBI, run), Connor Curtis (1-for-2, 2 RBI, run), Brady Lover (1-for-3, RBI); Owen Stewart (1-for-2, double), Jack Pearson (1-for-2, double)

Highlights: Curtis opened the scoring in the second inning with a two-run single and scored on a fielder’s choice to give Bow an early 3-0 lead. Reardon and Lover had back-to-back RBI singles in the fifth inning to make it 5-0 before the game was called due to rain and thunder.

Coach’s quote: “Nate pitched an outstanding game, allowing only two hits. Another solid defensive game and timely hitting is improving.” – Bow assistant Dennis Ordway

Records: Bow 8-2; Pembroke 2-5

Oyster River 6, MV 0

Key players: MV – Jacob Baggett (hit), Jack Parris (hit)

Highlights: MV pitchers only gave up three hits, but 11 walks cost the Pride.

Coach’s quote: “We are staying positive and we will work to improve in the second half of the season. Big week coming up for us.” – MV’s Sean Wheeler

Records: Oyster River 6-2; MV 1-7

Bishop Brady 6, Campbell 4

Key players: Bishop Brady – Winn Thomas (hit, 2 RBI, run, 2 SB), Jack Speiss (WP, 4 IP, 2 ER, 6 K; hit, run, SB), Luke Bedard (2 hits, RBI, run, 2 SB), Owen Thornton (save, 3 IP, 1 ER, 3 K; hit, run, SB), Kolt Gaudreault (hit, RBI, run, SB)

Highlights: The Giants defeated a tough Cougar team in a rain-soaked field at Rollins Park. Bedard drove Thomas home for an early 1-0 lead in the first inning and Brady tacked on two more in the third on a two-run single from Thresher. Campbell scored a pair of runs in the sixth to cut the Giants’ lead to 5-4, but Thornton shut out the Cougars from there and Brady scored an insurance run.

Coach’s quote: “They said Thursday was the one dry day of the week, but we played through a thunder delay and rain for the last four innings. Campbell is a very good team, our kids battled hard today for a well-deserved win.” – Bishop Brady’s Skip Foy

Records: Bishop Brady 7-1; Campbell 5-2

Boys’ Lacrosse

Hopkinton 18, John Stark 4

Key players: Hopkinton – Jackson Westover (4 goals, assist), Merrick Chapin (3 goals, assist), Josh Simpson (3 goals, assist), Kip Hedquist (goal, 3 assists), Rowan Boyle (2 goals, assist), Owen Buss (goal, assist), Ozzie Rosenholm (goal, assist, 22-for-23 faceoffs, 18 ground balls), Aiden Skelding (3-for-3 faceoffs, 4 ground balls, caused turnover), Brayden Crawford (goal, 5 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers), Nolan Staples-Roy (goal, 4 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers), Kaleb Huse (4 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers); John Stark – Parker Hamel (15 saves, 100th career save), Cooper Twombly (goal, assist, 3 ground balls), Cam Shaw (goal), Miller Twombly (goal, 7 ground balls), Shane Brunini (assist, 2 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers)

Highlights: The Generals tied it 1-1 early and kept it close at the start of the game, but the Hawks got their offense going and consistently found the net to seal the victory on Wednesday night at New England College. Both defenses played clean, hard-nosed lacrosse.

Coach’s quote: “We really pulled it all together tonight and had a nice team win. Our systems were working for us, and we had good understanding and execution of the game plan across the board. Hats off to a revamped Generals program, they are talented and well coached.” – Hopkinton’s Deacon Blue

Records: Hopkinton 5-2; John Stark 1-7

Hopkinton 11, Kearsarge 3

Key players: Hopkinton – Merrick Chapin (goal, 5 assists), Jackson Westover (4 goals, assist), Owen Buss (3 goals, 2 assists), Ollie Zahn (goal, assist), Ozzie Rosenholm (15-for-17 faceoffs, 10 ground balls), Brayden Crawford (4 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers), Nolan Staples-Roy (4 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers), Kaleb Huse (4 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers), Jacob Lanman (7 saves, 0.700 save %)

Highlights: The Hawks jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead and the Cougars tallied one in response to make it 2-1 after the first. Hopkinton kept the pressure on and went up 6-1 at half and 8-1 to end the third. Kearsarge worked hard in the fourth to answer back with some goals. Both teams cleared the ball well and had stalwart defense and goaltending on Thursday.

Coach’s quote: “We kept the momentum from our win last night by playing team defense and focusing on the play in front of us. Our offense was really clicking. Some newer players really stepped up their game tonight and played a big part in this win.” – Hopkinton’s Deacon Blue

Records: Hopkinton 6-2; Kearsarge 4-4

Girls’ Lacrosse

Bow 15, Kearsarge 3

Key players: Bow – Vita Flagg (3 goals), Kylie McKee (draw control); Kearsarge – Addy Rossi (goal, draw control, caused turnovers), Lilly Chapman (goal), Ociee Ilg (goal), Tori Wooten (defense, leadership)

Highlights: Bow controlled the first quarter, opening a big lead, but Kearsarge slowed the Falcons down in the second quarter in a game cut short due to thunderstorm at the end of the third.

Coach’s quote: “Kearsarge student-athletes worked hard. Not a typical game day for the starting line up. Life choices, commitments and priorities are a juggling act as adulthood approaches.” – Kearsarge’s Katherine Bucklin Stearns

Records: Bow 4-2; Kearsarge 2-3

Hopkinton 23, Trinity 11

Key players: Hopkinton – Maeve Owens (9 goals, 3 assists, draw control, ground ball), Sydney Westover (6 goals, assist, 16 draw controls, ground ball), Autumn Meier (2 goals, draw control, 2 caused turnovers, 4 ground balls), Pippa Lang (2 goals), Marcella Guadagno (goal, 4 draw controls, caused turnover), Molly Hodgdon (goal, caused turnover, 2 ground balls), Avery Chase (goal, 2 ground balls), Veronica Nylund (goal, 2 ground balls), Ryan Barrett (assist, draw control), Lilly Chodosh (assist, 2 ground balls), Helen Yeaton (caused turnover, 2 ground balls, defense), Mary Maughan (draw control, caused turnover, 2 ground balls, defense), Molly Donoghue (save, first varsity win), Grace Hodgdon (save)

Highlights: The Hawks got out to an early lead, but could not get the defensive stops they needed to extend their lead. Near the end of the second half, Hopkinton was able to take advantage of two overlapping Trinity yellow cards and built a 15-8 lead at halftime.

Coach’s quote: “The team really pushed our advantage on the yellow card. This starts, of course, with dominating on the draw circle.” – Hopkinton’s Bob Brown

Records: Hopkinton 5-2; Trinity 0-5

Boys’ Track

Prospect Mountain 87,
White Mountains 73, Campbell 66,
Hillsboro-Deering 63,
Holy Family 2

Key players: H-D – Braden Savoy (1st javelin, 1st triple jump, tied 1st high jump), Kolton Lefebvre (1st 100, 1st 200), Robert King (2nd 100), Louis Neal (2nd 3,200), 4x100 (3rd)

Highlights: Savoy and Lefebvre both won multiple events to lead the Hillcats in a meet at Campbell.

Girls’ Track

Campbell 163, Prospect Mountain 63,
Hillsboro-Deering 33,
White Mountains 22

Key players: H-D – Nathalie Proulx (2nd 100 hurdles, 3rd 200), Makayla Vincent (3rd 100), Hannah Peltier (3rd long jump), 4x100 (3rd)

Highlights: The Hillcats finished third in a four-team meet at Campbell.